The MULTICLIMACT project is leading the way in urban sustainability with permeable pavements. This cutting-edge pilot project aims to manage rainwater runoff while enhancing cyclist safety and reducing flood risks.  By Aurea Plumed Gomez & Marcos Sanz-Ramos (Departament de Coordinació i Innovació, Municipality of Barcelona) Urban areas face increasing challenges due to climate change, including rising…

Researchers are developing innovative self-sensing concrete to improve earthquake early warning systems, aiming to enhance the safety of buildings and infrastructure in seismic zones. In an exciting new project, two universities in Italy, UNIVPM (Polytechnic University of Marche) and UNICAM (University of Camerino), are working together to improve a special type of concrete that can…

MULTICLIMACT presented advancements in Building Information Modelling, sensors, and digital technologies for enhancing built environment resilience at IEEE MetroLivEnv 2024 in Greece. Zamora has won the Best Conference Paper Award. CRETE, Greece. 14 June 2024 – As part of the IEEE MetroLivEnv 2024 conference, held on June 12-14 in Chania, Crete, Greece, the MULTICLIMACT project…

MULTICLIMACT is dedicated to safeguarding Europe’s built environment against the increasing threats of natural and climatic hazards. Through innovative strategies tested across four pilot sites with diverse climatic conditions, MULTICLIMACT targets the urgent need for adaptive measures against floods, earthquakes, extreme weather conditions and heatwaves. The MULTICLIMACT project is set to continue its work with…