The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change ESCI-UPF is an international centre of excellence in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and a leading source of innovative research on LCA and its application on mitigating climate change.
It was founded in December 2010 by agreement between the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), being ESCI-UPF (Barcelona, Spain) the host institution.
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Circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildingsNEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildingsNEB-2026-01-REGEN-03: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and beautiful use of vertical space
Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods
NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces
The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change (ESCI-UPF) provides advanced expertise in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), carbon footprinting, and circular economy metrics to support evidence-based sustainability transitions.
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NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildings
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
MISS-2026-04-CIT-NEB-B4P-CCRI-03 – Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scale