Energy retrofitting
Ancient city, amazing energy: Yerevan in transition
Interview with Aneta Babayan, Director of the Yerevan Urban Development Agency
Fossil-free cities18/09/2026
“The idea to set up a One-Stop Shop came from civil society activists who asked the city council to act.”
Interview with Corentin Girard, Energy Area Coordinator, Valencia Climate and Energy Foundation
18/09/2026
“We believe that our One-Stop Shop can become a successful permanent municipal infrastructure for renovation.”
Interview with Petra Šeme, Head of the Energy Management Office, City of Ljubljana
01/06/2026
“One-Stop Shops implemented by public institutions will likely become the dominant model in Germany.”
Interview with Simone Raskob, Head of Department for Environment, Transport, and Sports for the city of Essen in Germany
14/04/2026
“For anyone thinking about starting a One-Stop Shop, my biggest advice is: keep citizens at the heart of it from day one!”
Interview with Martina Nemčić, Programme Manager at KLIK Energy Cooperative and at the One-Stop Shop of the city of Križevci, Croatia
05/03/2026
“Since our services are free of charge, the funding from the region and local governments is crucial.”
Interview with Didier van Severen, General Manager of Homegrade - the One-Stop Shop of Brussels-Capital Region
03/02/2026
Cities and regions, give your citizens a home renovation gift box.
Open a One-Stop Shop!
21/10/2025
Cities speak out for affordable and sustainable housing
Energy Cities gathered its board for a meeting with the European Commission on the housing crisis
Fair economies02/07/2025
Fixing homes through an inspiring public-private partnership
Oktave, a regional One-Stop Shop for home energy renovation
Local governance23/04/2025
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
Community energy
Food systems30/12/2024
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Transforming Invisible Buildings
Reactive vacant and underutilised buildings towards affordable housing and energy-efficient buildings in Europe
As, according to the latest data, buildings account for 36% of CO₂ emissions and 40% of energy consumption, and there are at least 30 million […]
Support Service for Citizen-led Renovation (CLR)
Empowering Citizen-led renovation!
Residential buildings remain among the most energy-intensive sectors, with space heating alone accounting for over 60% of household energy consumption in the European Union. Despite […]
