The aim is to delve into the new challenges of housing and built environments concerning domestic energy use and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) that affect the population in inequity, vulnerability, health, and well-being. Specifically, daily tasks from living and newer ones, such as teleworking, boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, are explored to determine their environmental, social, and economic impacts. This study has an exploratory nature, so two approaches are applied: 1) quantitative: we will analyze surveys, sharing previous and ongoing project insights from regions and other data-based analyses; 2) qualitative, we will explore individual/collective experiences from other techniques (interviews, focus groups, community sessions), using photos, either taken by participants (Photovoice technique or similar), or by Generative Artificial Intelligence (photo-elicitation). A mixed approach and transdisciplinary work contribute to shifts toward societal and environmental enhancement in the Climate Change context following SDGs.
CENSE NOVA-FCT supports Regenerativa Cooperativa Integral in the technical and economic design of the São Luís Renewable Energy Community, combining real energy data, PV potential and business-model analysis within the European Energy Communities Facility.
Ponto de Transição is a mobile one-stop-shop operating out of a reused shipping container, with the goal of providing residents with useful, practical information and support on how they can improve the thermal comfort of their homes.
HUB-IN is an EU funded project that wants to transform and regenerate Historic Urban Areas (HUAs) while preserving their unique cultural and social identity and the environment.
João Pedro Gouveia part of the RIPEBA network - Red iberoamericana de pobreza energética y bienestar ambiental since 2024.
RED VENUS - LA VULNERABILIDAD ENERGÉTICA DE HOGARES IBEROAMERICANOS, EN EL CONTEXTO DE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO. Detección, capacitación y alivio entre la comunidad universitaria (VEnUS)