Periodic Reporting for period 2 - re-MODULEES (the Retrofitting Market Activation Platform based on the generation of standard modules for energy efficiency and clean energy solutions)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2022-05-01 al 2024-04-30
The aim of re-MODULEES is the creation of the EU-wide retrofit market activation framework in the residential building sector, supported by digital and physical Renovation Hubs at the member state and EU level. It aims to accelerate deep renovation processes by fostering a market uptake of valuable key results of recent European projects on deep renovation, enhancing a people-centred renovation process at a local and pan-EU level, in order to make deep renovation more attractive for consumers and investors, environmentally friendly and cost effective. It will develop and implement digital and physical Retrofitting Market Activation Platforms, validating them on a national MS level in 7 Pilot Markets in Spain, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and The Netherlands.
This is achieved this by 4 key pillars:
1. Clustering of efforts and evidence capitalizing key outputs from relevant EU projects;
2. Digitalizing these key outputs to make them attractive to end-users and easily accessible in virtual Renovation Hub, an on-line, GIS-based, open source platform;
3. Enhancing the impact of current EU projects Key Exploitable Results by offering evidences on existing locally-relevant renovation business models, and developing new ones, supporting scalability and uptake of innovative renovation practices through tailored go-to-market strategies, giving easy access to affordable financing and d) shaping cross-regional market uptake enabling policies;
4. Fostering the implementation of renovation practices by establishing 2 physical Renovation Hubs and 7 Local Advisory Boards (LABs) in EU-relevant pilot markets, leading to a further roll out in other Member States.
re-MODULEES has 5 objectives:
Objective 1: To make deep renovations easier, faster and more attractive for stakeholders by fostering market uptake and giving access to key results of relevant European projects
Objective 2: To nudge relevant stakeholders to renovation by fostering holistic consumer-centred business models and decision tools, supported by evidence-based performances
Objective 3: Facilitate decision making on deep renovation by tackling demand and supply sided social, financial and legal barriers
Objective 4: Fostering the implementation of the re-MODULEES actions in seven demonstration pilot markets
Objective 5: To roll out the re-MODULEES concept on a European level, supported by a go-to-market exploitation at MS-level
This is achieved this by 4 key pillars:
1. Clustering of efforts and evidence capitalizing key outputs from relevant EU projects;
2. Digitalizing these key outputs to make them attractive to end-users and easily accessible in virtual Renovation Hub, an on-line, GIS-based, open source platform;
3. Enhancing the impact of current EU projects Key Exploitable Results by offering evidences on existing locally-relevant renovation business models, and developing new ones, supporting scalability and uptake of innovative renovation practices through tailored go-to-market strategies, giving easy access to affordable financing and d) shaping cross-regional market uptake enabling policies;
4. Fostering the implementation of renovation practices by establishing 2 physical Renovation Hubs and 7 Local Advisory Boards (LABs) in EU-relevant pilot markets, leading to a further roll out in other Member States.
re-MODULEES has 5 objectives:
Objective 1: To make deep renovations easier, faster and more attractive for stakeholders by fostering market uptake and giving access to key results of relevant European projects
Objective 2: To nudge relevant stakeholders to renovation by fostering holistic consumer-centred business models and decision tools, supported by evidence-based performances
Objective 3: Facilitate decision making on deep renovation by tackling demand and supply sided social, financial and legal barriers
Objective 4: Fostering the implementation of the re-MODULEES actions in seven demonstration pilot markets
Objective 5: To roll out the re-MODULEES concept on a European level, supported by a go-to-market exploitation at MS-level
The re-MODULEES project is focused on developing a platform for business models within the context of deep energy retrofitting. The project's initial phase involves creating a comprehensive knowledge base through detailed market profiling in seven pilot markets. This profiling encompasses technical, operational, and social characteristics, as well as an examination of innovative tools, services, and applications to facilitate market exploitation.
The re-MODULEES platform design started focusing on the residential buildings’ energy renovation data and resources available on the different pilot markets and EU levels, and their possibility for discovery, access and interaction automation. Nevertheless, outputs from other activities shown that many markets and/or user profiles would better relay on examples, peers’ experiences and other subjective perceptions than hard data and figures, and that human interactions and self-management functionalities can be preferrable than machine facilitations. Last step has been the documentation of the process and outputs, which can be found in the different documents available at the project website, related to data, design and documentation; in the published videos; commented source code; and manuals and guidelines.
The activation of the seven re-MODULEES pilot markets aims to break the mold of traditional renovation approaches. Instead of a simple user-platform, it fosters a collaborative community, empowering stakeholders through a focus on community-usefulness-results by four pillars:
- Market Activation: Sparking demand for renovation services and products through targeted campaigns, easy-to-access information, and readily available resources.
- Impactful Renovations: Streamlining and optimizing renovation processes by leveraging existing resources effectively.
- Forward-Thinking Vision: Encouraging innovative solutions to tackle complex renovation challenges.
- Community Building: Facilitating collaboration and knowledge exchange among all stakeholders involved.
