Interconnected cities: smart buildings and networks for sustainable and inclusive decarbonization

The building is now understood as an active and integrated component of the urban ecosystem, in dynamic relation with neighborhoods, energy and digital networks, communities and services. In this scenario, the "building as a service" paradigm is consolidating, which recognizes and enhances the role of buildings in the exchange of energy, data and services, contributing concretely to the energy and digital transition (twin transition).
The multidimensional and multi-level approach, capable of integrating energy, environmental, socioeconomic, digital, resilience, health and well-being aspects, becomes indispensable for designers, companies and public administrations as an essential decision support tool for the ecological and digital transition of cities.
The goal is to optimize the demand for energy and other resources through Demand Response strategies that incentivize users (residential and commercial) to modulate or shift consumption during peak demand times, making buildings an active part of (smart) electrical grids and local energy systems.

In this framework, Demand Response is configured as an enabling technology for Smart Cities, based on advanced digital solutions such as IoT and artificial intelligence, which allow real-time consumption modulation, reduce demand peaks and improve the integration of renewable sources, increasing the overall efficiency and sustainability of buildings and infrastructures.

The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss these topics and present the UNI 11973 standard, which defines a multi-level and multidimensional methodology to support decision-making processes and the evaluation of interactions and interconnections between the building and the broader territorial contexts in which it is inserted - from the district to the neighborhood, up to energy communities and the city.

Session Chairs
GianMarco Revel, Marche Polytechnic University
Marco Caffi, Green Building Council Italia
Simona De Iuliis, ENEA

Program 

Introduction by the Session Chairs

The impact of consumption electrification at urban and building scale
Maria Francesca Talamo, RSE

Energy Smart Grids serving the city
Diego Raggini, A2A

DEDALUS: tools for residential Demand Response in a multi-energy context
Diego Arnone, Head of IoT and Digital Twin at Solutions Engineering S.p.A.

UNI 11973 Standard "Sustainable cities, communities and infrastructures - The contribution of buildings to sustainability. Methodological model for the integration and interconnection of sustainable buildings in cities"
Antonella Tundo, ENEA

Process standardization as an acceleration of innovation for interconnected cities
Andrea Mora, UNI