The key stakeholders in partners' countries have been identified and the engagemant action plan was designed. FinEERGo-Dom partners have created Advisory Committees in each replicating country, and organised the regular workshops to successfully implement and maximize the use of the project results.The training materials packages dedicated to Financial Institutions, Homeowners, and Policy Makers were produced and delivered during trainings organised by project partners.
The SUNShINE Platform was designed to support all phases of an EPC project in four languages for replicating partners’ use. It is designed to engage a range of stakeholders in various project phases: Planning, executing the renovation, and maintaining and monitoring the renovated building. The platform serves as a collaborative space for such stakeholders.
The benefits of the platform include:
• Facilitating collaboration between registered organisations (building owners, ESCOs, banks, maintenance companies, auditors, etc.) for improved communication.
• Providing residents with a centralised access point to service providers.
• Collecting building and project data for relevant statistical analysis.
• Reducing administrative costs (especially for ESCOs) by centralising information and simplifying communication during projects.
Partners have translated the Latvian BEEF guidelines and EPC agreement to local languages. The documents have been analysed and adapted to the context of countries' legislation.
Each replicating country prepared the basis for implementation of financial instruments (including guidelines), estimated budget for implementation and operation and risk management procedure were developed. The guidelines have also been published on the SUNShINE platform and are available to all stakeholders.
In Poland the Priority Programme “ Renovation with guaranteed savings – EPC Plus” was established by NFOSiGW and the 1st call for applications was carried out.
A solid ecosystem of partners has been created in Bulgaria, consisting of public authorities, financial service providers, the Bulgarian ESCO (Alliance for Energy Efficiency), and the Bulgarian project teams BeSmart, SHAREs, SHEERenov H2020. Based on the experience of the FinEERGo-Dom project the Bulgarian OSS model offering a wide range of technical assistance services was established and started operation. A part of the FinEERGo-Dom consortium, BULBEEF was established by Funding For Future (F3) to manage privately financed Building Energy Efficiency Facilities (BEEFs), facilitating access to long-term financing for energy efficiency deep renovations in social and multifamily buildings as well as public buildings. BULBEEF provided forfaiting services, among others. In Slovakia, a pipeline of potential EPC projects has been established.The Slovak EPC market recognises the benefits of EPCs and the BEEF model, and with the lessons learned from the FinEERGo-Dom project, further work can be done to develop financial mechanisms and programmes dedicated to building renovation. The efforts made in Austria and Romania within the FinEERGo-Dom project to prepare the ground for the implementation of an instrument to support the implementation of EPC projects in multifamily buildings, for the creation of BEEFs and for the identification of potential projects, have contributed to a solid recognition of the conditions for this type of investment. Meetings, trainings, workshops organised by the project partners increased knowledge and understanding of the activities for energy efficiency measures, EPC plus contracts and ESCO solutions. In addition, these interactions have effectively increased stakeholder awareness of the importance and potential of these initiatives.
