EUROPEAN PROJECTS ➤ LIFE ➤ BUSHROSSs
“Building Up Skills for Home Renovation One-Stop-Shops”

Project duration	01/09/24 – 31/08/27
Budget CRES Budget	1.215.298,94 € 126.234,05 €
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The reduction of energy consumption and the decarbonization of the European building stock are at the top EU agenda for the transition towards a low carbon future. One of the main focuses in the European Green Deal is to support actions for renovation and energy efficiency improvements in residential buildings which account for approximately 75% of all EU building asset.
In order to roll out the Renovation Wave in Europe, significant efforts of stakeholder from all levels of governance are needed to achieve the required pace of energy renovation of residential buildings. Within these efforts, the creation of “One-Stop-Shops” (OSSs) for home renovation is considered an important vehicle to speed-up the pace of building energy refurbishment. However, practical experience shows that the stakeholders, responsible for home renovation OSSs, need to be provided with specific knowledge and capacity to create and successfully run such structures. The aim of BUSHROSSs project is to develop the skills of relevant authorities, such as national, regional and local authorities or energy agencies, in order to effectively establish and operate “One-Stop-Shops” (OSS) to assist homeowners throughout the process of energy refurbishment of residential buildings. The project aims to accelerate the pace of housing renovation, contribute to the European Green Deal and improve the well-being and health of citizens and future generations

Project Activities:

• Development of qualification and upskilling programmes and pilot testing of them by delivering training to relevant stakeholders, including “Train the trainers” activities
• Modular training to cover different aspects of home renovation so to be easily adaptable to local needs in the 6 participating countries and across Europe
• Mapping of local experiences and identification of skills gaps and needs to develop appropriate training and certification programmes
• Development of adapted training modules and their transformation into digital training materials through the use of innovative training methods such as online courses (MOOCs) with gamification elements.
• Testing, validating and preparing for the implementation of developed training, qualification and certification programmes through dedicated trainings
• Ensuring sustainability, exploitation and replication of results, which includes activities to ensure sustainable use of the developed capacity-building components once the project has ended.

Expected Project Results:  

• Enhancing the skills of stakeholders involved in setting up and running one-stop shops (OSSs) for home renovation
• Establishment of a group of trainers who can then train the OSS staff
• Modular training programmes covering different aspects of home renovation, easily adaptable to local needs in participating countries and across Europe
• Digital training materials converted from traditional training materials, such as online courses (MOOCs) with gamification elements, which will be available on existing learning platforms
• Acceleration of the pace of housing refurbishment to contribute to the European Green Deal objectives and improve the well-being and health of citizens
• Establishment of strategies to ensure sustainable use of the developed programmes and training materials after the end of the project and their replication in other regions
• Development of a database of stakeholders involved in the OSSs, facilitating further collaboration and communication in project activities

 

Project Partners:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK (UCC), IE - coordinator
CORK CITY COUNCIL (CCC), IE
SOFIA ENERGY CENTRE Ltd (SEC), BG
Stowarzyszenie Kamara na Instalatorite v Balgariya (CISB), BG
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES), GR
Association of Municipalities "Energie Cites" (PNEC), PL
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NUBIP), UA
Gradbeni Institut ZRMK Doo (GI ZRMK), SI