New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

Initiative category

Identify the award category for which this initiative is being submitted
Prioritising the places and people that need it the most

Email user
natalia@weavair.com

Basic information
Initiative title
WeavAir

Full initiative Title
Data driven education platform for improving places to make people healthier

Please provide a short, catchy description of your initiative to be used in communication towards the public.
WeavAir project makes use of data on air quality, temperature, humidity and space occupancy to build a sustainability model for buildings and visualizations for educating citizens to make spaces healthier & more sustainable

What was the geographical scope of your intiative?
Cross-border/international

Where was your intiative implemented?
Location 1
Poland

Location 2
Poland

Member State(s), Western Balkans and other countries
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If relevant, insert names of region(s)/municipality(ies) involved
Warsaw and Lodz

Does your initiative address mainly urban or rural issues?
Mainly urban

Does your initiative refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?
It refers to a physical transformation of the built environment (hard investment)

Has your initiative benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?
No

Has your initiative won an EU prize with a monetary value awarded?
Yes

What was the prize?
Energy globe award

Does your initiative has a minimum level of maturity? The minimum level of maturity is exemplified by stakeholder/ initiative promoter commitment to implement the initiative in practice and a clear methodology /approach.
Yes

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?
As a representative of an organisation
Please provide the contact details for the project promoter (the individual or representative of the organisation authorised to represent the project)
- Name of the organisation(s): WeavAir Sp Z o o
  Type of organisation: For-profit company
  First name of representative: Nataliya
  Last name of representative: Mykhaylova
  Gender: Female
  Nationality: Ukraine
  Function: CEO
  Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: Al. Jerozolimskie 123A, 18 piętro 02-017 Warszawa
  Town: Warsaw
  Postal code: 02-017
  Country: Poland
  Direct Tel: +1 416-276-4495
  E-mail: natalia@weavair.com
  Website: http://weavair.com
Social Media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.)
- URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weavair/
  Social media handle and associated hashtag(s): https://www.linkedin.com/company/weavair/
In case my initiative is selected as a finalist of the NEB Prizes 2023, I agree to share the name (individual and/or organisation’s), email address, website and social media accounts indicated above with other NEB Prizes finalists. I also agree to publish the name (individual and/or organisation’s), website and social media accounts indicated above next to the public description of my initiative in the channels of the European Commission.
Yes

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes?
Press

Description of the initiative
Please provide a summary of your initiative
Increasing wellness of peopleand reducing carbon emissions are top priority for most organizations. WeavAir offers a decarbonization & wellness solution for real estate & transportation. Multi-sensor IoT devices measure air quality, ventilation performance, predictive maintenance and people flow in real-time. Predictive software enables intelligent alerts, reports & controls to save 30% in operation costs, over 20% in energy, reducing downtime, transmission of infection like COVID-19 as well as insurance risks. WeavAir has traction with big corporates and MNCs in Singapore, Japan, Europe and North America.

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with 5 key words.
data

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
visualization

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
healthy and sustainable buildings

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
education

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
IoT sensor networks

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of sustainability and how these have been/will be met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
WeavAir data can also be integrated with ESG & SDG reporting, and certifications like LEED, WELL, and GRESB. Our team has over 20-year expertise in IoT system design, data analytics and R&D project management with Fortune 500 companies. According to conservative estimates, WeavAir technology can contribute to a reduction in energy use intensity by at least 80 kBtu/ft*yr. Deployed at scale, our technology can result in over 11 MMMBtu (11 Billion BTU) reduction in energy consumption each month.

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
Our goal is to make buildings not only sustainable but also more beautiful and capable to create positive emotions by making them more adaptable to the environment and people. Some municipalities have expressed interest in air pollution data. Therefore, as the network of our devices grows, we might be able to offer air pollution analytics to governments to help inform better urban planning and building design decisions. Finally, we ensure environmental sustainability by offering repair and recycling programs for our devices, using biodegradable materials in our product design and well as setting up partnerships to locally source materials for the manufacture of our devices. To further reduce environmental footprint, the devices are powered from the renewable energy sources (airflow and temperature gradient created by HVAC airflow). Furthermore, our technology is also designed to save a significant amount of energy (up to 60% of the energy needed to operate air circulation systems).

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
We create inclusive solutions by ensuring partial financing to reduce adoption costs and increase the number of users and increase their buy-in by ensuring they are part of the design and implementation. Our long-term aspiration is to reduce impact of pollution on health and prevent disease development. We would like to build a movement and increase public literacy about air pollution and offer air pollution analytics to governments to help inform better urban planning and building design decisions.

