Horizon Europe Project
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Enhancing Accessibility and Sustainability in Smart Cities and Smart Buildings:

​The Universal Accessibility Suite Initiative​

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New AccesS publication: explainable AI (XAI)

Sep 03, 2026

A new publication developed by our partners from CERTH explores how artificial intelligence can support smarter building operation while balancing two closely connected objectives: reducing energy use and maintaining comfortable indoor environments.

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Out of the oven: Press Release #3

Aug 11, 2026

​​​As the summer holiday period settles in across Europe, we're taking the opportunity to pause and look back at what has been a busy few months for EU project AccesS!

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​​​About​​

The project aims to revolutionize the accessibility and inclusivity of smart buildings and smart cities with the groundbreaking Universal Accessibility Suite initiative. By leveraging advanced technologies and innovative solutions like AI, BIM, and GIS, AccesS aims to create barrier-free environments, facilitate smooth mobility, and enable equal access to essential services and facilities. Furthermore, AccesS aspires to deliver innovations supporting the inclusive, adaptive, and sustainable operation of the built environment in order to optimize building operations in an adaptive manner depending on the needs of its users and addresses e-mobility and micro-mobility to facilitate accessible and inclusive transportation options.

​The operational objectives of the project are to:

  • formulate the basis of a user-centred design approach for social inclusion and accessibility in Smart Cities and Smart Buildings,
  • deliver digital innovations for the design of accessible, inclusive, and sustainable Built Environments,
  • promote inclusive, adaptive, and sustainable building operation and mobility management under the Smart City context,
  • standardized Framework for Inclusive and Accessible Built Environments in the European Union,
  • fostering Innovation, Public Awareness, and Industry Collaboration for Accessible Built Environments,
  • demonstrate and evaluate the Universal Accessibility Initiative in Smart Cities.​
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