The aim of the international project
SuPeRBE is to provide innovative and effective methods, tools and competences for the deployment
of highly effective measures for adaptation and risk management at different spatial scales: buildings, neighborhoods and
communities, with the aim of integrating more systematic adaptation measures and local community involvement to increase resilience
to climate change risks in Central Europe.
The Resilient Built Environment assessment system for Central Europe (RBE-CE) will be developed, tested and validated on
five demo areas that differ in scales – CTU UCEEB will provide support in contextualising the system to the Czech context
and then assessing the demo site located under the Prague 5 Municipality.
Project progress:
Over the past 24 months, the SuPeRBE project has developed and validated an innovative framework for assessing and improving
the climate resilience of buildings and neighbourhoods across Central Europe. A key project outcome is the
RBE-CE methodology,
comprising the
RBTool-CE for building-scale assessment and the
RNTool-CE for neighbourhood-scale assessment, which evaluate
vulnerability, exposure, and adaptive capacity against major climate hazards such as heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainfall,
flooding, and strong winds.
At
CTU UCEEB, significant efforts focused on adapting the methodology to the Czech context and testing it through pilot applications,
including detailed assessments in Nový Barrandov, Prague 5, carried out in cooperation with local stakeholders and public
authorities. The project has also delivered the
SuPeRBE digital platform (
https://superbe.felicity.tools/), integrating climate hazard analysis, resilience
assessment, adaptation planning, and reporting services into a practical decision-support environment for municipalities,
planners, designers, and building professionals. Through extensive pilot testing, stakeholder engagement, training workshops,
and dissemination activities, the project has demonstrated how resilience assessments can support more informed climate adaptation
decisions in the built environment. As the project enters its final phase, activities focus on finalising methodological guidance,
publishing scientific results, and maximising the long-term impact of the project outputs.
In parallel, SuPeRBE partners are contributing to the development of a
CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) on climate resilience assessment of the built environment, helping transform project knowledge and practical
experience into a European-level guidance document (to be published in October 2026) that will support the wider adoption
of resilience assessment methodologies and adaptation planning practices across Europe.
SuPeRBE digital platform: https://superbe.felicity.tools/
SuPeRBE training material available in the European Skill Registry: https://skillsregistry.eu/my-feed
Sign up for the SuPeRBE course according to your level: Level 1 – Policy makers, Level 2 – Technical coordinators and
municipalities representatives, and Level 3 – Building/urban professionals.
Published publications:
- Felicioni et al. (2026), Enhancing Building Resilience: Adapting the Resilient Built Environment Tool for Central Europe to the Czech context, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 1615, International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment 2025, Trondheim (SBE25 Trondheim).
DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1615/1/012059
- Fictumova et al. (2026), Interconnection of Building- and Neighbourhood-Level Resilience (RBTool and RNTool): Insights from
Prague Case Study. NEXTBUILT 2026 – Bologna (Italy) – proceedings publication in process
- Felicioni et al. (2026), Localising Global Resilience: Integrating Hazard Assessment and Climate Adaptation into SBToolCZ
and Regional Innovation Projects. ICONHIC 26 – Crete – proceedings publication in process
- Klepacova et al. (2026), Contextualization of the RBE-CE method: the Multi-Scale Assessment and Decision Support tools for
Climate Adaptation tested in five pilot areas. ICONHIC 26 – Crete – proceedings publication in process
- Moro et al. (2025), RBE-CE: A Cross-Scale Assessment System for Climate Adaptation in Central European Built Environment, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 1546, Central Europe towards Sustainable
Building 2025. DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1546/1/012063
Project SuPeRBE is supported by the Interreg Central Europe Programme funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
and co-financed by the participants.
