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Innovative PEDRERA Model Tool Boosting Sustainable and Feasible Renovation Programs at District Scale in Spain

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  • Paolo Civiero

    (Department of Architecture, University of Roma Tre, 00153 Rome, Italy
    Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, IREC—Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besos, Barcelona, Spain)

  • Jordi Pascual

    (Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, IREC—Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besos, Barcelona, Spain)

  • Joaquim Arcas Abella

    (Cíclica Arquitectura SCCL, 08173 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)

  • Jaume Salom

    (Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group, IREC—Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besos, Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

In accordance with the new recovery plan, Next Generation EU (NGEU), and the need to speed up the transition of cities towards a new sustainable model, this paper provides an overview of the outcomes of the PEDRERA project, which is focused on the development of a novel tool able to calculate multiple key performance indicators that can support renovation actions at the district level, according to a Positive Energy District (PED) concept. The new tool is programmed in Python programming language and is useful to evaluate several strategies for the renovation of existing building stock. It moves from a quick list of input according to several Public Private Partnership (PPP) models, in addition to other potential business models. Furthermore, the design of the model is supported by a step-by-step methodology in order to deal with a “financial appraisal” that is interactive in each context, customizable for each stakeholder, and user-friendly. The paper describes this innovative tool and reports on the stronger potential that this model can offer when it runs in a QGIS software environment and interacts with a PostgreSQL database, as demonstrated in two case studies located in Spain.

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  • Paolo Civiero & Jordi Pascual & Joaquim Arcas Abella & Jaume Salom, 2022. "Innovative PEDRERA Model Tool Boosting Sustainable and Feasible Renovation Programs at District Scale in Spain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-20, August.
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