A recilient twin transition – digitalization accelerating green transition – what does it mean in the built environment?

What is the research and development situation for the development of digital technology that can contribute to accelerating the resilient green transition for the built environment in Sweden? This is the question that will be investigated in the project.

In Sweden, there are cities of different sizes with buildings of different types that are built over a long period of time. Varying building techniques and different types of installations have been used to create a good indoor climate. In addition, there is a great variation in what buildings are to be used for and how they are owned and managed.

We will make a literature review of the research situation on how the rapid development of digitalization can interact with these different types of buildings that have a long lifespan and contribute to energy efficiency and flexibility.

Is the development of digitalization for buildings done in a functional way to contribute to increased sustainability and resilience? This is described by the relatively new concept of “Twin transition”, where digitalization accelerates the green transition.

We will discuss our literature review together with the industry to see what similarities and differences there are in practice.

Through the project, we hope to be able to contribute to highlighting knowledge gaps so that development in the field can go faster. This can lead to better utilization of the potential that flexibility and energy efficiency of Swedish buildings can contribute. Something that is important for energy companies, property owners and stakeholders in the industry who can enable the transition.