English version of e-SAFE brochure, presenting the technical solutions proposed. 

Italian version of the e-SAFE brochure, presenting the technical solutions developed by the project. 

The present report outlines the outreach activities carried out at the local level within the e-SAFE project, which aims to promote affordable, integrated solutions for the energy-efficient and seismic renovation of buildings. The project placed strong emphasis on local stakeholder engagement through the creation of Local Platforms in Catania (Italy), Timisoara (Romania), and Bucharest (Romania). These platforms served as vital hubs for community involvement, knowledge exchange, and co-design, linking technical innovation with social participation.
In Catania – the project’s real pilot site – outreach activities included stakeholder engagement activities, co-design workshops with residents, and hands-on training for engineers and architects. The co-creation process involved residents directly in shaping renovation plans, fostering both trust and enthusiasm for the proposed solutions.
The virtual pilots in Timisoara and Bucharest allowed e-SAFE technologies to be tested in diverse building types and urban settings. In Timisoara, a local high school became a platform for educational outreach and civic engagement, while in Bucharest efforts focused on retrofitting a residential building. In both cities, collaboration with local authorities, residents, and professionals helped develop renovation projects tailored to local needs and constraints.
Across all three locations, training events and stakeholder meetings enhanced awareness of energy and seismic challenges, while empowering communities to become active participants in the renovation process. Overall, the local outreach activities under e-SAFE underscore the necessity of combining technological solutions with community-driven processes to foster urban resilience and sustainability.

The present document is the Deliverable D7.7 “Report on training activities” of the e-SAFE project (Grant Agreement No. 893135 [1]), funded by the European Commission under its Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (H2020).
The document describes the training activities carried out within the project, which contributed to provide – during the project duration – training to possible stakeholders in different EU countries. These training activities have been conducted both through face-to-face events and by means of webinars and video-tutorials, made available on the e-SAFE social channels. The training activities aimed to disseminate the knowledge of the e-SAFE technologies amongst professionals and construction companies, while stimulating curiosity about e-SAFE related technical issues and the desire of becoming either an e-SAFE client or an e-SAFE designer, thus enhancing future e-SAFE exploitation.

The Deliverable D7.5 “Report on dissemination to Policymakers” is produced in the context of Task 7.5 of the e-SAFE. Task 7.5, which focuses on raising awareness of the e-SAFE project among key EU policymakers, benefits especially from work taking place in WP2 on stakeholder engagement and WP6 on business models and financial schemes.
The work in Task 7.5 on this Deliverable started with the identification of key provisions in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), which at that time was open to revision by the EU institutions. We identified several opportunities where seismic safety could be better integrated into the EPBD, which forms the basis of our first policy briefing, published in July 2022 and sent to several policymakers (mainly MEPs), who were identified as having a strong interest in the topic of seismic safety. This first policy briefing and analysis of the EPBD revision have also been foundational to identifying future topics and potential angles that will be relevant for policymakers in  the second half of the project, to increase awareness and potential engagement.
The following two policy briefs offered a more practical view on how national policymakers can use the EPBD provisions and implementation process to advance a holistic approach that includes both energy and seismic aspects. Furthermore, in order to endorse and advance this perspective, new and innovative financial instruments and business models are necessary. Therefore, an inventory of innovative funding solutions was introduced in the latest policy briefing, arguing that existing financial mechanisms for energy renovations can be adjusted to incorporate measures for seismic safety.
In conclusion, this report provides an overview of the policy background against which e-SAFE began and, more broadly, the key policy events that directly shaped the policy narrative since the project kicked off. It then explains the different types of policy dissemination activities with an overview of the strategy that is suitable for e-SAFE, followed by a description of the policy dissemination strategy and outreach carried out to date.

This Deliverable is a report showing the outcomes of the dissemination and communication activities performed by the e-SAFE consortium until the end of the project.
The report is divided into two sections: in the first one, the main communication channels will be presented, and their impact on e-SAFE’s dissemination will be analysed; in the second one, we will focus more on the consortium's activities to effectively disseminate the project results through the scientific community, the project stakeholders and the general public.

The present co-design protocol outlines the activities that professionals can undertake when applying e-SAFE technologies in building renovation projects, aiming to incorporate stakeholders' knowledge and preferences into the final design. The activities described in this document are based on co-design work conducted in three pilot projects: Catania (Italy), Timisoara, and Bucharest (Romania).

