Responsible Housing Awards

The residential housing estate Friedrich-Inhauser-Straße will be used to carry out a comprehensive renovation and redensification effort, which will include an upgrade from 75 to 99 residential units. The complex, built in the 1980s, will also be given an innovative energy- and mobility concept. Further important project-pillars are barrier-free design and a accompanying social-scientific process…

The innovation management covers every aspect of sustainable construction: ▶ Designing and constructing buildings that are simple in terms of energy needs, even positive-energy buildings. ▶ Reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the buildings. Each project requires an incubation phase of varying duration to draw lessons and evaluate the reproducibility of the…

The project is a part of the VISESA and Basque Government strategy to improve the quality of life of citizens, while contributing to the local and regional strategies for reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions in the residential sector. VISESA is a public company of the Housing Department of the Basque Government, whose main…

ÖrebroBostäder AB (ÖBO) pursues a holistic approach, building and controlling its technology on the organisation’s own operation. It therefore can be easily tailored for different needs.The main idea was to guide the regular maintenance and renovation budget towards areas where measures on energy issues will produce the greatest energy savings. In this way, OBÖ aimed…

Klimaträtt is Swedish for “climate friendly”, literally translated it means “climate appropriate”. Uppsalahem initiated the Klimaträtt Project with the main objective to provide help, support and inspiration for our tenants in their pursuit of a more climate friendly life style. The Lindell family living in a single-family home in Hässelby inspired the project; having reduced…

The project concerns the rehabilitation of a building of 299 social housing units, built in 1962. ICF Habitat bought this apartment block in January 2013 in the framework of an acquisition-improvement and this operation will be its first major renovation. The program focuses on improving energy efficiency, restructuring the outdoor, enhancing the building’s comfort and…

The project objectives were as follows: ▶ To create a “pathfinder” project that would explore how social housing can be delivered rapidly using factory built components while at the same time achieving extremely high energy standards; ▶ To create new housing at densities that maximise the value of serviced brownfield land while at the same…

The aim of the project is to build public rental housing for elderly people, with services adapted to their needs regarding mobility and accessibility. This building must accommodate senior citizens on a lifetime rent basis that correspond to low income social segments of the population. A fee is paid that is adapted to the users’…

The construction of Germany’s first energy-autonomous apartment building had the following objectives: • Implementation of a pilot project to demonstrate the current technical feasibility of a near- independent energy supply • Analysis of users’ consumption to draw conclusions for future construction projects; • Strengthening the ecological awareness of users; • Implementation of a new business…

When acquiring the “Upper Mills” neighbourhood in the 1970s, Joseph-Stiftung was pursuing the values of sustainability and economy. This guided the idea was to use the river as source of energy as was done in the 12th century. However, it was a major challenge to transport the concept of using water power into the 20th…