Workshop

Opengela Replication workshop: get inspired by the Basque One-Stop-Shop!

Opengela is exporting! Join the Opengela Replication Workshop to learn about the Basque One-Stop-Shop model and get inspired by the replication cities and regions that adapted this model to their needs.

The 27 September 2022 from 14:00 to 17:00 Brussels time Place Royale 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique

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Opengela is exporting! The Opengela home renovation service has grown in influence not only in the rest of the Basque Country, with new “district offices” in other municipalities but also in different European countries via its replication programme that started in September 2021.

In this programme, regions and cities in Europe could learn more about the Opengela model which not only tackles building energy renovation but also urban regeneration, with specific attention given to vulnerable citizens. On Thursday 31st of March and Friday 1st of April 2022, representatives from seven municipalities and regions visited Bilbao and Eibar to see first-hand the pilot office running in the Otxarkoaga and Txonta neighbourhoods, respectively.

Six months later, these municipalities and regions are invited to Brussels to share their first plans for implementing the relevant features of the Opengela model. What feature of this model is to be applied by the regions and cities that came to Bilbao in March 2022? What can you take away from the Opengela model for your own region or city? Join us on September 27th to know it all and exchange directly with the project partners and replication cities and regions. We will discuss how to set up a One-Stop-Shop, ensure the longevity and independence of OSS, and go beyond buildings to have an urban regeneration vision.

Draft Agenda

Time	Topic	Speaker
14:00	Welcome and agenda	Jose Ramon Lopez, Basque Energy Agency
14:05	Introduction of Opengela	Ignacio de la Puerta, Basque Government
14:15	Integrated Home Renovation Services, needed more than ever in light of the European policies	Martin Eibl, CINEA
14:30	Breakout session: – Setting up a One-Stop-Shop – Independence of OSS, how to ensure longevity – Beyond buildings, OSS for urban regeneration	Ibon Irazola, Debegesa and Txari Vallejo, VVMM Bilbao; Ignacio de la Puerta, Basque Government; Andoni Hidalgo, G6
16:00	Coffee break
16:15	Replication regions’ and cities’ testimonials – What do they have to say about the experience? – What aspects of Opengela most inspired them? – What does the future hold for their areas?	Paddy Phelan, Carlow, Kilkenny, and Wexford Energy Agency; Nina Jurinic, Medjimurje Energy Agency; Daniel Muniz Dominguez, Housing of the Principality of Asturias; Maria Karagianni, Major Development Agency Thessaloniki; David McCourt, Co-operative Housing Ireland; Ewa Szulc, Mazovia Energy Agency
16:55	Closing remarks	Seamus Hoyne, Tipperary Energy Agency