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The unique national study on habitability in the Spanish homes during the COVID pandemic, including perceived comfort, IEQ and habit changes, with relevance on use of energy.

Warm Up New Zealand was a government-subsidized residential energy efficiency and clean energy program, addressing respiratory illnesses and winter mortality rates. The Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) collaborated with home insulation companies, regional councils, energy trusts, and other partners to provide low-income households with grants covering 60% of the cost of insulation.

Warmer Kiwi Homes was a four-year Government programme offering grants covering two-thirds of the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation.

The Energy Hardship Expert Panel brings together 5 leaders from a range of backgrounds who collectively hold key insights, connections and experience working directly with households living in or at risk of energy hardship. The objective of the panel is to recommend to government, policy priorities and actions to alleviate energy hardship and provide impartial evidence-based expert advice. The Panel’s work programme will in part, be drawn from the Electricity Price Review’s findings and the government’s response to its recommendations.

The Minister of Energy and Resources commissioned an independent panel of experts to lead the review. Panel members were appointed by the Minister in April 2018. The review was completed in two phases. The first phase focused on determining facts and building evidence of problems in the sector. The second phase focused on developing possible improvements to those problems.

The aim was to revitalise an ageing district by improving the quality of life of its residents through three actions: (1) Energy renovation of the buildings in the district, including their thermal envelopes; (2) The renovation of the old district heating systems in the neighbourhood to improve their performance; (3) The creation of a new district heating network, where heat is generated from biomass to supply the whole neighbourhood.

AirEx developed the first affordable smart air brick solution for the retrofit housing market. The product is an IoT-enabled smart ventilation control system that replaces conventional airbricks in pre-1950s dwellings. It monitors relevant environmental parameters like temperature and humidity and subsequently opens or closes air-vents to optimise ventilation. Using cloud-based IoT algorithms, AirEx minimises cold airflow whilst ensuring sufficient air exchange to prevent moisture build-up, timber rot or poor indoor air quality.

Energie solidaire is a fundraising solution to support actions mitigating energy poverty based on micro-donations deducted from consumers' bills and donations of energy by producers in self-consumption, sale of surpluses paid back to the project aiming at supporting actions of consumption audit, support to renovation and to find adequate grants.

Chance for Buildings is an alliance by leading trade associations that supports energy efficient and environmentally sustainable construction and renovation of buildings. It brings together various Czech actors and represents over 300 companies across the entire value chain of building construction and renovation. Chance for Buildings aspires to reap the crucial societal benefits of energy efficient and quality buildings

The project focuses on volunteering for energy advice to vulnerable families is a social initiative to improve comfort in the homes of families in situations of energy vulnerability, as well as savings in their energy bill through energy efficiency and energy renovations of homes.