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1 FINAL METHODOLOGY DOCUMENT Deliverable PROJECT TITLE: Enhancing Mediterranean Initiatives Leading SMEs to innovation in bu energy efficiency technologies AXIS: Strengthening innovation capacities OBJECTIVE: Dissemination of innovative technologies and know-how INTERNAL MED CODE: 1C-MED12-19 Deliverable number: Work Package: 5 Action: 5 Responsible partner: IAT Authors: IAT Status: Final Distribution: Public Date: 30/06/2015 _ Distribution: Public 1

2 Executive summary and abstract EMILIE project supports the innovation of tertiary SME infrastructure and buildings to achieve advanced energy efficiency in order to contribute to the growth, competitiveness, and employment of Mediterranean countries. EMILIE conducted 6 surveys on energy consumption in the tertiary sector buildings, a map of existing research and innovative services facilities, 6 pilot plants, 12 pilot sites study visits, 15 technical workshops for SMEs, 9 technical workshops for PA, and 5 capitalization meetings. Considering the capitalization process laid by the MED programme and the importance of cooperate with other projects, 5 capitalization meetings have been organized along project execution every hosted in turn by the partners. The EMILIE Capitalization strategy foresees the participation of targeted sector stakeholders along with different EU projects coordinators dealing with energy efficiency in buildings and SMEs innovation capacities. More in detail, the capitalization meetings path was able to involve project coordinators dealing with energy issues, public administration representatives, representatives of industries and clusters and also some associated partners. These attendees, a total of 36, are the followings: Name José Ignacio López Joaquín Villar Gustavo Zandanel Alain Bourrely Catherine Ramos Joze Renar Merceder Acitores Slavena Radovanovic Margareta Zidar Federico Noris Rajko Jurman Suzana Belošević Rajko Leban Nejc Božič Vanja Cencič Matevž Pušnik Damir Staničić Peter Bevk Organization / Project APREAN Andalusia Energy Agency Friuli Venezia Giulia Region PACA Region PACA Region Slovenian Chamber of Commerce MED Programme Central European Initiative (WIDER project) Energetski Institut Hrvoje Požar (REPUBLICMED project) EURAC (SMARTBUILD project) Port of Rijeka Authority (GREENBERTH project) City of Rijeka MARIE Project (GOLEA) MARIE Project (GOLEA) MARIE Project (GOLEA) ELIH-MED & ECOFUNDING Project TRANSPARENCE Project GO ECO Project _ Distribution: Public 2

3 Name Fouad Al-Mansour Roberto Di Gennaro Uroš Stritih Jure Vetršek Branka Mirt Philippe Dumez Michael Luciani Mickael Bouvier Claire de Guisa Etta Grover Silva Guillaume Pilot Patrick Jeufraux Thierry Jalabert Philippe Gouy Charlotte Maynard Mathias Bouquerel Flavien Berti Cedric Clavel Organization / Project ODYSSEE MURE 2012 Project BEI and ELENA funds University of Ljubljana Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Ljubljana Institute for Innovation and Development Energap (Regional Energy Agency Podravje) Regional energy agency ADEME UNIGRID SOLUTIONS UNIGRID SOLUTIONS Ministre Industrie Directorate PACA Grid Pocket Grid Pocket AREVA Societé de Eaux de Marseille Eco Home Conseil OXYGN SINIAT CEC Courtois Energies Conseil COFELYINEO SCLE SFE Synergies and concrete occasions of cooperation have been identified well before the events, methodologies of innovation shared and networking opportunities rise. The JTS capitalization process coordinators, Mercedes Acitores and Javier Gómez, and other experts have been also invited to join the meetings. In some capitalization meetings, a Capitalization Lab has been organized, where relevant stakeholders working in the energy sector and coordinators of EU projects share experiences and create synergies to improve the targeted sector. This document focuses on the results of the 5 capitalization meetings. In addition to sharing innovative and emerging energy projects and methodologies, attendees participated in World Café sessions in order to answer questions fundamental to each meeting s theme. The world café method allowed participants to brainstorm in small groups of 5 or 6 for 25 minutes before sharing each group s findings with each other. An overview of each meetings findings are summarized in this document. Having collected all experiences of cooperation among projects, some main conclusions have been defined and they established the foundations of a winning methodology of cooperation to be capitalized also in the next programming period. _ Distribution: Public 3

