One-Stop Shops: A Renovation Gift Box for Citizens

Cities and regions across Europe are invited to offer a home-renovation gift box to their community by opening a dedicated “One-Stop Shop”.  By doing so, public authorities can promote a streamlined service that guides homeowners through every step of the home energy renovation process. Starting with independent advice and an energy audit, through to project design, trusted supplier selection, financing, and quality assurance, a renovation One-Stop Shop can offer a multitude of benefits to communities across Europe. 

One-Stop Shops matter because for homeowners, navigating renovation options, subsidy programmes, and contractor quotes is daunting. The One-Stop Shop simplifies the journey, making ambitious, high-quality renovation accessible, safe and reliable. It also boosts local economic growth by invigorating the building sector, creating jobs, and reducing energy poverty, all while aligning with EU and national climate goals, especially the target of a zero‐emissions building stock by 2050. 

Three Benefits of One-Stop Shops

Wondering how exactly One-Stop Shops provide benefits to citizens? Here are three wins that One-Stop Shops bring to communities: 

1. Making simple, safe, and trustworthy home energy renovations accessible for all homeowners – With a local One-Stop Shop, citizens gain access to trusted, impartial renovation services, regardless of income or prior expertise.
2. Local economic stimulus – The increased demand for renovation creates economic opportunities for local SMEs, tradespeople and construction firms, keeping money in your region.
3. Policy compliance & credibility – the One-Stop Shop model helps meet the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive obligation of having one per 80,000 inhabitants and supports climate commitments under the Covenant of Mayors.

For cities ready to lead on home renovation, this campaign offers a proven, impactful model. Promotional leaflets and postcards are available in multiple languages (Bulgarian, Spanish, Estonian, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, Slovakian) to support local rollouté

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Source: EU Peers