Green ELB is developing an integrated and locally grounded model for improving the energy performance of residential buildings in Elbasan, with the longer-term ambition of enabling their transformation into near-zero-emission structures. The project responds directly to one of the city’s central climate challenges: the high level of emissions associated with the residential building sector, combined with the social and economic constraints that often prevent households from investing in energy-efficiency improvements. By bringing together technical assessment, behavioural insight, local governance, and community participation, GreenELB is creating a practical pathway for cleaner, more efficient, and more affordable homes in Elbasan, while generating lessons that can inform replication in other Albanian municipalities and across the Western Balkans.