Open source platform and services to boost the market of deep building energy refurbishment in Europe

The ReLIFE project aims to improve data accessibility in the EU building sector by providing easily usable data and resources for financial institutions and other stakeholders. This is achieved through the development of an open-source, user-friendly platform that serves as a comprehensive repository and knowledge hub, offering economic, financial, forecasting, and technical information on the EU building stock. This platform will promote data sharing among various stakeholders, including banks, energy service companies (ESCOs), and building owners, thereby reducing information asymmetry. The ultimate goal is to increase deep renovation rates in buildings across the EU, with a special focus on the residential sector, to move towards a more sustainable and efficient future.

Ecoserveis leads the task focused on the design of the Financial Service, including an initial market study to generate insights on potential market opportunities.

The project aims to unlock data accessibility in the EU building sector by making data and resources ready to be used by financial institutions and other stakeholders. To achieve this, the project has the following specific objectives:

• Develop methodologies that make data collection and structuring more robust.
• Help improve access to building data for different target stakeholders.
• Develop, implement, and roll out approaches that use metered data and integrated data collection/processing for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) with the aim of:
  a) improving the accuracy and reliability of EPCs and/or
  b) increasing the market uptake of EPCs.
• Develop, connect, and integrate tools and platforms that contribute to the coordination and harmonization of data models, methodologies, and standards for the energy performance of buildings.
• Develop services that use actual energy consumption data, measured savings, and the flexibility of active buildings, and explore the contribution of these buildings to the efficiency and stability of the energy system.

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