Broadoak have been named as a project partner of the Wilson Project, a major 4-year pan European research and development project.
WILSON will develop and demonstrate a number of new prop-tech solutions in large-scale pilots across four different European countries. Newcastle Helix has been selected as the pilot for the UK, and Broadoak are working with Newcastle University to deliver the project. Overall, the project aims to upgrade 200,000 m2 of buildings and reduce maintenance costs by up to 35%.
Key objectives include improving building operations, evaluating environmental impact, and enhancing building diagnosis and monitoring. Personalized Data Hubs (PDHs) will connect and integrate all WILSON solutions, adhering to International Data Space (IDS) principles. These solutions will be complemented by an Investment Tool to support decision-making on renovation and RES investments.
Broadoak Director Fergus Trim said ‘WILSON is a great project to bring to Newcastle. It will develop nine innovations that focus on data management, property management, environmental performance, and building diagnostics. These innovations will then translate into practical applications such as tools for predictive maintenance, biodiversity assessment, risk and resilience analysis, and smart readiness indicators. It is good news that Newcastle will be at the forefront of the development of this new property technology’
The EU-funded WILSON project aims to enhance data management in the built environment through a decentralised, interoperable data mesh architecture, integrating advanced data analytics and digital twin technologies to improve building management systems (BMS).
In the long-term, WILSON seeks to ensure Europe’s global competitiveness, data sovereignty, and achievement of European energy and environmental goals by 2050, resulting in a highly energy-efficient and decarbonized building stock.