Energy poverty is a pressing issue in the European Union, affecting millions and leading to adverse impacts on public health, social inclusion, and quality of life. IRENE (Catalysing an Inclusive, Representative, and Equitable Energy Renovation Wave) aims to address this challenge by promoting comprehensive and integral energy efficiency renovations in multi-apartment buildings, with a focus on combating energy poverty and preventing gentrification.

We aim to break down regulatory and financial barriers by working with policy makers to inform them and by exploring innovative financing mechanisms to make renovations accessible and meaningful. By applying these interventions across diverse urban contexts, IRENE seeks to develop scalable models for inclusive energy renovations reducing energy consumption and costs and improving living conditions.