7 Dec 21 Conference Save the date Rethinking rent control in Europe 10:00-12:30 CET | Housing Solutions Platform webinar The sharp rise in rents in the private rental sector, particularly in cities with a strained rental market, is increasingly affecting European citizens who are having to pay more for housing. Across the European Union, about one third of the population is housed in private rental accommodation.
16 Nov 21 Conference Save the date Beautiful, sustainable and inclusive? | The NEB from a homelessness perspective | 16 November 2021 | 13:00-15:00 CET The New European Bauhaus (NEB) is an initiative of the European Commission. It is an attempt to create a “creative and interdisciplinary movement” within the EU. The idea is to translate the European Green Deal into on-the-ground change in line with the values sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion.
9 Nov 21 Conference Save the date Housing investment through Cohesion Policy 2021-27 Week of the regions 2021 | 9 November 2021, 9:00-10:00 CET The Info session will look into the ways that different regions have to use Cohesion Policy addressing the lack of affordable, adequate, accessible, energy efficient housing and resulting exclusion.
4 Nov 21 Conference Save the date Climate-neutral housing – Decarbonizing the housing stock in an inclusive and affordable way 4 November 2021, 13:15—14:30 GMT The #Housing2030 report travels to COP26 Buildings have the largest potential for improving energy efficiency and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonizing the housing stock is very costly and creates a financial burden on inhabitants, often causing “energy poverty” among lower-income population. In the UNECE region which includes most of the “rich” countries in the world, almost 42 million face arrears on their utility bills and more than 52 million people cannot keep their home adequately warm. There is a need for implementing large scale housing renovation programmes that are affordable for all. Such programmes are essential to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and related SDGs.
26 Oct 21 Conference Save the date Building renovation: Riding the wave 9:00-10:30 CET | Housing Europe shares its view on the review of the EPBD during the EU Sustainable Energy Week Tune in for this EU Sustainable Energy Week session to hear about the latest developments on the implementation of the Renovation Wave and the review of the EPBD. Housing Europe will take the opportunity to present the view of the public, cooperative and social housing sector in Europe on the upcoming directive, ahead of the adoption by the end of the year.
5 Oct 21 Conference Save the date Housing Europe Leaders Summit RE-FRAMING HOUSING TOGETHER | 5th & 6th October 2021 | Palais des Nations, Geneva The challenges and problems are clear to our sector. However, ensuring policymakers and the public share our views and approaches require a strong and clear re-framing of the social and affordable housing sector, supported by strong evidence, at the heart of the new paradigm needed to building back better for people and the planet.
27 Sep 21 Conference Save the date Leading in certain times: Leadership Programme for Housing Executives 27 Sep - 1 Oct, 2021 From September 27th to October 1st, 2021, the Sciences Po University in Paris will host an exclusive course only for EFL and Housing Europe members. In this course, Housing Europe's Secretary-General, Sorcha Edwards and TU Delft's Professor for Housing Management, Vincent Gruis will host a round table, dedicated to the Future of Social Housing in Europe.
23 Jun 21 Conference Save the date Dynamics and Challenges of Housing International Housing Conference The present and future of housing, in a forum that aims to cross local, national and international public policies, fostering the integration of the main strategies of the sector.
18 Jun 21 Conference Save the date Ending Homelessness post-Covid 19: what social housing policies and partnerships? 18 June | 10:00 AM CET | Online Conference The pandemic has clearly demonstrated the importance of securing access to adequate and affordable homes. Not having a home or living in overcrowded housing were some of the strongest predictors of Covid19 infections. Homelessness increased rapidly over the last decade, and further increases in the number of people who experience homelessness and severe housing exclusion is likely in the aftermath of the pandemic.
16 Jun 21 Conference Save the date Housing Europe Annual Conference & Social Housing Film Festival 16-17 June 2021 | Digital meet-up On 16th June, Housing Europe's Annual Conference 'New European Bauhaus #BuildingCommunities' will bring together online public, cooperative and social housing providers, European city mayors, architects and EU officials with the aim to define how we can harness design to go beyond social inclusion and create Next Generation Neighbourhoods. The conference will also kick off the two-day Social Housing Film Festival (16-17 June), a compilation of 18 thought-provoking films in different kind of genres that all have two things in common - the power of public, cooperative or social housing to improve people’s lives and a strong human element.
4 Jun 21 Conference Save the date Together towards zero pollution - becoming the change we need 4 June | 12:00-13:30 CET | Online Conference The Zero Pollution ambition can only be realised by working together and joining forces of all actors of society. To this end, this session launches the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform, which will carry forward the discussions from the EU Green Week towards more regular exchanges and sharing of good practices. Together with the Committee of the Regions, the Commission will organised regular interactions on topics of common interest with the aim to meet again for the next Zero Pollution ambition conference in 2023.
25 May 21 Conference Save the date Conference “Towards a European approach to Housing Policy” 25 May | 09:30- 16:45 (GMT +1) In the context of the current pandemic, it has become particularly important to understand the effects thereof on the housing sector and how the right to housing has been protected by the various Member States, as well as to reflect on the establishment of a European vision for the housing policy that could guarantee access to housing with dignity at accessible prices.
10 May 21 Conference Save the date Renovation Summit 2021 10-11 May | 13:30-17:00 CET | #OurHomesOurDeal The progress made on the Climate Law motivates us to discuss how we can ensure a green and fair renovation of public, cooperative and social housing in Europe in a way that can factor in climate without pricing out people. Join us for a two-day Renovation Summit on 10th and 11th May to discuss how we can make this happen.
14 Apr 21 Conference Save the date Shaping investment pathways to deliver affordable housing #Housing2030 | Online event | 9:00 - 12:00 IST/ CET-1 Housing 2030 is a joint international initiative of housing experts from over 56 governments through UNECE, UN Habitat and 43,000 affordable housing providers and neighbourhood developers represented by Housing Europe. It aims to improve the capacity of national and local governments to formulate policies that improve housing affordability and sustainability.
26 Mar 21 Conference Save the date Launch State of Housing 2021 #StateOfHousing | 26th of March 2021 | 10:00 - 12:00 'State of Housing in Europe’' is the flagship biennial publication of the Housing Europe Observatory and its 2021 edition will be officially launched on 26th March. You can expect a first analysis of the impact the COVID-19 crisis has had on public, cooperative, social housing; more than 20 country profiles illustrating different housing realities and concrete policy recommendations on how to overcome substantial challenges to decent, sustainable, inclusive, affordable housing.