BuurtWarmteWijzer is a digital participation platform that helps municipalities and energy cooperatives co‑design neighborhood heat transition plans. It collects household‑level data and preferences, runs automated scenario analysis, and produces a data‑driven, community‑approved heat implementation plan, reducing resistance and speeding up decision‑making.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Municipalities and energy cooperatives struggle to create locally accepted heat transition plans because the policy landscape changes rapidly, resident engagement is low, and there are many technical options with conflicting stakeholder interests.
Solution
The BuurtWarmteWijzer provides a structured, digital participation platform that enables neighborhoods to co‑design a heat transition plan. Residents input household data, preferences, and constraints through a dedicated app, while a facilitation team enriches a digital twin of the area with local infrastructure information. The platform automatically evaluates feasible heating and cooling solutions, aggregates resident preferences, and produces a collective heat implementation plan (WUP) that is technically sound and enjoys broad community support. By delivering clear timelines, data‑driven calculations, and transparent reporting, the tool reduces resistance, accelerates decision‑making, and aligns municipal, utility, and resident objectives.
Target Audience
Primary users are municipal climate or energy departments and local energy cooperatives that need to involve residents, housing corporations, and network operators in developing neighborhood‑scale heat transition strategies.
Features
- Household‑level data collection via a user‑friendly BWW‑app, capturing energy use, building characteristics, and resident preferences
- Digital twin integration that enriches local data to model and exclude infeasible heat‑cool solutions per area
- Automated scenario analysis of multiple heating/cooling options (district heating, low‑temperature networks, all‑electric solutions) with cost and feasibility calculations
- Preference aggregation and sentiment scoring (smiley feedback) to identify the most supported infrastructure options
- Collaborative workflow for workgroups, including instruction sessions, activity calendars, and communication plans
- Generation of a Heat Implementation Plan (WUP) ready for municipal council approval, complete with stakeholder alignment documentation