As the energy transition progresses rapidly within our society, the built environment – including districts and buildings – plays a pivotal role in shaping the future energy system and reaching ambitious climate targets. This future system must be sustainable, reliable and cost-efficient. The built environment can contribute to these goals through enhanced energy efficiency and flexibility. Simultaneously, innovative operational models like energy communities can engage individuals in the energy value chain.

Currently, our society is strongly dependent on reliable energy supply. This dependency will only intensify as we continue to electrify crucial processes such as heating and mobility. At the same, the energy system remains vulnerable to different threats and events, realizing both as service interruptions and energy price fluxuations. Resilience and preparedness can and must be improved on all system levels. The built environment has the potential to systematically integrate resilience while ensuring economic viability. For example, value stacking — like offering backup power while actively participating in reserve markets — can be beneficial in this context.

This webinar will showcase visions and findings from VTT and the building industry. Topics will include:

• An overview of bottlenecks related to the energy transition and their impact on the built environment
• Concepts of sector integration and flexibility services applied for the built environment
• Resilience solutions paired with business case analysis
• Insights from building industry

The webinar is aimed at people working on new solutions for the built environment, smart buildings, flexibility, and their integration with energy system and markets. It offers valuable information for decision-makers, developers, researchers, and more.