FORTESIE

The FORTESIE project’s overall vision is to design, demonstrate, validate and replicate innovative renovation packages in the building industry.

With Smart Performance-Based guarantees and financing, FORTESIE aims at Efficient, Sustainable and Inclusive Energy (ESIE) use to accelerate the Renovation Wave in Europe.

Learn more: About the FORTESIE project

The renovation packages will combine;

• state-of-the-art construction materials and technologies components (prefabricated facades, BIPV, heat pumps, etc.),
• innovative digital technologies for measurement and verification,
• attractive financing (e.g. contractual frameworks for smart performance guarantees, financing mechanisms, engagement techniques, green-euros, etc.), to raise the overall EPC value proposition.

Different renovation packages will be tailored to specific target groups needs and optimised to improve the ESIE performance considering energy, CO2 and comfort. Each package will be demonstrated and validated in real life use cases and customised for replication in all other partner countries for immediate market take-up.

Project focus

• To develop and implement innovative renovation packages in the building industry, integrating smart performance-based guarantees and financing to accelerate the Renovation Wave in Europe.​
• To utilise methodologies from Social Sciences and Humanities to create collaborative business models, incentivize behavioural change.​
• To incorporate a digital currency, green-euro, (€G) to finance and reward green behaviour, ultimately aiming to revolutionize renovation financing and drive inclusive, sustainable energy use.

Role of the Social Innovation team:

• Support the scientific background by contributing with methodologies from SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) and knowledge, models about behaviour change (+engagement strategies).​
• Overall monitoring, evaluation and social acceptance assessment.

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Keywords: Building renovation, green renovations, green buildings, energy efficiency, renovation wave