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Project Information

  • Project Title: EDUcational Campuses as the Drivers for Positive Energy Districts (eduPED)

  • Funding Agreement Number: SVB / DUT.02.1

  • Funding Agency: The project is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science  via “Regie orgaan SIA’, part of NWO (“Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek”) and co-financed by the European Commission under the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUTP-EU) program.

  • Project duration: 36 months (December 15, 2024 – December 14, 2027)

  • Funding amount (budget for THUAS): € 351,157, with an inkind THUAS budget of € 125,157

 

Partners

    • Project Coordinator (P1) / Main Applicant: THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (THUAS)  – Project Lead and overall coordinator : dr. Rizal Sebastian

    • Project Partner 8 (P8) /Cooperation Partner: GEMEENTE DEN HAAG (HAG)

 

Objectives

The eduPED project aims to investigate and accelerate the transition to Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). Universities serve as incubators for the transformation of urban districts into PEDs. Based on five Living Labs – in the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Italy, and Romania – strategies for the transition are developed in close collaboration with stakeholders and citizens.

 

Expected Outcomes

  • Identification of the most effective renovation and regeneration strategies for urban development projects (PEDs) based on the urban morphology of building forms, open spaces, and local mobility and service infrastructure.
  • Acceleration of PED transitions as co-creation processes catalyzed, driven, and orchestrated by educational institutions.
  • Significant reduction in energy consumption through comprehensive retrofitting of architectural and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) systems at the building, campus, and district levels.
  • Mitigation of the impacts of climate change on PEDs, particularly by offsetting the additional energy demand for cooling and heating.
  • Maximization of the generation, storage, flexibility, and reliability of local renewable energy through the integration of smart multi-commodity grids and sustainable mobility into urban renewal.

 

Contact details

  • Contact person: dr. Rizal Sebastian

  • Email: r.sebastian@hhs.nl