{"id":4087,"date":"2026-09-03T15:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/?post_type=ace-projects&#038;p=4087"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:14:20","slug":"aurora","status":"publish","type":"ace-projects","link":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/projects\/aurora\/","title":{"rendered":"AURORA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_&nbsp;<strong>Duration&nbsp;<\/strong>2027 \u2013 2031<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_&nbsp;<strong>Programme&nbsp;<\/strong>Horizon Europe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_&nbsp;<strong>Call<\/strong> HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4-03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_&nbsp;<strong>Total Project Budget&nbsp;<\/strong>\u20ac 4.889.284,44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_&nbsp;<strong>Grant Agreement model<\/strong>&nbsp;Lump Sum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-short-description\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AURORA aims to establish an integrated, multi-criteria planning framework that will enable public authorities and building-stock owners to translate climate, social and long-term value objectives into decision-ready, comparable and investment-grade transformation pathways. The framework will support the strategic planning of heterogeneous building portfolios towards whole-life-carbon reduction, circularity, climate resilience, safety, affordability and social inclusion, while accounting for the diverse governance structures, territorial conditions and planning contexts across Europe. Validation will be undertaken through three authority-led pilot contexts\u2014Tierra del Vino (Spain), Ravenna Province (Italy) and Schiedam Municipality (Netherlands)\u2014representing distinct territorial scales, governance arrangements and portfolio-planning processes. Two follower entities in Sweden and Bulgaria will further assess the framework\u2019s transferability, scalability and potential for wider institutional uptake beyond the pilot contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-the-architects-council-of-europe-s-involvement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Architects\u00b4 Council of Europe\u2019s involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Architects\u2019 Council of Europe will lead the Dissemination and Communication Work Package, participate in the development of capacity-building programmes, and lead the policy uptake task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-expected-project-results\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expected project results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project will deliver a harmonised multicriteria evaluation methodology for new-construction and renovation interventions, supported by an integrated planning framework to develop comparable and investment-ready transformation pathways. It will produce two implementation packages\u2014New Construction and Renovation\u2014alongside a database of holistic construction and renovation solutions. AURORA will define the conceptual and technical specifications for its digital environment, enabling data integration, scenario modelling, and pathway generation. The Planning Framework will be validated through three territorial pilots, each resulting in a dedicated Transformation Plan. A replication toolkit, capacity-building programme, and sustained stakeholder engagement will support transferability, scalability, and post-project uptake across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-coordinator\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coordinator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.five.es\/\">Instituto Valenciano de la Edificaci\u00f3n Fundaci\u00f3n<\/a> &#8211; Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-project-partners\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project Partners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/isig.it\/\">Istituto di Sociologia Internazionale di Gorizia<\/a> &#8211; Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upc.edu\/ca\">Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya<\/a> &#8211; Spain <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudelft.nl\/\">Technische Universiteit Delft<\/a> &#8211; Netherlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/certimac.it\/en\">Certimac Soc. Cons. A R. L<\/a>. &#8211; Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cecasbl.org\/fr\/\">Comit\u00e9 europ\u00e9en de coordination de l&#8217;habitat Social<\/a> &#8211; Belgium <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upv.es\/index-en.html\">Universitat Politecnica De Val\u00e8ncia<\/a> &#8211; Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/\">Conseil des Architectes D&#8217;Europe<\/a> &#8211; Belgium <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/info.cype.com\/en\/\">Cype Soft Sl<\/a> &#8211; Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubikgs.com\/en\/\">Ubik Geospatial Solutions SL<\/a> &#8211; Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tierradelvino.es\/\">Mancomunidad del Interior Tierra del Vino<\/a> &#8211; Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acerravenna.it\/\">Azienda Casa Emilia-Romagna della provincia di Ravenna<\/a> &#8211; Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schiedam.nl\/\">Gemeente Schiedam<\/a> &#8211; Netherlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sverigesallmannytta.se\/in-english\/\">Public Housing Sweden<\/a> &#8211; Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eneffect.bg\/en\/home\">Fondatsiya Tsentar Za Energiyna Efektivnost<\/a> &#8211; Bulgaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-for-more-information\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For more information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project website | LinkedIn page | YouTube channel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eu_flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4094 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project is funded by the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101326153.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AURORA aims to establish an integrated, multi-criteria planning framework that will enable public authorities and building-stock owners to translate climate, social and long-term value objectives into decision-ready, comparable and investment-grade transformation pathways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"projects-topics":[209,206,210],"thematic-scope":[71],"class_list":["post-4087","ace-projects","type-ace-projects","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AURORA - Architects&#039; Council of Europe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/projects\/aurora\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ga_IE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AURORA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"AURORA aims to establish an integrated, multi-criteria planning framework that will enable public authorities and building-stock owners to translate climate, social and long-term value objectives into decision-ready, comparable and investment-grade transformation pathways.