GREEN RENOVATION CLUSTER

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The project aims at developing the economic sector of sustainable renovation mainly by stimulating the innovation capacity of SMEs working in this field. The project will contribute to the transition to low-carbon cities and sustainable economy and will improve the knowledge and expertise on sustainable renovation of existing buildings. Partners of this project are key stakeholders involved in the fields of eco-innovation (eco-construction. energy…). The partners want to set-up a European cluster on sustainable renovation based on the structuring of a supply chain (supply side lever) and the engagement of the public sector (demand side lever). They aim at increasing SMEs’ competitiveness in this field while contributing to find effective solutions for the development of low carbon cities. Existing infrastructures and buildings represent a major issue in the reduction of CO2 emissions. While most of new buildings are now built in “energy efficient” ways (and the market has started adapted to it). it is still much more complicated to renew existing structures to make them energy efficient and to do it on a large scale (ex: housing buildings. public infrastructures…). Our different partners – clusters. chambers of commerce. local authorities and research institutes – want to accelerate the cycle “innovation ? market/supply chain development ? implementation at large scale of energy efficient renovation”. This will be done through the setting-up of a specific transnational cluster in the field of sustainable renovation in existing buildings and urban infrastructures. which will pool partners’ knowledge and resources in order to be more efficient. 4 demonstration exemplary investments are planned by public authorities and an agency with the objective to stimulate the market stakeholders and increase the awareness of the inhabitants. The main result of the cluster will be the creation of a Sustainable renovation supply chain.

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