📩 Welcome META BUILD 4th Newsletter!

Dear readers,

We are pleased to share the latest updates from the META BUILD project in this new edition of our newsletter. In this issue, you will discover key highlights from our recent activities, including webinars, project meetings, scientific publications, and the overall progress across our pilot sites. As we find ourselves amidst the Transition phase of our project, we are continuing our efforts to advance innovative solutions for building decarbonisation through electrification and smart energy systems.

Over the past months, META BUILD has strengthened its engagement with the wider research and innovation community through participation in major conferences and collaboration with European initiatives and projects. At the same time, important technical progress has been achieved, with significant advancements in our hardware and software solutions, bringing us closer to real-world implementation.

Looking ahead, the project continues to build momentum with upcoming webinars, workshops, and policy engagement activities. These efforts will support the uptake of our solutions, contributing to Europe’s transition towards a more sustainable and energy-efficient building sector.

Follow our journey as we continue to drive innovation and shape the future of decarbonised buildings!

META BUILD Coordinator

Our META BUILD journey so far has been marked by

🌍 Main activities and results

✅ New Webinar! On the 26th of November, META BUILD and ZEBAI co-hosted a webinar on how AI, digitalisation, and electrification can speed up zero-emission buildings in Europe.

Watch the recording HERE!

✅ Key results delivered: we have submitted five more deliverables, bringing the total to 15 since the last update, including our first Activity Report, confidentially shared with our CINEA Project Officer.

🎓 2nd Meeting with Transdisciplinary Advisory Board Experts: On November 2025, we held our second meeting with the Transdisciplinary Advisory Board experts, receiving their feedback and outlining a pathway for our next steps.

📌 4th General Assembly in San Sebastian in April 2026.

Hosted by Tecnalia, the event brought together project partners to review progress, share knowledge, and set priorities for the months ahead. Read HERE

📽️Front Runner Video recordings:

We’ve published six expert-led videos featuring our Front Runners. Discover deeper technical insights by watching them on our LinkedIn page!

🏗️Progress in pilots: Within the META BUILD project, ENDEF is developing hybrid PVT solar panels that produce both electricity and hot air, improving building energy efficiency and moving toward real-world demonstrations in Greece and France. Read HERE

📄META BUILD Publications

✅ 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:

ICCS and HOLISTIC:

👉Lightweight Embedded IoT Gateway for Smart Homes Based on an ESP32 Microcontroller

UNIPASSAU:

👉Poster Abstract: Knowledge-Based Approach for Multi-Vector EnergyManagement in Local Energy Communities

👉Poster Abstract: Multi-Vector Energy Scheduling for Local Energy Communities: A Real-World Application

✅ 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

📌 ENLIT 2025 – META BUILD took part in Europe’s leading energy fair which this year was celebrated in Bilbao. Together with ICCS and the Smart Energy Cluster, META BUILD was showcased.

📌InEExS Final Conference: META BUILD was proudly showcased at the poster session during the InEExS Projects Final Conference

From UNIZAG

✅ META BUILD at 20th Conference on SDEWES

META BUILD dissemination activities took place during the “20th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)” in Dubrovnik, where the project was presented at an exchange event and featured through a dedicated banner during the conference.

Check out HERE

✅ UNIZAG representative Mario Mihetec presented META BUILD and the Pilot in Velika Gorica during the third SET-HEAT project Webinar.

From ENDEF

✅META BUILD featured at the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme! Raquel Simón Allué, R&D Technical Project Manager at ENDEF presented the META BUILD project, with a presentation prepared by Asier Sanz Martinez from TECNALIA Research & Innovation.

From EHPA

✅ ISK Sodex 2026 - META BUILD was displayed at one of Europe’s leading trade fairs for HVAC, refrigeration, insulation, and renewable energy systems!

✅ META BUILD was showcased at the Heat Pump Forum & Awards 2025, where, over 2 days, manufacturers, suppliers, EU policymakers, and energy experts discussed how heat pumps can secure Europe’s energy future

✅ Heat Pump Summit 2026 - Showcasing META BUILD at the Summit helped highlight how heat pumps play a central role in decarbonising Europe’s building stock

🌍 Knowledge Sharing

✅ META BUILD is part of the metabuilding platform, in collaboration with the STAR*TRACK project!

The platform serves as a hub where European projects and SMEs showcase innovative technologies and services in the building sector.

Discover more metabuilding platform.

✅ META BUILD is part of the 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.

Discover more RHC Platform.

👀Looking Forward!

📢 One new Webinar will be organised by META BUILD in the coming months, stay tuned and follow our social media to know more!

➡️ We keep moving forward on our work, more deliverables and technical advancements will come shortly, so stay tuned!

🆕In the coming months, we’ll be hosting a series of workshops and policy events. Follow our social media channels to stay up to date on all the latest project activities.

⚡️ META BUILD engages in the BRIDGE Initiative

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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.