COLEOPTER

The COLEOPTER (COncertation LocalE pour l’Optimisation des Politiques Territoriales pour l’Energie Rurale) project develops an integrated approach to the energy efficiency of public buildings that links technical, social and economic challenges. COLEOPTER addresses two energy efficiency challenges in buildings: difficulties for rural municipalities to act and carry out work despite the positive local impact (i.e., energy savings and local employment) and a lack of awareness of building challenges, which leads to irrational use of energy/water and low renovation rates.

The COLEOPTER approach has three components:

1. Territorial dialogue with local actors to co-construct work plans of public buildings.
2. Use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a collaborative tool to support the dialogue.
3. Consideration of water efficiency issues along with energy challenges to better consider usage.

The approach has been tested on four public buildings, three to be renovated (in Póvoa do Lanhoso, Portugal; Cartagena, Spain; and Creuse, France) and one new building (in Creuse, France). The last year of the project, it has been be replicated in Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to validate its transferability.

The main contributions of the project, namely the COLEOPTER approach and the work conducted on the test sites, benefit municipalities, citizens and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), leading to better planning of energy efficiency policies and increased public and private renovation rates.

The COLEOPTER project (SOE3/P3/F0951) is financed by the Interreg Sudoe Programme that supports regional development in Southern Europe, financing transnational projects through the European Regional Development Fund. The Programme promotes transnational cooperation to solve common problems in Southern Europe, such as low investment in research and development, weak competitiveness of small and medium-sized companies and exposure to climate change and environmental risks.

The results have been published periodically as the different activities are completed. Similarly, the BIM models of each case study are published on the collaborative platform. The Andorran case study focuses on the Prat Gran Pavilion in Escaldes-Engordany.

Andorra Research + Innovation participates in this project as an associate partner and in close collaboration with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, partner on the project.

The main contributions of the project are listed below, prioritising the resources generated in Andorran territory:

• The COLEOPTER approach. Success factors for an innovative approach to energy efficiency in public buildings.

• La transferència de l'enfocament COLEOPTER a Escaldes-Engordany. Report that includes the energy-water audit implemented in the Prat Gran pavilion, the technical report of the BIM model and all the details of the participatory process carried out with local agents.

• Access to Prat Gran pavilion BIM model

• Report of the final event. Description of the final event of the project held in Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) from February 6th to 8th, 2023.

The COLEOPTER project (SOE3/P3/F0951) is financed by the Interreg Sudoe Programme that supports regional development in Southern Europe, financing transnational projects through the European Regional Development Fund. The Programme promotes transnational cooperation to solve common problems in Southern Europe, such as low investment in research and development, weak competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses and exposure to climate change and environmental risks.