From 14 to 16 July 2026, the LiveBetter project took part in the IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment (MetroLivEnv 2026), held in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The event brought together researchers, technology developers and practitioners to discuss new measurement methods and digital solutions for efficient, safe, comfortable and healthy living environments.
A major highlight was the dedicated Special Session #3, “High-Quality Building Data, AI-Based Services, and Measurement-Supported Digital Environments for Deep Renovation”. The session was jointly organised by LiveBetter partners MoS, Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) and ICCS–National Technical University of Athens. It created a focused forum for discussing how reliable measurements, interoperable building data and AI-based services can support the full renovation lifecycle, from monitoring and performance assessment to planning, certification, user engagement and energy flexibility.
Six scientific contributions, one shared vision
The special session received six paper submissions, reflecting the breadth of research being developed within and around LiveBetter. Contributions from ICCS, ABUD, UNIVPM and MoS presented complementary advances in digital building ecosystems, real-time energy monitoring, indoor comfort services and co-creation.
ICCS introduced the overall LiveBetter architecture and its Standardized Common European Digital Buildings Hub. The Hub combines a Data Space-compliant data infrastructure with 15 AI-based services covering building performance, certification, inspection, renovation and activation. A second ICCS contribution focused on real-time residential energy monitoring through direct integration with a Distribution System Operator API. The work showed why missing data, irregular sampling and anomalous readings must be continuously detected and managed before energy data can support trustworthy analytics and flexibility services.
UNIVPM and MoS presented a Comfort-as-a-Service framework developed for residential applications. The approach combines indoor environmental measurements, energy data and occupants’ thermal sensation feedback in a user-centred dashboard. Beyond visualising current and historical conditions, the platform offers three alternative operational strategies—maximum comfort, balanced performance and maximum energy saving—and provides 24-hour forecasts to help residents make more informed decisions.
ABUD presented the co-creation methodology used to ensure that LiveBetter services respond to real operational needs. Through personas, user stories and nine workshops involving six stakeholder groups, the project collected more than 200 user-centred inputs and translated them into 171 technical requirements. The results highlighted recurring priorities such as reliable data, transparent methods, role-specific interfaces, interoperability, editable reports and user control over automated interventions.
Connecting technical innovation and co-creation
Together, the contributions demonstrated how the different components of LiveBetter reinforce one another. High-quality measurements and robust data-management procedures provide the foundation for trustworthy AI services. Digital platforms translate those data into predictions, recommendations and decision-support tools. Co-creation then ensures that the resulting services are understandable, useful and aligned with the needs of building owners, managers, occupants, energy utilities, financial actors and public authorities.
MetroLivEnv 2026 offered an important opportunity to disseminate the project’s early scientific results, receive feedback from the international measurement community and strengthen collaboration among LiveBetter partners. The special session also showed that accelerating deep renovation requires more than isolated technological solutions: it depends on the integration of reliable data, validated analytics and active stakeholder participation.
By bringing these elements together, LiveBetter is advancing towards a more measurable, intelligent and human-centred approach to building renovation—one capable of supporting better decisions, greater user trust and wider market uptake across Europe.
Learn more about IEEE MetroLivEnv 2026 and the LiveBetter Special Session #3.