B UILDING & M ANAGEMENT
V OLUME 3 I SSUE 2 M AY - A UGUST 2019
T HE CIT Y F I ED M ETHODOLOGY FOR CITY RENOVATION AT DISTRICT LEVEL
E. V ALLEJO , C. C RIADO , E. A RRIZABALAGA , G. M ASSA AND A. V ASALLO (2019). B UILDING & M ANAGEMENT , 3(2): 23-33
Their participation is focus in the first stages of the process,
the decision-making and the final evaluation:
supports the measures feasibility analysis and the scenario
prioritization, in coordination with the Technical committee.
The scope of their work would depend on the Municipality
needs or requirements. The main advantages of having this
group since the beginning of the process are:
• Establishment of the objectives for the city considering
citizens’ feedback.
• Selection of the scenario to be implemented, advised
by the ECG and the Technical groups.
• Wide knowledge and expertise in energy and
sustainable project, what decreases risks and costs.
• Definition of the business model for implementation.
• Multi-criteria analysis of measures and scenarios,
supporting the prioritization and easing the decision-
making.
• Ensuring long-term commitment and monitoring process.
• Provision of the necessary tools for public participation.
• Inclusion of economic and social perspectives (wide
perspective).
Technical committee: This group consist of urban planners,
engineers, architects, energy experts, etc. as professionals
from the Municipality with the necessary background. They
could be organized in turn in different working groups.
• Support on tools defined in the methodology, as the
CITyFiED indicators.
After the scenario selection and definition, it is necessary to
count on the participation of the ‘Contracting parties’ for
the strategies implementation. They provide materials and
equipment or services to the Municipality according to the
specifications defined on an agreed time and cost. These
are construction companies, suppliers, providers, etc.
• Establishment of the general technical criteria.
• Collaboration with the ECG during analysis of the city
and district, measures and scenarios selection.
• Technical definition of the measures to be implemented
for the selected scenario.
Usually the selection of these entities is required to be
done through a public tender/bidding process and
according to the method of procurement and project
delivery method selected.
• Follow-up and quality control during implementation.
Monitoring committee: These technicians could be the same
from the Technical committee. They are in charge of
supervising the commissioning, monitoring and final
evaluation, and defining the protocols.
• The scope of their work is:
Assessment committee: This optional committee can be
formed with decision makers from higher levels of the
public administration, supporting the establishment of the
objectives and, the scenario selection or the corrective
actions. • Technical definition of the measures, if it according to
the procurement process selected.
3.1.2 C ONSULTANT EXPERTS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE BUILDING , Financial institutions: can be involved in the methodology
deployment in relation with the financing mechanisms to
upfront the investments and business models to be followed
during the renovation.
• Provision of materials and equipment.
• Implementation of the strategies supervised by the
Technical committee..
ENERGY AND FINACIAL SECTOR
The ‘Consultant experts and stakeholders from the building,
energy and financial sector’ provide services to the
Municipality during the renovation, as a response to the
technical, financial or execution demands:
3.1.3 C ITIZENS ´ AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATION
External Consultancy Group (ECG): This is a
multidisciplinary group of professionals expected to
establish a fluent dialogue with the Municipality along the
process. It is formed by professionals from different sectors
attending to the city and the project needs: energy and
environmental consultants, technicians, engineers, urban
planners, financial analyzers, policy makers, etc. ‘Citizens’ and other stakeholders’ participation’ is essential
since they are considered the end users of the renovation.
Inside this group, it could be distinguished between citizens,
building owners and tenants, and other institutions (NGOs,
universities, etc.). The Steering committee is in charge of
including this participation through different techniques and
mechanisms to their engagement.
Its participation is remarkable during the first part of the
process during phases I to V, to achieve the sustainable
strategies definition as will be shown in section 3.3. It
collaborates to the city and district understanding and The integration of this group since the beginning of the process
guarantees the long-term acceptance and makes it more
transparent, avoiding future barriers. There are different
social aspects included along the phases of the methodology,
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