European Practitioners for Integrated Home Renovation Services

Introduction

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 of EU Peers is to support the development of IHRS as key instruments to accelerating residential energy renovation in the EU.

Community of Practice

By creating a European Community of Practice of IHRS practitioners, involving at least 615 members, including 175 IHRS, EU Peers will strengthen and upscale the IHRS concept. The inclusive Community will provide multiple entry points and opportunities to participate in order to provide the maximum benefit to its members.

Community Platforms

For this purpose, 7 Community platforms will be established for 6 priority countries (IT, FR, ES, LV, HU, IRE) as well as for other EU countries. At least 45 exchange & collaboration meetings will take place at national and European levels.

Capacity Building

The first generation of IHRS will strongly benefit from the exchange of experience and convergence to foster residential retrofit.

Knowledge Repository and Collaboration Tools

Beside an online knowledge repository and digital collaboration tool to network among peers, EU Peers will offer 3 types of capacity-building, consisting of at least 34 capacity-building sessions.

Implementation Support

EU Peers will contribute to a faster and better implementation of IHRS models across Europe, providing start-up aid to at least emerging IHRS initiatives.

Advocacy for Improved Framework Conditions

The project will advocate for improved framework conditions. European and national policy recommendations will be developed and be the subject of 7 public policy debates.

Stakeholder Engagement

EU Peers will tackle improvements in the collaboration among actors along the renovation journey by organizing 12 stakeholder dialogues. In addition, a campaign to engage public authorities to support the IHRS deployment in their area will target 150 public authorities across Europe.

Impact Measurement

Creating a strong effect within the Community and beyond, EU Peers will provide data-based evidence that will illustrate the results and impact of its members and the IHRS movement in general.