Website: BIRTUOSS
Basque Integrated Renovation Model (Opengela): Enabling a Fair, Clean Energy Transition through a Unique Network of One-Stop-Shops
PROJECT
Opengela is a project aimed at promoting urban regeneration in the Basque Country through a network of neighbourhood offices that provide advice and support to residents as a One-Stop-Shop. Its objective is to enhance the quality of life in cities through urban regeneration.
The Opengela model has been supported by the European Commission since its inception. Initially, through the Horizon 2020 programme, which financed the HIROSS4all project between 2019 and 2023, and is now provided through the LIFE programme, which promotes the BIRTUOSS project, running until 2026.
OBJECTIVE
The main objective of BIRTUOSS is to enhance and expand Opengela‘s integrated urban regeneration model, reaching a larger group of homeowners. This involves establishing partnerships with local stakeholders, designing a sustainable model and extending the service across the Basque region.
BIRTUOSS focuses on neighbourhood interventions that include the rehabilitation of multi-family buildings and the improvement of their energy performance, building on the experience gained from the HIROSS4all project. The project also aims to scale up by incorporating additional measures to improve urban areas through the integrated application of environmental, social, and economic strategies, extending the model to all municipalities and neighbourhoods in the Basque Country.
Date: September 2023 – August 2026
CALL
LIFE-2022-CET-HOMERENO Integrated Home Renovation Services
ENTITIES/CONSORTIUM MEMBERS
Coordination: Department of Housing and Urban Agenda, Basque Government.
Partner entities at national and European level: Basque Energy Agency (EVE) | Build Inn (Eraikune-Construction Cluster) | Bilbao Municipal Housing | GNE Finance | Basque Knowledge and Technology Industries Association (GAIA) | EDE Foundation | Cíclica Architecture | Aclima | Gabineteseis | Fedarene | Green Building Council Spain (GBCE) | Zabala Innovation
