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« Saint-Germain Island » Project is the result of close collaboration between the State, the Social Housing Company and the City of Paris. It received the Equerre d’Argent Award 2023, which is an Architectural Prize.  The building was owned by the Ministry of the Army, in rue Saint-Dominique (7th arrondissement), near the Invalides and the Assemblée Nationale….

On the final sixth online training day, Energy Cities continued the discussion on planning and delivery of renovation. 15th November 2023 – online How to overcome regulatory barriers for district level social and affordable housing renovations? The EU with its’ Renovation Wave recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive…

Are you working in the field of social housing renovation? Join a practical study visit to Brussels, Belgium to: discover innovative social housing models and renovation approaches successful social housing renovation projects developing sustainable, socially mixed, and resilient urban quarters meet the local experts behind the scenes who make it possible. OBJECTIVE  The objective of…

The owner’s initiative is paramount when renovating residential buildings. In countries, where most of the housing stock is in private hands and residents are also owners of their dwellings, local housing organisations, have the key power when it comes to energy transition through renovation in building or at the district level. These are often non-profit…

On the fifth online training day, Energy Cities kicked off part one of the essential role of fostering partnerships to deliver quality renovation, while GNE Finance shed light on how can we finance new district cooling or heating networks. 11th October 2023 I online 1. How to foster relationships between local actors to boost social…

The Affordable Housing Initiative capacity-building programme Housing Europe is leading is now back on track. After organising a Tech Camp at the International Social Housing Festival in Barcelona and a Finance Summit in Paris, we thought a more practical session to ask questions, share experiences, and network was necessary. On September 18-19, we travelled to…

On September 18 and 19 in Vienna, the Affordable Housing Initiative Bootcamp was held as part of the European Affordable Housing Consortium, the SHAPE-EU project, featuring three learning sessions to address energy renovation within the framework of affordable district housing. These three areas correspond to the three modules developed by the Consortium, addressing three fundamental…

On the fourth online training day, Energy Cities deep-dived into the benefits of involving tenants in renovations, while during the second one, GNE Finance addressed an important topic – how can we finance both new district and cooling networks? 6th of September 2023 1. People at the centre of district renovations Moderated by Elina Sergejeva,…

Paris’ actions to fight gentrification and renoviction Following the EU Green Deal and the EU Renovation Wave initiative, many countries and municipalities are implementing ambitious renovation strategies. What these strategies oftentimes lack is an action plan for overcoming challenges associated with social housing, segregation, and renoviction (eviction after renovation). Low-income households are the most vulnerable…

 “Pressure on all MS is increasing. And the question will be….where all the workers will come from?” Özgür ÖNER, GDW It’s not a comfortable environment for the housing sector at the moment. How can social housing providers balance renovation of existing stock as well as meeting demand for social and affordable housing? This was an…

The Affordable Housing Initiative Tech Camp was co-organised by ECTP and Housing Europe, as part of the Affordable Housing Initiative in the context of the International Social Housing Festival 2023 in Barcelona. During the event, Suppliers met Providers to discuss exactly how. Ready-to-market sustainable products and services, novel technical methodologies and smarter approaches were also…

On June 19, in Paris, local authorities and social, affordable housing providers discovered successful urban regeneration projects transforming areas in the French capital, learn about innovative technologies to upscale renovation, and meet the local experts behind the scenes who make it possible. The study tour was organised by the European Affordable Housing Consortium in the scope…