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Discover how co-living transforms urban living with vibrant communities, sustainable solutions, and innovative designs.
Co-living - Design study into co-living as a typology of shared living
MVRDV
2024 · March
Commercial-to-residential conversions can reduce embodied carbon by 62% compared to new construction.
The Whole Life Carbon of Commercial-to-Residential Conversions
Urban Land Institute
2025
This report explores diverse financing strategies for social housing across 27 European countries, highlighting innovative funding mechan...
Finance for Affordable Housing: Review of Policy and Practice in Europe
EqualHouse
2025 · September
This resource explores transdisciplinary approaches to address Europe's pressing affordable housing crisis and sustainability challenges.
Transdisciplinarity for Affordable and Sustainable Housing
Edicions La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull
2026 · March
Cities face a housing crisis, with 10% of residents spending over 40% of their income on housing.
Cities addressing the housing crisis: Innovative and integrated approaches
Eurocities
2025 · November
This research reveals that buildings contribute nearly 40% of carbon emissions, highlighting urgent climate action needs.
Perceptions of a just transition in the built environment: Research Report
Demos Helsinki
2024
Every minute, homes are demolished across Europe, sacrificing community and environment for profit.
Why Are We Demolishing Homes During a Housing Crisis? | Olaf Grawert | TED
TED
2026 · January
Over 15% of EU municipalities are unaffordable for nurses, exacerbating the housing crisis.
Housing Cost: One in Seven Municipalities in Europe Unaffordable for Nurses
Correctiv
2026 · February
Explore how office-to-residential conversions face challenges despite initial successes in addressing housing shortages.
Office-to-residential conversions are in decline — but is that so bad?
Financial Times
2026 · February
This manifesto highlights the urgent need for democratic housing solutions and climate justice in Europe.
Co-producing routes out of the housing emergency - A Manifesto for Just and Democratic
Fairville Consortium
2025 · October
Discover how local governments can blend private finance with sustainability to achieve net zero by 2030.
Net zero neighbourhoods: Innovative investment at the local level to transform urban living
LGIU
2024 · May
Explore Europe's housing crisis, revealing affordability challenges, policy impacts, and diverse governance structures.
Access to Affordable and Quality Housing for All People
ESPON
2025 · November
This report analyzes how institutional investors drive housing financialization, affecting affordability across seven European cities.
Housing policy under the conditions of financialisation - The impact of institutional investors on affordable housing in European Cities
Sciences Po Urban School
2023 · June
Over 15 million Europeans face housing unaffordability amid a climate crisis, with 75% of homes energy-inefficient.
Accelerating decarbonisation of current and future affordable housing in Europe
Urban Land Institute
2025
Germany aims for climate neutrality by 2045, balancing affordable housing with ambitious climate goals.
Analysen und Empfehlungen zur Vereinbarkeit von bezahlbarem Wohnen und Klimaschutz
Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung
2024 · May
This resource reveals housing inequalities across the EU, affecting health, education, and employment.
Part 2: Mapping the housing needs in the EU, assessing the impacts of scarcity and providing an overview of relevant EU legislation
European Parliament
2025 · December
Housing scarcity affects health, education, and employment, highlighting urgent EU housing policy needs.
Part 1: Mapping the housing needs in the EU, assessing the impacts of scarcity and providing an overview of relevant EU legislation
European Parliament
2025 · December
Explore innovative financing mechanisms for social housing across Europe, addressing affordability and market challenges.
Financing Social Rented Housing in Europe
EqualHouse
2025 · September
This resource reveals how strategic land policies can dramatically influence housing affordability and equity.
Land Policy Instruments for the Provision of Social and Affordable Housing
EqualHouse
2025 · January
This guide details assessing carbon impacts across a built asset's entire life cycle.
Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
2023 · September
This report reveals deep economic inequalities and innovative strategies for equitable housing in Europe.
New Economic Thinking - Enabling a just transition of the built environment in Europe
Dark Matter Labs
2023 · July
Housing is a human right intertwined with environmental justice, demanding a systemic transformation for sustainability.
Modern housing - An environmental common good
Council on Urban Initiatives
2024
The UK housing stock is not in short supply; excess space contributes significantly to carbon emissions.
Meeting housing needs within planetary boundaries: A UK case study
Ecological Economics
2024 · December
This guide outlines actionable strategies for achieving net zero carbon buildings by 2030.
100% of all designed new buildings to be zero carbon
London Energy Transformation Initiative
2020 · January
This guide reveals how retrofitting homes can drastically reduce carbon emissions and energy demand.
How existing homes can be adapted to meet UK climate targets
London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI)
2021 · October
Manchester's property-led development model exacerbates inequalities, capturing wealth while failing to provide affordable housing.
