WILSON at the ECTP Conference 2026

WILSON took part in the ECTP Conference held on 26–27 May 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. This year’s edition, entitled “Building Europe’s Competitiveness in the Built Environment: from Strategic Vision to Industrial Impact,” brought together leading actors from research, industry, and policy to discuss the future of Europe’s construction and built environment sectors. 

Under the coordination of CSTB (Nicoleta Schiopu), the WILSON consortium prepared a poster showcasing five key innovations demonstrated through the project’s use cases on the Risk, Resilience and Biodiversity Nexus, and Renovation Planning and Design. 

HIBOU and its Urban Nature Platform 

One of the highlighted innovations is HIBOU method developed by CSTB (France) over the past decade through a collaborative, multi‑stakeholder approach. Urban Nature Platform that operationalizes the method evaluates the performance of Nature‑Based Solutions (NBS) in urban projects—either compared to or combined with conventional alternatives—across multiple dimensions: environmental footprint, biodiversity, water and risk management, well‑being, and economic impacts. Within WILSON, the platform addresses three major challenges: climate change mitigation (carbon), biodiversity conservation (in situ and ex situ), and the contribution of NBS to reducing Urban Heat Island effects as an adaptation measure. 

CONTINIUM Digital Twin Repository 

CSTB also presented CONTINIUM, a digital twin repository that harmonizes heterogeneous building data into a coherent semantic structure. This enables full data traceability through digital passports and supports advanced engineering simulations.  

Personalised Data Hubs (PDHs) 

Personalised Data Hubs (PDHs) are developed by TU/e (Netherlands), which provide secure, federated access to building‑level data and ensure interoperability and controlled data exchange among stakeholders. 

Risk and Resilience Methodology 

A fourth innovation showcased at the conference is the Risk and Resilience tool methodology, developed by RINA Consulting S.p.A. (Italy). This methodology supports the assessment of multi‑hazard risks and resilience strategies within the built environment. 

BIM‑Enabled Smart Readiness Indicator 

The fifth innovation is the BIM‑enabled Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) calculator, developed by QUE Technologies (Greece). This tool evaluates a building’s smart performance by analysing automation capabilities, digital integration, and the provision of smart services. 

Conference Materials 

The WILSON roll‑up presented at the ECTP Conference highlights the project’s data‑driven approach for integrated assessment of buildings and urban projects, including key innovations such as HIBOU, CONTINIUM, PDHs, and risk & resilience methodologies, demonstrated through the Italian pilot site. 

Download the WILSON ECTP Conference roll‑up 

Next Steps 

The WILSON partners are currently fine‑tuning the tools, calculating key performance indicators (KPIs), and preparing guidelines to support broader adoption. 

Results related to carbon, biodiversity, building materiality, and Urban Heat Island effects for the Italian pilot site will be available in October 2026. Additional KPIs—including risk and resilience indicators and the SRI score—will be produced during the large‑scale pilot campaign in 2027. 

For more information about ECTP, please visit the ECTP official website. 
The programme of the conference is available here.