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SOFTacademy is an EU-funded renovation project that aims not just to fix up apartment buildings but to renovate the buildings and courtyards of a neighbourhood in an inclusive, beautiful, and sustainable way.

In early December, the Genk oPEN Living Lab hosted a reflexive monitoring session designed to deepen insights and maximise the impact of the ongoing renovation work in the “Waterschei” neighbourhood. 

Building on the experiences and the knowledge acquired during previous phases, the citizen-led renovation initiative is now scaling-up.

The municipality of Lint, located on the southern edge of Antwerp, hosted the successful kick-off meeting for the "Lint Renoveert" project on Thursday, 14 November 2024. The event aimed to inform and engage local citizens about energy renovations for their homes.

The Citizen-led renovation Pilot Castello Green House, Ferrara's first Citizen Energy Community (CER) cooperative, has participated in the "Fossil-Free Cities" event in Brussels.

As part of ongoing efforts to support citizen-led renovation initiatives, the Support Service for Citizen-Led Renovation recently organised a dedicated workshop with the Belgian pilot project, ZuidtrAnt.

Triple SEC has been awarded the Inspirational Sustainable Energy Community category at the SEAI 2024 Energy Awards.

On 1 November 2024, the Izgrei Energy Community hosted its final event in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, marking the conclusion of its participation in Phase I of the Citizen-Led Renovation (CLR) initiative.

A new policy recommendation paper illuminates critical policy recommendations for overcoming financial barriers to transforming Europe’s building stock into zero-emission and energy-positive structures, a cornerstone of the EU's climate and energy goals.