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CITyFiED final webinar "Doing it again- The CITyFiED Replication plan"
CITyFiED final webinar "Doing it again- The CITyFiED Replication plan"

Watch the recording of CITyFiED webinar on final results and the replication plan.



CITyFiED: Final Brochure now released
CITyFiED: Final Brochure now released

Download our final brochure and learn about our technical results



CITyFiED Final Conference in Laguna De Duero
CITyFiED Final Conference in Laguna De Duero

On 12th March Spanish partners held the CITyFiED final conference in Laguna de Duero (Spain). It was the occasion to present the final results and the CITyFiED legacy to public authorities and citizens. The European project CITyFiED has managed to reduce the energy demand and CO2 emissions of 5,000 residents of Laguna de Duero.



CITyFiED Best Practice Book
CITyFiED Best Practice Book

Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions is not only about adopting new technologies, but also ensuring that the public adopt such technologies



CITyFiED clustering: a success story of replication and innovation.
CITyFiED clustering: a success story of replication and innovation.

Six months before the end of the project, the CITyFiED community can proudly rely on 59 cities, which consists of demo and cluster cities and those that are part of a community of interest: the regular and active cooperation and exchange among the cities were key elements for the success of the project.



The retrofitting works for the improvement of the energy efficiency in Torrelago district have finished
The retrofitting works for the improvement of the energy efficiency in Torrelago district have finished

The energy retrofitting works carried out in Torrelago district, in Laguna de Duero, have finished. A total of 31 buildings, formed by 1.488 dwellings, have benefited from this refurbishment, focused on reducing the energy demand and the CO2 emissions through innovation and the use of renewable sources of energy.



CITyFiED enters into its last year: it’s time to show the results and to meet the goal.
CITyFiED enters into its last year: it’s time to show the results and to meet the goal.

At the end of May the consortium came together in Lund, Sweden, to catch up on the latest developments, align on the status of the project and pinpoint future actions. 



International praise for CITyFiED innovation and impact continues with US ‘Smart 50’ Award
International praise for CITyFiED innovation and impact continues with US ‘Smart 50’ Award

CITyFiED is honoured to be recognised as a leading international example of “innovative and influential” work in urban transformation by a panel of global city leaders.



Energy efficiency’s ‘best kept secret’ delights district renovation experts
Energy efficiency’s ‘best kept secret’ delights district renovation experts

CITyFiED City members and consortium experts discovered energy efficiency’s ‘best kept secret’ Ludwigshafen and neighbouring Mannheim 30 November – 1 December 2017



Sweden: Tenants of the Linero housing area learn about energy efficiency at the local supermarket
Sweden: Tenants of the Linero housing area learn about energy efficiency at the local supermarket

On Saturday December 2, Kraftringen met tenants from the Linero housing area in the eastern part of Lund at the local supermarket to talk about energy efficiency and how to reduce energy consumption.



Accelerating sustainable urban renovation: a pathway for success
Accelerating sustainable urban renovation: a pathway for success

CITyFiED Methodology is an integrated approach divided into seven phases, ranging from initial citywide diagnosis to final evaluation of the renovation. It includes an indicators tool and guidelines to support decision-making process.



CITyFiED recognised at Green Building Council Spain and Mapei Sustainable Business Awards
CITyFiED recognised at Green Building Council Spain and Mapei Sustainable Business Awards

The projects’ streak of winning awards and gaining recognition from peers and professionals continued in Barcelona on 15 November 2017. 



New Open Access publications on CITyFiED methodology and Spanish business case
New Open Access publications on CITyFiED methodology and Spanish business case

Insights from Sustainable Places conference held June 2017 in the U.K. are now available in open access. Read about how KPI-driven sustainability assessments can link to city strategy and dive deeper into how the award winning Torrelago overcame the high upfront costs that district energy retrofitting entails



Make your life easier: a simple framework for selecting district energy retrofit strategies
Make your life easier: a simple framework for selecting district energy retrofit strategies

CITyFiED has developed a way to assess and select energy efficient measures for buildings to be included in existing or new district renovation strategies. The replication framework outlines energy costs and calculations plus interviews and workshops to identify barriers and earn buy-in.



