24 November 2020 – Peter
Housing in many European countries has become unaffordable for many. In fact, it is now considered to be one of the most important national issues in Europe and its solution is proving very challenging. RE-DWELL Recent research indicate that it is nece …
12 November 2020 – Peter
Recently, the European Commission launched its Renovation Wave initiative, intending to double Europe’s renovation rate in the next ten years and contribute to making the continent carbon neutral by 2050. And this initiative is not without a reason. Eu …
9 November 2020 – Peter
We have a new EFL website and, with it, a brand spanking new member’s area! All EFL members are kindly requested to register.Registering only takes two minutes and has many benefits: Easy contact with fellow EFL members Easy access to event registrati …
4 November 2020 – Peter
In the November edition of DW die Wohnungwirtschaft an article by Joost Nieuwenhuijzen and Peter Hoogeweg is being published. The article is about affordable living in the light of the European Green Deal. In the article, we take a look at sustainable …
1 November 2020 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
During the latest EFL webinar on 28 October, Dr. York Ostermeyer (Chalmers University, Chill Services) introduced us to a new tool that could help housing companies to gather the right data in order to optimise their energy usage and efficiently decarb …
1 November 2020 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
EFL held another successful conference last week on 22 – 23 October 2020, with participants from across the continent tuning in via MS Teams. Please find a short summary below. Thursday 22 October: Conference part 1. Theme: The Future of Housing There …
9 October 2020 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
On September 3, the first European Housing Cooperative LiM (Living in Metropolises), officially started with the laying of the foundation stone of the first new building project with 40 apartments in the Berlin Ewaldstrasse. The property is located bet …
28 September 2020 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
Woonzorg Nederland is a social housing organization with a unique target group: the elderly. In order to make their real estate portfolio completely CO2 neutral, Woonzorg Nederland has set up three programmes. In this interview with Lucien Palmboom, yo …
20 September 2020 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
EFL member, Vilogia is a key partner in the InBetween project consortium (funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 768776), which started three years ago. Marie Longueville, Vilogia repre …
20 September 2020 – Joost Nieuwenhuijzen
We’re delighted to announce that four new organisations have joined the EFL network as of September 2020: The Housing Agency Ireland One4all Finland Oy ChillServices, Germany Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands The network just ke …