ReHousIn is a three-year European research project, running from March 2024 to February 2027, funded by the EU Horizon programme. It examines how economic crises, urbanisation, and green transition policies—such as energy efficiency upgrades and urban densification—affect housing inequalities across urban, suburban, and rural areas.
The project involves 11 partners, including 10 research institutions like Sciences Po in France, ETH Zurich in Switzerland, and NMBU in Norway, plus ICLEI Europe, a network of local governments. They conduct quantitative analysis of two decades of housing data and 27 in-depth case studies in nine countries: Austria, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These cover one metropolitan region, one medium-sized city, and one small town per country—for instance, Haugenstua, a 1969 housing cooperative in Oslo facing major facade and roof renovations.
ReHousIn's work includes stakeholder workshops, policy labs, and interviews to identify conflicts between environmental policies and affordable housing access. Recent activities feature a lecture series on Milan's affordability crisis and discussions in Paris on housing amid energy insecurity. The goal is evidence-based recommendations for EU, national, and local policies to balance sustainability with housing equity.