This report summarizes the research, analysis and service design process carried out in 2024 and 2025 within the framework of the LIFE heritageHOME project (2023–2026), which aims to develop an owner-centric integrated renovation service for the energy-efficient and sustainable renovation …
A flowchart by the National Heritage Board of Estonia summarizing the process, steps and stakeholders involved in the renovation of a historical building, accompanied by a description of every step.
A compilation of prototypical renovation passports (Renoveerimispassid) created under the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD recast) framework and Estonian heritage preservation laws, produced by the LIFE heritageHOME project, known as "Integrated Renovation Services for Heritage Homes of Estonia”
The challenge Historic buildings are an important part of our cultural environment, but they often have low energy performance and high heating costs. As Europe aims to reduce energy use and emissions from buildings, heritage homes must be preserved while …
FuturHist develops typology-based, replicable approaches to improve the energy performance, comfort and resilience of historic buildings while respecting their cultural values. This presentation introduces the project’s technical and knowledge-exchange work, including the ICOMOS Knowledge HUB and invites to share transferable …
Renovating a heritage home is often a complex journey shaped by technical, regulatory and financial challenges. This presentation explores how the LIFE heritageHOME project responded to these challenges by creating practical tools, expert support services and policy recommendations that make …
Europe’s green transition must build upon its cultural foundations. Europe’s path toward climate neutrality must be one that values its past as much as its future. Historic buildings are living witnesses of our shared heritage, identity, and craftsmanship – yet …
As part of the "Drawing the baseline" FuturHist work package, this report presents the results of Task 1.1 focused on the identification of barriers. A survey was conducted to assess the main barriers to energy efficiency in historic buildings. Feedback …
This report summarises the work of the ICOMOS Expert Group on the Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the Built Heritage Sector, established in 2023 to evaluate the impact of the EPBD recast on Europe’s historic …
As the newly built and renovated buildings consume less energy for heating needs, due to better and thicker insulation, the relative energy consumption for ventilation increases. This leads to necessity for increased effectiveness of ventilation systems, but such systems are …
LIFE heritageHOME
heritage home renovation plans / renovation passports
LIFE heritageHOME legacy report
Philipp Hesse at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Kadri Kallast, Laura Ingerpuu, Alois Andreas Põdra at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Recording of the conference