Low disturbance prefabrication approaches for deep renovation of multi-storey buildings (Built4People Partnership)
Innovate low-disturbance prefabrication for deep renovation of multi-storey buildings to NZEB standards, reducing costs and occupant disruption.
This call seeks projects that develop cost-effective, prefabricated renovation methods for multi-storey buildings. The goal is to improve energy efficiency to nearly zero energy building (NZEB) levels while minimizing disturbance to occupants. Projects must demonstrate solutions in three different EU or Associated countries and achieve TRL 6-8 by project end.
Likely relevant for
- Construction technology developers
- Building renovation companies
- Prefabrication system manufacturers
- Energy efficiency technology innovators
- Urban planners and architects
- Sustainability-focused research institutions
Project signals
What it funds
- Development of cost-effective deep renovation approaches for multi-storey buildings (>5 storeys)
- Use of adaptable prefabricated solutions integrated with existing building elements
- Minimizing disturbance to occupants by reducing on-site construction time and discomfort
- Demonstration of solutions in three different Member States or Associated Countries covering residential and non-residential buildings
- Contribution to Built4People partnership objectives and KPI monitoring
Expected outcomes
- Reduced costs of deep renovation compared to current best practices
- Increased resource and energy efficiency
- Reduced occupant disturbance during renovation works
- Lower dust, noise, waste, pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions on construction sites
Who can apply / participate
- Legal entities established in EU Member States or Associated Countries
- Consortia including multiple partners from different countries
- Projects must demonstrate solutions in three different Member States or Associated Countries
- Demonstrations must be in three different Member States or Associated Countries
- Legal entities established in China are not eligible to participate
- Participants must comply with Horizon Europe General Annexes eligibility criteria
- Specific consortium size limits
- Exact funding rates and co-funding requirements
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility of participant countries especially non-EU/non-Associated
- Compliance with Built4People partnership requirements
- Budget and consortium size limits
- Specific evaluation criteria in General Annexes
Money
Total budget allocated for this topic is approximately EUR 28 million for 2026, with expected grants around EUR 7 million each for up to 4 projects.
- Total budget for 2026 — 28000000EURApproximate total budget for this topic in 2026
- Expected grant per project — 7000000EURMaximum contribution per grant
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model. Proposals must comply with page limits and layout as per Horizon Europe General Annexes.
- Proposal page limits and layout as described in Annex A and E of Horizon Europe General Annexes
- Eligible countries as per Annex B of Horizon Europe General Annexes
- Use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS data if satellite-based earth observation is used
- Financial and operational capacity requirements as per Annex C
- Evaluation criteria and scoring as per Annex D
- Submission and evaluation processes as per Annex F
- Lump sum grant model as per Decision of 7 July 2021
- Prepare proposal following the specific application form for this call
- Submit proposal via the Horizon Europe Submission System by the deadline
- Ensure compliance with eligibility and admissibility criteria
- Use provided templates for application and evaluation forms
- Legal entities established in China are not eligible
- Projects must contribute to Built4People partnership objectives
- Evaluation thresholds and criteria must be met for funding
- Granting authority may object to transfer of ownership or exclusive licensing up to 4 years after project end
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 15:23 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
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Topic description
Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Measurable reduction in the costs of deep renovation compared to current best practices; Measurable increase in resource and energy efficiency compared to current best practices; Measurable reduction in the number of days when occupants are disturbed due to renovation works; Measurable reduction of dust, noise, waste and pollutant and greenhouse emissions on the construction site compared to current best practices. Scope: Meeting Europe’s ambition for the renovation of the housing stock requires innovative approaches that improve buildings’ energy performance and occupants’ satisfaction, at a reduced cost while speeding up the renovation process and minimising impact on the construction site and disturbance for occupants. Renovation approaches should cover the whole workflow from design, off-site manufacturing and on-site installation to strategies for maintenance, operation and end of life. Proposals are expected to address all of the following: Demonstrate cost-effective approaches (comprising design, planning and construction processes and techniques) for deep renovation to at least NZEB performance levels of multi-storey buildings (> 5-storeys); Ensure that the approaches make use of prefabricated solutions that are adaptable and can be seamlessly integrated into a variety of existing building elements and features (e.g. various existing wall materials, presence of balconies and overhangs, existing piping in the way, etc.); Ensure that the approaches minimise the disturbance for building owners, tenants and users, notably through a significant time reduction of on-site construction activities and of unavailability of the building and its main functionalities, and a minimal impact on occupancy comfort during the renovation; Demonstrate the proposed approaches tailored to three multi-storey buildings (> 5-storeys), each in a different Member States or Associated Countries and covering different building categories (residential or non-residential). This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership on ‘People-centric sustainable built environment’ (Built4People). As such, projects resulting from this topic will be expected to contribute to the objectives of Built4People, transfer knowledge to its network of innovation clusters [1] and report on results in support of the monitoring of the Built4People KPIs. null Activities are expected to achieve TRL 6-8 by the end of the project – see General Annex B. Activities may start at any TRL. [1] https://built4people.eu/b4pic_network/
Destination
This Destination targets the energy demand side, notably a more efficient use of energy in buildings and industry. It contributes to the activities of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) and its implementation working groups. This Destination contributes directly to the Strategic Plan’s Key Strategic Orientations ‘ Green transition ’, ‘ Digital transition ’ and ‘ A more resilient, competitive, inclusive and democratic Europe ’. In line with the Strategic Plan, the overall expected impact of this Destination is to contribute to the ‘Using energy in buildings and industry in an efficient, affordable and sustainable way’ . The main impacts to be generated by topics under this Destination are: Highly energy-efficient and climate neutral European building stock The energy performance of the European building stock is improved at an accelerated pace, contributing to the EU's energy security, while the buildings and the built environment have reduced climate and environmental impact throughout their life cycle. The energy renovation and construction of buildings are cost-efficient, affordable and less disruptive. The buildings are increasingly interacting with the users, energy system and their environment while operating in an integrated, resilient, secure, smart and flexible manner. The buildings and the built environment are more climate resilient, accessible, inclusive and delivers multiple benefits which improve the quality of life, health and well-being for all users. Industry The energy efficiency of EU energy intensive industries is improved, their consumption of fossil fuel and their GHG and other pollutants emissions are drastically reduced, notably through cost-effective electrification, use of renewable energy, heat recovery, thereby preserving / enhancing their global competitiveness. Legal entities established in China are not eligible to participate in both Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs) and Innovation Actions (IAs) falling under this destination. For additional information please see “Restrictions on the participation of legal entities established in China” found in General Annex B of the General Annexes.
Conditions and documents
General conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5.
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific conditions
described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Standard application form (HE RIA, IA)
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations
Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA)
Guidance
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Call-specific instructions
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Support information
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