The transnational exchange of experiences through the ACE-Retrofitting project has allowed cities to be inspired and to jointly design innovative renovation coaching services. Yesterday’s online conference and European Users Club shed light on the learnings from this EU-funded (Interreg NWE) project. The over 100 participants who stayed connected during this almost 3-hours event are a strong witness of the increasing interest by public authorities and research institutes for this subject. Read More
Condominiums must be recognised in policy as a specific building type that presents opportunities and challenges for deep retrofit. Without this recognition in policy, ambitions in the European Green Deal for building renovation will not be met. Through these recommendations, partners from the EU-funded ACE-Retrofitting project share their policy learnings on how to act as facilitators between co-owners and building experts. Read More
How can local and national governments accelerate energy retrofitting in condominiums? This article sums up the answers that were given during the conference debates on November 22 in Brussels. Read More
Experience of retrofit across the UK shows that flawed energy efficiency schemes are quite recurring. Plymouth City Council is a good example of how a trusted relationship between the public authority and its residents can improve dialogue and buy-in. A recent study visit to Plymouth in the framework of the EU project "mPower" allowed us to discover how the city connects with its local community. Read More
The German city of Frankfurt am Main recently launched an online platform for the renovation of condominiums as part of the Interreg-NWE ACE-Retrofitting project.
The platform is strongly inspired by the successful collaborative web tool CoachCopro developed by the Paris Climate Agency in 2005. Thanks to this new platform, about 200 000 residents could benefit from an energy retrofit in their condominiums! Read More
The ACE meter communicates the results reached by the partner cities in terms of owners and professionals coached, retrofitting achieved and carbon emissions reduced. Read More
On Friday 23 March the ACE-Retrofitting project was invited to Oxford to explore with researchers the challenges associated with decision-making in the context of making energy upgrades and installation of renewable energy technologies in apartment blocks. Read More
"My home has no door, my home has no roof. My home has no windows. It ain’t water proof" sings French singer Camille in her song "Home Is Where It Hurts". What if we’d be more positive and say "home is where you renovate"? There are lots of great solutions out there! Read More
Low Carbon Housing Tampere Plus (TARMO+) is a three-year ERDF funded project run by the energy agency of Tampere for the promotion of low-energy and carbon solutions in residential housing. It mainly focuses on strengthening cooperation between all stakeholders on the territory. Read More
