https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3LpIHkGP3k Since September 2023, the European BIRTUOSS project develops the Opengela model, created in a previous project (HIROSS4all, funded by the Horizon 2020 programme), and explores social, economic and environmental aspects. It also explores ways to scale up the rehabilitation
Works in Olasogain Berritzen (Elgoibar) Neighbourhoods in the Basque Country that are undergoing urban regeneration through the Opengela model (including a neighbourhood office) can already see how investments and works are making progress in their buildings. In Alava, for example,
The European conference Basque4SC presents a new report on the Basque Urban Agenda with a focus on the themes of ‘Climate-resilient, diverse and inclusive cities’. The Opengela project stands out as a benchmark programme in urban regeneration with offices in
EU Peers has compiled and published a series of success stories of Integrated Home Renovation Services (IHRS) across Europe. These examples, as they say, ‘serve as crucial resources, not only inspiring other IHRS providers, but also offering guidance to external
Juan Carlos Abascal, Vice-Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda of the Basque Government, took part in the session ‘The New European Bauhaus and the Urban Agenda beyond Architecture’. The Hibridalab space in Vitoria-Gasteiz has hosted this Friday the session ‘The
The former BBK kindergarten in Otxarkoaga The former BBK kindergarten in Otxarkoaga (Bilbao) will be fully refurbished to become a Research and Innovation Centre for Urban Regeneration in collaboration with the UPV/EHU. The facility, which is currently in disuse, is
In their desire to create synergies at European level to achieve common goals, more and more members of the 14 partners of the BIRTUOSS-Opengela project are joining the EU Peers, the European Community of Practice for Integrated Home Renovation Services
On October 10th, to mark the first anniversary of the launch of the BIRTUOSS project, the Plaza Bizkaia building in Bilbao hosted its General Assembly, where representatives of Opengela’s 14 partner organisations discussed the progress of the European project financed
HORIS (Home Renovation Integrated Services), a project funded by the European LIFE programme, has launched a cluster bringing together one-stop-shop projects from all over Europe. The projects, including BIRTUOSS-Opengela, also funded by the EU’s LIFE programme, join forces to help
Adrian Joyce, General Secretary of Efficient Buildings Europe, and director of the Renovate Europe campaign, is one of the expert members of the Opengela Advisory Board. He is a professional architect who graduated from University College Dublin in 1984 and
