Eurach Research

ProLight

EU HEU ProLight - Progressive lighthouse districts serving as green district Gate towards Leadership in Sustainability

    ProLight

    European districts play a pivotal role in the achievement of a future low-carbon economy. The envisaged actions of the ProLight project are representative of innovative refurbishment with a large potential for immediate replication of other residential buildings from the municipalities & the social housing involved. ProLight assembles & closely integrates all needed actors & measures. The envisaged solutions will lead to a better quality of life for all targeted end-users. This includes finding suitable social responses for awareness creation, up-take of knowledge, the establishment of behavioral changes towards energy-efficient use & the integration of renewables within an appropriate local political frame. The project combines individual, gender & collective aspects of active and responsible citizenship in an integrated working concept, to conceptualize climate-aware citizens and communities. ProLight exploits the potential of this growing wave of civic engagement and citizen science, in order to facilitate the transition to green, sustainable societies & economies. ProLight achieves this by understanding, defining, measuring & assessing 6 demo districts in different regions of Europe & disseminate effectively project results.

    Publications
    The Role of Positive Energy Districts through the Lens of Urban Sustainability Protocols in the Case Studies of Salzburg and Tampere
    Volpatti M, Mazzola E, Bottero MC, Bisello A (2024)
    MDPI AG
    Journal article
    Buildings

    More information: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010007

    https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010007

    PROPELing a Social Cooperative into a Positive Energy District
    Caballero N, Bertolami I, Vasiliu E, Dalle Nogare G, Bisello A (2024)
    Conference proceedings article

    Conference: 14th Biennale of European Towns and Town Planners (ECTP-CEU) | Napoli | 22.4.2024 - 24.4.2024

    More information: https://www.ectpceu-inubiennalenaples.com/

    Project Partners
    1 - 15
    • iCARes Consulting

    • CNET CENTRE FOR NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES SA

    • Technical University of Viena

    • EUROPEAN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INSTITUTE (ESCI) GGMBH

    • Finnish Student Housing Foundation in Vaasa

    • University of Vaasa

    • TechForce Innovations BV

    • PLANET IDEA

    • Association of Applied Knowledge and Technology Industries - GAIA

    • 4ward Energy

    • Gernika-Lumo House of Culture

    • MATERALIA

    • Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CLuBE)

    • Porto Energy Agency

    • MUNICIPALITY OF KOZANI

    Projects

    1 - 10

    view all

    Institute's Projects

    Science Shots Eurac Research Newsletter

    Get your monthly dose of our best science stories and upcoming events.

    Choose language
    Eurac Research logo

    Eurac Research is a private research center based in Bolzano (South Tyrol) with researchers from a wide variety of scientific fields who come from all over the globe. Together, through scientific knowledge and research, they share the goal of shaping the future.

    No Woman No Panel

    What we do

    Our research addresses the greatest challenges facing us in the future: people need health, energy, well-functioning political and social systems and an intact environment. These are complex questions, and we are seeking the answers in the interaction between many different disciplines. [About us](/en/about-us-eurac-research)

    WORK WITH US

    Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.