GiDOMUS is a LIFE project that stands for «Up-scaling the DOMUS Home Renovation Program to Girona province by adopting a Self-Sustaining model with innovative financing and cross-sector collaboration«.
GiDOMUS will accelerate the energy retrofit of residential buildings by establishing a comprehensive support mechanism that will streamline the homeowner’s journey, train professionals, generate awareness among citizens, and aggregate already existing support initiatives to amplify their impact. This will be achieved by scaling-up the already existing DOMUS program, a One-Stop-Shop-based Integrated Home Renovation Service program driven by Fundació Europace in Garrotxa and few other areas, currently relying on limited public funds from municipalities.
GiDOMUS will include capacity-building for professionals, training programs for OSS personnel, and social inclusion activities targeting energy poverty and gender balance. The developed GiDOMUS model will be implemented and demonstrated through the establishment of seven Front Offices in the capital cities of the Girona province. Ultimately, it is designed to serve as a blueprint for replication in other provinces of Catalonia and throughout Spain.
IREC is involved in almost all the project developments, with a special focus on the development of a unique set of KPIs for design and assessment of the GiDOMUS solutions, the definition of a simplified method for automated energy audits of buildings, and the introduction of a business model based on the Energy Savings Certificates instrument (CAE). Dr. Jordi Pascual (as IP) and Dr. Soledad Ibáñez, researchers in the Thermal Energy and Building Performance Department will participate as IREC representatives.
The kick-off meeting is held in Olot on September the 2nd, 2024. The project has a total budget of ~1.5M€ and will run for 3 years. The consortium is formed by 7 partners including Fundacio Europace (leader), IREC, Ecoserveis, Upsocial SL, CEEC, R2M Solution and ECROWD!.
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