4 The EMILIE Capitalization Approach The path covered along project execution regarding capitalization has been composed by definition of a capitalization strategy, after that, organization of capitalization meetings and development of that Final methodology document. Besides of that has been created a EMILIE Cluster (about innovative technologies in the field of energy efficiency into buildings), and has been organized a workshop in Brussels together with other MED projects related to energy efficiency and energy savings. The main steps of the EMILIE Capitalization Approach were the following: Capitalization Strategy 5 Capitalization meetings 1 st Capitalization meeting October 2013 Seville (Spain) 2 nd Capitalization meeting January 2014 Rijeka (Croatia) 3 rd Capitalization meeting June 2014 Ljubljana (Slovenia) 4 th Capitalization meeting December 2014 Aix-en-Provence (France) 5 th Capitalization meeting May 2015 Trieste (Italy) Final methodology document Winning methodology of cooperation Creation of EMILIE Cluster Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding Workshop in Brussels to integrate and exploit results from several MED projects : 18th June 2015 Brussels (Belgium) Vademecum with results of Brussels workshop In order to improve the sharing of information and encourage a proactive attitude towards the different energy related themes approached during the meeting, two different participatory _ Distribution: Public 4

5 methodologies have been used and proved to be very successful: the world cafè 1 session and the shuffle groups 2. 1 Please refer to for more informations about this methodology. 2 For more information please refer to the Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision written by Sam Kaner _ Distribution: Public 5

6 The Capitalization Strategy The Capitalization Strategy defined along EMILIE project has been as follows: Fostering EEB How to support local and regional authorities in fostering EE in buildings? How to support the construction market, SMEs and final users fostering innovation in companies in the field of EEB? How to change behaviors of citizenship and their buying inclination in the renovation of buildings Threats and opportunities for the EEB potential market SWOT analysis on Energy Efficiency Building potential market Barriers that prevent the introduction of innovative solutions in the construction market How to overcome these barriers? CAPITALIZATION LAB: searching win-win outcomes Funding for innovation in EEB How to access direct funding for SMEs? Public administrations as stimulus for increasing innovation in the construction market CAPITALIZATION LAB: searching win-win outcomes Concrete actions for innovation in EEB (part 1) DDissemination of EMILIE pilot plants: Glassolating (ES), SmartEE (FR), HVAClab (ES) RReplicability and exploitation of pilot actions CAPITALIZATION LAB: searching win-win outcomes Concrete actions for innovation in EEB (part 2) Dissemination of EMILIE pilot plants: SunCool (HR), SunLab (IT), InfraSun (SI) Replicability and exploitation of pilot actions Study tour (IT, SI, HR) CAPITALIZATION LAB: wrap up session COLLABORATION METHODOLOGY _ Distribution: Public 6

7 Meeting 1: Fostering Energy Efficient Buildings In this first capitalization meeting was treated the fact of how to foster the implementation of energy efficiency measures into tertiary buildings. This issue was analyzed from three different point of view, from how to support local and regional authorities in fostering energy efficient buildings, how it can be encouraged the construction market, enterprises, and final users to innovate the field of energy efficient buildings, and how it could be changed the citizen behavior and its buying inclination in regards to renovation of buildings. The discussions were developed by means of the world café method in three different tables, one per subject defined, being the followings the main conclusions deduced in each one of them. 1) Changing citizen behavior and buying inclination in regards to renovation of buildings Concerns Method of implementing regulations has a significant impact on consumer behavior which in turn has an environmental impact Unclear, contradictory, and changing national legislations leads to time consuming and costly interpretation and implementation of regulations Lack and fragmentation of available funds limits local and regional authority s impact Lack of encouragement to low income families to become more energy efficient Proposals Training, coaching, and networking opportunities to share solutions Pilot plant to test and replicate new technological solutions Comparable, international database of energy efficiency data to allow organizations to benchmark themselves against others Technology roadmaps that show emerging technological trends to allow authorities to write forward-looking regulations Provide support to municipalities in creating Sustainable Energy Action Plans to encourage the signing of the Covenant of Mayor Provide energy consumption monitoring software Key takeaways: Easy to replicate solutions & forums to share solutions _ Distribution: Public 7

8 2) Encouraging the construction market, enterprises, and final users to innovate the field of energy efficient buildings Construction market Enterprises Final users Implementation of ESCO model to encourage building refurbishment Reduce cost of implementing energy efficient products Long term plan for the sector that can sustain governmental changes Implementation of energy efficiency measures in local and regional government buildings to serve as an example for others Adoption of Life Cycle Assessment during construction products Public databases wit the most critical innovative technology data Adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to improve sustainable building design Implementation of taxes based on energy consumption or energy certification of buildings to encourage environmentally friendly behavior Sharing of information concerning the refurbishment of local buildings and the public administrations involved _ Distribution: Public 8

