HORIS’ latest report represents a significant step for the project, as country partners undertook huge research work to collect data that will form a key part of its digital one-stop shop platform in Italy, Spain and Portugal.
The extensive report provides, per country, an overview of:
• Public and private financing schemes (when available, other, and subnational ones),
• Legal and regulatory frameworks for various technologies, for example, space heating and cooling systems, installation of green infrastructure, energy certification and general regulation, among others,
• Technical solutions for home renovation, with a list of measures,
• The methodologies for impact assessment,
• Detailed technical sheets (quick wins, insulation and ventilation, electricity, water and green).
To develop a comprehensive digital one-stop shop, HORIS partners gathered extensive information related to financing, legal and regulatory frameworks, and technical solutions. The report compiles a database of public and private financing schemes available for home renovation and energy efficiency solutions in each country. This database includes a variety of financing formats, such as soft loans, grants, tax incentives, and targeted bank loans.
The report also maps out the legal and regulatory environment for home renovation in each country. This information was collected for various types of interventions, such as space heating and cooling systems, domestic hot water preparation systems, ventilation systems, replacement of household appliances, water efficiency measures, etc. The relevant legislation was identified for each of these interventions, along with key considerations that homeowners must be aware of.
Finally, the project identified and categorized technical solutions for home renovation in the countries. These solutions were divided into four categories: Tips, Measures, Key Measures, and Points of Attention.
They were further organized into eight intervention areas:
1. Quick wins,
2. Insulation and Ventilation,
3. Heating and Cooling systems
4. Hot water,
5. Electrical appliances,
6. Lighting,
7. Renewable energy generation,
8. Water-saving.
The impact of the different renovation measures on final energy consumption and GHG emissions was assessed – an algorithm was developed to estimate a dwelling’s final energy use and respective emissions based on physical characteristics of the building, location, technical systems and household energy profile.
The algorithm integrated into the one-stop shop will suggest a set of technical solutions suitable for the specific homeowner situation. The renovating homeowner will be able to understand the impact of each measure and of the complete renovation package (energy, economic, comfort, and emissions impact), and can choose the measure with the greatest impact, the easiest to implement, or proceed with the proposed set of measures with the support of professionals available on the platform.
The information collected by partners is a crucial repository designed to assist citizens in making informed decisions about home improvements and feed into the development of digital one-stop shops in the project’s next phase.
Read the report in full here or find an accompanying infographic of the technical measures that will be added to the platform.
Or discover a factsheet of home renovation fast fixes (tips and quick interventions)
Report authors: Inês Valente (NOVA FCT), João Pedro Gouveia (NOVA FCT), Cátia da Costa (INEGI), Isabel Azevedo (INEGI), Ana Rita Soares (Bureau Veritas), Mariana Simões (DECO PROTESTE), Pedro Silva (DECO PROTESTE), Sonia Covita (DECO PROTESTE), Davide Ciniglia (Altroconsumo), Stefano Casiraghi (Altroconsumo), Antonietta Agostinelli (Altroconsumo), Tatiana Oneta (Altroconsumo), Donato Todisco (Altroconsumo), Pietro Cazzaniga (Altroconsumo), Javier Pablo Garcia (OCU), Cayetana Crespo (OCU), Juan Carlos Garcia (OCU), David Lopez (OCU), Miriam Garcia (ANERR), Samuel Espinosa (ANERR), Pedro Parra (ANERR) .