The INBLANC Ecosystem
INBLANC will establish an open ecosystem centered on the building data economy, connecting stakeholders across the entire value chain.
Accumulation Framework
A solution for large‑scale data collection and generation
The Accumulation solution will focus on collecting, generating and inferring building data across the full building life cycle from design and operation to maintenance and retrofit.
Data will be consolidated and stored in interoperable formats, ready to power tools, benchmarks and decisions.
A low‑cost, high‑impact approach
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A unified data model will be created, integrating all building‑related data designed to scale and connect easily with other tools and platforms.
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A Digital Building Logbook will consolidate key building information ‑ including building history, current performance and potential‑ across its life cycle in one central record that is easy to access and ready for reuse.
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Two open‑access databases focused on cost and indoor air quality will be launched. Available public databases like Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) will be used and processed in structured formats, and the entire system will be designed to plug into European Data Spaces.
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A low‑cost calibration service will use temporary sensors and user input for data collection, analysis and prediction to achieve greater energy performance.
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The Accumulation framework will be deployed across six demonstration sites. These cases will test its impact on data quality, cost‑efficiency, and building performance insight.
Numeracy Solution
Converting data into informed decisions
The Numeracy solution will turn complex building data into usable insights.
Using a nexus approach, INBLANC will map how key metrics ‑ energy, human/societal factors, economy, environment/circularity and resilience ‑ affect each other.
More insight. Less guesswork.
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A catalogue with 25+ indicators that fall under the five key metrics mentioned above will be consolidated and their interdependencies mapped to reveal how they interact across building lifecycle and with stakeholder needs.
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A model for IAQ will be created to provide insights around optimised health, well‑being and productivity.
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Smart models will link cost with Indoor Air Quality, renovation, circularity, and construction to help assess financial impact and support sustainable decisions.
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Structural monitoring will be enabled through BIM and analysis modules to assess resilience. A BIM‑based LCA and macro‑component model will guide decisions on building material selection, environmental footprint, cost planning, and renovation scenarios.
Capitalisation Service Toolset
From raw data to actionable services
The Building Lifecycle Data (BLD) Capitalisation Service Toolset will bring together everything generated by Accumulation and Numeracy components ‑ energy profiles, health indicators, cost insights, and more ‑ into one suite of tools.
The Right Toolkit
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Energy management tools will support the planning and operation phases optimising energy performance, surfacing new metrics, and suggesting remedies at the building and city scale.
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Facility management tools will include BIM‑based dynamic lifecycle assessment, Scan‑to‑BIM, and 3D virtual models offering deeper visibility into building performance and easier decision‑making.
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A tool to measure the health impact of indoor conditions combining air and thermal quality data with productivity and health cost metrics using DALY metric and data from IAQ database. An outdoor prediction module will help optimise occupant comfort based on local conditions like pollution and noise.
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A cloud‑based renovation planner covering cost estimation, CO₂ emissions, and building component lifespans, with localisation for regional and national contexts in retrofit scenarios.
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A toolset to support space‑as‑a‑service models using geo‑data, occupancy patterns, and tenant needs. Additional modules will cover financial assessment and cost modelling across renovation, new construction, and end‑of‑life phases.