CITYnvest - Current and past projects http://www.citynvest.eu/links/current-and-past-projects en Roadmaps for Energy (R4E) http://www.citynvest.eu/content/roadmaps-energy-r4e <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>is an EU funded project under the Horizon 2020 programme that aims to develop a new type of energy strategy through visions and roadmaps for the 8 partner cities, in co-creation with relevant local stakeholders. The project focuses on three areas within the domain of sustainable energy that are closely linked to the municipalities main responsibilities:</p> <ul><li>Smart buildings</li> <li>Smart mobility</li> <li>Smart urban spaces</li> </ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://roadmapsforenergy.eu/#theproject" target="_blank">http://roadmapsforenergy.eu/#theproject</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 09:29:43 +0000 agnieszka 622 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/roadmaps-energy-r4e#comments Nearly Zero Energy Neighborhoods http://www.citynvest.eu/content/nearly-zero-energy-neighborhoods <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The research project ZenN aims to reduce energy use in existing buildings and neighbourhoods. The project strives to: demonstrate the feasibility of innovative low energy renovation processes for buildings at the neighbourhood scale; identify, optimise and disseminate the most promising management and funding methods to facilitate large-scale implementation; develop, improve and launch ambitious replication plans at several scales (local, regional etc.) The three main challenges in connection with the near-zero renovation of existing buildings faced by the ZenN project are: technical challenges, financial challenges and property structure challenges.</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://zenn-fp7.eu/" target="_blank">http://zenn-fp7.eu/</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Wed, 02 Nov 2016 08:28:17 +0000 agnieszka 589 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/nearly-zero-energy-neighborhoods#comments Streetlight-EPC http://www.citynvest.eu/content/streetlight-epc <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Streetlight-EPC creates demand and supply for EPC projects in 9 regions by setting up regional EPC facilitation services. The project is based on the idea that street lighting projects can be a good “learning and testing ground” for EPC due to its lower technical and economic complexity (compared to building-related EPC). In the project outputs section on the website, one can find tools such as quick checks, guides and FAQs on streetlight EPC.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.streetlight-epc.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.streetlight-epc.eu/</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:53:03 +0000 agnieszka 497 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/streetlight-epc#comments CrowdFundRES http://www.citynvest.eu/content/crowdfundres <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>CrowdFundRES aims to gain a deep understanding of the main market actors' and the public's perceptions of crowdfunding for renewable energy projects. In order to do so, the European project carries out a survey addressed to a vast audience. In the future, CrowdFundRES will also analyse the challenges related to crowdfunding for renewable energy, develop guidelines and review them based on a practical experience, as well as improve the market and regulatory framework.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.crowdfundres.eu" target="_blank">http://www.crowdfundres.eu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:34:27 +0000 agnieszka 257 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/crowdfundres#comments A2PBEER http://www.citynvest.eu/content/a2pbeer <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A2PBEER is a four year research project which will  develop a cost effective, energy efficient retrofitting methodology which aims to reduce energy used by public buildings. The project is developing a new approach to renovating public buildings by using a mix of established building solutions and advanced, innovative technologies. The website of the project offers information on retrofitting strategies, technologies used in buildings renovations and an e-learning module. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.a2pbeer.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.a2pbeer.eu/</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Oct 2015 07:57:26 +0000 agnieszka 224 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/a2pbeer#comments Smart Cities Information System (SCIS) http://www.citynvest.eu/content/smart-cities-information-system-scis <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Smart Cities Information System is a continuation of the CONCERTO series of projects that started back in 2005. SCIS aims to bring together like-minded interests and individuals to encourage knowledge sharing and greater collaboration in the goal of enhancing energy efficiency and energy security, reducing CO2 emissions, and increasing the share of renewable energy.To reflect the growing importance of innovation in urban planning initiatives, the new SCIS also focuses on the energy dimension of ICT and transport that already includes city buildings, building clusters and city districts.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.smartcities-infosystem.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.smartcities-infosystem.eu/</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:48:58 +0000 agnieszka 213 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/smart-cities-information-system-scis#comments Global Fund for Cities Development http://www.citynvest.eu/content/global-fund-cities-development <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV)  was initiated in 2010 by Metropolis and UCLG in order to become the international organization that gathers local authorities and their networks on the economic and funding solutions for a sustainable urban development. Acting as an operational instrument, FMDV supports local authorities in accessing the necessary financial resource, in the best conditions, to finance their urban development strategies through technical expertise and financial engineering on their projects. It also supports the design and development of project strategies and financial vehicles that give programmes or local governments access to long-term financing.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.fmdv.net/index.php?id=2&amp;L=2" target="_blank">http://www.fmdv.net/index.php?id=2&amp;L=2</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:31:49 +0000 agnieszka 144 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/global-fund-cities-development#comments EnPC-INTRANS http://www.citynvest.eu/content/enpc-intrans <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The objective of the project is to increase the market uptake of technologies for the improvement of energy efficiency in public buildings, and encouraging private sector participation in innovative financing schemes for energy efficiency investments. EnPC-INTRANS aims to develop local capacities of the public sector at the level of municipalities to set-up and use EnPC models for the financing of their investments in EE improvements of public municipalities and services. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.enpc-intrans.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.enpc-intrans.eu/</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:28:42 +0000 agnieszka 143 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/enpc-intrans#comments Investor Confidence Project Europe http://www.citynvest.eu/content/investor-confidence-project-europe <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Investor Confidence Project Europe aims to enable a market for <a href="http://europe.eeperformance.org/investor-ready-energy-efficiency.html" target="_blank">Investor Ready Energy Efficiency</a>™ projects by reducing transaction costs and engineering overhead for building renovation projects, while increasing the reliability and consistency of savings. ICP Europe connects project developers with a wide range of project investors. This expanding sector includes both equity and debt finance companies, building owners and managers, energy service providers, insurers, engineers, utilities, and a range of NGO and public sector organizations.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://europe.eeperformance.org/" target="_blank">http://europe.eeperformance.org/</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:27:35 +0000 agnieszka 142 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/investor-confidence-project-europe#comments MountEE http://www.citynvest.eu/content/mountee <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>MountEE supported a transformation in the building sector in European mountain municipalities.  The project aimed at facilitating knowledge exchange and promoting sustainable, energy efficient constructions and renovations. MountEE website showcases pilot buildings, good practices and a short section on financing instruments. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.mountee.eu/good-practice/financing/" target="_blank">http://www.mountee.eu/good-practice/financing/</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/links/current-and-past-projects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Current and past projects</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-link-language field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/language-categories/english" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">English</a></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:26:25 +0000 agnieszka 141 at http://www.citynvest.eu http://www.citynvest.eu/content/mountee#comments