Digital Sufficiency and Circular Design for Beautiful, Inclusive and Regenerative Living Environments - NEBourhoods

Objectives

Obj1:Develop a digital twin-based methodology to map and quantify underutilised spaces with high reuse potential.

Obj2:Test and validate three sufficiency measures—adaptive reuse, time-based multi-use, and smart shared energy—in urban, peri-urban, and rural neighbourhoods across Europe.

Obj3:Quantify environmental and spatial resource reductions using LCA and sufficiency indicators.

Obj4:Address legal, social, and behavioural barriers through participatory policy design and SSH engagement.

Activities

A1: Mapping and Quantifying Underutilised Spaces

A2: Testing and Validating Sufficiency Measures

A3: Quantification of Absolute Reductions

A4: Addressing Non-Technical Barriers

Results

R1: Enhanced Mapping and Decision-Making on Vacant and Underutilised Spaces

R2: Deeper Understanding of Sufficiency Measures and Barriers

R3: Circular, Low-Demand Building Solutions with Scalable Impact

Partners existing

Coordinator: Zhytomyr Polytechnic University, UA

Pi tech for XR/VR immersive design environments, virtual prototyping and simulation, GR

A University for Environmental and social impact analysis; life cycle modelling and sufficiency KPIs, ES

A University for NEB value integration, participatory aesthetics, inclusive spatial evaluation, IT

Partners sought

3 Municipalities (Urban, peri Urban, Rural) to pilot test

1 University faculty SSH for behavioural insights, well-being metrics, social acceptability research

1 Organisation for Community empowerment, bottom-up co-design, participatory governance

1 Organisation on Circular retrofit expertise, building material passports, reuse protocols