🌍 Event: “Building the Sustainable City: Technological and Social Innovation”
📅 Thursday, November 20th, 2025 | 🕘 9:00 – 14:30 | 📍 Assembly Hall, ETSII (UPV)
The Urban Energy Transition Chair at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) is organising a new edition of its annual event, a space designed to foster dialogue and collaboration among academia, public administration, companies, and the social sector, addressing the challenges and opportunities of the urban energy transition.
🗓️ FULL PROGRAM
9:00 – 9:30 | Institutional Welcome
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Débora Domingo Calabuig, Vice-Rector for Sustainable Campus Development, UPV
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Carlos Luis Mundina Gómez, Councillor for Waste, Climate Improvement, and Water Management, València City Council
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Ángel Ortiz Bas, Director, ETSII-UPV
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Carla Montagud Montalvá, Director of the Urban Energy Transition Chair UPV and Deputy Director for Sustainable Development, ETSII
9:30 – 10:00 | Opening Keynote
“The Valencian Metropolitan Territorial Model Facing Climate Change”
🎤 Julia Salom, Full Professor of Geography, Universitat de València
10:00 – 10:50 | Urban Decarbonisation Strategies
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“Four Years of NetZeroCities: Lessons and Perspectives Towards 2030” — Irene Vivas Lalinde, City Support Coordinator, NetZeroCities
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“2050: Challenges to Achieve Carbon Neutrality in Valencia’s Residential Buildings” — Fernando Aitor Mendiguchia Fontes, UPV
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“Spatial Assessment of the 3:30:300 Model in Valencia: Indicators for a Greener City” — José Miguel Carot, UPV
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“Methodological Framework to Evaluate the Impact of Urban Transition on Quality of Life” — Isabel Aparisi Cerdá, UPV-CATENERG
10:50 – 11:20 | Coffee Break
11:20 – 11:50 | Guest Lecture
“Energy Retrofit of the Public Housing Stock in Andalusia”
🎤 Jorge Ruiz García, Housing and Rehabilitation Agency of Andalusia
11:50 – 12:40 | Sustainable Buildings and Energy Rehabilitation
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“OneClickRENO: Renovation Passports to Boost Energy Upgrades” — Miriam Navarro Escudero, Valencian Institute of Building (IVE)
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“Okambuva: Technological Innovation for Healthy and Sustainable Construction” — Diego Albizu Izurdiaga and Syrka Helmdach, Okambuva
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“Mosaik: Urban Energy Modelling Applied to Municipal Decarbonisation” — Batiste Vidal Vidal, ECLEKTE
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“Energy Diagnosis and Improvement Proposals for ‘La Harinera’, a Historic Building Repurposed for Administrative Use” — Mar Cañada Soriano and Mónica González de Juan, UPV
12:40 – 13:30 | Round Table
“Citizen Participation in the Energy Transition”
Moderator: Victoria Pellicer Sifres, València Clima i Energia
Speakers:
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Marcos Boj Pérez, ECODES
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Elena Polo Raigón, aeioLuz
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Sofia Recio Yus, Ecoserveis
13:30 – 14:20 | Technologies for Smart Urban Energy
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“Semantic knowledge graphs to strengthen resilience in complex urban environments: the case of Barcelona.” — Maria Teresa Sellart Garcia, CIMNE
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“Self-supply with Renewable Energy is Possible: The GEDERlab Energy Centre at UPV” — Guillermo Escrivá Escrivá, UPV
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“Electrification, Batteries and Flexibility” — David Ribó Pérez, UPV
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“Tool to Determine the Geolocated Charging Behaviour of Electric Vehicles in Cities” — Ana Romero Barrueco & Elena Navarrete Ripoll, UPV-CATENERG
14:20 – 14:30 | Closing Remarks
Carla Montagud Montalvá, Director of the Urban Energy Transition Chair UPV
