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MULTICLIMACT: PRESENTATION OF INDOOR MULTIDOMAIN COMFORT ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK AT IEEE METROXRAINE

12/02/2026 | News

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The MULTICLIMACT consortium, represented by partners from Università Politecnica delle Marche, RWTH Aachen University, and Live Information System (LIS), participated in the IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025 conference held in Ancona, Italy, in October 2025.

By Prof. Gloria Cosoli (UNI VPM)

Within the framework of WP4 and WP9, the paper titled “A Measurement Approach for the Assessment of Indoor Multidomain Comfort: The MULTICLIMACT Experience” was presented to the scientific community by Dr Nibras Abo Alzahab.

The research details the validation of a measurement procedure developed to assess the multidomain comfort of occupants in indoor environments, aiming to improve resilience at multiple scales:

  • An experimental campaign was conducted on 15 voluntary participants, who were observed during normal office routines to capture physiological and environmental signals under realistic working conditions.
  • Physiological data, including photoplethysmogram (PPG), electrodermal activity (EDA), and skin temperature, were recorded utilizing EmotiBit  (Connected Future Labs, US) wearable smartbands.
  • Subjective comfort perception regarding thermal, acoustic, visual, and air quality domains was collected through surveys administered at regular intervals through the LIS platform.
  • Advanced data processing, including Principal Component Analysis (PCA), was applied to extract relevant features and identify distinct comfort clusters.

The data collection and integration were managed through the LIS platform, a BIM-based digital solution designed to merge heterogeneous signal streams. Preliminary Machine Learning (ML) models were subsequently trained on these datasets to predict multidomain comfort sensations. These technological synergies facilitate the definition of synthetic indices depicting the global status of occupants, providing information exploitable for timely interventions and the enhancement of building management systems.

In the next months, the team will proceed with further experimental campaign, to extend the dataset and train more robust models exploitable to improve personalized comfort as well as resilience against extreme natural and climate related events in the built environment.

About MULTICLIMACT:

MULTICLIMACT is an EU-funded project aimed at safeguarding Europe’s built environment against the increasing threats of natural and climatic hazards. By uniting 25 leading European organisations, MULTICLIMACT aims to enhance resilience, sustainability, and safety for communities across the continent. Through innovative strategies, including a toolkit of 20 reliable methods and digital solutions, the project targets the urgent need for adaptive measures against floods, earthquakes, extreme weather conditions and heatwaves. Tested across four pilot sites with diverse climatic conditions, MULTICLIMACT embodies a shared vision for a safer, more resilient future, focusing on actions to reduce the impact of climate change on the built environment. For more information, please visit www.multiclimact.eu

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