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NTNU’s Department for Ocean Operation and Civil Engineering, where the project management will be anchored, has a long tradition in simulation and smart technology in both ocean and land-based infrastructure. The department is one of the key players and knowledge hubs for control and maritime offshore operations nationally.
Mohammadreza Aghaei
Senior scientist
Area of expertise
Energy transition; energy flexibility; renewable energy systems; solar photovoltaics; autonomous monitoring
Role in the project
Project Coordinator
Contact
mohammadreza.aghaei@ntnu.no
Linkedin
The Department for Building and Environmental Technology pursues teaching and research in the construction of buildings, bridges, dams and waterways with regard to their function, safety, environmental effects and durability.
]]>Vahid M. Nik
Associate Professor, Division of Building Physics, Department of Building and Environmental Technology
Area of expertise
Climate change resilience; building and urban physics; urban energy systems; integration of renewable energy sources; statistical analysis
Role in the project
Scientific Coordinator and WP2 Leader: Algorithm training and reinforcement for control strategies of COLLECTiEF System (TRL6)
Contact
vahid.nik@byggtek.lth.se
Linkedin
The Energy Division is developing advanced energy-related technologies and strategies focused on addressing the most pressing global and regional issues related to climate change and the global environmental crisis.
]]>Salvatore Carlucci
Professor and Leader of the Sustainable Built Environment Group, Energy Division, Energy, Environment and Water Research Center
Area of expertise
Building physics; building performance simulation and optimization; indoor environmental quality; climate robustness and resilience in buildings; occupant behaviour
Role in the project
CyI will develop the concept of a user-friendly Human-Building interface that will collect user feedback, inform occupants, and support the development of novel occupant-centric fusion sensor networks. Furthermore, CyI will provide a demonstration building, and will oversee the demonstration phase for this building. Also, CyI will develop a post-occupancy evaluation platform for impact assessment, focusing on indoor environmental quality and occupant-centric features.
Contact
s.carlucci@cyi.ac.cy
Linkedin
E@W aims to fill up existing gaps between applied and industrial research, supporting partners during the development of high technology products or services, disseminating and validating results, and promoting partnerships between public and private entities.
]]>Luigi D'Oriano
Project Manager
Area of expertise
Energy efficiency; optimization algorithms; modeling and simulation
Role in the project
WP3 Leader: Implementation, Testing and Small-scale Demonstration (TRL 7); E@W will provide the iGateway component to the COLLECTiEF project.
Within projects, R2M is an expert on innovation processes and exploitation aspects which typically include management of exploitable results, stakeholder needs analysis, market analysis, value proposition design, business model development, business plan development, IP, agreements between partners, knowledge transfer and technology transfer.
]]>Marco Pietrobon
Project Manager
Area of expertise
Building engineering; low energy and high performance and sustainable buildings
Role in the project
WP6 Leader: Exploitation of the results and business models. R2M has two roles: (a) Exploitation Manager within the project, to conduct best practice innovation processes such that the knowledge and foreground of COLLECTiEF has maximum impact, and (b) Exploitation Channel to Building Stakeholders, based on its routine access to a set of asset managers and building stakeholders.
EM Systemer has worked as a system integrator for more than 20 years and has delivered more than 2500 projects in Norway.
]]>Runar Solli
Chief Technical Officer
Area of expertise
Software, hardware and product development; building automation and control/management systems
Role in the project
WP4 Leader: COLLECTiEF system Integration and large-scale demonstration (TRL 7). EM will act as a system integrator, bridging the COLLECTiEF solution on the building with the rest of the automation system already in place.
Contact
runar.solli@emsystemer.no
Linkedin
NODA offers systems for energy savings aimed at building owners in which the local heating system in a building is optimized to save energy. By providing the energy sector with its know-how, NODA is at the forefront of designing the new sustainable energy landscape.
]]>Christian Johansson
CEO
Area of expertise
Computer science with applications in energy systems
Role in the project
NODA will provide its technology and solutions (NODA Heat Network) for creating flexibility for the power grid. NODA will implement and deploy algorithms and control systems on the Cluster Node and will contribute to algorithm training and reinforcement for control strategies.
