The EU-Life Project RENOINVEST – Roundtables enhancing smart investments in sustainable renovation of buildings aims to boost private and public investments in climate-neutral building and neighborhood renovations and to introduce new innovative financing solutions. The project serves as a successor to the national “Sustainable Energy Investment Forums” from 2022 and 2023, with planned national roundtables. Together with the project partners from Hungary and Slovenia, we will work with stakeholders/experts from the financial and real estate sector, construction industry, interest groups and politics over the next two years at round tables and in smaller working groups (24.06.24 to 26.06.24) to address challenges and develop solutions. An important aspect of the project is also transnational networking to enable exchange and learning from each other, e.g. 3 international round tables (the first took place on 18.04.24 in Gornaj Radgona (Bad Radkersburg) in Slovenia), networking between the national working groups, transnational advisory board. The results are then published together with our project partner Wolfgang Amman (IIBW) in national action plans with best-practice examples for replication and serve as guidelines for politicians and business on how smart and sustainable renovation financing can succeed.
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We warmly invite you to become part of our community, to collaborate with you in the form of round tables, workshops, and thematic working groups to find solutions for intelligent, green investments in sustainable renovation projects! We have the best experts at our disposal at international banquets, and we all benefit from this exchange of knowledge. We will start with the next thematic working groups in June. You can get involved in several topics:
Thematic Working Group 1: "Step-by-Step Renovation"
The next meeting of the working group will take place online on 25.06.2024 from 14:00 to 15:30. Interested parties are welcome.
Working Group Moderator: Constance Weiser (constance.weiser@renowave.at)
The goal of the working group for step-by-step renovation is to develop solution proposals for adapting processes, implementation steps, and associated financing and subsidy tools, building upon existing initiatives (e.g., climate-active renovation plans, results from working groups of the IG Life Cycle) and new initiatives (e.g., Energiesprong, serial renovation).
Thematic Working Group 2: "Circular Economy & Nature-based Solutions"
Die nächste Sitzung der Arbeitsgruppe findet am 25.06.2024 von 14:00 bis 15:30 Uhr online statt. Interessierte sind herzlich willkommen.
Working Group Moderator: Susanne Formanek (susanne.formanek@renowave.at)
The aim of the working group is to develop the necessary subsidies and legal frameworks for investments in recyclable existing buildings and renovations in line with EU Taxonomy goals such as “climate change mitigation, circular economy, and biodiversity.” The increasingly important role of natural building materials and other nature-based solutions (such as building greening, greywater usage, etc.) for taxonomy-compliant investments/financing should also be considered.
Thematic Working Group 3: "District Heating Networks, Settlements, Neighborhoods & Energy Communities"
The next meeting of the working group will take place online on 25.06.2024 from 14:00 to 15:30. Interested parties are welcome.
Working Group Moderator: Jens Leibold (jens.leibold@renowave.at)
Investments in community solutions for providing energy (heat, electricity) for neighborhoods and settlements are crucial elements for future renewable energy supply for our building stock. The goal of the working group is to enhance and unlock the potential of “community solutions” both economically and by removing bureaucratic hurdles.
Thematic Working Group 4: "Energy Monitoring & Visualization"
The first meeting of the working group will take place online together with WG 3 on 26.06.2024 from 14:00 to 16:00. Interested parties are welcome.
AG-Moderation: Christina Böckl (christina.boeckl@renowave.at)
Energy-efficient planning of a renovation does not always guarantee an energy-efficient operation. Energy monitoring enables control over promised savings and ongoing consumption optimization in operation. Visualizations help positively influence user behavior and reduce energy costs. The goal of the working group is to demonstrate and develop methods for incorporating achievable energy savings into financing (e.g., energy-saving contracting).
For the organization of the working groups and workshops:
- 4 thematic working groups – workshops on each topic 3 times per year (2 times online, 1 time in-person)
- Each workshop consists of 2-3 experts (from the financial sector and construction industry) and at least 2-3 stakeholders from various working groups together.
- Changing participation in the four topics is possible and encouraged!
- The organization and moderation of the group are carried out by a staff member of Renowave.at.
Here are a few questions for all working groups:
• What contribution can the proposed measures make to increasing the renovation rate?
• What international/national funding and financing programs already exist?
• Discussion of the legal aspects in the private and public sector.
• What hurdles stand in the way of implementation at the higher administrative level?
• Which (preliminary) projects and their results do you know?