9 3) Changing citizen behavior and buying inclination in regards to renovation of buildings Expand awareness campaigns, especially to children Implement visible and memorable branding tactics Engage and encourage citizens to decreasing consumption through public exposure campaigns, such as games and competitions Promote home monitoring devices to encourage citizens to monitor appliances performance and energy consumption Bundle easy to install devices together into consumer friendly and easy to distribute packages Build trust between professionals and users by encouraging certified professional training Encourage sharing of energy efficiency information to home buyers Construct taxes to encourage high efficiency standards Create a scale of economy to reduce cost of construction Governmental coordination between ESCOs and tertiary sector to foster a scale of economy _ Distribution: Public 9

10 Meeting 2: Threats and opportunities for the Energy Efficiency potential market In the second capitalization meeting was developed, on one hand, a SWOT analysis of the market concerning application of energy efficiency into buildings, and after that y by means of world café method, was treated the barriers identify in the construction market and proposed solutions from Administrative/Regulatory, Social, Technological and Financial point of view. _ Distribution: Public 10

11 SWOT of EEB market Strengths Market is ready for energy efficient technologies Well established and emerging technologies Extensive savings potential data is available The implementation of several European and national legislation support EEB and renewable energy sources (RES) Flexibility of SMEs allows them to adapt to changing requirements Significant improvement of public awareness and attitude on environmental issues and EEB over the past few years Weaknesses Most of the existing building stocks arenot in good shape (opportunity as well) The economic crisis hit the construction sector dramatically in the MED area (especially new building) The economic crisis is discouraging investments in retrofitting Lack of common citizens knowledge of the exact benefit of energy efficiency Lack of customer s knowledge of alternative HVAC systems and NZEB Unqualified craftsmen install the most advanced EEB technologies Planners/designers limited ability to integrate different energy systems together Decreasing number of students studying technical subjects related to EEB SMEs limited access to promising construction markets dominated by large players Construction sector is not open to innovation Complex rules and regulations related to EEB and RES (permits, grants, subsidies etc.) create barriers to the market Opportunities Large number of buildings need retrofitting Large saving potential through minimal investment in better management of the existing buildings and HVAC systems Increased long term electricity price trends will improve EEB appea New EU directives support building retrofitting Availability of European funds, several subsidies and tax benefits, support EEB and RES New financial schemes are establishing in the market (the most promising is ESCO) Emerging technologies targeted to specific climate or locally available resources Several technologies are becoming more common and, due to scale economies, their prices will drop resulting in a wider use and larger number of buildings retrofitted EEB investments will create new jobs in the long term Arising clusters focused on EEB Electric market integrates several RES sources Electric market liberalization will reduce energy prices New regulations (like the building energy certificate) and funds from new MED members will boost the EEB market Creation of flats tailored to elderly with limited independency including demotic application and EE solutions Threats EEB national plans require a constant flow of funds and monitoring of impact Reliability of efficiency and ROI estimation in regard to several EEB technologies is still not precise, hindering the diffusion of the ESCO system RES subsidies are or will be cut due to the spending review carried out by most MED countries. The uncertain availability of the subsidies prevent companies from investing in EEB The cost of fracking is reducing the price of oil EEB and RES require long term projects and investment, but long term projects do not win political support and social acceptance Unpredictable short term energy price fluctuations Increasing competition from South- East Asia countries _ Distribution: Public 11

12 Barriers to the construction market and proposed solutions Administrative/Regulatory barriers Too many complex bureaucratic procedures (permits, licences etc.) Lack of understanding of energy monitoring and management (both among private citizens and public sector) Lack of skilled craftsmen, installers, and designers in relation to EEB: the educational system is not able to train and update designers and craftsmen properly as well as provide enough review courses Best practices are not promoted, capitalized, and replicated enough Risk of higher insurance fees Ineffective/insufficient regulatory framework concerning implementation of emerging EE technologies Low acceptance of long term planning and projects Access to external demonstration facilities Include innovative and updated programs in school curriculum to create expert specialists Targeted awareness campaigns Fostering the creation of clusters including PA, R&D centers, and companies in order to exchange best practices and promote synergies Increase the number of skilled building workers by upgrading or establishing large-scale qualification and training systems Encourage and enhance the capacity of public authorities to plan and implement ambitious and sustainable energy policies, especially sectors with high energy saving potential Public procurement of innovative and sustainable energy solutions through public spending, sharing best practice, and involving central purchasing organizations Empowering stakeholders to assist public authorities in the definition and implementation of sustainable energy policies and measures. Projects to target specific actors among stakeholders (utilities, industry, financing institutions, non-gov. org., consumer associations, interest groups, trade unions) Public intervention should be focused on the market: ESCO is the most appropriate solutions since it is in line with market rules. Public sector should support the ESCO by providing clear regulations, using it extensively for the management of public buildings, and providing guarantees for investments made by ESCO Public demand should foster new technologies Government should launch long term energy plans Mandatory monitoring of energy performance in public buildings Simplification of bureaucratic procedures _ Distribution: Public 12

