About us

Our mission is to increase the share of sustainable neighbourhoods with surplus renewable energy in different contexts, climates and markets in Europe.

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Concept

A Positive Energy Neighbourhood produces at least as much renewable energy as it uses in a year, when accounted at the source. It includes Local Storage and Energy Supply Units. Users, buildings and technical systems...

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4 Demo Neighbourhoods

Besides providing a net energy surplus, the demos will have high architectural quality, improved indoor environment compared to the 2020 nearly zero-energy buildings.

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Resources

syn.ikia partners have produced a series of materials, promotional or scientific, that reflect the evolution of the project.

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SustainablePlusEnergy Neighbourhoods

syn.ikia is an EU-funded project under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.Our mission in syn.ikia is to increase the share of sustainable neighbourhoods with surplus renewable energy, resilient and affordable living places and communities in different contexts, climates and markets in Europe.Our neighbourhoods will achieve more than 100% energy savings, 90% renewable energy generation triggered, 100% GHG emissions reduction, and 10% life cycle costs reduction, compared to NZEB levels.

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Neighbourhoods

Over the course of the project (2020-2024), four real-life plus-energy demo neighbourhood projects tailored to four different climatic zones are developed, analysed, optimised and monitored, demonstrating the functionality of the plus-energy neighbourhood concept to the rest of Europe.

  • Verksbyen, Fredrikstad
  • Loopkanstraat, Uden_1.0
  • Gneis District, Salzburg_1.0
  • Fondo, Santa Coloma de Gramenet_1.0
Ammerud, Oslo

Verksbyen, Fredrikstad

Verket Atrium and Panorama will comprise 56 units in apartment buildings, and they are part of the Verksbyen urban development project. The project and associated land areas are fully owned by the real estate developer Arca Nova Bolig AS.

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Loopkantsestraat, Uden

Loopkanstraat, Uden_1.0

The Dutch demo case is located in Loopkanstraat, Uden, a typical mid-size town in the Netherlands representing a marine climate. It includes the construction of new add-ons to existing buildings and with syn.ikia’s strategy, the neighbourhood will reach the plus energy standards. This can be replicated in similar neighbourhoods in the Netherlands and other comparable…

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Gneis, Salzburg

Gneis District, Salzburg_1.0

New built and renovation of social housing blocks, apartments and kindergarten in an existing neighbourhood representative of the continental climate in Austria.

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Fondo, Santa Coloma de Gramenet

Fondo, Santa Coloma de Gramenet_1.0

The Spanish demo case is a new development in Fondo, a neighbourhood in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, a city close to Barcelona representing a typical Mediterranean climate. The development is a typical infill project in a dense urban area,with squares of multi-storey apartment blocks. This context is common in many European cities.

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29 February 2024

Our newsletter winter edition 2024

In this rich edition we showcase the potential of sustainable plus energy neighbourhoods (SPENs) in Norway, Spain, Austria and the Netherlands, while providing a wealth...

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17 January 2024

[Job alert] Two new research positions – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

The two positions are linked to the new research project Making Positive Energy Districts - Making PEDs, funded by the Driving Urban Transition Call DUT...

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1 December 2023

What are the benefits of sustainable Plus Energy Buildings (PEBs) and Neighbourhoods (SPENs) beyond energy savings?

Over the last decade, a lot of attention has been placed on the energy performance of the buildings. The urgency to achieve decarbonization by 2050...

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