As Europe contends with the Covid-19 pandemic, exposure to indoor air has been rising, with people spending up to 90% of time indoors. Indoor air quality is a crucial element of resilience against respiratory disease. Insufficiently burned fuel in old stoves and mold often pollute the air making buildings unhealthy to live in. These households are often the most vulnerable to price increases and decreasing job opportunities during the pandemic.
Post date: 12 May 2021
Type: News
The European Commission is hosting a Sustainable Energy Investment Forum (SEI Forum) webinar on integrated home renovation services in Europe on Friday 26 February 2021 from 10.00 to 12.00 (CET).
Post date: 18 Feb 2021
Type: Event
Concept and objectives: Building on an established monitoring project of low-energy dwellings which has been running for over two years, the vision for nZEB101 is to uncover the key nZEB design and operations lessons as Ireland embarks on the unprecedented mass market implementation of these low-energy buildings.
Post date: 3 Feb 2021
Type: Link
On the outskirts of Aarhus lies Lisbjerg Bakke, a 4,100m2 hybrid timber building and winner of the 2014 ‘sustainable social housing of the future’ competition. In a joint venture between the architects and engineers, the full lifecycle of the building has been taken into consideration from the outset, with a flexible design that allows the reconfiguration of the building into new layouts or office space, and building components that can be easily upgraded.
Post date: 29 Jan 2021
Type: Case
The 3rd International Conference on “Housing” addresses all the aspects of housing aiming to discuss housing issues from different perspectives and research areas.
Post date: 21 Oct 2020
Type: Event
Call for Papers - Abstract Submission Deadline : 9 November 2020 SPACE Studies of Planning and Architecture invites researchers, policymakers and social partners to share their knowledge from their fields of expertise according to the topics of the Conference. TOPICS
Post date: 21 Oct 2020
Type: News
Climate change, environmental and health impacts on housing affordability #Housing2030 | Online | 10th November 2020 Online, 10 November 2020 Save the date
Post date: 19 Oct 2020
Type: Event
Local authorities must find money to support the renovation of social housing. SEI Forums, a European Commission initiative, is hosting a webinar on Channelling Investments to the Renovation of Social Housing in Europe Friday 23 October 2020
Post date: 15 Oct 2020
Type: Event
In the district of Statz in Mühlbachl, the local social housing agency implemented a residential project with three energy efficient buildings with 26 apartments and an overall surface of around 1270 m2, that reached the level klimaaktiv gold, the highest one according to the local energy standard.
Post date: 9 Sep 2020
Type: Case
Housing Europe's Annual Conference | Online | #nopricetag Online, 15 October 2020
Post date: 28 Aug 2020
Type: Event