Disruptive innovation delivering industrial solutions that make a difference
Disruptive innovation delivering industrial solutions that make a difference

With a strong dedication to supporting and funding applied MSc and PhD research, Mir Technology Holding has more than 100 commercialised patents and a unique production know how helping CITyFiED district heating solutions. 



CITyFiED demo site solutions and member actions receive major international awards: Torrelago & Tartu
CITyFiED demo site solutions and member actions receive major international awards: Torrelago & Tartu

The innovative approachs, technical know-how and leadership across the CITyFiED community gained significant international recognition at the Euroheat & Power and International District Energy Association (IDEA) Global District Energy Climate Awards in Qatar, 24 October 2017



CITyFiED member cities on the move
CITyFiED member cities on the move

European Mobility Week an opportunity to Influence mobility and urban transport issues, as well as improve public health and quality of life



30 Success stories: CITyFiED innovative business model to be presented at the SCIS Conference
30 Success stories: CITyFiED innovative business model to be presented at the SCIS Conference

CITyFiED Partner VEOLIA will present a paper on the Torrelago district on October 3rd in Budapest 



Torrelago reaches prestigeous district heating award finals
Torrelago reaches prestigeous district heating award finals

CITyFiED’s Spanish demonstration site has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Global District Energy Climate Awards - with winners due to be announced at an international conference 24-25 October in Doha, Qatar. 



Touch the tangible and discover energy efficiency excellence in person: CITyFiED Study Tour
Touch the tangible and discover energy efficiency excellence in person: CITyFiED Study Tour

City members and consortium experts set to discover pioneering Ludwigshafen and neighbouring Mannheim 30 November – 1 December 2017 



Growing interest in CITyFiED’s holistic methodology for district-scale energy efficient retrofitting
Growing interest in CITyFiED’s holistic methodology for district-scale energy efficient retrofitting

A more confident approach to mass-market deployment and replicability of district-scale energy efficient retrofitting is gaining traction across Europe. 



Veolia inspires the next generation with interactive educational visits to Torrelago demo site during European Sustainable Energy Week
Veolia inspires the next generation with interactive educational visits to Torrelago demo site during European Sustainable Energy Week

During European Sustainable Energy Week (19-25 June), Veolia invited more than 50 children from Miguel Hernández Primary School to visit the new District Heating network serving part of the local community since 2015.



European ‘Energy Days’ kick started in Lund, Sweden
European ‘Energy Days’ kick started in Lund, Sweden

An early start to celebrating the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) ‘energy days’ began in Lund, Sweden, with an open invitation for politicians, municipal officials, researchers and more to discuss sustainable district renewal. 



Swedish Green Building Council visits CiTYFiED in Lund
Swedish Green Building Council visits CiTYFiED in Lund

Property owners, developers, contractors and consultants in the construction industry in Sweden, committed to sustainable building, collaborate and exchange knowledge through the Sweden Green Building Council (SGBC). SGBC visited CiTYFiED in Lund in April to study the renovation and energy efficiency measures implemented there.



Sustainable district renewal – Linero opens its doors
Sustainable district renewal – Linero opens its doors

How can existing buildings be developed to meet future challenges? 



CITyFiED to be profiled at Spain’s leading smart city forum
CITyFiED to be profiled at Spain’s leading smart city forum

Members of the consortium are delighted to have been retained as one of the 20 principal presentations and two written publications for III Congreso Ciudades Inteligentes" Smart City Conference in Madrid, April 26-27, 2017. 



