The UIPI Renovation Tour this time focused on supporting Catalan Owners to be On Board the Renovation Wave and was held in Cambra Propietat Urbana (Via Laietana, 22, 08003 Barcelona, Spain) on 24 November 2022.
Once again UIPI, in partnership with CCPU, was committed to help local property owners (as well as others interested in participating) to understand how climate goals and related EU policies affect them and the national and regional policies. It is crucial to raise awareness around the urgency of the objectives, the state of play, the new challenges ahead, the practical implications and all existing tools and support systems that are available in the market to start making the needed upgrade of sustainability of the built-in environment.
Furthermore, by potentiating public debate around these topics with the participation of not only property owners but also relevant policy makers, representatives of key stakeholders and civil society light can be shed on what needs improving and fine tuning in the existing policies. Without the engagement of all parties, meeting the climate goals on the European Green Deal will be a greater challenge, and giving them a say is a step in the right direction to do so.
This 5th edition of the UIPI Renovation Tour offered a similar programme of the previous editions, with a first explanatory political session followed by public debate, and then a series of practical sessions around financial, technical and assistance tools that are being developed locally and through EU funded research and innovation, meant to support property owners in their needed deep renovations. The event was free of charge upon registration and open to all.
9h30 – Welcome
International Union of Property Owners (UIPI) and Confederación de Camaras de la Propiedad Urbana (CCPU)
Emmanuelle Causse, Secretary General of UIPI
Joan Rafols, President of CCPU
Moderation
Miquel Costa, Secretary General of the General Council of Catalan Chambers
9h50 – Morning Policy session
9h50 – Policy Discussion “The context”
I. EU Climate goals and the green deal explained
Pau Garcia Audi, Policy officer, DG ENER,
European commission
II. The role of the European Parliament
Marcos Ros Sempere, Member of the European
Parliament of the Group of the Progressive
Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the
European Parliament
III. The Spanish national energy transition
strategy explained
Francisco Javier Martin Ramiro, Director-
General for Architecture, Housing and Land of
the Ministry of Housing
IV. The catalan Government action plan and the implications for property owners
Jordi Sanull Aguilar, Director of Building
Quality and Housing rehabilitation
V. Round-table of success stories at council level in Catalunya
- Sant Cugat: Marta Oliver Tizón, Sustainability and Environment Technician of the Urban Quality Department of Sant Cugat City Council
- Hospitalet: Francesc Josep Bellvé Valles, Deputy Mayor and spokesperson for the Municipal Group of the l’Hospitalet de Llobregat Town Hall
- Barcelona: Ana Rigalt Benito, Head of the Rehabilitation
Training Department at the Municipal
Housing and Rehabilitation Institute of
Barcelona
VI. Q&A
12h00 – Coffee break
12h30 – Round-table discussion with Stakeholder interventions and public debate
I. Reactions to the presentations
Joan Rafols, President of the Confederation of Chambers of Urban Property
Òscar García Mellado, General Director of the College of Technical Architects and Building Engineers of Barcelona
Eva Álvarez, Director of the Chair of Urban Planning and Gender and Deputy Director of the Department of Architectural Projects at the School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Valencia
Lorenzo Viñas, President of the Association of Property Administrators of Barcelona –LLeida
II. Open discussion with participants and attendees
14h15 – Lunch break
15h30 – Afternoon practical sessions “hands on”
15h30 – Session 1: fund your renovation
I. Public funds available in the region
Carlos Sala, Ex-Secretary of Housing and
President of the Catalan Housing Agency of
the Government of Catalonia
II. Financial Resouces available through private
institutions
Presentation by GNE, speaker to be confirmed
16h30 – Session 2 : Assistance for your renovation your renovation (Part 1)
I. Re-MODULEES: the Retrofitting Market Activation Platform for energy efficiency and clean energy solutions
Ana Sanchís Huertas, Principal researcher of the international R&D&I Department – Valencianinstitute of building (IVE)
17h00 – Break
17h30 – Session 2 : Assistance for your renovation your renovation (Part 2)
II. Developing the potential of the One-stop-shops for your renovations with save the Homes project: Lessons learned from Valencia
Alejandro Gómez Gil, Energy and European Projects Technician at the Municipal foundation València Clima i Energia
III. An example of existing one-stop-shops for your renovation in Catalunya: the DOMUS programme
Jordi Ayats Reixach, Director of the EuroPACE Foundation
18h30 – Short break
18h45 – Session 3 : Innovative technical approaches for your renovation
I. The benefits of adopting circular solutions to
achieve more energy savings: lessons learned and training session from Drive 0 project
Zuzana Prochazkova, Architect in charge of R&D&I Department, PichArchitects
19H30 – Closing session & farewell drink
Hosts:
- Joan Rafols, President of the Confederation of Chambers of Urban Property
- Emmanuelle Causse, Secretary General of the UIPI
Moderator:
- Miquel Costa, Secretary General of the General Council of Catalan Chambers
Confirmed speakers:
Pau Garcia Audi, Policy officer, DG ENER,
European commissionFrancisco Javier Martin Ramiro, Director-
General for Architecture, Housing and Land of
the Ministry of Housing- Jordi Sanull Aguilar, Director of Building
Quality and Housing rehabilitation Carlos Sala, Ex-Secretary of Housing and
President of the Catalan Housing Agency of
the Government of Catalonia- Ana Rigalt Benito, Head of the Rehabilitation Training Department at the Municipal Housing and Rehabilitation Institute of Barcelona
Marta Oliver Tizón, Sustainability and Environment Technician of the Urban Quality Department of Sant Cugat City Council
Francesc Josep Bellvé Valles, Deputy Mayor and spokesperson for the Municipal Group of the l’Hospitalet de Llobregat Town Hall
Òscar García Mellado, General Director of the College of Technical Architects and Building Engineers of Barcelona
Eva Álvarez, Director of the Chair of Urban Planning and Gender and Deputy Director of the Department of Architectural Projects at the School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Valencia
Lorenzo Viñas, President of the Association of Property Administrators of Barcelona -LLeida
Ana Sanchís Huertas, Principal researcher of the international R&D&I Department – Valencianinstitute of building (IVE)
Alejandro Gómez Gil, Energy and European Projects Technician at the Municipal foundation València Clima i Energia
Jordi Ayats Reixach, Director of the EuroPACE Foundation
Zuzana Prochazkova, Architect in charge of R&D&I Department, PichArchitects
