The LIFE Renew it project: Deploying collective self retrofit practice in multifamily buildings.

Lowering cost of deep energy retrofit & empowering positive neighborhood transformation.

LIFE project Renew it brings together 19 innovative partners from France, Spain, Germany, Latvia and the Netherlands to make to make deep energy retrofit in multifamily buildings more affordable and inclusive, enabling vulnerable households to permanently escape energy poverty.

We believe that collective self-retrofit, where residents contribute to renovation tasks under the guidance of architects, craftsmen, and local authorities, can reduce costs, build new skills, and strengthen communities.

We will work together on four pilot sites: one in France, two in Spain, and one in Germany. In parallel, partners in the Netherlands and Latvia will focus on preparing the scale-up and identifying opportunities to replicate the approach in their countries.

Together, we will:

1. Develop tools to assess collective self-retrofit potential

   We will create tools to determine which retrofit tasks can be performed by residents and which must be done by professionals.

2. Setting and testing district training curriculum

   We will design and test training programmes that upskill residents to actively contribute to retrofit works.

3. Improving the business case and business models

   We will strengthen the business case for collective self-retrofit by exploring new financial levers beyond residents’ time contribution.

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By deploying and scaling this approach, we aim to lower retrofit costs by up to 15%, create pathways to green jobs, and foster positive neighbourhood transformation across Europe.

Let's Renew it!