CITyFiED at DAREED ICT Solution for Smart Cities Workshop
CITyFiED at DAREED ICT Solution for Smart Cities Workshop

In the pursuit of a high performance ICT backbone, CITyFiED joined major industry and telecoms players and researchers at the DAREED ICT Solution for Smart Cities Workshop held in Seville 23 November 2016. 



CITyFiED partner Kraftringen recognised for outstanding CSR efforts
CITyFiED partner Kraftringen recognised for outstanding CSR efforts

Project consortium partner and key player at the Lund demonstration site, energy company Kraftringen, has been awarded at a prize ceremony in Paris, arranged by the European Centre of Employers and Enterprises, CEEP



ERRIN group visits CITyFiED Torrelago site
ERRIN group visits CITyFiED Torrelago site

A prestigious delegation of several Nordic and Northern European city and regional actors from the ERRIN smart cities, regions and communities working group visited CARTIF facilities this October. Their visit aimed to know more about CARTIF coordinated smart city projects and the mechanics of a large scale demo site in Torrelago. 



Tackling air quality, comfort and energy efficiency with district heating
Tackling air quality, comfort and energy efficiency with district heating

CITyFiED partner, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality is responsible for installing and developing district heating for not just the Soma pilot site, but also the whole town. The municipality possesses the highest capacity of brown coal minerals in Turkey and a power plant, which produces 2,09% of the whole country’s energy.



REPLICATE successful project partnerships
REPLICATE successful project partnerships

CITyFiED cluster city Florence, Community of Interest member Donostia San Sebastian and a third, member of the consortium, Tecnalia have come together in a new and high profile H2020 smart cities project, REPLICATE



Transformation works powering ahead in Torrelago
Transformation works powering ahead in Torrelago

Works update from the 140,000m2 site, with renovation and retrofitting set to achieve 38% energy savings and nearly 60% renewable energy solutions. 



CITyFiED partner Acciona explores the benefits of Bio-Based materials
CITyFiED partner Acciona explores the benefits of Bio-Based materials

In the search for low carbon solutions, a fellow Horizon 2020 project – ISOBIO – is going back to nature to give some age-old building materials a very modern twist. CITyFiED partner ACCIONA is a member of both projects and used a recent workshop on bio-based insulation to explore possible synergies. 



Lively collaboration and sound technical delivery hallmarks of latest CITyFiED project meeting
Lively collaboration and sound technical delivery hallmarks of latest CITyFiED project meeting

The consortium came together in Istanbul, Turkey late June 2016 to catch up on the latest developments, identify collective challenges and pinpoint future actions. 



CITyFiED actively contributing to new advances and trends in Sustainable Buildings
CITyFiED actively contributing to new advances and trends in Sustainable Buildings

The CESB16 Conference took place 22– 24 June in Prague, Czech Republic, organized under auspices of several prestigious international conveners including CIB, iiSBE, UNEP-SBCI and FIDIC. 



Mondragon participates in EuroPython 2016 and presents a multidevice web-based visualization tool to show users their energy consumption data
Mondragon participates in EuroPython 2016 and presents a multidevice web-based visualization tool to show users their energy consumption data

EuroPython was the first major Python programming language community conference ever organized by volunteers. It started 2002 in Charleroi, Belgium, which attracted over 200 attendees.



European Energy Days inspire the next generation in Spain
European Energy Days inspire the next generation in Spain

In Laguna de Duero, Valladolid, Europe’s largest retrofit site is a massive undertaking designed to deliver significant energy savings and substantial reductions in CO2 emissions and improve comfort. 



‘Food for thought’ with the MSCD Lunch Academy
‘Food for thought’ with the MSCD Lunch Academy

During EU Sustainable Energy Week 2016 the My Smart City District (MSCD) cluster of 8 projects representing 25 cities across 13 countries came together to deliver five different online seminars in five days on key issues and challenges for smarter, greener towns, cities and districts.



