EOLAS supported Dutch partner VENLO in Smartspaces, a project which has won TWO innovation titles from the EU Innovation Radar evaluated by the JRC and external experts.
The project won
- Innovation Title: Analysis Approach for the development and provision of ICT-based services for energy efficiency – Innovation Category: Optimisation
- Innovation Title: Online Guide allowing replication and implementation of ICT-based energy efficiency services – Innovation Category: Creation
The SMARTSPACES service enables public authorities in Europe to significantly improve their management of energy in the buildings they occupy. This extends to making energy consumption of public buildings known to everybody and improving energy behaviour of staff and students. The implementation of operational services includes 11 pilot sites with almost 700 buildings in 8 countries (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey, Serbia) with almost 20,000 professionals and staff users and reaching more than 6,000,000 visitors annually.