Centripetal Cities: A critique of supply-side urban development
SSRN
2026 · February
England's housing crisis affects millions, with rising rents, homelessness, and poor living conditions.
Beyond New Build: Repurposing Private Rented Housing to Deliver a New Generation of Social Homes for England
New Economics Foundation
2023 · February
House prices in London are now 13 times median earnings, highlighting severe affordability issues.
Banking on Property - What is driving the housing affordability crisis and how to solve it
Positive Money
2022 · March
Over 24% of private renters face fuel poverty; urgent reforms are needed for efficiency and rights.
A warmer, fairer, private rented sector (for England and Wales)
E3G
2024 · July
This report emphasizes optimizing existing housing stock over new builds and the urgent need for policy coherence.
A report by Christine Whitehead, LSE London and Tony Crook, The University of Sheffield, with Kath Scanlon, LSE London.
Family Building Society
2024 · January
The report predicts 382,885 jobs created by retrofitting 9 million homes, boosting GDP by £36.34 billion.
A Green Stimulus for Housing - The Macroeconomic Impacts of a Uk Whole House Retrofit Programme
New Economics Foundation
2020 · July
Rising rents are driven by investment, not migration, leading to a global housing crisis.
Rising rents, shrinking access: How investment reshaped global housing
Anadolu Agency
2026 · January
The EU's housing policies significantly contribute to rising rents, homelessness, and gentrification across member states.
Housing in the EU: The EU as a Commodifying Force
Institute for International Political Economy Berlin
2025
EU Commissioner Dan Jorgensen highlights a 60% rise in housing prices and increasing homelessness issues.
Europe needs 'a huge wake-up call' on the housing crisis, EU commissioner says
FRANCE 24 English
2026 · January
The housing crisis in Europe is worsening, with rising homelessness and strained public resources.
Tenth Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe
FEANTSA and the Fondation pour le Logement des Défavorisés
2025 · September
PropTech enhances real estate with digital integration, shifting value from tangible to data-driven assets.
Technology “like a fork”. How PropTech shapes real estate innovation
Emerald Publishing Limited
2025 · July
This study reveals how data practices in housing cooperatives can enhance sustainability and community engagement.
Management, Cooperation, and Sustainability: Unpacking the Data Practices of Housing Cooperatives
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2025 · April
AI may displace jobs initially, but long-term impacts could enhance office-based employment and productivity.
Spotlight: Impact of AI on European offices
Savills
2025 · November
READ-COOP fosters democratic AI governance, processing 90 million historical images with 227 global members.
The artificial intelligence cooperative: READ-COOP, Transkribus, and the benefits of shared community infrastructure for automated text recognition
Open Research Europe
2025 · January
Explore Europe's shifting real estate landscape amid geopolitical tensions, evolving investment strategies, and emerging sectors.
Emerging Trends in Real Estate: Europe 2026
PwC
2026
Explore how Italian regional public agencies struggle with social housing management amid critical maintenance challenges.
Process View to Innovate the Management of the Social Housing System: A Multiple Case Study
Sustainability
2022 · July
AI adoption in corporate real estate skyrocketed to 92%, yet only 5% achieve significant goals.
Reality check: The true pace and payoffs of AI adoption in corporate real estate
JLL
2025 · October
Explore EU funding opportunities, including support for social enterprises and innovative projects across Europe.
The 2026 European Funding Toolkit For Social Enterprises And Their Support Organisations
Euclid Network
2025
Discover how AI adoption in social housing reveals gaps in policy, ethics, and employee understanding.
Aspirations and Applications of AI in Social Housing (2025)
Service Insights Ltd
2025 · August
Explore Ireland's cooperative housing history, legislative challenges, and successful models from Europe.
Housing Co-operative 2.0: how could a co-operative housing model work in the modern Irish housing
The Housing Agency
2024 · October
The housing crisis affects 40% of urban populations, with significant regional disparities in affordability.
Understanding the housing crisis: Staff Working Document accompanying the European Affordable Housing Plan
European Commission
2025 · December
Local co-ops are building solidarity economies, revitalizing communities, and transforming identities through grassroots initiatives.
Co-ops looking to change the world, town by town
Co-operative News
2025 · November
Barcelona's rents fell by 6.4%, while Madrid continues to prioritize construction for wealthy investors.
Barcelona and Madrid have very different ideas on tackling Spain’s housing crisis. Which will succeed?
The Guardian
2025 · December
Explore community-driven projects in Europe transforming neglected heritage sites into vibrant cultural hubs.
Open Heritage - Community-Driven Adaptive Reuse in Europe: Best Practice
Birkhäuser
2025 · December
Affordable housing in Europe faces financing barriers, regulatory challenges, and urgent sustainability pressures.
RICS Position on the Future of Affordable Housing in Europe
RICS
2025 · October
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