Retrofit technology & initiatives get grilled at BBQ meet up in Lund, Sweden
Retrofit technology & initiatives get grilled at BBQ meet up in Lund, Sweden

CITyFiED demonstration site in Lund, Sweden continues citizen engagement initiatives with afternoon BBQ and discussions about energy savings and local energy production. The event featured as a European Union ‘Energy day’ on sustainable energy. 



Project impact – the why and how of it at the Energy Efficient Buildings Impact Workshop in Brussels.
Project impact – the why and how of it at the Energy Efficient Buildings Impact Workshop in Brussels.

Energy efficient buildings ─ it’s all about mid- to long-term impact. On our environment, on our relationship with our environment, on the way we live, on the way we work.



CITyFiED - profiled in 5th EeB project review
CITyFiED - profiled in 5th EeB project review

The fifth edition of the EeB PPP Project Review, published in March 2016, gives an overview of 110 co-funded projects within the Energy-efficient Buildings Public Private Partnership (EeB PPP) under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) as well as 17 new co-funded projects under the Horizon 2020 programme



In the loop: community feedback part of the process at Europe’s largest deep renovation site
In the loop: community feedback part of the process at Europe’s largest deep renovation site

Significant improvements to energy efficiency often mean lengthy inconveniences to residents. In the Torrelago district of Valladolid, Spain, the CITyFiED project is embracing this and trying to engage with the community throughout the process



Cities switched on to the energy and environment challenge
Cities switched on to the energy and environment challenge

Municipalities, energy agencies and technical experts met in Udine, Italy to learn from one another face-to-face and channel the knowledge generated by the CITyFiED project. 



Smart and fossil free district-heating part of further progress at Linero demo site in Lund
Smart and fossil free district-heating part of further progress at Linero demo site in Lund

The process of renovating and rebuilding the district heating system at Linero in Lund is now underway. 



Custom designed thermoplastic pipes give a welcome upgrade
Custom designed thermoplastic pipes give a welcome upgrade

In Soma, buildings are heated by a lignite fuelled central heating system. Insulation of the current heating system pipes has become worn-out including water exposure at joints due to leakages. CITyFiED works are preparing an impressive upgrade



Creating impact at scale with the CITyFiED replication model
Creating impact at scale with the CITyFiED replication model

Replication potential is at the heart of the CITyFiED project and first in line for analysis and evaluation is the city cluster of ten cities and one region – with a further 38 member cities keenly monitoring their progress



News from the City Secretariat
News from the City Secretariat

District heating & cooling explored drawing on experiences in nearly 70 European cities and municipalities 



Feeling the benefits of deep renovation in Valladolid
Feeling the benefits of deep renovation in Valladolid

In the Torrelago district, cumulative improvements of the deep renovation works conducted as part of the CITyFiED project are beginning to be seen and felt by partners and residents alike. 



Residents say “Yes” to next wave of retrofitting in Lund, Sweden
Residents say “Yes” to next wave of retrofitting in Lund, Sweden

Good communication and meaningful engagement with residents is key to ensuring support for retrofitting works at the Linero demonstration site of CITyFiED



Leading Europe’s energy transition and efficiency revolution: Udine, Italy extends its welcome to the CITyFiED network of 50 European cities
Leading Europe’s energy transition and efficiency revolution: Udine, Italy extends its welcome to the CITyFiED network of 50 European cities

The growing importance of cities as drivers of climate change is hard to miss. Today, much of the practical initiatives and momentum to reduce climate emissions lies now with cities, where much of our population, services and economic activity reside. But how can we make the most of a window of opportunity to become climate smart and highly energy efficient? 



CITyFiED Community of Interest member Koprivnica a source for INIFINITE solutions
CITyFiED Community of Interest member Koprivnica a source for INIFINITE solutions

At the end of last year, Koprivnica City Council unanimously adopted the proposal for establishing a revolving energy fund along with its strategic energy agency partner from January 2016. 



Business and cooperation models for energy retrofitting – Take the survey!
Business and cooperation models for energy retrofitting – Take the survey!