13 Technological barriers Research and industry do not speak the same language Lack of simulation tools leads to unreliable prediction of possible savings SMEs and designers are reluctant to integrate innovation: they are only focused on implementing single construction jobs Data from energy monitoring systems are not user friendly Manufacture of prefabricated renovation units: Lower cost, easy building integration process, and leads to reduction in total buildings primary energy consumption Energy strategies and solutions for renovation of historic buildings: Innovative, affordable, non-invasive, reversible solutions to deliver significant improvements in energy efficiency. Insulation, monitoring technologies and systems, integration of renewables etc. Demand response in blocks of buildings. Intelligent energy management systems provide cost effective, real time optimization of energy demand, storage, and supply in blocks of buildings New ICT-based solutions for EE to motivate and support behavioural change. Creation of innovative IT ecosystems that can develop services and applications which use information generated by energy consumers or collected from sensors and microgeneration Testing technologies for the long term When testing new technologies, an assessment of the costs of the whole process should be carried out _ Distribution: Public 13

14 Social barriers Lack of awareness of energy inefficiency costs Customers are unable to properly assess energy/money savings potential Customers distrust of emerging technologies Customers are not familiar with alternative HVAC systems or NZEB and are not able to use them properly It is difficult to explain the benefit of EEB to the customer It is costly to demonstrate the innovativeness of new technologies and their benefits It is costly and difficult to convince customers to purchase new and not yet diffused EEB technologies Designers should focus on real users before planning Performance contracts (commitment to results) Actions aimed at the creation of specific buildings for elderly people Improve public and private energy management of buildings Financial barriers Lack and instability of funds General lack of trust of politicians and public funds High price of new, innovative technologies leads to a long payback period Financial institutions (banks) resistance to specific funding schemes for EEB (e.g. ESCOs) Too many complex procedures regarding access to funds Lack of available capital and uncertainty of market trends due to the economic crisis Targeting the actual consumer needs Support demonstrative projects to create easily replicable success stories Refurbishment of public buildings as examples to spur market acceptance Fiscal benefits and subsidies should be maintained and future availability clarified in order to build investors trust EU products should be granted higher incentives rate if this doesn t infringe regulations and agreements on international trade Incentives for ICT and demotic applications to improve EEB Creation of public ESCOs Fiscal benefits and taxes arranged by the level of EE in the building Public investments in new tech and R&D Simplify access to funds _ Distribution: Public 14

15 Meeting 3: Funding for innovation in energy efficient buildings During the third capitalization meeting, firstly six European based projects were presented. Similar to the EMILIE project, all of these projects focus on maximizing energy efficiency. The presentations aimed to increase the awareness of each project and share best practices in regards to energy conservation and energy related policies and funding. Similar European Projects MARIE Project Focus on pilot projects implemented in Brda and on an ESCO model ELIH-MED Project Focus on the contents of the guideline on innovative financings TRANSPARENCE Project Focus on Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) ECOFUNDING Project Focus on the facilitation of financing for SMEs in the field of energy efficiency, clean energies, and green businesses GO ECO Project Development and implementation of integrated energy concepts in SMEs ODYSSEE MURE 2012 Project Focus on the database of funding opportunities _ Distribution: Public 15

