The CEN-CENELEC Workshop Agreement (CWA) 18193:2025 has been published, providing a standardised framework for on-site SRI audits.

The Smart Square project just launched its Smart Readiness Virtual Training Center, an innovative platform designed to provide modular, interactive and practice-based training on the latest EU-level provisions for the SRI.

On 1 April 2025, the Smart Square project will host a high-level event in Milan on the SRI.

To gather valuable stakeholder insights, the "Building sector, research and industry" Stakeholders Working Group (WG3) in the SRI Platform is launching two surveys. Your input is very helpful for WG3 and could provide insight to improve the framework, enhance communication strategies, and shape future developments.

The LIFE CET (Clean Energy Transition) SRI Cluster has released its 2024 annual report, providing key insights into the progress of smart readiness initiatives across Europe.

MIPIM 2025, taking place from 11–14 March in Cannes, France, is a premier global event for the real estate industry, gathering investors, developers, urban planners, and policymakers to discuss key trends shaping the built environment.

Registration is now open for the 3rd Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) Joint Event, taking place on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 in Brussels and online.

The next EPAH Lunch Talk, titled From Energy Consumers to Energy Citizens – How Communities Are Shaping the Energy Transition, will take place on 18 March 2025.

As we step into 2025, the SRI community continues to grow, with new initiatives and tools enhancing the implementation of the Smart Readiness Indicator across Europe.

Next month, the EU’s leading portal on energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings will feature news, expert articles, interviews, and publications on cutting-edge topics like IoT, sensors, data analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and energy management.

The Smart Readiness Virtual Training Centre will be launched in the coming days.

As part of its ongoing webinar series, the SRI-ENACT project invites stakeholders to the fourth session, where trained SRI Assessors will share their experiences and key findings from building assessments conducted in eight pilot countries using the SRI-ENACT tool.

The 3rd SRI Joint Event (Wednesday, 7 May 2025 – Hybrid, Brussels) will once again provide a unique opportunity to discuss the smart readiness of European buildings.

The SRI support team continues to maintain and distribute the EU-level SRI assessment package, which includes a calculation sheet and a practical guide.

In this edition, we highlight:

On 26 November, Green Building Council (GBC) Italia will present its position paper to the Italian ministry entitled “Smart Building: Digitalisation for Net Zero” to which R2M Solution and Arcadis contributed leveraging project experiences in the LIFE CET SMART-READY project Smart Square.

How smart is this healthcare building ? And what upgrades could improve its energy efficiency, comfort, and flexibility?

Several ongoing initiatives are focused on developing digital tools to support the implementation of SRI assessments and improve building smartness through complementary services.

Everything you need to get started with the #SmartReadinessIndicator is available in our three new training packages.

Portugal officially launched its SRI test phase this month, bringing the total number of EU countries with national trials underway to 15, thus joining Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, and Spain.