Digital Pathways for Accelerating Collective Decision-Making in Energy Renovation (DPARt)

  • Project
  • January 2026 – December 2029

Many homeowners’ associations (VvEs) want to make their buildings more energy-efficient, but collective decision-making is complex and slow. DPARt develops AI-driven digital tools that support VvEs in understanding options, weighing scenarios, and making informed, shared decisions about energy renovations. 

Objective

The goal of DPARt is to accelerate energy renovations in multi-owner residential buildings by improving collective decision-making. Through data-driven, user-centered AI tools and serious games, the project helps VvEs, energy coaches, and municipalities better understand renovation impacts, reduce uncertainty, and lower the time and effort needed to reach shared decisions. 

The project uses living labs and co-creation with VvEs, municipalities, and industry partners to ensure that the developed tools are practical, ethical, and widely applicable in real-world renovation processes. 

Results

  • AI-supported decision tools for VvEs 
  • Serious games that explain renovation choices and impacts 
  • Co-created solutions that improve vvEs’ decision-making process 

Duration

01 January 2026 - 31 December 2029

HU researchers involved in the research

  • Xiao Peng
    • Senior lecturer
    • Research group: Organisations in Digital Transition
  • Angelique Ruiter | Hogeschool Hoofddocent | Lectoraat Co-Design
    Angelique Ruiter
    • Lecturer-researcher
    • Research group: Co-design
  • Wilko Planje | Researcher | Research group New Energy in the City
    Wilko Planje
    • Researcher
    • Research group: Applied Urban Energy Transition
  • Robert Goedegebure
    • Lecturer-researcher
    • Research group: Organisations in Digital Transition
  • Lieke Nijdam
    • Researcher
    • Research groups: Marketing & Customer Experience, Organisations in Digital Transition

Knowledge partners

Robert Goedegebure

  • Lecturer-researcher
  • Research group: Organisations in Digital Transition