SUMMARY
The objective of the CITyFiED Methodology is to support city authorities along the process of working towards a more sustainable and energy efficient cities. Moreover, it encourage the replicability and mass market deployment of energy efficient retrofit of districts, considering as a reference the CITyFiED demonstration actions, decision-making processes and business models. The CITyFiED Methodology is a procedure composed of several phases and a management process that aims to ease the decision-making tasks and what is more, the delivery of a specific plan for each city depending on its needs, vision and objectives. A customized Strategy for the Sustainable Urban Renovation (SSUR) at district level with the energy efficiency as the main pillar and local authorities as clients, will be delivered based on the objectives and needs identified during the analysis and diagnosis phases. The management process is supported by the creation of an External Consultancy Group (ECG) to collaborate with the local authorities, and by providing different tools and indicators that would enable the assessment of the suggested actions (Strategy for Sustainable Urban Renovation) as the comparison with the original situation and objectives. The Methodology is conceived within the context of the CITyFiED project and it considers as reference the three large demonstration actions that include building renovation, district heating networks, integration of renewable energy sources and monitoring, and which are located in Lund (Sweden), Laguna de Duero (Spain) and Soma (Turkey).