HolaDomus - Starting Home Renovation Revolution
One Step at a Time
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1st Home-based Financing Pogramme Launch - Olot, Spain
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After 2 years of work, 8 partner organizations involved, more than 50 professionals working on legal, political, operational, financing, marketing and technical issues, we are ready to lunch the 1st Home Renovation Programme developed under the EuroPACE initiative - HolaDomus. HolaDomus has full support and commitment from the City of Olot that co-created an One Stop Shop to operate the programme. This is only a start! A start of a home renovation revolution that puts citizens at the center of the process and intends to maximize social, economic and environmental impact in local communities.
- Under the auspices of the EuroPACE project, partners have been designing and developing the HolaDomus programme since 2018.
- The city of Olot played a key role by passing a local ordinance, setting up an One Stop Shop to operate the programme and opening a local office in Olot.
- GNE Finance team arranged financing, legal, operational, and marketing aspects of the programme.
- The Basque Government Energy Agency (EVE) and AGENEX provided support selecting eligible measures and developing contractor training modules.
- UpSocial is running an energy poverty pilot involving 15 families in Olot.
- Joule Assets Europe provided a digital tool for contractor management.
- CASE offered an invaluable contribution to programme scalability with its EU-28 research, while CBI has been investigating financing alternatives in the selected countries.
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Making Home Renovation Easy, Affordable and Fair.
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HolaDomus is an integrated home renovation programme designed with citizens in mind. HolaDomus is based on the One-Stop-Shop (OSS) model that offer homeowners full service from project design, planning, execution, financing and verification from one single contact point.
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Thousands of homeowners in Olot now have access to the home renovation programme that expects to generate a strong volume of clean energy investments while creating a high social, economic and environmental impact in the community.
The HolaDomus website will be launching shortly.
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HolaDomus - Institutional Launch Event
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WHEN: October 8th, 2019
WHERE: Placa Del Puig del Roser 19, Olot, Girona, Spain
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On the 8th of October, the City of Olot is hosting an Institutional Launch. The event will be kick started by the mayor of Olot and a number of regional and Spanish politicians will be present alongside professionals from Catalan Housing Agency, Catalan Institute of Energy, local government representatives from at least 10 cities in Catalonia, representatives from unions of architects, engineers, lawyers and a number of other local and regional stakeholders. The purpose of the event is to inform and engage these institutional stakeholders and advocate for further scale up in the region. You are welcome to join us in Olot to learn more about the programme.
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Welcome by the Mayor of Olot, Josep Berga
"HolaDomus, a program promoted by the European Commission." European
Commission representative and an address from Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative.
"The energy transition, an urban regeneration engine" A panel with the Catalan Institute of Energy, Housing Agency of Catalonia, GNE Finance and the City Council of Olot.
“HolaDomus. Promoting vibrant, healthy and sustainable cities”. Presentation of the program by the EuroPACE Foundation, GNE Finance and the Olot City Council.
Visit to the ‘Xarxa Espavilada de Climatització d’Olot’ (district heating and cooling)
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Please note that the event will be held n Catalan and Spanish.
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HolaDomus was recently featured in El Punt, a Catalan daily newspaper. An article entitled "Energy efficiency for homes is made more accessible in Olot" features quotes from the Mayor of Olot, Pep Berga, as well as HolaDomus manager, Jordi Ayats. Read full article (Catalan). |
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Keeping PACE with the Latest Developments
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We've compiled a list of relevant and provocative articles and reports.
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- Mayors representing 8,000 European cities have called for urgent action to meet the EU’s commitments. Read more.
- Join the LAUNCH Investor Forum entitled "Thinking BIG: Securitizing Sustainable Energy Assets in Europe."
- Investors demand binding EU measures to shield from climate risks. Continue reading.
- OpenGela, a home renovation programme inspired by the EuroPACE financing model launched its website.
- In case you missed EU-ASE publication this summer, you can download "Energy Efficiency for a competitive and decarbonised EU economy" here.
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Thank you for being part of the EuroPACE Community
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We look forward to working with you to make EuroPACE a success.
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Sincerely,
The EuroPACE Partners
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