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Renovation insights, subsidy updates, energy guides, and contractor playbooks — by the people building the platform.

featured · editorial
Featured

Renolution 2026: what changed, and how much you can still claim

The Brussels premium grid was re-banded in January. Here's the new ceiling per work package — and the three deadlines that catch most homeowners out.

14 May 20266 min read
energy · peb ladder
Energy

From PEB E to B: the four works that move the needle most

We ran 1,240 Brussels typologies through the ABEX index to rank renovations by cost per class jumped.

02 May 20268 min read
financing · bank dossier
Financing

What a bank actually looks for in a renovation dossier

Three Belgian credit officers explain what makes a renovation estimate file-ready — and why an un-indexed quote rarely is.

21 Apr 20265 min read
playbook · desk quoting
For contractors

How to quote a Brussels facade without leaving your office

The desk-quoting workflow that's winning contractors back two-and-a-half hours per estimate.

11 May 20267 min read
subsidies · closing argument
Subsidies

Make subsidies your closing argument, not an afterthought

Why the contractor who shows the net cost — grants included — wins the job nine times out of ten.

29 Apr 20265 min read
method · abex index
Method

What "ABEX-indexed" actually means for your quote

The Belgian construction index, in plain language — and why it makes an estimate defensible at the bank.

09 May 20266 min read
trust · human review
Method

Why we keep a human in the loop on every report

The four things a reviewer catches that an automated estimate never will.

25 Apr 20265 min read
value · €29 report
Financing

What €29 buys you that a free online calculator can't

Human review, ABEX calibration and matched subsidies — the line between a guess and a dossier.

07 May 20265 min read
growth · lead engine
For contractors

From referral-only to a lead engine: a one-person firm's year

How a solo renovator in Uccle turned a free mini-site into a steady, qualified pipeline.

18 Apr 20269 min read
data · rgpd
Energy

Brussels homeowners: the grants you can still claim in 2026

A plain-language walk-through of Renolution and Sibelga premiums — who qualifies and how much.

14 May 20266 min read

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