OFFICINAE VERDI GROUP SRL

Their core work

Officinae Verdi Group is a Rome-based energy and sustainability consultancy specializing in building refurbishment, smart city transformation, and energy performance contracting. They develop tools and platforms for near-zero energy building (NZEB) renovation, including BIM-based decision-making systems, and support cities in transitioning to positive energy districts. Their work bridges technical building retrofit solutions with citizen engagement strategies and green public procurement, making them a practical operator in Europe's urban energy transition.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early work (2015–2017) centered on broad smart city transformation — urban regeneration models, sustainable mobility, ICTs, and renewable energy integration at the city scale (REMOURBAN, TRUST-EPC-SOUTH). From 2017 onward, they sharpened their focus toward specific building-level technologies: openBIM, 3D-printed façades, BIPV, super-insulating materials, and positive energy districts (REZBUILD, CityxChange). The trajectory shows a clear move from city-wide urban planning participation toward hands-on building refurbishment technology and energy market design.

They are converging on the intersection of digital construction tools (BIM, 3D printing) and positive energy districts — expect future work in district-scale deep renovation platforms.

How they like to work

Primarily a consortium partner (5 of 6 projects), but proved they can coordinate when the topic aligns with their core strength — they led REZBUILD, their largest project by far. They operate in large consortia (155 unique partners across 23 countries), indicating comfort in complex multi-partner environments. Their single coordination role in a technically focused renovation project suggests they prefer to lead on applied building technology rather than broad urban programs.

Extensive European network spanning 155 unique partners across 23 countries, built primarily through large-scale smart city and renovation demonstration projects. Their network is weighted toward Southern and Western European cities and construction industry players.

What sets them apart

Unlike pure engineering firms, Officinae Verdi combines technical building renovation expertise (BIM, energy modeling, advanced materials) with soft skills in community engagement and public procurement — a rare combination for a private company. Their experience spanning both city-scale smart urban projects and building-level NZEB renovation means they can operate at multiple scales, from district energy planning down to individual façade solutions. For consortium builders, they offer an Italian private-sector partner that can handle both the technical work packages and the citizen/market engagement tasks.

Highlights from their portfolio

• REZBUILD
  Their only coordinated project and largest funding (EUR 1.37M), developing an integrated NZEB refurbishment platform combining openBIM, 3D-printed façades, BIPV, and smart radiant floors.
• CityxChange
  Major positive energy district project focused on energy market design and Energy-as-a-Service (eMaaS), representing their most forward-looking energy transition work.
• REMOURBAN
  Their first H2020 project (2015), a lighthouse smart city initiative that established their credentials in urban transformation and citizen engagement.