Contact
cj@noda.se
Linkedin
Geo has become a leading SME in Central and Eastern Europe, providing research, innovation and consultancy services and cutting-edge solutions in the renewable energy, resource efficiency, climate change and natural resources sectors.
]]>Gloria Bevilacqua
Communication Manager
Area of expertise
Proposal development, project management, dissemination and communication plans
Role in the project
WP7 Leader: Dissemination, communication and capacity building activities
Its department Energy and Environment (DEE) has a large experience both in the field of energy in buildings and districts (renewable or fossil) and energy management.
]]>Peter Riederer
Senior Researcher
Area of expertise
Rational use of energy and renewable energies; building automation, controls and building management
Role in the project
CSTB will coordinate the efforts for small-scale testing of the COLLECTiEF solutions in the Green’Er building (French pilot) to which it has access, and will also lead the impact assessment of COLLECTiEF solutions on the energy flexibility of pilots and the ability of pilots to maintain energy efficiency performance through adaptation of energy consumption.
Contact
peter.riederer@cstb.fr
Linkedin
CETMA specific thematic competencies are focused on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), advanced materials, industrial design, innovation market analysis.
]]>Italo Mattia Spada
Head of New Technologies Department
Area of expertise
Advanced technologies of virtual reality; augmented reality and new media; product design and Internet of Things
Role in the project
CETMA will have two main roles in the project: (a) support with the Implementation of the Raspberry-based HW/SW gateway for communication and interoperability with COLLECTiEF algorithms, and (b) manage the data from the demo buildings. CETMA is the Data Management Officer of the project.
Contact
italo.spada@cetma.it
Linkedin
Keeping pace with innovations in technology, LSI ensures increased accuracy and reliability of measurements in both portable and fixed monitoring applications, and in indoor and outdoor environments. The range of the products includes sensors, acquisition units, software packages, and fixing and installation accessories.
]]>Andrea Certo
CEO
Area of expertise
Industrial engineering
Role in the project
LSI LASTEM will provide the occupant-centric fusion indoor monitoring network. LSI will also design the occupant-centric fusion sensor network and contribute to designing the human-building interface and support the deployment and system integration on pilot sites.
Contact
]]>ÅKE is the owner of the buildings and their technical equipment and has also the task to reduce energy costs and emissions of municipal buildings.
]]>Per Martin Leinan
Building Manager and Energy Consumption Manager
Area of expertise
Automation engineering and energy management
Role in the project
Building owner with large building stock (more than 270000 m2). Provides demo buildings in Norway and gives
feedback on the COLLECTiEF system from the building owner’s view.
Teicos main investments in innovations are on digitalization of the building site (BIM and IoT solutions), new technologies for energy retrofit and seismic recovery, monitoring and evaluation of internal air quality and energy performances in the residential building stock.
]]>Cecilia Hugony
CEO
Area of expertise
Architecture; urban management
Role in the project
TEICOS will be the link to the building owner of the Italian pilot and will also provide expertise from the installation side and the retrofitting side.
Contact
c.hugony@teicosgroup.com
Linkedin
The company provides a range of consulting, education and support services within product development and specialises in five business areas: Virtual Manufacturing Labs, Industrial Management, Assembly & Production Flow, Robotics & Automation, Lean Manufacturing Products.
]]>Roy Andersson
Associate Professor
Area of expertise
Quality and logistics management
Role in the project
Virtual will adapt an IoT operating system connected to the CI-based control system and will contribute to the development of the distributed cluster-edge system within COLLECTiEF.
Contact
roy.andersson@virtual.se
Linkedin
The Department of Architecture and Urban Studies carries out research, design experimentation and training activities in the fields of building and urban physics, architectural and urban design, spatial planning and territorial governance, urban policies, preservation and intervention in the built and natural heritage, historical and critical interpretation of architecture and the city, management of territorial resources.
]]>Silvia Erba
Associate Professor in Building Physics, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano
Area of expertise
Building physics; thermal comfort and performance simulation under future weather scenarios; occupant behaviour; energy efficiency; energy flexibility; smart buildings; positive energy districts; territorial energy resources.
Role in the project
WP5 Leader: COLLECTiEF system qualification, Smart readiness evaluation and impact assessment (TRL 8)
Contact
silvia.erba@polimi.it
Linkedin