CITyFiED is collecting information from experts working on the field of Energy Efficient Building Renovation



Mondragon’s Félix Larrinaga speaks about CITyFiED visualisation solutions at Smart Buildings Congress in Madrid in October 2015
Mondragon’s Félix Larrinaga speaks about CITyFiED visualisation solutions at Smart Buildings Congress in Madrid in October 2015

In October, Félix Larrinaga from Mondragon delivered a presentation at the II Congreso Edificios Inteligentes (Smart Buildings Congress) in Madrid.



Future engineers and architects learning about innovation applied in the Torrelago demo site
Future engineers and architects learning about innovation applied in the Torrelago demo site

Seventeen students of the School of Industrial Engineering of the University of Valladolid, together with the responsible Professor, Dr. Ing. Antolín Lorenzana and Dr. Ing. Ali Dr. Ing. Vasallo, enhanced their Construction Engineering And Transport courses with a visit to the Spanish demo site on Thursday 3 December 2015.



A new generation of energy efficient architects get CITyFiED
A new generation of energy efficient architects get CITyFiED

Activities in the Torrelago district of Valladolid have generated plenty of interest from engineers and architects from across Spain and Europe



CITyFiED demo sites showing the way to substantial savings
CITyFiED demo sites showing the way to substantial savings

The dictionary definition of demonstrate is ‘to clearly show the existence or truth of something by giving proof or evidence’ – and the sites in Lund, Laguna de Duero and Soma are pushing hard to show other European partnerships how it is done.

 



CITyFiED and CELSIUS projects join forces to extend tools for a smarter, more energy efficient future to European cities
CITyFiED and CELSIUS projects join forces to extend tools for a smarter, more energy efficient future to European cities

Ensuring Europe’s cities can meet the substantial need for improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions requires a keen sense for knowledge-sharing and capacity building.  With a complementary technical skillset and combined network of nearly 70 cities, CITyFiED and CELSIUS are two projects taking the initiative.



CITyFiED technical visit: district heating production in Lund
CITyFiED technical visit: district heating production in Lund

Biomass brilliance and high-energy reasearch to inspire the project 



Getting to the heart of the action in Malmo and Lund for CITyFiED’s 3rd project meeting
Getting to the heart of the action in Malmo and Lund for CITyFiED’s 3rd project meeting

Project partners from across Europe came together this 30 September - 2 October 2015 as technical expertise in the deliverables, works on the demo sites and replication modelling for cities comes to life



Want to get smarter, faster?
Want to get smarter, faster?

Last places in CITyFiED Community of Interest now available



Sharing experiences in maximising smart city replication with the Smart Cities Information System (SCIS) platform and actors
Sharing experiences in maximising smart city replication with the Smart Cities Information System (SCIS) platform and actors

Supported by the European Commission, the Smart Cities Information System (SCIS) is a continuation of the CONCERTO series of projects, started back in 2005. 



Finding solutions for boosting the energy retrofitting of buildings and districts in the cities of Valladolid and Málaga (Spain)
Finding solutions for boosting the energy retrofitting of buildings and districts in the cities of Valladolid and Málaga (Spain)

Deep energy retrofitting of districts is far from being a reality in many European cities despite the benefits for residents, the business opportunities for companies and the environmental improvements for municipalities. Non-technological barriers can restrain this type of city renovation. 



