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
as the social indicators, the evaluation of social acceptances or
the non-technological barriers, among others. Their
participation is included in almost all phases:
The utilization of available tools in selecting energy-efficient
measures and interventions assure more accurate analysis and
allow to avoid mistakes and waste of resources. In CITyFiED
methodology, several tools have been proposed, as they are
collected in the following paragraphs, as CITyFiED Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) for district renovation, Energy
Simulation Software tools, Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) tools, Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) tools and the
proposal of the CITyFiED Replication Model. (Figure 2)
Feedback from the city understanding: collaboration in the
definition of city and district needs.
Reception of information during the analysis of measures
and possibilities.
Participation in the decision-making process when the
scenario to be implemented is selected.
3.2.1 CIT Y F I ED K EY P ERFORMANCE I NDICATORS (KPI S ) FOR DISTRICT
Feedback about the renovation and lessons learnt. RENOVATION
In this framework, it is recommended to follow a collaborative
work approach. This means to take into account organizational
and management aspects (periodic meetings, reports, etc.), but
also including other drivers to achieve a fluent cooperation. In
this sense, it is recommended to follow Integrated Project
Delivery (IPD) principles [10] - to the maximum extent that the
public procurement allows – and Building Information Model
(BIM) tools and approach that provide a common
communication and work environment. In recent years, different frameworks for performance
measurement have been developed in order to evaluate
urban systems. CITYKeys, SCIs and CONCERTO are only
examples of the several initiatives and projects that have
been carried out to elaborate efficient methods to collect,
monitor and compare data across European cities.
CITyFiED project aims to give its contribution proposing a set
of Key Performance Indicators that supports the validation of
the innovative methodology for city renovation at district level
and the assessment of the retrofitting processes in three
demonstration cases.
3.2 P ROVIDING S UPPORTING TOOLS FOR DECISION - MAKING
The CITyFiED project aims to develop a methodology that
supports local authorities in implementing holistic strategies to
move towards energy efficient districts. As previously
mentioned, the collaboration between stakeholders plays a
key role in the decision-making phase of district renovation,
but another aspects that can support and ease this process is
the integration of a set of tools that can be implemented
through the whole project.
Since the CITyFiED methodology aims to facilitate the decision-
making process towards the development of Strategies for
Sustainable Urban Renovation, CITyFiED KPIs consist in an
assessment framework that covered the seven phases of the
procedure. Because of that, this assessment framework is
divided in three levels:
City indicators (Level 1),
Figure 2: Proposed tools for the decision-making process
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