🛠️🏡 From June 11–13, 2025, the IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment (MetroLivEnv) in Venice, Italy brought together researchers, tech experts, and decision-makers to explore how smart technologies can improve the places we live, work, and care for others. From IoT and AI to BIM and data analytics, the event spotlighted the latest innovations in metrology for healthier, safer, and more efficient built environments. With a strong focus on comfort, sustainability, and assisted living, it was the perfect stage for projects like BeOpen to showcase how trusted, high-quality data is key to shaping smarter living spaces.
Why MetroLivEnv Matters for BeOpen
- Real-world relevance: MetroLivEnv focuses on smart solutions for indoor comfort, energy performance, structural health, and environmental monitoring—domains where reliable, high-quality, interoperable data are essential.
- Alignment with BeOpen objectives: The conference’s emphasis on sensors, IoT, AI, and uncertainty modeling dovetails perfectly with BeOpen’s focus on HVDs for decision-making and service development.
- Collaborative ecosystem: With sessions hosted by Dedalus-Horizon, DigiBUILD, and other EU projects, MetroLivEnv exemplified the type of multidisciplinary cooperation that BeOpen promotes.
What We Shared
BeOpen’s presentation, made by Francesca d’Agresti from Engineering, highlighted our core contributions:
- Embedding trust frameworks in public-open data to support real-world metrology needs.
- Using contextual AI and interoperable standards for data collection during building operations, environmental quality checks, and smart infrastructure monitoring.
Key Themes Explored
- Sensor- and IoT-based monitoring of living environments
- Digital twins and BIM integration for lifecycle data harmonization
- AI-driven analytics to improve measurement accuracy and smart decision-making
- Standards and uncertainty modeling for data quality and trust
MetroLivEnv 2025 offered a valuable platform for BeOpen to connect with academia, industry, and public-sector experts working at the intersection of measurement, monitoring, and environmental management.