PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
HORIS will further develop an existing platform called “Green Menu” that was piloted for Portugal by DGG and FCT NOVA during an EIT Climate –KIC funded project. We want it to become the digital go-to one-stop shop of integrated home renovation services to support homeowners’ decisions all along the overall building renovation customer journey, particularly focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy. The OSS will be developed adding new features about home typologies for 3 Southern Europe countries: Portugal, Spain and Italy. HORIS main objective is leveraging citizens’ trust in consumers organizations capability to select home renovation professionals with clear accountability and quality assurance, to support consumers via a simplified and digitalized process designed on users’ experience. HORIS aims at breaking down long-standing barriers by empowering homeowners all along the home renovation process, so they make the necessary decisions on investments. The main barrier to be tackled is the lack of trust in the actual energy savings, the choice of the professional/SME and the cumbersome of the financing process. HORIS will offer financial, legal and technical solutions in order to give an overview of the economic incentives for all the actors involved in the home renovation value chain and design the business model for each specific target of household. The project will seek a high degree of replicability and include a clear action plan to communicate experiences and results. HORIS will act on different fronts to foster a better use of EU and national public funds and mobilize a greater share of private funds engaging multiple small and medium-sized stakeholders, including local and regional public authorities and non-profit organisations. HORIS, building renovation services can generate multiple social, environmental, and economic benefits, making it a unique opportunity for climate neutrality.