Science watch: SRI in recent scientific publications

Research efforts span empirical validation, methodological refinement, integration with BACS and EPCs, and financial feasibility. Below is a non-exhaustive selection of recent publications from leading journals.

• Luca Person, Tristan Emich, Luigi Spatafora, Veit Hagenmeyer, Kunibert Lennerts, Validation of the smart readiness indicator on real test buildings - energy efficiency of heat generators, Energy and Buildings, Volume 346, 2025, 116128, ISSN 0378-7788.
  🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116128.
• Laura Martinez, Theoklitos Klitou, Detlef Olschewski, Pablo Carnero Melero, Paris A. Fokaides, Advancing building intelligence: Developing and implementing standardized Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) on-site audit procedure, Energy, Volume 316, 2025, 134538, ISSN 0360-5442.
  🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.134538
• Delavar, Taraneh, Eerika Borgentorp, and Seppo Junnila. 2025. The Smart Buildings Revolution: A Comprehensive Review of the Smart Readiness Indicator Literature, Applied Sciences 15, no. 4: 1808.
  🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/app15041808
• Lauria, Massimo, Maria Azzalin, Francesca Giglio, and Giovanna Maria La Face. 2025, Responsive Public Policies for Smart and Sustainable Buildings: An Experimental Application of the Smart Readiness Indicator, Buildings 15, no. 12: 2002.
  🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15122002
• Beras, Mitja, Krzysztof Stępień, Miha Kovačič, and Uroš Župerl. 2025. Achieving Maximum Smart Readiness Indicator Scores: A Financial Analysis with an In-Depth Feasibility Study in Non-Ideal Market Conditions, Buildings 15, no. 11: 1839.
  🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15111839
• Walczyk, Gabriela, and Andrzej Ożadowicz. 2025, Moving Forward in Effective Deployment of the Smart Readiness Indicator and the ISO 52120 Standard to Improve Energy Performance with Building Automation and Control Systems, Energies 18, no. 5: 1241.
  🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/en18051241