The European housing sector faces major challenges in terms of land scarcity, unavailability of housing and higher costs for rent and
heating. To address these challenges, ReBuild360 is pioneering the development of an innovative, technology-driven framework for
converting industrial buildings into adaptable, low-carbon real estate assets that are fully aligned with the EU's circular economy and
climate neutrality goals. This will lead to lower costs for the renovation and conversion of abandoned industrial buildings, resource
efficiency and enable the application of circular construction principles to conversion projects.
At its core, ReBuild360 integrates three key technological innovations: (1) data management method for technical building
equipment from the field of industrial maintenance, (2) real-time IoT-based energy optimization of buildings and their equipment, (3)
innovative construction processes related to the circular reuse of existing buildings. These are combined with the creation of a (4)
governance framework for circular construction incentives, and ultimately leading to (5) a holistic decision support system that
enables urban planning, project development and construction practitioners to quickly assess the feasibility of the conversion option,
thereby reducing the costs and time required for decision-making, making the circular conversion of old industrial buildings more
attractive and ultimately reducing pressure on the housing market.
With three research organizations leading the technological and cross-cutting work packages, two industrial partners with explicit
expertise in planning and executing conversion projects, two capable IT partners that will bring the software artefacts into
production, and our associated partners that will help us define the requirements and test the partial solutions, we have created a
strong team driven by the goal of enabling the circular transformation of industrial buildings, turning them into vibrant assets.