July 1, 2025
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Representatives of the Association EPEKA, a social enterprise, will participate in the online seminar “Passport, please!” – Navigating EU renovation strategies to address energy poverty.

This webinar focuses on how EU renovation planning tools—such as Building Renovation Passports (BRPs), Rural Energy Efficiency Roadmaps (REERs), and Neighbourhood Energy Sufficiency strategies—can support the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). With special attention to rural and multi-family building contexts, it presents experiences from across Europe and promotes knowledge exchange on reducing energy poverty through strategic renovations.

The online seminar will::

  • Share experiences and tools developed in Italy, Hungary, and across Central/Eastern Europe.
  • Examine how renovation passports and roadmaps are adapted for diverse household types.
  • Identify barriers and discuss enabling factors, including social outreach and local training.

Short description of each project’s contribution:

  • RENOVERTY: Empowering Energy Poor Households in Energy-Efficient Upgrades
    The EC-funded LIFE Programme RENOVERTY aims to foster energy efficiency building upgrades in rural areas of Central Eastern, Southern Eastern, and Southern European countries, by setting the methodological and practical framework to develop Rural Energy Efficiency Roadmaps (REERs). This event gives the opportunity to present the first template of renovation roadmaps targeting households affected by energy poverty.
  • CEESEN Bender:
    The main goal of CEESEN-BENDER is to empower and support vulnerable homeowners and renters living in Soviet-era multiapartment buildings in 5 CEE countries: Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Poland, and Romania. The project will help them through the renovation process by identifying the main obstacles and creating trustworthy support services that include homeowners, their associations, and building managers.
  • ComActivate: Enabling community action for energy sufficiency
    ComActivate deepens the knowledge gained in this project and seeks further solutions to counteract energy poverty. In three pilot projects, new approaches such as the Individual Refurbishment Roadmaps (IRR) and Neighbourhood Energy Sufficiency Roadmaps (NESR) are being tested, further developed and adapted for the pilot districts.

Agenda

  • 15:00 Welcome and introduction Dr. Kristina Eisfeld, Climate Alliance
  • 15:10 CEESEN Bender Karine Jegiazarjana, Climate Alliance
  • 15:30 ComActivate Johann Strese, IWO e.V.
  • 15:50 RENOVERTY Pierpaulo Romano, AISFOR and Vera Németh, Reflex
  • 16:10 Panel discussion
  • 16:30 End of webinar

The EPEKA Association, Soc. Ent.. continues its activities within the project EPEKA – Housing Cooperative for All. The solution we are addressing in this project is tackling the housing issue through cooperative housing. Housing cooperatives already offer a suitable approach to resolving the housing crisis, as they exist in numerous cities and regions across Europe. These cooperatives come in various forms and sizes—some consist of just one building that is collectively owned by a group of people.

Screenshot of the online seminar: