{"id":142126,"date":"2025-06-19T11:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/projektbeispiele\/innovation-city-labs-in-slovakian-cities-promoting-the-transformation-of-brownfields-to-plus-energy-neighborhoods\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:02:53","slug":"innovation-city-labs-in-slovakian-cities-promoting-the-transformation-of-brownfields-to-plus-energy-neighborhoods","status":"publish","type":"projektbeispiele","link":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/projektbeispiele\/innovation-city-labs-in-slovakian-cities-promoting-the-transformation-of-brownfields-to-plus-energy-neighborhoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation City Labs in Slovakian cities: Promoting the transformation of brownfields to plus-energy neighborhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Keywords:<\/strong> energy- and resource-efficient neighbourhood development, plus-energy neighbourhoods, revitalization of brownfields, energy transformation of cities, environmental communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject and objectives of the project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Slovak Republic has committed to becoming a climate-neutral country by 2050. Cities will therefore integrate climate change mitigation measures and solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when developing strategic plans for cities and their neighborhoods (e.g. spatial development plans, action plans for sustainable energy and climate protection, etc.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The revitalization of brownfields is an important part of this goal. Their transformation into sustainable plus-energy districts (PEDs) goes one step further and brings together challenges and planning at the building and city level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus-energy districts (PEDs) are energy-efficient and energy-flexible urban areas that produce no greenhouse gas emissions and actively manage the annual local or regional overproduction of renewable energy. They require the integration of different systems and infrastructures as well as the interaction between buildings, users and the regional energy, mobility and ICT systems. In this way, the quality of life of the urban environment is optimized in line with social, economic and environmental sustainability (Plus-Energy-Districts (PEDs) | JPI Urban Europe(jpi-urbaneurope.eu<\/a>)). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus-energy districts are at the center of many activities related to the energy transition in cities and municipalities, as their transdisciplinary nature offers a number of unique benefits and opportunities that encompass a wide range of issues and objectives. It is envisaged that Plus Energy Neighborhoods will become a cornerstone of the Strategic Energy and Technology Plan for a Climate Neutral Europe 2050 (SETPlan). The main objective of the project is to build professional capacities in Slovak cities – interdisciplinary teams of experts (Innovation City Labs (ICL)), which promote the implementation of PED projects in brownfield areas. The current practice confirms that the biggest problem is the lack of awareness, knowledge\/skills\/qualifications\/experience of municipal employees and the professional public and the lack of methodologies and pilot projects. Slovak cities are preparing projects for neighborhoods in which they do not take into account the concepts of energy transformation of cities and municipalities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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