The project VISIONS (Visual Interactive Solutions for Increased Outreach and Neighbourhood Sustainability) seeks to significantly
advance the current landscape of deep renovations by leveraging state-of-the-art digital visualization technologies and innovative
stakeholder engagement frameworks. To fully shift the gravity from “building FOR people” to “building WITH people”, VISIONS uses
an Urban Living Lab approach to design, operate and evaluate four real-life neighbourhood renovation projects across four EU
climate zones. Our ambition lies in transforming all stages of the deep renovation process, from planning, design to management,
into a participatory, inclusive, and future-oriented journey. VISIONS will demonstrate at least six digital solutions in four Urban Living
Labs across Europe, covering diverse climatic, social, and economic conditions. Although the Urban Living Labs are at different stages
of deep renovation and are facing different urban challenges, they all share the same vision of increasing the pace of deep renovation
to improve the EU building stock. VISIONS digital solutions will include tools for presenting renovation scenarios, assessing energy
efficiency, modelling life-cycle impacts, and addressing the specific needs of vulnerable and minority groups. By engaging over 2,500
stakeholders, including residents, professionals, and policymakers, VISIONS will increase awareness, acceptability, and uptake of
sustainable deep renovation solutions, fostering long-term behavioural and systemic changes. Expertise in Social Science and
Humanities is called upon to foster social innovation and participatory actions across the project. In addition to technological and
social interventions, the financial and policy-navigation aspects will be drawn on in the co-creation processes. Four sustainable and
people-centric neighbourhood planning compasses will be realised by the end of the project, serving as legacy and inspiration for
more EU cities to follow.