We’re proud to bring you the latest edition of the META BUILD newsletter! In this issue, we highlight our recent achievements, including new scientific publications, key deliverables, and expanded collaborations across Europe. You’ll also find updates on events where META BUILD has been showcased, strengthening our presence in the sustainable urban energy and building electrification community.
In June 2025, META BUILD successfully concluded the first project review meeting, marking a pivotal milestone and officially signalling the beginning of the Demonstration Phase. During the reviewing process, the consortium validated the project’s achievements and outlined next steps for the deployment of our decarbonisation solutions. This milestone sets the stage for implementing our innovative approaches in real-world environments.
Looking ahead, the rest of 2025 promises exciting milestones, from upcoming webinars and collaborations with partner projects to participation in major international conferences. Follow our journey as we continue to drive innovation in sustainable transformation and decarbonisation solutions.
META BUILD Coordinator
OurMETA BUILD journey so far has been marked by
🌍 Knowledge Sharing
âś… META BUILD has recently joined the metabuilding platform, in collaboration with the STAR*TRACK project, to broaden the visibility and uptake of its solutions.
The platform serves as a hub where European projects and SMEs showcase innovative technologies and services in the building sector.
âś… META BUILD recently joined European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-ETIP). The platform serves to foster research, innovation, and collaboration in the heating and cooling sector.
âś… Key results delivered: we have submitted three more deliverables, bringing the total to ten since the last update, including our first Activity Report, confidentially shared with our CINEA Project Officer.
âś…Scientific Publications & Research Highlights
Our partners are driving forward cutting-edge research to support electrification, energy flexibility, and building decarbonisation. Here are some recent highlights:
✅ META BUILD on ZENODO – Join the Community! Explore our growing collection of scientific publications and project results — and become part of the community!
META BUILD Past Events
đź“Ś META BUILD & WeForming & EVELIXIA Internal Workshop Read here
📌 3rd General Assembly in Bolzano (April)From 1–3 April 2025.
Hosted by EURAC Research, the event brought together project partners to review progress, share knowledge, and set priorities for the months ahead. Read here
📢 META BUILD at Key Stakeholders Events has been making waves
Over the past months, META BUILD has been showcased at several high-level events, strengthening our visibility and building connections with stakeholders across Europe:
From GDYNIA
âś… META BUILD in Poland: Gdynia Hosts the Meeting of Municipal Power Engineers 2025
On 30 May 2025, Gdynia welcomed the Meeting of Municipal Power Engineers 2025, a key gathering of energy specialists from the Pomeranian local governments, public institutions, and energy companies. META BUILD project was presented as part of ongoing initiatives supporting green energy and decarbonisation. Check out here
From ZENITH
âś… META BUILD at the 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment
From 11–13 June 2025, META BUILD was featured at the IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment in Venice, with ZENITH presenting innovative solutions from the project. Check out here
From UNIZAG
âś… META BUILD at Klima-Forum 2025
The session "“Optimising Heat Pump Integration for the Decarbonisation of District Heating in Velika Gorica" showcased one of META BUILD’s pioneering demonstrations: the integration of a heat pump system into Velika Gorica’s district heating network.Check out here
From UNIPASSAU
âś… International Conference Contributions
✅ ACM e-Energy 2025 – 6th International Workshop on Energy Data and Analytics.
UNIPASSAU presented a research paper examining how the size of training datasets affects electrical load forecasting, showing that data volume plays a key role in prediction accuracy. You can find it in the Scientific Publications section above.
From EAP
âś… META BUILD Showcased at the 25th Anniversary of the Energy Agency of Plovdiv
On 29–30 April 2025, META BUILD was featured during the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Energy Agency of Plovdiv, highlighting the project’s contribution to decarbonising buildings and energy systems. Check out here
From EHPA
✅ ISH 2025 - META BUILD was displayed at the world’s leading trade fair for water, heating, and energy, highlighting the project’s role in building electrification.
âś… Heat Pump Technologies Conference
✅ Decarb Cities 2025 - Shared META BUILD’s vision for sustainable urban transformation and the role of innovative digital solutions in accelerating decarbonisation.
âś…EUSEW (European Sustainable Energy Week)
Positioned META BUILD within Europe’s largest policy conference on renewables and efficient energy use, engaging directly with policymakers, researchers, and industry representatives and other initiatives like BUILD-ON Horizon project.
From Municipality of Thessaloniki
âś… Thanks to Municipality of Thessaloniki, the META BUILD project has strengthened collaboration with another Horizon Europe project, INBLANC.
Through this collaboration, Thessaloniki is enhancing data-driven management of its 322-building portfolio. Check out here
Looking Forward: a Busy end of 2025
🎓 2nd Meeting with Transdisciplinary Advisory Board Experts
📢 1 Webinar in collaboration with ZEBAI project
📢 Strengthen collaboration with and STAR*TRACK project within B4P partnership
STAR*track is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) funded by the European Union (EU) under Horizon Europe (HE).
Visit the STAR*tracksection of the Built4People website to learn more about the project or sign up for the project newsletter for more updates.
⚡️ META BUILD engages in the BRIDGE Initiative
Where to Find META BUILD Next
META BUILD will be present at several key events in the coming months – don’t miss the chance to meet us and discover more about our work on building electrification and energy management:
14th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics, Aachen, Germany (17–19 September 2025). New research results from UNIPASSAU will be presented as two posters, showcasing advances in energy informatics and building energy analytics. For more info, check out here.
Sustainable Places 2025 – Together with our partners from WeForming, META BUILD will join the discussions on sustainable innovation for buildings and communities.
ENLIT 2025 – META BUILD will take part in Europe’s leading energy fair, together with ICCS and the Smart Energy Cluster, bringing forward our vision for smart electrified buildings.
IEEP Conference, Brussels – META BUILD will showcase its progress with a dedicated poster presentation in the session “Smart energy management for EV chargers and electricity-based HVAC appliances”.
Stay tuned for more details – and come meet us at one of these events!
META BUILD is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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