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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, 26