Doors wide open at CITyFiED demo sites during the European Sustainable Energy Week 2015
Doors wide open at CITyFiED demo sites during the European Sustainable Energy Week 2015

The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) took place from 15-19 June and provided the backdrop for the MySmartCityDistrict initiative to hold a series of events dubbed OpenHouse from across four member projects - CITyFiED, R2CITIES, ZenN, and EU-GUGLE



Towards a systemic approach for smart cities: major works ahead as CITyFiED changes gear
Towards a systemic approach for smart cities: major works ahead as CITyFiED changes gear

A lively and productive working environment was the signature for the second CITyFiED project meeting held in Izmir and Soma, Turkey, 24-26 March



Life at the coalface: CITyFiED consortium & cities visit to Soma demo site in Turkey
Life at the coalface: CITyFiED consortium & cities visit to Soma demo site in Turkey

Nothing can replace the value and insight gained by a hands-on visit



BY&FORCITIZENS Conference, 20-21 September 2018, Valladolid
BY&FORCITIZENS Conference, 20-21 September 2018, Valladolid

The ways towards a Smart Regeneration of Cities and Regions is the core of the BY&FORCITIZENS Conference



Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment and Deputy Prime Minister visiting Lund demo site
Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment and Deputy Prime Minister visiting Lund demo site

The Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment, and Deputy Prime Minister, Åsa Romson visited Lund in May to learn more about different environment and climate projects in the city.



Multiplying options, reducing risk, increasing impact
Multiplying options, reducing risk, increasing impact

Accelerating delivery of smarter cities and districts to achieve our energy goals



Real cities, real solutions, real impact
Real cities, real solutions, real impact

CITyFiED and fellow projects cluster together to extend their reach and impact in South & Eastern Europe



Stakeholder meeting at the Soma demo site
Stakeholder meeting at the Soma demo site

A personal report from an organizer



CITyFiED Visualization Solutions User Tests - Valladolid
CITyFiED Visualization Solutions User Tests - Valladolid

Continuing with the development of ICT solutions oriented to support residents on energy consumption reduction, a series of user tests were conducted on February, 27th to validate the visualization solutions proposed during the design phase



CITyFiED teams up with MySmartCityDistrict as a way to leverage more synergy for greater replicability
CITyFiED teams up with MySmartCityDistrict as a way to leverage more synergy for greater replicability

The start of 2015 has seen CITyFiED sign up to a group of fellow Smart City projects under the name MySmartCityDistrict (MSCD). Three other projects all aimed at moving us towards a sustainable urban future make up the group that was set up during the course of last year. These fellow projects are EU-GUGLE, R2CITIES, and ZenN.



CITyFiED holds resident scenario workshop in Laguna de Duero, Spain
CITyFiED holds resident scenario workshop in Laguna de Duero, Spain

In a truly cooperative approach, CITyFiED representatives carried out a workshop with the residents about the visualization part of the district's renovation.



Cluster of cities first in line for new renovation approach
Cluster of cities first in line for new renovation approach

As part of the CITyFiED project 11 cities have become what is known as the CITyFiED City Cluster 



CITyFiED consortium gathered in Lund for the first progress meeting
CITyFiED consortium gathered in Lund for the first progress meeting

A progress meeting maybe, but this was also the setting for a demonstration site visit and an exploitation workshop.



First exploitation workshop for the CITyFiED partners - 25 September
First exploitation workshop for the CITyFiED partners - 25 September

Delegates attending the CITyFiED project’s first progress meeting in Lund (Sweden) participated in the first of three exploitation workshops scheduled under the project.



CITyFiED project consortium hosted by MATS HELMFRID, Mayor and Chairman of the City Executive Board, City of Lund
CITyFiED project consortium hosted by MATS HELMFRID, Mayor and Chairman of the City Executive Board, City of Lund

Lund is the location of one of three CITyFiED demonstration sites critical to the development of a replicable, systemic and integrated strategy to adapt European cities and urban ecosystems into the smart city of the future 



Kick-off in Valladolid of CITyFiED, a project designed to support the shift towards high performance energy districts across Europe and beyond
Kick-off in Valladolid of CITyFiED, a project designed to support the shift towards high performance energy districts across Europe and beyond

A project to demonstrate optimised energy systems for high performance energy cities has just commenced. CITyFiED is a 5-year endeavour co-funded by the EU and led by Valladolid-based Fundación CARTIF. The consortium comprises 18 partners from Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Belgium and Germany.