Cíclica is the partner responsible for developing the integrated participation program, aiming to involve the community of stakeholders and raise public awareness, fostering a mindset shift among all parties involved in the project. This includes stakeholders from the design and implementation of the roofs to the users, building residents, and professionals involved in future replications.

The program promotes active participation of local communities through collaborative processes and awareness-raising activities on energy rehabilitation and nature-based solutions (NBS). To achieve this, various action lines will be deployed:

• An Integrated Participation Plan: Define a participation, education, and awareness strategy throughout the TOP SEC project to guide workshops among the project’s technical stakeholders, those directly involved in the buildings where interventions take place, and other social actors.
• Workshops with external professionals and with building maintenance staff to complement the technical design process of the substrate for the roofs.
• Sessions with building users and other local communities to raise awareness, inform, and promote a shift in energy culture, emphasizing the benefits of implementing TOP SEC on building rooftops. Through this work, the project aims to educate people on how ecological roofs can improve sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of buildings. Additionally, it serves as an educational tool that allows citizens, especially those living or using the buildings, to better engage with their living spaces. This, in turn, encourages greater involvement in the maintenance and care of buildings while fostering an understanding of energy renovation processes and the importance of nature-based solutions (NBS) in improving the urban environment.