Conference on comprehensive approaches for the energy renovation of buildings

Last October 2019, as part of the ProGETonE project, LIMA organized an international conference on comprehensive approaches to energy renewal in the Mediterranean. We could count with the collaboration of several European projects, such as Vilawatt, Turnkey Retrofit, FEEdBACk and Basajaun.

Six experts presented their experiences in these European projects and from various points of view, leading to a round table. A very interesting debate was created on the main challenges we face today in order to achieve the energy renovation of buildings, mainly in the Mediterranean area, and the possible solutions and tactics to overcome these challenges.

Some main conclusions are:

– The deep renovation must face the social barriers, since the technical solutions are already there.

– For the inhabitants, energy efficiency is almost never the main reason for a renovation, so other interventions (not related to energy) must be taken into account to add energy efficiency improvements.

– We must integrate comfort and health as key factors for renovation.

– The energy renovation of buildings must come from a bottom-up approach.

You can consult the presentations and the summary of conclusions in the download section of ProGETonE website.