This paper proposes a probabilistic model for predicting the friction coefficient of asymmetric friction connections to be used for the seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings using Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) panels. The model has been calibrated on the experimental force-displacement curves of the AFC samples, tested at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway), within the e-SAFE research project.

Seismic renovation is a topic of crucial importance for many countries in the southern part of Europe, where the high levels of seismic hazard, combined with the presence of old RC frame structures, poses a severe risk to the lives of many. The e-CLT system, part of the European project e-Safe, proposes a seismic retrofit system for existing RC frame buildings by attaching CLT panels to the facade and connecting them to the existing structure with innovative friction dissipative devices. The authors conducted an experimental campaign at component level for this novel connector, with two different setups, with and without a CLT panel. This paper presents the cyclic test results on these friction devices, with particular attention to the influence of the timber connection on friction behaviour.

The innovation project e-SAFE, funded by the EU under the H2020 Programme, is developing a new deep renovation system for non-historical re-inforced concrete (RC) framed buildings, which combines energy efficiency and improved seismic resistance. The present paper describes the main func-tionalities of a Decision Support System (e-DSS) that is being developed by e-SAFE experts, aimed at guiding the technicians and the building owners through a conscious preliminary co-design activity, and leading to the choice of the most suitable renovation solution amongst those envisaged by the e-SAFE portfolio. The e-DSS allows assessing – with a reasonable degree of approxima-tion – the energy performance of the building before and after the proposed renovation action, the environmental benefits in terms of decarbonization (i.e. reduction in CO2 emission for space heating, space cooling and DHW prepara-tion), the expected costs and time for the building renovation and the expected time of Return of the Investment (ROI), based also on the savings in the annual operating costs. The paper explains the criteria used by the tool to identify those solutions that are not suitable for the selected building, and discusses the degree of approximation behind the calculation of energy, cost and environmental per-formance.

The Standard EN ISO 15026:2007 suggests that, in Heat and Moisture Transfer (HAMT) simulations, a Moisture
Reference Year (MRY) should be used, built upon a sufficiently long recording period. However, many
studies rely on widely available Typical Weather Years (TWY), although these are not prepared ad hoc to
investigate moisture-related risks. This paper aims at understanding to what extent these weather files are
interchangeable in a warm climate, through hygrothermal simulations performed with Delphin 6.1.2 on a typical wall assembly retrofitted by wood-based materials. All tested weather files refer to the same location (Catania, Italy) and reference period. The results are compared in terms of mold growth and moisture-dependent increase in heat losses.

The e-SAFE innovation project financed by the Horizon 2020 Programme and led by the University of Catania, is developing, testing and demonstrating an innovative combined energy-and-seismic renovation solution for Reinforced Concrete (RC) framed buildings based on the addition of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) boards to the outer walls, in combination with wood-based insulation. In this paper, the proposed renovation solution (called e-CLT) is investigated in terms of moisture-related risks, i.e., the mold growth and the increase in heat losses due to Liquid Water Content (LWC) within building materials. To this aim, dynamic simulations are performed by means of Delphin 6.1, thus including combined heat and mass transfer (HAMT) due to water vapor migration and accumulation. The results show that, although there is no significant risk of mold growth in the e-CLT for climate conditions prevalent in Northern Italy, the moisture content within the materials implies an increase by about 10 % in the heat losses if compared with a dry wall. Furthermore, inaccurate material properties and boundary outdoor climate conditions can affect the reliability of the results: for this reason, a more appropriate hygrothermal characterization of materials is recommended, as well as the identification of suitable climate datasets, which, however, are not always available.

The current Deliverable D7.5 “REPORT ON DISSEMINATION TO POLICYMAKERS” is produced in the context of Task 7.5 “External dissemination to policy-makers” of the e-SAFE project, which began in M13 and runs until M46. This report serves as a progress report, and will be updated in a second version in M46. The report provides an overview of the policy background against which e-SAFE began and, more broadly, the key policy events that directly shaped the policy narrative since the project kicked off. It then explains the different types of policy dissemination with an overview of the policy dissemination strategy that is suitable for e-SAFE, followed by a description of the policy dissemination strategy and outreach carried out to date, with a view to next steps and remaining work until the end of the project.
Task 7.5, which focuses on raising awareness of the e-SAFE project among key EU policymakers, benefits especially from work taking place particularly in WP2 on stakeholder engagement and WP6 on business models and financial schemes. This work is expected to intensify particularly from M30 of the project, which should feed content development for future policy outreach action towards policymakers.

This Deliverable is a report showing the outcomes of the dissemination and communication activities performed by the e-SAFE consortium in the first two years of the project. Following the structure of D7.1 “Communication and Dissemination Plan” [1], this report is divided into two sections: in the first one, the main communication channels will be presented, and their impact on e-SAFE’s dissemination will be analysed; in the second one, we will focus more on the consortium's activities to effectively disseminate the project results through the scientific community, the project stakeholders and the general public.
This document will be updated at M48 to report the communication and dissemination activities performed until the end of the project.

The purpose of the present report is to describe the business models and financial schemes that will be employed to commercialise the e-SAFE solutions. After setting out the context, by providing an overview of e-SAFE’s mission and purpose, this report sets out the core e-SAFE actors’ (namely e-IPR and e-FOUNDATION) business models, utilising the business model canvas methodology.
This report also sets out the financial/funding schemes/tools that e-FOUNDATION may have in store for its potential customers, i.e., a dedicated crowdfunding platform (e-CROWD) incorporating a peer-to-peer lending platform, direct financing options, financial and fiscal incentives etc. Deliverable D6.3 “White Paper for policy engagement” complements this exercise by proposing flexible financial and fiscal incentives that can be used by local government authorities to encourage deep energy and seismic renovation [1]. The establishment of e-FOUNDATION will be considered by the e-SAFE consortium and/or e-IPR by the end of the project.

This Deliverable D4.6 corresponds to the final version of the e-BEMS (Building Energy Management System) that should be used for monitoring and management activities in the real pilot in Catania. It describes the progress of Task 4.4 and contains the building hierarchical modelling / system architecture, as well as the list of sensors and probes that has been identified in the early version (see Deliverable D4.4 [1]). Further activities implemented in this stage consist in testing the e-BEMS structure and MQTT Mosquito link by generating simulated data.

The objective of Deliverable D4.6 is to present the tool, providing a recap of its main functionalities, the difference with the previous version and a guideline for the e-BEMS configuration in the real pilot and the usage from end users.

This report gives an overview of the prototyping process of the e-SAFE technologies (in a mock-up form), while also presenting the results from testing and certification activities. The e-SAFE technologies that are presented in this report are e-TANK, e-PANEL and e-CLT.
For these technologies intensive design process was carried out, whose main results are reported in Deliverable D3.3 “Design of the e-SAFE technologies” [1]. In some case, an integrated design was necessary, as for e-PANEL and e-CLT. The design process was carried out by European e-SAFE members from different GEO clusters, e.g. Austria, Italy and the Netherlands. This combination of experiences from different building environment and cultures has impacted the design phase. Main lessons learnt in the design phase of e-CLT and e-PANEL are: 1) integrating knowledge from different geo-clusters is a time-consuming process; 2) complex design reflects in engineering time and production time