The re-HUBs are digital and/or physical ecosystems promoting renovation, that will be operational after the end of re-MODULEES. The re-HUBs will guarantee the continuation of the activities related to the building renovation process (delivery of modular services) after the end of the project. They are regional nodes (branches regional formalized networks of relevant stakeholders) that can be linked to the re-LABs.
The re-MODULEES platform design started focusing on the residential buildings’ energy renovation data and resources available on the different pilot markets and EU levels, and their possibility for discovery, access and interaction automation. Nevertheless, outputs from other activities shown that many markets and/or user profiles would better relay on examples, peers’ experiences and other subjective perceptions than hard data and figures, and that human interactions and self-management functionalities can be preferrable than machine facilitations. Last step has been the documentation of the process and outputs, which can be found in the different documents available at the project website, related to data, design and documentation; in the published videos; commented source code; and manuals and guidelines.
The activation of the seven re-MODULEES pilot markets aims to break the mold of traditional renovation approaches. Instead of a simple user-platform, it fosters a collaborative community, empowering stakeholders through a focus on community-usefulness-results by four pillars:
- Market Activation: Sparking demand for renovation services and products through targeted campaigns, easy-to-access information, and readily available resources.
- Impactful Renovations: Streamlining and optimizing renovation processes by leveraging existing resources effectively.
- Forward-Thinking Vision: Encouraging innovative solutions to tackle complex renovation challenges.
- Community Building: Facilitating collaboration and knowledge exchange among all stakeholders involved.
The re-HUBs are digital and/or physical ecosystems promoting renovation, that will be operational after the end of re-MODULEES. The re-HUBs will guarantee the continuation of the activities related to the building renovation process (delivery of modular services) after the end of the project. They are regional nodes (branches regional formalized networks of relevant stakeholders) that can be linked to the re-LABs.
re-MODULEES is a comprehensive initiative aimed at overcoming barriers to large-scale renovation in the European residential sector. It seeks to capitalize on the outcomes of previous EU projects by transitioning from solid exploitation plans to actual market uptake envisioning 3 transition paths to achieve this goal:
1. Capitalizing on Available Outcomes: This involves gathering reliable data, identifying target groups, auditing both supply and demand sides to understand the diversity of retrofitting markets across EU MS’s. It established a standard modular architecture for deep energy retrofitting at the EU level, clustering markets based on common challenges and opportunities.
2. Digitalizing Access to Outcomes: The focus is on creating a decision support system that addresses the varied landscape of EU retrofitting markets. This includes customizing solutions to each market's maturity and the needs of professionals, aiming to enhance the value of professional work, standardize features, and increase productivity. The platform involves establishing methodological frameworks, developing the digital architecture, and a calculus engine for cost-optimal procedures.
3. Implementation through Renovation Hubs: This path is about demonstrating the viability and attractiveness of the modules at the national and local levels. It involves engaging consumer-members and regional stakeholders in co-creation processes and testing automated decision support system tools and services in seven selected pilot markets.
The project is particularly focused on engaging relevant stakeholders in the renovation value chain, including social housing companies, private homeowners, condominiums, ESCOs, construction companies, investors, architects, and concept developers. It addresses the specific challenges and profiles of these stakeholders, providing tailored solutions and support mechanisms.
Local Advisory Boards were established in each pilot market to activate and validate local renovation practices, ensuring they are aligned with local needs and regulations. These LABs will consist of stakeholders from financial, technical, social, and legislative fields, working in harmonized tasks to achieve a wide-scale market impact.
The concept includes a range of services such as knowledge provision on holistic renovation, on-site analysis, technical inspection, funding procurement, and project management. It outlines a direct approach to market engagement through various channels and considers the costs and revenues associated with these activities.
1. Capitalizing on Available Outcomes: This involves gathering reliable data, identifying target groups, auditing both supply and demand sides to understand the diversity of retrofitting markets across EU MS’s. It established a standard modular architecture for deep energy retrofitting at the EU level, clustering markets based on common challenges and opportunities.
2. Digitalizing Access to Outcomes: The focus is on creating a decision support system that addresses the varied landscape of EU retrofitting markets. This includes customizing solutions to each market's maturity and the needs of professionals, aiming to enhance the value of professional work, standardize features, and increase productivity. The platform involves establishing methodological frameworks, developing the digital architecture, and a calculus engine for cost-optimal procedures.
3. Implementation through Renovation Hubs: This path is about demonstrating the viability and attractiveness of the modules at the national and local levels. It involves engaging consumer-members and regional stakeholders in co-creation processes and testing automated decision support system tools and services in seven selected pilot markets.
The project is particularly focused on engaging relevant stakeholders in the renovation value chain, including social housing companies, private homeowners, condominiums, ESCOs, construction companies, investors, architects, and concept developers. It addresses the specific challenges and profiles of these stakeholders, providing tailored solutions and support mechanisms.
Local Advisory Boards were established in each pilot market to activate and validate local renovation practices, ensuring they are aligned with local needs and regulations. These LABs will consist of stakeholders from financial, technical, social, and legislative fields, working in harmonized tasks to achieve a wide-scale market impact.
The concept includes a range of services such as knowledge provision on holistic renovation, on-site analysis, technical inspection, funding procurement, and project management. It outlines a direct approach to market engagement through various channels and considers the costs and revenues associated with these activities.