8 August 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
The DREEAM project, funded by the EU, aims to show that renovating at a larger scale opens the opportunity for a better integration of renewable energy and is generally more cost effective. The project demonstrates a multi-building and single owner re …
9 July 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
The German magazine DW Die Wohnungswirtschaft (July 2019 edition) published an interview of Joost Nieuwenhuijzen. In the article he describes major challenges of the EFL members and their common ambitions. The pressure on the national housing markets i …
9 July 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
The German housing magazine DW Die Wohnungswirtschaft published in it’s July edition an article in the series ‘Europe’ of EFL, written by Dr. Marie Glaser of ETH Zürich. In the article Dr. Marie Glaser describes the Swiss housing system, with a partic …
28 June 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
The Paris based company Enerlis is the last addition to the still growing network of EFL. With currently 65 members and associates, its the largest European network of it’s kind. Enerlis integrates and coordinates energy and environmental expertise to …
18 June 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
This year’s study visit will take us to the capital of Latvia, Riga, and takes place on September 12 and 13.The organisation of the study visit is dedicated to IWO – our partner and specialist in Eastern European housing (www.iwoev.org).Participation i …
12 June 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
The second edition of the International Social Housing Festival turned out to be a highly interesting and lively event. On Friday June 7th, EFL and Eurhonet hosted a seminar themed “Community Building and Cooperative Housing”. Presentations from EFL me …
12 June 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
During the award event of the International Social Housing Festival in Lyon, EFL member “1892” from Berlin, won the first prize of the European Responsible Housing Award in the category “More than a roof- supporting communities of equal opportunities” …
12 June 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
London based EFL associated member “Home Connections ” presented in Lyon during the International Social Housing Festival its service “Choice Based Lettings”. The system excludes discrimination of households interested in social homes and leaves the ch …
24 May 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
At the upcoming meeting of the Topic Group “Construction”, taking place in Lille on June 20 -21, the participants will visit two ‘passiv house’ projects and get fully informed about the characteristics of the buildings. The aim of this two day event is …
20 May 2019 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
The EFL Conference in Copenhagen (May 14-16) hosted by EFL member BO-VEST, and themed “Governance in the non-profit Housing Sector’, proved to be a highly successful and well attended event in a great atmosphere of cooperation and mutual friendship. Ov …