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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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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.
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.
In a landmark event this October, 32 new social housing rental units have been handed over to their new tenants in Santa Coloma de Gramenet,...
Read moreClimate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler awarded the State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability 2024 to three outstanding projects for their exceptional achievements in the field...
Read moreSustainable plus energy neighbourhoods (SPENs) offer multiple social, economic and environmental benefits, which consistently overlap with the three pillars of sustainability. These benefits extend beyond...
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