Syn.ikia – Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods

Syn.ikia aims to achieve sustainable plus energy neighbourhoods.

The name of the project – Syn.ikia – comes from Greek and combines three words: neighbourhood, plus and home. The denomination expresses the main goal of the project, namely developing sustainable plus energy neighbourhoods with a surplus of energy from renewable sources.

Syn.ikia aims to achieve sustainable plus energy neighbourhoods with more than 100% energy savings, 90% renewable energy generation triggered, 100% GHG emission reduction and 10% life cycle costs reduction compared to nZEB levels. Further to this, the project sets out to ensure high quality indoor environment and well-being.

ABUD leads the coordination of a 17-building demonstration site in Salzburg. Furthermore, we provide scientific support in the technological integration of buildings and HVAC systems into a smart environment; in policy mapping; and in the analysis and development of a methodology for the measurement of the multiple benefits of plus energy buildings and neighborhoods.

 

 

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 869918.

Year

2019 –

Client

European Union

What We Did

Demonstration site coordination, Dynamic simulation of energy systems, Cost analysis, Occupant behaviour analysis, Climate scenario analysis, Multiple benefit methodolgy development, Urban-scale mobility assessment, EV modeling as potential energy storage, Policy mapping

Read more about the project and partners here.