UNIVERSITET PO ARCHITEKTURA STROITELSTVO I GEODEZIJA

Their core work

UASG (University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy) is Bulgaria's leading technical university specializing in the built environment — architecture, construction, and urban planning. In H2020, they contribute expertise on energy-efficient building renovation, sustainable urban design, and green building technologies. Their work bridges architectural design with energy performance, focusing on how buildings and public spaces can be retrofitted or redesigned to improve both energy efficiency and quality of life for residents.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

UASG's early H2020 involvement (2016-2017) centred on energy policy and technical building standards — understanding energy choices (ECHOES) and training for near-zero energy building retrofits (Fit-to-nZEB). From 2018 onward, their focus broadened significantly toward the social and environmental dimensions of the built environment: urban wellbeing, democratic co-creation of public spaces (URBiNAT), circular construction with green building elements (BUS-GoCircular), and community-driven finance for renovation (BeSMART). The shift is clear — from technical energy compliance toward integrated sustainable urbanism where buildings, public spaces, and citizen participation converge.

UASG is moving toward integrated urban sustainability — combining energy performance, circular construction materials (green roofs/façades), and community co-design — making them a strong fit for future projects on nature-based solutions in cities.

How they like to work

UASG participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, which is typical for a university contributing domain expertise to larger European initiatives. With 76 unique partners across 23 countries from just 5 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia — their average consortium has 15+ partners. This makes them an experienced team player comfortable in complex multi-country collaborations, though they are not a project driver or consortium organizer.

Despite only 5 projects, UASG has built a remarkably broad network of 76 partners across 23 countries, reflecting their participation in large pan-European consortia. Their connections span Western and Eastern Europe with no narrow geographic cluster.

What sets them apart

UASG brings a rare combination: deep architectural and construction engineering expertise from Bulgaria's top technical university, combined with growing experience in participatory urban design and nature-based building solutions. For consortium builders, they offer a credible Eastern European partner with genuine built-environment expertise — not just a "geographic coverage" addition. Their URBiNAT involvement shows they can contribute meaningfully to citizen co-creation and social innovation projects, not just technical construction work.

Highlights from their portfolio

• URBiNAT
  Their largest project by far (EUR 334,584 — 66% of total funding), running 6 years, combining urban planning with social innovation and healthy public space co-creation.
• BUS-GoCircular
  Represents their newest direction into circular construction — green roofs, green façades, and multifunctional building elements — signalling future expertise growth.
• Fit-to-nZEB
  Directly addresses the EU renovation wave priority with training schemes for near-zero energy building retrofits, showing practical workforce development capability.