Ongoing projects

3E – Education about the Energy Efficiency

Education

In June 2024, we started a project cooperating with the Veolia Foundation. The project aims to increase knowledge about the energy efficiency of public buildings. This is the pilot edition, which will last until March 2025. The project is being implemented in partnership with the cities of Łódź and Poznań. The central part is a training program about building retrofit. The participants of the training had an opportunity to discuss with the multidisciplinary teams the energy renovation solutions for the selected buildings in Łódź and Poznań. Read more

Green transformation of local governments

Education | Participation

In 2025 we are carrying out training and advisory activities in ​​green and energy transformation. During this project, we will support local governments of municipalities with up to 200,000 inhabitants from all over Poland with knowledge and good practices. We will implement it in partnership with the Shipyard Foundation. Read more

FuturHist – Tailored intervention solutions for future-proofing historic buildings

In January 2024, we launched a new project under the Horizon Europe Programme Climate, Energy, and Mobility. FuturHist aims to develop replicable retrofit solutions for historic buildings of the future. The project’s ambition is to shift the focus from individual buildings to building typologies. It will help create a more sustainable and energy-efficient built environment while preserving historic structures. Read more

REACHOUT – Tools for Urban Climate Resilience

Education | Research

We are starting to realise a new project funded by the Horizon 2020 program that aims to create local policies supporting European cities and municipalities in adapting to climate change and mitigating its effects. Read more

INTERLACE – International Cooperation to Restore and Connect Urban Environments in Latin America and Europe

Green infrastructure | Research

In September 2020, we started the implementation of a new project financed by the Horizon 2020 programme. The project aims to support cities from Europe and Latin America in effective restoration and rehabilitation of urban ecosystems to make cities more livable, resilient and inclusive. The project creates many mechanisms for the exchange of experiences and active cooperation, both at the local, regional and global levels. Read more

Finished projects

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Hosting Social Innovation

For two years, thanks to this EU Erasmus+ project, we had the opportunity to deal intensively with the questions: How can we support people and organizations in transformation towards innovation? Read more

Rain gardens in Lodz

Green infrastructure

In May and June 2015, during a series of workshops, we created model rain gardens with the participation of Lodz inhabitants, in the surrounding of institutions available to the public (culture centres, social welfare institutions etc.). Read more

Count on green – participatory nature management in the city

Participation

The goal of the project was to implement innovative methods of nature management in three Polish cities – Krakow, Lodz and Poznan. This included creating an interactive platform for research, consultation and monitoring of the quality of nature; building a dialogue between local self-governments and social partners as well as a number of educational activities and involving urban residents. Read more

Challenges of sustainable water management

Education

Challenges of sustainable water management – Ecosystem services in the era of climate change project aims at improving water management and the use of ecosystem services in urban areas in a manner conducive to water protection. Read more

LAPNET

LAPNET provides a forum for alumni of the Summer Academy to maintain their connections with each other, foster institutional growth, promote the Sendzimir Foundation, and advance the cause of sustainable development. Read more