30. November 2011

POWER HOUSE EUROPE: a story of mobilisation towards a people-centred sustainable EU energy transition

The completion of the POWER HOUSE EUROPE project by no means marks the end of the energy transition within the social housing sector; however it has helped to sow the seeds. This report provides information to housing organisations on how they can make use of the resources and tools developed within the POWER HOUSE EUROPE framework.

Bearing in mind that the most time-consuming part of the work done within POWER HOUSE EUROPE has been the on the networking and partnership work at National/Regional Platforms level, this report also outlines some of the success stories resulting from these activities and gives some of the examples of those partnerships which will be vital to ensure the transition to green social housing throughout the EU.

Please click HERE to download "POWER HOUSE EUROPE: a story of mobilisation towards a people-centred sustainable EU energy transition".

14. September 2011

Feedback from the established POWER HOUSE EUROPE Platforms

This short report gives highlights on the impact National/Regional POWER HOUSE Platforms are having around the EU and updates on the issues facing Public, Cooperative and Social Housing providers in their quest to future proof the homes they build and manage in the face of erratic energy prices, climate change and constrained public budgets.

Forewords from Vít Vanícek (CECODHAS Housing Europe President), Claire Roumet (CECODHAS Housing Europe Secretary General) and Marco Corradi (Chair of the Energy Experts Network) put the POWER HOUSE EUROPE initiative in the broader context of the mobilisation towards an energy transition involving policies, technologies, markets, finance and in particular, people.

Please click HERE to download the "Feedback from POWER HOUSE EUROPE Platforms".

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".