On March 26th, the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano hosted the final event of the URBEM (Urban Reference Buildings for Energy Modelling), project, a Nationally Relevant Research Project (PRIN) funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR). Coordinated by Prof. Francesco Causone from the Department of Energy, the project involved ten Italian universities with the aim of developing a database of reference buildings (archetypes) to support energy simulation at the urban scale.

During the meeting, the final outputs of the project were presented, with particular emphasis on the contribution that the URBEM archetypes can offer for:

• The drafting of the national building renovation plan according to the EPBD directive;

• The preparation of municipal decarbonization plans;

• Energy simulation for climate mitigation and adaptation scenarios;

• The development of energy policies for building stock management;

• The design of resilient and flexible energy networks.

The day was structured into two main sessions: in the morning, after institutional greetings from Prof. Mario Motta, Rector’s Delegate for Energy Transition, and Prof. Livio Mazzarella, Dean of the Department of Energy, the speakers illustrated the development and application methodologies of the URBEM archetypes. In the afternoon, in-person guests participated in working groups to discuss potential synergies and future collaborations.