Resource Analysis and Conceptual Planning of Co-Designed Interventions: Mid-Term Insights from Energy4All
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Deliverable 5.1.1 ‘Resource Analysis of Conceptual Planning of Co-Designed Interventions’ of the Energy4All project presents the Mid-Term Report (M18) on Task 5.1, focusing on resource analysis and the planning of co-designed interventions at the Kazán and Megyeri pilot sites. The report offers a twofold contribution: a KPI-based evaluation framework and insights from the first co-design workshop held at Kazán on 23 April 2025.
The KPI framework, developed through a literature review of energy communities and Positive Energy Districts and informed by reference schemes such as syn.ikia and NetZeroCities, organizes indicators under six themes: Energy, Environmental, Social, Economic, Digitalisation & Smart Urban Technology, and Indoor Environmental Quality. Indicators are flagged for measurement during either the design or operational phase, emphasizing whole-building monitoring while remaining adaptable for neighbourhood-level energy strategies. This initial KPI collection will be tailored to the specific characteristics of each pilot site in subsequent deliverables.
The Kazán workshop on 23 April 2025 served as the first practical test of the co-design approach. Participants identified technical and behavioural bottlenecks on building plans and created three budget-tiered retrofit packages using pyramid canvases to maintain logical sequencing and avoid lock-ins. The workshop also enabled the design of complementary social measures, such as thermostat-training modules and real-time feedback dashboards.
Outputs from the workshop will inform ABUD’s coupled energy and agent-based models, quantifying impacts on energy demand, comfort, and community resilience.
Looking forward, insights from the workshop will be shared with participants to strengthen engagement, operational data will support KPI evaluation, and upcoming workshops will explore legal, economic, architectural, and behavioural levers for realizing the energy-community vision. Together, these actions lay the foundation for evidence-based decision-making and scalable replication at Kazán and Megyeri, as the project progresses toward its M32 milestone.
Authors: Kitti Párdi, Ábel Magyari, Rebeka Dóra Balázs, Viktor Bukovszki (ABUD)
Contributors: Áron Mikus, Eszter Úr (SEC), Dániel Hedari (BP)
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