16 In the second part of the event, it was presented the funding opportunities that the European Banks of Investment Funds can offer by means of different funding programme, and specially by ELENA funds for Public Administrations. Related with that subject of how public bodies can carry out investment in energy efficiency in its buildings, it was treated the problems that have to be faced in the hiring of ESCOs by them, and the key barriers to EPC and ESCOs business models. Thanks to the participation of a representative of the Provincia di Chieti, that is managing a wide ELENA funded building renovation project, after a debate the following remarks have been made: How to start funding Feasibility studies and preliminary audits Cost savings through ELENA- EIB funds Involve key actors early on Ensure commitment of partners Clearly communicate benefits of funding Domino effect among local authorities European Bank of Investment Fund Hints for implementation In depth audits Be aware of legal issues Avoid conflict of interest Aggregate local authorities to identify common needs Sign a "framework agreement" Must have constant political support Follow a strict schedule Remember large ESCOs are more likely to apply Impact Local SMEs can provide expertise in engineering and implementation Tenders could promote local companies New technologies are only considered by local authorities if they improve quality or reduce costs Implementation of lots of "small on site audits" as opposed to the "whole package" to encourage local involvement Cooperation Involve ESCOs in multiple facets of the EMILIE project (technical workshops, study visits, data collection of pilot plants, disseminate the technology roadmap, etc.) Further capitalization of ELIHMED results (funding and best practices) Capitalization of the Odyssee-Mure database (energy efficiency technology) _ Distribution: Public 16

17 ESCO for local authorities: how to select them and hints to draft effective agreements Developing the request for proposals Responding ESCO enter into an audit contract Post audit- ESCO will enter into the full EPC Select ESCO and Contract ESCO for investment grade audit Define goals for the project and methodology used for calculating energy savings estimates Finalize ESP contract with ESCO and coordinate financing ESCO creates a list of EE measures for implementation ESCO agrees to a guaranteed annual energy savings and maximum cost for the project ESCO implements energy improvements Including training staff on proper operation, maintenance, and imputing data Measure and verify Critical step to ensure ESCO is fulfilling its responsibilities _ Distribution: Public 17

18 Key barriers to EPC and ESCO business model adoption and operation Barriers Market Poor understanding and misconceptions of the ESCO model limits demand Lack of experience establishing ESCOs and energy service contracts Conflicts of interest Economic lack of appropriate financing of energy service contracts weak investment in local communities recession has reduced the number of property developments Regulatory lack of local authority support of ESCO projects Unstable, unpredictable, complex and incoherent regulatory framework procurement rules lead to lengthy and resource intensive processes Infrastructural & Technological high costs of low-carbon energy technology and infrastructure risk of immature low-carbon energy technology User practices Customer preference towards technologies that may not be the most cost-effective lack of consumer awareness of ESCO model lack of public institutions' capacity for autonomous implementation Proposed solutions Increase attractiveness of energy refurbishment of buildings (grants) Introduce energy contracting models Adoption of financial mechanisms to combine public funds with ESCO assets (Public - Private Partnership: PPP) Clear guidance on implementation of sustainable energy projects Creation of financial or guarantee agreements to facilitate the financing of ESCO companies Establish the network of qualified market providers to support clients _ Distribution: Public 18

19 Possible synergies The EMILIE Project Meeting 4: Concrete actions for innovation in energy efficient buildings (Part 1) Presentations of energy efficiency solutions During the fourth capitalization meeting, three energy efficient products were shared as examples of concrete actions SME can take to innovate buildings. Vacuum insulation panel Heat pump waste water Automated meter reading In addition to these presentations of energy efficient products, as complementary activity, during the meeting were identified synergies in the energy efficient building market. Synergies in the energy efficient building market Certify pilot plant technolgoy and publish ROI information to encourage public adoption of the technology Public Private Partnerships - an innovative way to support large investments Pre Commerical Procurement Scheme - boosts innovation in construction companies, provides technical solutions, and boosts the conomy (funding offered by Horizon 2020) Piedmont Region has widespread experience in PCP Continuation of data collection in pilot plants because particularly bad weather affected past data Cost of solar cooling plants is expected to drop and make solar cooling more economically attractive Developing laboraties, where equipment and materials are built and tested, could encourage a rapid adoption of energy efficient technologies _ Distribution: Public 19

20 Meeting 5: Concrete actions for innovation in energy efficient buildings (Part 2) In that last capitalization meeting, besides of presentation of other projects related to demonstration and application of energy efficiency measures into buildings, was organized a pilot plant study tour to Slovenioa and Crioatia to compare the 3 pilot plants related to the solar cooling technology. As first point of the meeting, after visit to SunLab Pilot Plant located in AREA Science Park Basovizza Campus, and due to it was the last capitalization meeting of the project, it was presented the capitalization path followed along project execution. After that, it was done three presentations related to Energy saving in the public and private tertiary sector buildings, in Western Macedonia, by Lefteris Topaloglou (Director of the Regional Association of Local Governments of Western Macedonia, HELLAS ) and Massimo Davià Envipark, Torino. After that, it was developed an interactive discussion in which participants tackled the issue of concrete actions for innovation for building energy efficiency based on the Emilie exploitation of pilot plants data. As last activity of the meeting, were organized, the following day in the morning the other two visits that compose the pilot plant study tour, visit to the Suncool pilot plant in Rijeka and to the Infrasun pilot plant in Ljubljana. _ Distribution: Public 20

