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The City of Helsinki adopted a long-term policy called “Home Town Helsinki” in 2016, to promote and deliver a well-balanced mix of housing to meet the different needs and life situations.

State housing development funds are well-established and effective instruments which are used by various member States across Europe. The European Investment Bank (EIB) also provides investment and co-financing for low-carbon technologies and housing projects.[1] This investment by EIB is established under the Emissions Trading Directive.

RECREATING OPEN SPACES FOR LEISURE: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE PANDEMIC

Puukuokka One is the first eight-story high wooden apartment building in Finland. It explores the potential of modular prefabricated CLT construction to meet the goal of providing high quality, environmentally responsible and affordable housing. It has won several prizes including Finlandia Prize for Architecture and Resident Act of the Year 2015.

R50 - cohousing is a joint building venture project in Berlin-Kreuzberg. It was initiated by the architects during the course of a concept-based award procedure for building plots and implemented in close cooperation with the clients. The building proposal is founded on a clear urban design position, robust and precisely detailed architectural design, and both a collective and individual process of occupancy.

Rasu Namai is a residential quarter consisting of ordinary 18 houses in Pavilniai regional park of Vilnius.

In 2019, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Ms. Leilani Farha, published detailed guidelines to help governments establish the right to adequate housing.

Devastation is a way of life in the Philippines. Every year, the country gets hit by at least 20 typhoons. Ultimately, one of those annual typhoons would sweep out the provinces and carry loss, destruction, and heartache.

Se trata de un caso de regeneración urbana integral, es decir, en el cual se aúna la rehabilitación de las edificaciones con le regeneración de los espacios libres degradados para reactivar la actividad en el barrio, mejorando la afección y vinculación al mismo de sus habitantes. 

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Accessibility is an essential factor in the design of affordable housing and removing barriers to the creation of inclusive communities.

In several countries, “renovation coaches” have been introduced to guide building owners, for example, on cost-efficient renovation procedures[1].

In 2020, the City of Barcelona introduced a new rent-setting system based on the concept of a reference rent. Rents of contracts entered into after 1995 must be lowered if they are above the reference rent level. The new law also covers non-rent service charges but does not cover dwellings built in the last three years, or social housing. 

Policies to stabilize rental supply and regulate rents are well established in New York City under the Rent Stabilization Law, which covers three essential areas. The law limits the rate of rent increases, limits the method, manner and grounds for evictions, and requires housing services to be maintained.