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Cities speak out for affordable and sustainable housing 

Cities speak out for affordable and sustainable housing 

Energy Cities gathered its board for a meeting with the European Commission on the housing crisis

02/07/2025

How can the EU help cities tackle the housing crisis? Across Europe, prices are soaring, and finding an affordable apartment is becoming increasingly difficult.  Although […]
Interviews
Fixing homes through an inspiring public-private partnership

Fixing homes through an inspiring public-private partnership

Oktave, a regional One-Stop Shop for home energy renovation

23/04/2025

Interview with one-stop-shop expert Gabriel Quentin, who is Partnership Manager at Oktave, a regional one-stop-shop for renovation in the East of France.
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Driving the Green Deal: Lessons from EU cities’ experiments

Driving the Green Deal: Lessons from EU cities’ experiments

Learn from inspiring case studies on clean energy, circular economy, efficient renovations, and sustainable food systems

30/12/2024

How can we fulfill the Green Deal? From clean energy to circular economy; from efficient renovations to sustainable food systems, cities around Europe are designing […]
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“Housing, health, energy provisions: We need to connect a little bit more those things.”

“Housing, health, energy provisions: We need to connect a little bit more those things.”

Interview with Dr. Lucie Middlemiss and Beverley Searle, University of Leeds

04/12/2024

Since the energy crisis started a few years ago, we hear more often about energy or fuel poverty. But how often do we talk about the concrete challenges and also the coping strategies of the people affected by it? And what does it mean for people’s health when they live in very cold or very hot homes?
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Five lessons from France on how to cost-effectively finance and consistently deliver home renovations

Five lessons from France on how to cost-effectively finance and consistently deliver home renovations

A golden opportunity for the EUs new housing commissioner help solve Europe’s most intractable energy issue – home heating

27/09/2024

There are three different challenges to mass-market home renovations that must be solved: the first, and easiest challenge, is the technology. Heat pumps and insulation […]
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In France, a specific one-stop shop model shakes up the deep energy renovation market

In France, a specific one-stop shop model shakes up the deep energy renovation market

In France, Third-Party Financing companies set up by five regions and metropolis are a real game-changer for homeowners aspiring to deep energy renovation.

03/09/2024

The five French Third-Party Financing companies, a specific one-stop shop model for home energy renovation, provide technical and financial solutions to homeowners aspiring to deep […]
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It’s all in one spot: One-stop-shops

It’s all in one spot: One-stop-shops

Go-to places for energy community advice

14/06/2024

Citizens and businesses may have the motivation to reduce their energy bill or to produce their own electricity. Often enough, though, they don't know where to start, where to funding, which technologies to use. The first and best step is to meet an impartial expert who can guide and advice. The people working at Urban Innovation Vienna, the climate and innovation agency of the Austrian capital, recently shared their experience of setting up and running their "One Stop Shop".
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Standardised Smart EPC contract and tender documentation

12/02/2024

The successful preparation and execution of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) projects require the expertise and experience of project leaders representing a local authority. As technology […]
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Learn on innovative financing for your local energy & climate projects!

Learn on innovative financing for your local energy & climate projects!

PROSPECT+, capacity building for cities & regions, launches its final call!

31/01/2024

Apply to this learning programme which also offers some community energy skills building. It is tailored to enhance local and regional actions in the field of energy efficiency of public and private buildings, public lighting, transport, and cross-sectoral actions such as local energy production.
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Coming soon: a European community of local one-stop shops for home energy renovation

16/10/2023

Local one-stop shops for home energy renovation will soon have the opportunity to imagine and create their own European community of practice, that is, a […]

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Building the European community of practice for Integrated Home Renovation Services
EU Peers

Integrated Home Renovation Services (IHRS) offer holistic solutions for home renovations and are part of the enabling framework breaking barriers to renovation. The overall objective […]