The work in Catania enabled the prototyping of a preliminary e-SAFE co-design protocol, which was then tested in the two Romanian pilots with varying levels of intensity. This approach aimed to experiment with timing and co-design activities from a professional perspective, seeking a cost-saving, innovative method. This involved condensing the protocol's application into tighter timeframes than those experienced in Catania while maintaining genuine resident involvement.

The document is structured as follows: first it introduces the e-SAFE project and its characteristics (Chapter 1), then it reports on the co-design experiences in the pilot buildings (Chapter 2), and finally it presents the protocol along with a table of specific recommendations inspired by real-world scenarios (Chapter 3).
According to the co-design protocol, co-design activities are structured into three major phases:

1. Outreach: Engaging stakeholders (e.g., homeowners, tenants, PHA, etc.).
2. Co-analysis: Agreeing with stakeholders on collaboration methods and collecting initial data on the building features, the energy consumption profiles, the use of common spaces, and general information on the co-design process.
3. Co-design: Discussing specific topics and scenarios (e.g., thermal plants, architectural aspects, use of common spaces) to be implemented in the project.
   Each phase is subdivided into several steps, detailing specific activities for an effective process. Tools and warnings are also provided for each phase, addressing timing, communication style, and facilitation techniques. This co-design protocol will serve as a guide for implementing a participatory process; however, it must be tailored to the specific context, based on available resources and case scope differences.

In e-SAFE project, Deliverable D2.9 “Final e-SAFE Engagement Protocol” focuses on the urban scale, and belongs to the Task 2.8 - Urban engagement with local platforms, being developed based on the previous Deliverable D2.3 “Preliminary e-SAFE Engagement Protocol”.

At the EU scale, the EU stakeholder Forum has been set up, comprising so far 181 members and the Advisory Board with experts. The EU stakeholders are informed about the progress of the project, and the experts provide regular feedback. The EU stakeholder Forum and other EU stakeholders are engaged in providing inputs and feedback regarding EU and national policies, incentives and business models through online surveys, webinars, clustering events, workshops, and other project activities.
The protocol aims to provide guidelines for stakeholders’ engagement at the urban scale, using the lessons learned during the implementation of the pilot projects in Catania, Timisoara and Bucharest and engaging with the Local Platforms created. This final version of the stakeholder engagement protocol has the goal to scale up energy and seismic renovation of buildings, using the e-SAFE system, by engaging with local stakeholders in cities located in seismic-prone areas across Europe.
Deliverable D2.9 is based both on a theoretical part (literature review) and an applied part (activities carried out with the local platforms in Catania, Timisoara and Bucharest). The literature review provided an array of possible stakeholders’ engagement methods, which were presented to the stakeholders of Catania Local Platform (CLP) during the Workshop in October 2021 and later to the local platforms in Timisoara and Bucharest.

The elaboration of these guidelines represented an iterative process, first based on the theoretical part, then on the lessons learnt from CLP, and finally, informed by lessons learnt from the upcoming two Local Platforms in Timisoara and Bucharest.

This report presents a preliminary urban geo-dataset aimed at identifying buildings suitable for renovation using e-SAFE technologies, which are designed to enhance energy efficiency and seismic safety in non-historic buildings with Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures. The e-SAFE project combines innovative materials and systems – such as customizable e-PANELs, cross-laminated timber panels (e-CLT), metal exoskeletons (e-EXOS) – and advanced thermal systems (e-THERM) to achieve market-ready deep renovation solutions that promote decarbonization and improve indoor comfort.

The report details:

1. Stakeholders’ Engagement Activities: Engaging local stakeholders through co-productive strategies, focusing on the public housing sector's challenges and opportunities.
2. Building Analysis Protocol: A two-stage assessment identifies buildings that can utilize e-SAFE technologies, evaluating structural characteristics and conditions. Approximately 30% of the selected public housing stock (253 out of 838 buildings) was identified as immediately suitable for deep renovation by applying e-SAFE.
3. Urban-scale Prioritization: Recognizing that many buildings requiring renovation are in distressed neighborhoods, the report emphasizes the need for integrated urban regeneration strategies that address socio-economic challenges while promoting deep renovations.