To keep an eye on the project and to ensure the project is delivered against set criteria, monthly meetings with advisory/partner boards have been held and scheduled. Also, unburdening municipalities was key. We play a directing role in targeting municipalities, selective targeting, expanding scripts for telephone intakes and expanding/optimizing inspection forms so they are appliable for any partner in the near future. Besides this, contacts with potential partners have been established and current contracts have been renewed.
A robust and legal organizational structure is devised, able to formalise the usage of the betterment tax for retrofitting. We are monitoring the income betterment tax process in the GVR system. Besides this we can keep an eye on this by monthly meetings with the municipality. Figure one shows how this works in practice. The structure (through the SPVs) will ensure that municipalities can access financing for retrofitting, without having to put this on the balance sheet. The two SPVs have been established (stichting GVR-waarborg & stichting GVR verzamelgelden).The establishment of these SPVs facilitate scale-up and usage of the instrument as other municipalities in the Netherlands can tap into the SPVs. Second, the legal structure is formalised and contracts with all entities involved are signed.
To empower municipalities to use homebased financing, inspections for several batches from the project have been carried out and are still running. Results have been attached as pictures, shown the outcome in CO2 savings and generated kWh and funded amount in euro. The role we take to support municipalities, comes to practice by physical meetings and information sessions, in addition we organize webinars in close cooperation with the municipality, including chat functions to deal with individual feedback/questions. Kick-off sessions have been done for Stage 1 and 2 municipalities and several letters of intent have been signed. We also organise feedback sessions each month about all communications tools and coming milestones concerning communication and dissemination activities. -->Toevoegen afbeelding co2 reductie uit GVR?
The FITHOME calculation model is based on the Dutch technical appointment, the NTA 8800. This is an elaboration of the EPBD and is able to provide calculations on all required performances. In addition, part of the deliverables, an external audit have been done in collaboration with EY. Besides the fact of developing and digitally integrating our inspection tools, we have planned monthly review meetings with our inspection/calculation team, but also with external parties such as Erasmus and EY, to built in internal control.
Systems have been approved and are still being developed. The following developments have been made within the GVR-system: a cadastral link can be made directly with the system, expanded version of the acquisition funnel, direct connection with the CRM system, customer support has been expanded through ticket and task creation arranged mail-management per municipality and expanding and optimizing inspection forms so they are appliable for any partner in the near future. Figure 2 shows insight in how this works.
In order to be successful in the Netherlands and serve as a base for other European stakeholders, it is imperative to present a clear message that demonstrates the power of home-based financing to provide Dutch homeowners with a frictionless low-risk retrofitting experience. The strategy to accomplish this is based on developing a simple and clear message that is suitable to be adapted to different audiences. In order to establish FITHOME as an exemplary initiative for the rest of Europe, Consortium partners in the FITHOME project team will build relationships with key stakeholders on a Dutch and European level. For a more detailed overview please see the communication and dissemination plan.
