On Wednesday, April 10th, Ca l’Alier will host the ‘URBANEW: Innovating in Building Renovation for Decarbonisation’ event. It’s a technical conference that will present the best solutions received in response to the European URBANEW programme’s call to professionals in the sector to find innovative proposals for the renovation of buildings to reduce carbon consumption.
The rest of the proposals presented will be included in a catalogue to be published later this year, which will serve as a technical reference tool for the implementation of decarbonisation measures in the renovation process.
The opening will be presided over by Laia Bonet, First Deputy Mayor of Barcelona City Council. Gerard Capó, manager of the Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation of Barcelona (IMHAB), will take part in the panel discussion to present the URBANEW project, along with Michael Donaldson (CEO of the Barcelona Institute of Technology for Habitat – BIT Habitat), Beatriz García Monco (Coordinator of European Missions and 2030 Agenda at Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council) and Itxaso Molinero (Coordinator of the URBANEW project at Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council).
The programme also includes a round table with experts call ‘Innovation and sustainability in building renovation’.
What is the URBANEW project?
Barcelona and six other cities in Spain (Vitoria, Zaragoza, Seville, Madrid, Valencia and Valladolid) are part of the ‘European Mission 100 Smart and Climate Neutral Cities by 2030’, a project promoted by the European Commission to coordinate efforts to mobilise the necessary resources to address the major challenges facing the continent.
In this context, the seven cities are implementing the URBANEW pilot programme, which involves a wide range of stakeholders to promote systemic change and seek innovative solutions for urban regeneration and renovation, thereby reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in buildings.
In Barcelona, the project is led by the Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation of Barcelona (IMHAB), the 2030 Agenda Department of Barcelona City Council and the BIT Habitat Municipal Foundation, with the aim of exploring a model of public-private collaboration to acquire and renovate buildings to transform them into affordable housing.