Consortium

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UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

GREECE

Project Coordinator

The University of Patras has a triple role in TwinAIR project: coordinating the project, leading Work Packages 1, 9, 11 and supporting the Greek pilot demonstrations.

The Project, Infrastructure and City Management Laboratory, Civil Engineering Department, orchestrates the pilot demonstration implementation and assists in the Real Time IAQ Rating and Building Assets Operation/Control and Maintenance tools development. Further, with the experience gained by coordinating the Horizon 2020 TwinERGY project (Gr. No. 957736), it supports the Building Digital Twin development and the finalization of the system’s efficient operation. The Applied Electronics Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, deploys the technological expertise from other European funded projects in the design and development of smart wearables. The Atmospheric Physics Laboratory, Physics Department, leads research studies for the indoor and outdoor air quality
relationships modeling and participates in the identification and characterization of indoor air pollution sources. The Public Health Laboratory, Medical Department, leads the epidemiological analysis and risk assessment activities (based on real-life experience from similar studies that has coordinated in the past) and participates along with other partners in health impact assessment research.

UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA

PORTUGAL

UNL, a member of the Portuguese Association of Classification and Data Analysis, leads the stakeholders and use cases analysis and assesses the citizen behaviour changing and the drivers for technology adoption.

LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET

SWEDEN

LIU develops the Vehicle Digital Twin for the project and participates and supports the Sweden pilot.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

IRELAND

UCD develops the Real time IAQ tool of the TwinAIR system and coordinate pilot demonstrations in schools taking place in Dublin. As the coordinator of the successfully completed H2020 iSCPAPE project (Grant Nr. 689954), they intend to utilize their expertise in the fields of air pollution monitoring and citizen sciences along with the extensive network of testbeds they have, and which are being employed to evaluate project results and foster open science in schools.

TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE OSTWESTFALEN-LIPPE

GERMANY

TH OWL is responsible for the Data Management Platform design and development as well as for the system’s architecture. TH OWL collaborates with the German Pilot demonstrations.

INSTITUT D'ARQUITECTURA AVANCADA DE CATALUNYA

SPAIN

IAAC offers cost effective sensoring technological solutions to collect air quality and environmental variables and evaluates them through the different pilot demonstrations. IAAC also supports other partners in the development of the TwinAIR Tools and Data Management Platform design.

FUNDACION PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL BARCELONA

SPAIN

ISG with over 30 years of experience in the field of health participates in the air quality analysis and leads longitudinal and microbiome studies to assess the health impact of indoor air quality. ISG also participates in epidemiological analysis and risk assessment.

IES R&D

IRELAND

IES, through its proven in practice digital twin technology (development of the Singapore NTU Digital Twin) and the deployment of the physics-based and data-based modelling tools fosters the provision of innovative indoor air quality management services.

INSTITUT DE INVESTIGACIO EN CIENCIES DE LA SALUT GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL

SPAIN

IGTP leads the in vitro/ex vivo studies to evaluate the effects of chemical and biological agents and contributes to the IAQ health impact assessment by identifying dose response relationships. IGTP also participates in epidemiological analysis and risk assessment activities.

ANAPTYXIAKI ETAIREIA DIMOU TRIKKAION

GREECE

TRKL participates in the pilot demonstrations in Greece by implementing TwinAIR Use Cases in a cluster of buildings.

GENIKO NOSOKOMEIO ELEFSINAS THRIASIO

GREECE

Thriasio General Hospital is located in Elefsina. TGH participates in the Greek Pilot both as a testbed for TwinAIR and as an expert in Health assessment and epidemiological studies.

AKADEMISKA HUS AKTIEBOLAG

SWEDEN

AH, the biggest government enterprise for educational property development and management into the pilot demonstrations taking place in Sweden, in a pilot which can potentially have an impact in the lives of more than 35.000 people (faculty, student and staff of the University). AH is responsible for the pilot demonstrations in Sweden and in collaboration with LIU implements and validates the TwinAIR solutions in LIU Campus buildings and its cross-campus bus fleet.

ETRA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA

SPAIN

ETRA, as an I+D key player at EU level in industry-driven, applied research and innovation, track record of the company includes more than 60 large EU projects, brings into the project its expertise in research and development of new technologies and applications for the TwinAIR system integration. Moreover, Grupo ETRA corporate headquarters are used for pilot demonstrations in Spain.

ZONAIR3D SL

SPAIN

Z3D provides the TwinAIR filtration systems which are being adapted according to project needs. Additionally, it develops a Centralized Air Purifiers Control solution enabling IAQ management.

ARTHUR'S LEGAL BV

NETHERLANDS

AL undertakes the legal analysis of the project’s developments with a view to ensuring the compliance of the project’s results to applicable EU laws and regulations.

AVANZA SPAIN SL

SPAIN

AVANZA participates in TwinAIR pilot activities by hosting different sensors, and corrective actions related to the enhancement of indoor air quality at cabins of their own-operated bus fleet and by offering Madrid Sur Bus Terminal as a building testbed to monitor IAQ.

CENTRUM INDUSTRIAL IT E V

GERMANY

The German Pilot demonstrations takes place in CIIT, the first science-to-business-center in the field of Industrial Automation in Germany.

STRATAGEM ENERGY LTD

CYPRUS

STRATA leads communication, dissemination and exploitation activities to raise awareness of the project and creates a Business Plan for bringing the TwinAIR technologies to market.

ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE NORMALIZACION

SPAIN

UNE (the only Spanish representative in the international and European organisations ISO/IEC and CEN/CENELEC) leads the standardization activities and focuses on transforming the methodologies, requirements, criteria and guidelines developed in the project into European standards, as instruments for supporting regulatory measures and improving regulatory monitoring.

INNOVATION IN RESEARCH & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

BELGIUM

IRES leads ultrafine particle emission measuring and monitoring activities within an occupational setting in selected cases throughout the TwinAIR pilots. IRES develops a protocol for ultrafine particle indoor air quality assessment, adapting methodologies of nanosafety research, and relevant ISO standards.

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

UNITED KINGDOM

School of Chemistry, University of Bristol leads IAQ monitoring and identification activities and participates in the pollution exposure analysis and in the indoor/outdoor air quality relationship modelling. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol utilizes digital and data innovation for developing a social engagement toolset to be used by a wide range of stakeholders in pilot sites.

UoB is the responsible partner for orchestrating the pilot demonstrations in the UK and offers campus buildings as testbeds for the TwinAIR interventions. The experience gained from UNIBRIS participation in H2020 project (Grant Nt. 691735) and their close collaboration with the Bristol City Council in anticipated to play a key role in the success of the pilot demonstration in the UK, but also in extending the project 's reach and positive impact in the community beyond the project lifecycle.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNITED KINGDOM

The University Hospitals of Bristol NHS acts as pilot demonstration in Bristol and supports the medical research activities.

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

UNITED KINGDOM

UCAM, one of the main contributors to the UK National Digital Twin Programme, leads the technological solutions research in TwinAIR, develops the Building Assets Operation and control and Building Assets Maintenance Optimization Tools and assists IES in the Building Digital Twin design and development.