Project cooperationUpdated on 16 February 2026
Greenery Scanner for REGEN-02 and PARTICIPATION-03
Senior Project Manager at NSBproject srl
Italy
About
A core research team from our Italian network is currently working on multispectral imaging (NDVI), air quality sensing (PM and NOx), and the integration of advanced hardware and software to improve the built environment of European neighbourhoods. I have included a photo below of the first near-industrialised prototype. The system is equipped with two multispectral cameras sensitive to various wavelengths; these provide high-resolution imaging of the left and right sides of the vehicle. It also features an air quality sensor that measures PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10, and NOx. The ultimate goal is to calculate an NDVI index to provide an initial assessment of a plant’s health and enable preventative maintenance (a well-known issue here in Rome).
Stage
- Design - setting the project scope
Topic
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildings
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Sustainability, co-creation and systems transformation
- Partner looking for consortium
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01: Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the NEB
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in NEB projects in neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-01: Structurally addressing homelessness through coordinated social infrastructure and services in neighbourhoods
Mateja Bakker
Founder and Chair at EmBold Foundation
Netherlands
Project cooperation
Nature-based solutions and regenerative design (REGEN-01 & PARTICIPATION-03)
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Riccardo Varotto
Senior Project Manager at NSBproject srl
Italy
Project cooperation
FABRICATE – Living Labs for Governing the Social Fabric of Green Neighbourhoods - PARTICIPATION-02
- Completing the consortia
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Nurtaç Tok Sezgin
Strategy Development Director at Küçükçekmece Municipality
Türkiye