ABSTRACT
The research project GeoSustained, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/ECI-CON/1866/2021), aims to study sustainable solutions for using shallow geothermal systems for buildings and infrastructure acclimatization. Lisbon Municipality is a partner in the consortium, playing a particularly important role in the implementation and regulation of the mandatory elements for installing the system. For this purpose, a working group was created to collaborate with the responsible entities, namely Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia (DGEG, a public energy and geology institution). Two priorities were established: (1) definition of the best practices for the implementation of shallow geothermal solutions; (2) development of a guide with the flow to implement the systems licensing procedure. This information will be integrated into the Municipal Regulation for Urbanization and Construction in Lisbon (Regulamento Municipal para a Urbanização e Edificação de Lisboa). It is also expected that the collaboration with DGEG will contribute to improve the implementation of this type of solution at a national level, being a critical approach to more sustainable and resilient cities to climate change.
