Priority action 3 - launch of publicly funded R&I projects to further explore the digital building logbook concept and its implementation

• Author: Carbonar, Giulia; Sterling, Raymond; Spirinckx, Carolin; Vandevelde, Birgit; De Groote, Maarten; Dourlens-Quaranta, Sophie; Lodigiani, Alessandro; Volt, Jonathan; Borragán, Guillermo; Glicker, Jessica; Kondratenko, Irena; Toth, Zsolt; Rajagopalan, Neethi; De Regel, Sofie; Rapf, Oliver; Calderoni, Marco; Loureiro, Tatiana
• Pages: 85-93

STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A EUROPEAN UNION FRAMEWORK FOR DIGITAL BUILDING LOGBOOKS

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CHAPTER 7: PRIORITY ACTION 3 - LAUNCH OF PUBLICLY

FUNDED R&I PROJECTS TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE

DIGITAL BUILDING LOGBOOK CONCEPT AND ITS

IMPLEMENTATION

Context of the action

This priority action ex plores t he lau nch of publicly funded research and innovation (R&I)

projects to further explore the digital building logbook concept and its implementation. R&I

projects can be funded at different levels, including the E uropean level and Member State

level. Based on interviews with experts Horizon Europe appears to be the most appropriate

opportunity for a publicly funded project on the digital building logbook, so the Horizon

Europe R&I programme will be the prior focus of this assessment. In addition, Member

States can utilise programmes such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF),

Interreg and LIFE to fund logbook-related studies and developments. An alternative option

to encourage R&I on the digital building logbook would be the tendering of technical studies

– but as this is not within the scope of this action, it will not be elaborated further here.

Set-up and roll-out plan

A high-level process-flow with a description of the main actors, the management and

financial perspective, and an indicative timeline is described for the different actions at EU

level which could facilitate publicly funded R&I projects.

Overview of relevant EU R&I funding mechanisms

Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is the EU’s seven-yea r research and innovation programme, running from

2021 to 2027. The programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, technological,

economic and societal impact from the EU’s investments in R&I, to strengthen the scientific

and technological bases of the EU and foster com petitiveness in all Member States. With a

proposed budget of around €100 billion over seven years, Horizon Europe is the largest EU

R&I framework programme ever. It has the potential to generate significant economic, social

and scientific returns [10]. The results of the European Commission’s strategic planning

process are set out in a multi-annual Strategic Plan to prepare the content in the work

programmes and calls for proposals for the first four years of Horizon Europe.

The Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness pillar of Horizon Europe [11,

12] (see Pillar 2 in Figure 27) should be of particular interest, according to the experts

interviewed. This pillar supports research into societal challenges, reinforces technological

and industrial capacities, and sets EU-wide missions with ambitious goals. Public R&I funding

opportunities related to the digital building logbook could potentially be part of the Climate-

neutral and smart cities mission area and could fit within the Climate, Energy and Mobility

or the Digital, Industry and Space clusters.

Specific R&I topics contributing to further knowledge and exploration of the digital building

logbook could be part of the Horizon Europe Work Programme facilitated through specific

calls for proposals. With this aim in mind, this study on recommendations for the European

Commission could be useful as an input in defining the content of such R&I call topics.