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Explore our solution booklets, the Smart City Guidance Package, and the Celsius Toolkit, which are designed to support smarter, more sustainable cities.

  • Solution Booklets: Concise, accessible guides (around 30 pages) explaining key technologies and concepts for urban innovation. They offer real-world insights, case studies, and business cases, covering topics from district heating and e-buses to citizen engagement and smart city strategies.
  • Smart City Guidance Package: A practical urban planning and governance manual shaped by real-world experiences. Think of it as a tree, with the solution booklets as its leaves.
  • Celsius Toolkit: A go-to resource for cities developing district heating and cooling solutions, whether starting small or scaling up with smarter, more efficient systems.

Solution Booklet Energy Communities

The Solution Booklet explores the concept of energy communities and their role in promoting sustainable energy practices. It emphasises the...

  • English

Solution Booklet Building Integerated PV

This Solution Booklet discusses Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) as a key component in the transition to sustainable urban environments. It highlights...

  • English

Solution Booklet PV and Battery

The booklet emphasises the dynamic role of batteries in the evolving energy landscape, highlighting their potential beyond traditional static installations...

  • English
  • German
  • French

Solution Booklet E-Bus

This English, French and German version of the solution booklet presents electric buses’ replication potential and barriers from a technical...

  • English
  • German
  • French

Solution Booklet Building Envelope Retrofit

This booklet focuses specifically on envelope retrofit and considers it from a technical, financial, social and governance perspective. Implementation barriers...

  • English
  • German
  • French