The LIFE Cosme Reno project: Empowering SMEs for net zero energy renovations
Transforming net zero energy renovation through SMEs
The LIFE Cosme Reno project stands at the forefront of increasing energy renovation within the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. With a keen focus on accelerating the pace and quality of energy renovations, our mission is to bridge the performance gap and introduce efficient, industrialised solutions. Our project is designed to empower SMEs, enabling them to undertake more effective and affordable, high-quality retrofit projects.
Our project is fundamentally motivated by the urgent need to tackle climate change and achieve the European Union’s aggressive targets for energy efficiency. By unlocking substantial employment prospects in the energy and heating industry, we are committed to overcoming the shortage of skilled labor and reshaping the construction industry into a more attractive and enduring sector.
Boosting SME efficiency: cutting costs and accelerating projects
- Better cooperation tools for SMEs: We’re introducing tools for carbon tracking, marketing, performance warranties, and ICT to facilitate seamless cooperation from design through to project completion. Our goal is to make starting these collaborations more attractive by reducing costs and project timelines.
- Shared investment through “Prefab Lab”: Inspired by fab-labs and startup incubators, our prefab lab model allows SMEs to use advanced manufacturing technologies without the need for significant individual investment, supported by local authorities and public co-investments. This platform let SMEs share capital investments in prefabrication facilities, thereby reducing costs and improving the quality and speed of delivering prefabricated elements.
- Leveraging financing & warranty tools: Addressing SMEs’ concerns about risk, we’re exploring the establishment of a warranty fund and collective buy-in schemes to enable SMEs to procure efficient solutions at better prices, supported by potential public co-investment. By identifying financial challenges and setting up warranty funds, we aim to change the perception of SMEs as risky investments and encourage the use of prefabricated elements for guaranteed performance retrofits.
Join us in shaping the future
The LIFE Cosme Reno project is more than just a project; it’s a movement towards sustainable, efficient, and high-quality energy renovations in the SME sector. By addressing labour and skill shortages, financial barriers, and the need for better collaboration tools, we’re setting the stage for a greener, more efficient future in construction and renovation. Join us as we pave the way for transformative change in the industry.
| Project | Project 101121032 – LIFE22-CET-COSME RENO |
| Project Acronym | COSME Reno |
| Project name | New cooperation models for SMEs to scale up deep energy efficient renovations |
| Project coordinator | Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe e.V. (IWO) |
| Project duration | October 2, 2023 – October 1, 2026 |
| Website | https://energiesprong.org/cosme-reno/ |
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