Burgas
RELAUNCHTOWIN - Regenerative Local Actions for Urban Challenges to Wellness and Innovation
The Municipality of Burgas aims to create an aesthetic, functional and sustainable urban environment which inspires creativity, collaboration, and life-long learning. RELAUNCHTOWIN is renovating a sports hall with energy efficiency measures and transforming the surrounding areas with nature-based solutions to combat climate change. Actions include creating a community centre for social collaboration to support the inclusion of minority groups. RELAUNCHTOWIN will lead to better physical and mental health of local people, giving them a stronger sense of belonging while raising awareness about energy efficiency and climate adaption measures.
Our main challenges...
The Black Sea region, where Burgas is located, faces complex challenges because of climate change. Long term trends show rising temperatures impacting biodiversity. Mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are needed.
Poor energy performance and thermal comfort of inefficient buildings combined with rising energy costs. Significant investment is required to ensure environmental standards are met.
Social inclusion challenges. For example, rising energy costs, loss of biodiversity, and extreme temperatures have a disproportionately strong impact on vulnerable groups, such as elderly people in Burgas.
and proposed solutions
Renovation of the sports hall with Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and Digital Twin sensors to monitor energy efficiency. This will reduce carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable energy transition.
Development of nature-based solutions in the area around the sports hall. These will improve liveability, reducing the heat island effect and supporting biodiversity.
Community engagement activities to co-design and co-deliver services and workshops supporting socio-environmental regeneration. This will decrease the social isolation of vulnerable groups.
Key figures
Milestones
Start of work to implement energy efficiency measures and renovate buildings
Start of interventions to build climate-adapted and nature-based solutions in the surrounding areas of the building
Activities begin in the redeveloped Sports Hall and surrounding areas including the set-up of a local green transition unit
