Matosinhos (Porto, Portugal) is a former industrial and fishing centre and a comparatively recent settlement linked to Porto’s city centre. Despite a recent population decrease, Matosinhos sees an increasing demand for low-income housing. The Matosinhos Energy Hub project aims to support citizens in improving thermal comfort in their homes and mitigating energy poverty.
Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto, Portugal) is a central piece of the Porto Metropolitan Area municipalities, as a former industrial suburb of Porto, providing housing to middle-class and low-class communities.
The research in Ghent seeks to explore innovative bottom-up methodologies to empower communities and drive positive transformation within the CO2PED case neighborhoods. The objective is to identify actionable strategies for sustainable urban development, with a particular focus on addressing social needs, fostering community participation, and promoting empowerment.
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On 9 July 2025, our team presented the CO2PED project at the AESOP 2025 Congress in Istanbul, under Track 05 – Environment and Climate...
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As part of the “VERDE PERTO (Green Nearby)” initiative, the Municipality of Matosinhos hosted the national conference “Carbon Neutrality Within Everyone’s Reach – The Case of Housing” on 27 June 2025. The event brought together stakeholders from multiple sectors to examine how housing policies and practices can support a more inclusive and sustainable pathway toward carbon neutrality.
As part of the “VERDE PERTO (Green Nearby)” initiative, the Municipality of Matosinhos hosted the national conference “Carbon Neutrality...
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On 20 June 2025, our team hosted the third workshop of the CO2PED project, held in the Recarei neighborhood of Matosinhos, Porto.
Following a World Café approach, residents gathered in a circle in a public space to engage in open, honest dialogue. Discussions focused...
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Second Workshop in Our Series: Collective Agency and Co-evolution Toward Inclusive Energy Transitions
From 4 to 6 June 2025, our team took part in the first CO2LAB of the CO2PED Project, held in Ghent, where we contributed with the second....
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First session held during the Open Week of the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences (DCSPT), University of Aveiro
In the week of 19 May 2025, our team launched a new series of workshops on collective agency and co-evolution toward inclusive energy ...
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In mid-June 2025, our team traveled to Bari, Italy, to take part in the Third International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES 2025). The event brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers engaged in shaping sustainable built environments.
During the conference, we presented our work titled “Positive Energy Districts as Contributors to Enhancing Sustainability Pillars in ...
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