A Data-Driven Approach to Evaluate the Smart Readiness Indicator for the Functionality “Respond to Users’ Needs”

The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) is a European rating scheme introduced in 2018 by the Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD). The SRI is conceived as Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to better understand to what extent the entire building stock is ready to adopt new smart solutions. The SRI should be able to cope with the occupants’ needs and the energy grid requirements, enhancing the integration of smart technologies to improve energy efficiency as well as flexibility of buildings in energy demand. This paper presents a new approach to enhance the existing evaluation process for SRI. The proposed methodology makes use of building operational data for the evaluation of the SRI. It combines the application of a Multi-criteria Decision-Making method with the assessment of indoor environmental quality, particularly addressing comfort and well-being aspects in building interior spaces. By introducing a data-driven approach, this work represents a reference use case that changes the current static evaluation of SRI into a dynamic one.