by Joost Nieuwenhuijzen | Mar 14, 2019 | News Archive
The Housing and Communities Research Group is delighted to accept the invitation to be an academic partner of the European Federation for Living. This builds on our focus on sharing and co-production of knowledge with industry partners in the housing sector in... by Joost Nieuwenhuijzen | Feb 6, 2018 | News Archive
The European Federation for Living and ARA, the Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland, hosted in May 2016 the award ceremony for the best ideas and designs for solutions for accessible housing in Europe. The students, responsible for the winning entries,... by Joost Nieuwenhuijzen | Feb 6, 2018 | News Archive
On deadline day, 30 teams had submitted their projects representing five European countries: Finland, the Netherlands, UK, Germany and France. Almost all participants are architecture students.The quality of the entries is remarkable. In fact, students addressed the... by Joost Nieuwenhuijzen | Feb 6, 2018 | News Archive
The European Federation for Living (EFL) is hosting a design competition for architecture and design students requesting stimulating, innovative ideas in the field of new-build accessible housing for the elderly. Sponsored by the Finnish governmental organisation ARA,... by Joost Nieuwenhuijzen | Feb 6, 2018 | News Archive
Since the start of 2016, four organisations applied succesfully for a membership of EFL. Two housing companies from Scandinavia (Denmark and Finland), one university from Bulgaria and a specialist in 3 D design and engineering from the Netherlands.New member... by Joost Nieuwenhuijzen | Feb 6, 2018 | News Archive
Unbelievable, but true. The I-stay@home project is already at its end. After almost four years of research about the question in how far technical devices can support elderly and/or disabled people in their homes, all results could be presented during the final...