21 The end of the MED Programme Innovation for Renewable Energy Efficiency solutions in Mediterranean regions and cities An overview of achieved results During the European Sustainable Energy Week, the MED projects Emilie and Grasp organized a final MED workshop in Brussels dedicated to sharing the results of multiple projects and to matching project results to the present conditions in the Mediterranean. Between 2007 and 2013, the MED Programme has funded 28 transnational projects related to the renewable energy and the energy efficiency in general. Many of these projects supported SMEs in order to improve sustainability conditions through a bottom up approach. The purpose of the conference was to give an overview of the progress of these projects in regards to the implementation of technical solutions and harmonization of standards as well as future funding opportunities. Ms. Anna Repullo and Mr. Wolfgang Petzold welcomed attendees, before a short presentation of the MED projects and results. The first panel shared the results from EMILE, ENCERTICUS, REPUBLIC-MED and MAIN projects regarding integrating innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Mediterranean. The second panel, about renewable energy and energy efficiency as drivers of decarbonization, incorporated outcomes from GRASP, CO-EFFICIENT, GREENBERTH, E2STORMED, and SINERGIA. MARIE, SMARTINMED, PVNET, ENERCOAST, and GREENPARTNERSHIPS participated in the final panel dedicated to putting forward MED PROGRAMME and projects results at cluster and policy level. These panels demonstrated several commonalities between MED Programme projects. The projects engaged a variety of partners and stakeholders including, universities, public authorities, energy agencies, economic operators, etc. SMEs and public authorities were the groups most focused on in these projects. Frequently, a soft-action approach was utilized in opposition to an infrastructure-oriented strategy. Finally, the transnational cooperation proved to allow collaboration and cohesion not only among Mediterranean countries but throughout Europe. After a brief discussion and a networking lunch, representatives from the MED Programme, DG REGIO, DG ENERGY, JASPERS, EASME, and Covenant of Mayors discussed synergies, initiatives, policies, and funding opportunities. This session focused on the challenges of the next period of the MED Programme which will be more focused on reaching specific result indicators and increasing visibility, communication and capitalization of the activities. Past project results can be capitalized in the future projects and could be develop a feasibility study to apply later for a EIB funding. Lastly, a multi-level government approach will improve the implementation capacity of sustainable energy action plans. _ Distribution: Public 21

22 The most important takeaway of this event is the constant need to join network and exchange solutions in order to inspire ideas and further capitalize on project results. This way it will be easier to reach the common goal of boosting renewable energy and energy efficiency. _ Distribution: Public 22

23 Conclusions and future perspectives This document summarizes the highlights and the successful methodology of the capitalization meetings and activities. The key takeaway messages are as follows: Energy efficient solutions must be easy to replicate Government legislation needs to be clear, complete, stable and consistent There must be a strong communication between researchers, governmental entities, construction workers, and consumers to find, promote, and implement the best solutions as fast as possible Stable, long term, and reliable financing is needed to minimize the risk of implementing EEB A clear interest and commitment to energy efficiency is shown through the variety energy related products and projects similar to EMILE Throughout the Emilie capitalization activities, the EMILIE Project has promoted the networking of Mediterranean organizations, energy related projects, local authorities and clusters of SMEs that share the common interest in proposing new technologies and products in the field of building energy efficiency. Thanks to this network, this cohesive approach can be adopted and further capitalized in future European or local based projects by continuing to encourage exchanging information, sharing best practices, supporting project development, and the diffusion of new technologies related to building energy efficiency. Part of the EMILIE capitalization approach, the EMILIE Cluster network has been created. The associations, stakeholders and companies of the energy efficiency sector that are interested in the application and development of innovative technologies are welcomed in the cluster. The entities belonging to the Cluster have access to specific and useful information about results and conclusions of demonstration and development projects as EMILIE project. Finally, the World Café session and the shuffle group methodology have proved to be very successful and could be further utilized in future projects. Thanks to the involvement of several different stakeholders, this brainstorming activity acknowledges multiple perspectives and considerations in order to find comprehensive solutions to complex and multilayer problems. _ Distribution: Public 23