Boosting buildings’ smartness with quantitative metrics in the Smart Readiness Indicator

A key tool in achieving a decarbonised EU building stock is the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI), which also measures in qualitative terms a building’s smartness and flexibility. smartEn acknowledges the value of the SRI and calls for a correct assessment of the flex-readiness of buildings. In the medium-term smartEn urges its evolution into a quantitative metric for energy and carbon performance, supported by three metrics.