AIRTOPIA was born out of the concern to address the paradigm shift brought about by digitalisation in industry by placing the user/customer at the centre of its activity, empowering them through access to information and technology, and in this case, in relation to the health data provided by a specific environment.

In this context, the project seeks to research, innovate, design and digitise a service that promotes optimal conditions of health, physical comfort, mental well-being and energy efficiency in buildings.

The service will measure the pollutants found in indoor spaces through a continuous monitoring system, through the analysis of data obtained by sensors, using a digital platform that processes them in real time, to be able to detect any anomaly that may represent a danger or threat to the health of the people in the building. Once the situation has been analysed, the service will control the air conditioning systems and activate them when one or more factors exceed the limits considered safe. The information obtained will also be used to optimise the energy consumption of the building in question.

In this way it will be possible to improve people's health both through the control of air conditioning systems and through short-, medium- and long-term recommendations that help to reduce and even eliminate those substances that may pose a risk to people.

The ultimate goal is, therefore, to prototype a system based on the Internet of Things (IoT) supported by data management through Big Data, capable of measuring, analysing, controlling and improving risk factors for people's health, both mental and physical, inside buildings, while guaranteeing their comfort and optimising the necessary energy resources.

The epicentre of the project will be the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, a particularly sensitive environment, as it provides services and treatment to children whose exposure to pollutants can be a determining factor in their physical recovery and state of mind.

AIRTOPIA is a project led by the Design & Creativity Cluster and with the participation of Domestic Data Streamers, Elisava, Anima Design, the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, all members of the Design & Creativity Cluster, and the Clúster Salut Mental Catalunya, will have a total cost of 380,873 €, of which 292,055 € will be provided by the State with funds from the European Union. 83% of this grant, a total of 242,405.65 €, will be distributed among the cluster members participating in the project.

It will be supported and financed by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, as well as by the European Union through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, within the programme of Support to the AEIs to contribute to improving the competitiveness of Spanish industry.