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/projects\/aurora\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Architects&#039; Council of Europe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchitectsEU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-04T13:14:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ace-cae-sm.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Ace_Cae\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/\",\"name\":\"AURORA - Architects&#039; Council of Europe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/eu_flag.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-03T13:42:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-04T13:14:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/eu_flag.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/eu_flag.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/aurora\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Projects\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/projects\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"AURORA\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/\",\"name\":\"Architects' Council of Europe\",\"description\":\"High-quality architecture and living environments for all.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"ACE-CAE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Architects' Council of Europe\",\"alternateName\":\"ACE-CAE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/logo.svg\",\"width\":136,\"height\":42,\"caption\":\"Architects' Council of Europe\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ArchitectsEU\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Ace_Cae\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/architects-council-of-europe-ace-\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ace.archi.eu\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@architectscouncilofeurope-8375\"],\"description\":\"The Architects\u2019 Council of Europe (ACE) is the representative organisation for the architecture at European level. Its growing membership currently consists of 52 Member Organisations, which are the regulatory and professional representative bodies in all EU Member States, Accession Countries, the UK, Switzerland and Norway, and 6 Observers Members \u2013 Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Montenegro, Macedonia and Moldova. Through them, for 30 years, the ACE represents the interests of over half a million architects from 36 countries in Europe.\",\"email\":\"info@ace-cae.eu\",\"telephone\":\"+32 2 543 11 40\",\"legalName\":\"Conseil des Architectes d\u2019Europe AISBL\",\"foundingDate\":\"1900-05-11\",\"vatID\":\"BE 0464 884 970\",\"ownershipFundingInfo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ace-cae.eu\\\/imprint\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"AURORA - Architects&#039; Council of Europe","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/projects\/aurora\/","og_locale":"ga_IE","og_type":"article","og_title":"AURORA","og_description":"AURORA aims to establish an integrated, multi-criteria planning framework that will enable public authorities and building-stock owners to translate climate, social and long-term value objectives into decision-ready, comparable and investment-grade transformation pathways.","og_url":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/projects\/aurora\/","og_site_name":"Architects&#039; Council of Europe","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchitectsEU","article_modified_time":"2026-09-04T13:14:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2667,"height":1500,"url":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ace-cae-sm.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Ace_Cae","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/","url":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/","name":"AURORA - Architects&#039; Council of Europe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eu_flag.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-03T13:42:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-04T13:14:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ga-IE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ga-IE","@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eu_flag.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eu_flag.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/aurora\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Projects","item":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/projects\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"AURORA"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/","name":"Architects' Council of Europe","description":"High-quality architecture and living environments for all.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/#organization"},"alternateName":"ACE-CAE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ga-IE"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/#organization","name":"Architects' Council of Europe","alternateName":"ACE-CAE","url":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ga-IE","@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logo.svg","width":136,"height":42,"caption":"Architects' Council of Europe"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchitectsEU","https:\/\/x.com\/Ace_Cae","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architects-council-of-europe-ace-","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ace.archi.eu\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@architectscouncilofeurope-8375"],"description":"The Architects\u2019 Council of Europe (ACE) is the representative organisation for the architecture at European level. Its growing membership currently consists of 52 Member Organisations, which are the regulatory and professional representative bodies in all EU Member States, Accession Countries, the UK, Switzerland and Norway, and 6 Observers Members \u2013 Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Montenegro, Macedonia and Moldova. Through them, for 30 years, the ACE represents the interests of over half a million architects from 36 countries in Europe.","email":"info@ace-cae.eu","telephone":"+32 2 543 11 40","legalName":"Conseil des Architectes d\u2019Europe AISBL","foundingDate":"1900-05-11","vatID":"BE 0464 884 970","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/imprint\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ace-projects\/4087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ace-projects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ace-projects"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"projects-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects-topics?post=4087"},{"taxonomy":"thematic-scope","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ace-cae.eu\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thematic-scope?post=4087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}