13 Oct 20 Internal Meeting Save the date Housing Europe Working Committee Meetings 13-14 October 2020 | Online Housing Europe members and partners gather twice a year for the Working Committee meetings. Due to COVID-19 restrictive measures our Social Affairs, Urban Affairs, Observatory, Economics, Finance & Internal Market, and Energy, Construction & Standardisation committees will take place online.
22 Sep 20 Internal Meeting Save the date Pre-fab and integrated renovation toolkits: an opportunity for a Renovation Wave in Social Housing? A Housing Europe Webinar| 22nd September, 10:00 - 11:00 CET The "Renovation Wave" requires to shift to the next gear in terms of techniques and products. This 1-hour webinar will offer housing providers and decision-makers a clear picture of the latest technologies in the nascent industry of renovation toolkits. By bringing together practitioners from the supply and the demand side we will look at the promises behind different concepts of renovation toolkits and the required conditions for their market roll-out.
18 Sep 20 Study Visit Save the date Starter Engine | Affordable Housing through District Heating 18th September 2020 | Studio Webinar with Diederik Samsom & A Video of the Project The Dutch ambition to achieve the country’s climate objectives is to disconnect seven million homes and one million buildings from the gas grid by 2050. With more than 2.2 million rental homes, housing companies are the largest homeowner in the Netherlands and, thus, an important partner. This is why 36 housing companies, five heat companies, tenant’s association, the central government and municipalities have signed the Starter Engine agreement to connect homes to a collective heat system and keep the heat supply affordable.
17 Sep 20 Conference Save the date Towards Sustainable Homes and Neighbourhoods in the Mediterranean Region: Reflecting on Malta’s potential #Housing2030 | 10:00 - 13:00 CET (Malta time) Malta, like other Euro-American societies has experienced drastic demographic, political and economic transformations due to the pull of progress brought about by an economic boom. Such changes, which are largely experienced at a household level, cannot be ignored by the state. Hence, the Ministry for Social Accommodation sought to address these social shifts by developing and implementing its first-ever national housing system. The Ministry has made clear that it is putting the home at the centre of Maltese society - a vision which is rethinking and re-evaluating contemporary housing from a holistic perspective. This system is taking a people-centred approach to housing as it invests in adequate housing in order to ensure security, belonging, prosperity and wellbeing in Malta.
7 Sep 20 Conference Save the date The cost of the Renovation Wave | Housing Exchanges A Housing Europe Members' Webinar | 7th September, 14:30 - 15:40 CET The objective of this webinar was to collect information and evidence on the funding gap and the challenges in bridging the difference between the cost of investment on renovation and the available financial resources of social housing providers.
4 Sep 20 Internal Meeting Save the date Housing Europe General Assembly 2020 4 September 2020 | Online | 14.30 - 16.30 CET The annual General Assembly of Housing Europe will take place online this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Elevating the sector as a force for social resilience and positive change locally but also towards European and International bodies has become more important than ever.
6 Jul 20 Internal Meeting Save the date Ageing Well at Home | Housing Exchanges A Housing Europe Members' Webinar | 6th July 2020 Ageing well at home during the pandemic and beyond: Which challenges and solutions from the social, cooperative and public housing providers? A Housing Europe MEMBERS webinar to discuss how the public, cooperative and social housing sectors work with older residents during the COVID19 crisis and beyond and how the EU can support measures to enable ageing at home in dignity.
30 Jun 20 Workshop Save the date Implementing the Right to Housing | 30th June 2020 The role of the EU from the perspective of cities and public and non-for-profit housing providers Together with the Socialist & Democrat group, co-hosted by MEP Estrella Dura, Housing Europe took the chance to stress the role of our social, housing and affordable housing providers and the European Parliament in implementing the right to housing in its ever-present urgency.
29 Jun 20 Workshop Save the date European Summer School for Early-Career Professionals 2020 What does the “climate crisis” mean for our housing stock? How can we build sustainable housing that supports the transition to a circular economy? What are the implications for affordability and for our tenants? These and many other questions had to be discussed in our 2020 edition of the European Summer School. Unfortunately, the pandemic stood on our way. Housing Europe will aim at organising this summer camp in 2021. Watch this space for more updates.
22 Jun 20 Workshop Save the date Homelessness and Housing Exclusion | Housing Exchanges A Housing Europe Members' Webinar | 22nd June 2020 The impact of the current crisis on housing exclusion and homelessness: What are the challenges at hand and which solutions can be put forward from social, cooperative and public housing providers? A Housing Europe MEMBERS webinar to discuss how the public, cooperative and social housing sectors can deal with the increasing social challenges and the risk of housing exclusion linked to the Covid-19 crisis. Which measures can be put in place to cope with its aftermath?
8 Jun 20 Workshop Save the date The EU green recovery and the contribution of the public, cooperative and social housing sector. A Housing Europe Members' Webinar A Housing Europe Members' webinar to discuss how can the public, cooperative and social housing sector keep the renovation commitments set in the EU Green Deal on track in the post-COVID scenario and how wan the EU Recovery Plan help in achieving these climate and socio-economic objectives.
20 May 20 Workshop Save the date Access and Availability of Land for Housing Provision #Housing2030 Workshop 20 May 2020, Wednesday, 14:30-17:20 CET | This online workshop is organized within the initiative “#Housing2030 - Improving Housing Affordability in the UNECE region” implemented by Housing Europe, UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and LandManagement and UN-Habitat
18 May 20 Internal Meeting Save the date Housing Europe COVID-19 Webinar How has our network addressed the crisis? What are main future challenges? Join us on May 18th at 14:30 CET for a 90-minute discussion among Housing Europe members around the actions taken by our network during the pandemic but also around the common challenges that lie ahead. Exchange with your peers, draw inspiration and find ways to support each other, as the crisis is far from over.
23 Apr 20 Save the date Indicators for Circular Economy and some of the methodologies evaluating circularity Join us on the 23rd of April at 14:15 CET for a one-hour slot full of insights on Indicators for Circular Economy and some of the methodologies evaluating circularity - which is one of the activities in the Houseful project.
5 Mar 20 Workshop Save the date From Objectives to Action – Turning EU Social & Environmental Policy into positive change for citizens A joint workshop with the European Investment Bank Venue: European Investment Bank (EIB) Brussels Office, Rond-point Robert Schuman 6, 1040 Bruxelles