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the initiative and civil society have been/will be involved in the initiative and what has been/will be the impact of this involvement on the initiative
We would like to build a movement and increase public literacy about energy efficiency and pollution sources. The pollution monitoring capabilities of our devices will help us accomplish this goal. We are also partnering with local NGOs to create hubs for the manufacturing and assembly of the devices. Through this effort, we hope to create new jobs and build local networks of ambassadors.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national, European) were engaged in the design and implementation of the initiative.
We are building a movement and increase public literacy about energy efficiency and pollution sources. The pollution monitoring capabilities of our devices will help us accomplish this goal. We are also partnering with local NGOs to create hubs for manufacturing and assembly of the devices. Through this effort, we hope to create new jobs and build local networks of ambassadors. Some municipalities have expressed interest in air pollution data. Therefore, as the network of our devices grows, we might be able to offer air pollution analytics to governments to help inform better urban planning and building design decisions.

Please explain which disciplines and/ or knowledge fields were reflected in the design and implementation of your initiative. Please explain how representatives of these different fields interacted with each other, and what the added value of this process was
In our design, we involve engineers, architects, industrial designers and data scientists. they work closely together to collect data, build models and building simulations as well as visualizations to empower people to learn about their environment and take action to improve it.

Please highlight the innovative character of the initiative, when compared to mainstream actions in the field of the initiative
Our solution is innovative compared to other solutions on the market because it provides: 1) holistic tracking of over 20 different factors in real-time , 2) 200x faster diagnosis and prevention of hazards, 3) predictive decision support system to detect sources of anomalies for predictive maintenance trained on over 10 years of data, 4) Improved diagnostics accuracy (95%) without the requirement to recalibrate and system.

Please describe which elements of your initiative could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and contexts. This may involve, for example, aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings, etc.
Our long-term goal is to position our solution as a standard tool for monitoring compliance with sustainability standards and in the future – a required technology to be installed. We are in conversations with regulatory authorities to certify our solution as a standard method to validate compliance with green standards. Our technology is also very scalable to other markets such as residential, retail nd transportation hub buildings.

Please describe the methodology or approach used in your initiative.
WeavAir solution is composed of 3 components:
1)WeavDetect - a modular data collection system composed of multi-sensor IoT device network and satellite geospatial data that provides detailed monitoring of property operations, energy efficiency, air quality and occupancy diagnostics.
2) WeavPredict - A collection of predictive models and algorithms that can be applied to the collected data to enable more accurate anomaly detection, alerts, and operational intelligence that helps achieve operational and maintenance cost reductions for commercial properties on a daily basis
3) WeavConnect – A software solution that connects anomaly detection to smarter long term decisions and integrations to help achieve long-term ESG and decarbonization goals, while supporting properties with LEED, WELL and GRESB reporting requirements.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the initiative addresses by providing local solutions
Increasing the wellness of employees and reducing carbon emissions are top priorities for most organizations. We promote good health and well-being by monitoring the indoor environment, air quality and infection. WeavAir can identify contamination sources and offer the best filtration solutions. We also test purifiers to ensure they are always effective. We promote sustainable infrastructure as well as sustainable cities and communities by continuously monitoring air distribution systems and improving energy efficiency through proactive insights. In this way, we also promote responsible consumption and climate action.

Please detail the scope of progress in the implementation of the initiative. This can include already demonstrated results/outputs related to the chosen Prizes category, and the already achieved benefits from the initiative for direct and indirect beneficiaries. This can also include a development plan of the initiative, with a particular attention to the steps envisaged in the year following the application, and including envisaged results and benefits from the initiative
WeavAir has launched projects with 3 international hotel chains to improve air quality by 30% and protect the health of guests staying in quarantine while saving over 20% of energy. WeavAir also has launched projects with 2 of the largest construction firms. WeavAir also developed solutions for transportation systems, monitoring and improving the effectiveness of air purification systems by over 40%. WeavAir has received 20 awards in North America, Asia, and Europe, including the Asian Development Bank Award, SEAS Award, Clean50 Top Project, Enactus Canada Award, Le Monde Smart City Award, MWC Innovation World Cup, Audi Lab Award, Schneider Electric Award and UN WeGo Smart City award.

Please provide documents that demonstrate the maturity level of the initiative and commitment to implement the initiative in practice (e.g.: evaluation report, final or mid-term initiative report, certification, publications, building permit, grant agreement, letter of support, partnership agreement, etc.)
PDF
PDF
- pdf-1-35540.pdf
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