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POWER HOUSE EUROPE provides a gateway to:
- Resources such as guidebooks, technical reports, tools for training and asset management for social, public and cooperative housing professionals to support the development of their energy efficiency and environmental strategies;
- Case studies of both retrofitting of older properties and low energy new construction, effective partnerships with residents, ICT applications for empowering residents and more;
- An on-line forum for information and knowledge exchange between practitioners and policy makers and updates on EU funding opportunities;
- POWER HOUSE National/Regional platforms which gather enablers of the energy transition from all sectors to work in partnership;
- A platform to easily establish contacts and partnerships between local social and cooperative housing providers;
- Updates on development and policy discussions on EU legislation related to energy efficiency and renewables in housing and on the activities of the CECODHAS - Housing Europe Energy Policy work.
6. May 2010
Cross-country needs analysis of European Social, Cooperative and Public housing organizations
We asked local cooperative and social housing organizations throughout the EU what it would take to help them to radically reduce energy consumption and increase the use of renewable energy in the homes they build, own and manage.
We asked them to outline what they perceive to be the key challenges and the main obstacles blocking progress in this field. Over 300 organisations did take the time to provide feedback.
The representativity of the sample means that the challenges and solutions shared between the organizations will potentially cover the whole spectrum of Europe’s energy and housing issues in terms of financial resources, ownership structures, climate, stock characteristics and buildings traditions.
The needs differ greatly between providers depending on their size, location, legal status, in-house staff profiles; however there were a number of cross-cutting issues that figured highly in the list of obstacles.
Please click HERE to download the "Cross-country needs analysis".
17. December 2009
The Offer to fight Climate Change from Europe’s Cooperative and Social Housing providers
In partnership with energy producers, citizens, professionals & local authorities and with appropriate funding & legislation social and cooperative housing can accelerate refurbishment rates to achieve optimal energy performance in 8 million homes between 2010 & 2020.
Social and cooperative housing makes up 12% of the EU’s housing stock, if 4% of stock is refurbished annually, backed up with a sustained change in residents’ behaviour, this can help deliver 30% reduction in energy consumption by 2020.
The Copenhagen Offer explains more in details what is the potential and the missing strategies to reach a refurbishment rate of a million dwellings annually, representing the creation of almost 350.000 jobs across Europe each year.
Please click HERE to download the "CECODHAS Copenhagen Offer".
13. November 2009
Briefing on EU Financing Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Housing
A needs analysis survey conducted within the CECODHAS showed that lack of sufficient finance is one of the main obstacles preventing social and cooperative housing organisation from improving the energy performance of their stock.
Deciding to invest in energy efficiency in the existing housing stock makes economic, social and environmental sense. There are a number of financial opportunities resulting from EU budget regulatory changes and new or adapted funding and lending programmes worth to be considered.
This briefing will help cooperative and social housing providers to evaluate the potential interest of new developments by giving examples of successful, innovative financial schemes already in place and by providing additional sources of information and contacts.
Please click HERE to download the "Briefing on EU Financing Opportunities".
Case Studies of the Week
Klimaat op Maat – Customised climate
Name of organisation: Zonnige Kempen
Location: Herselt, Belgium
Type of Project: refurbishment
Scale: regional
Number of units/dwellings: 11
Project Cité
Name of organisation: Stichting Stadswonen
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Type of Project: construction
Scale: group of buildings
Number of units/dwellings: 494
Upgrading a group of terraced houses at ‘de Burd’
Name of organisation: Wonen Zuidwest Friesland
Location: Balk, Netherlands
Type of Project: refurbishment
Scale: group of buildings
Number of units/dwellings: 2










