Making a house a home

The Housing Europe podcast airing from the heart of the European capital offers insights into the work of public, cooperative, and social housing providers across Europe. Why is it legitimate to claim that they offer more than just housing; rather a home to people. Tune in to discover the urban, social, environmental, and economic impact that access to affordable housing has in our communities.

Making a house a home is a business podcast hosted by Housing Europe, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Housing Europe hosts Making a house a home, a business show with 21 episodes published.

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  Community buy-in wins half the battle for sustainable neighbourhoods

  Feb 24, 202527 minS0

  <p>We continue looking at a bold new approach to sustainable living—neighbourhoods that don’t just cut energy use but actually generate more than they consume.</p><p>With the EU ramping up its housing and climate commitments, Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods (SPENs) are proving that entire districts can be energy-positive while remaining affordable and inclusive. One initiative leading the way is syn.ikia, an EU-funded project demonstrating how social housing providers across Europe an deliver these climate-friendly communities. But what will it take to movefrom pilots to widespread adoption?</p><p>To help us answer that, we’re joined...

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  Watts needed: securing a just energy transition for housing

  Feb 14, 202530 minS0

  <p>As Europe moves towards a fair energy transition, ensuring access to affordable, sustainable housing has never been more urgent. With the first-ever EU Commissioner for Housing, a dedicated Task Force within the European Commission, and the upcoming Affordable Housing Plan, housing policy is taking centre stage in Brussels.</p><p>In our first episode for 2025, we’re returning to a crucial question straight from the European Parliament: how can we achieve a fair energy transition while ensuring access to affordable, sustainable housing?</p><p>This episode explores the intersection of housing and climate policies, examining how initiatives like Fit fo...

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  The social housing in the Netherlands that produces more energy than it consumes

  Dec 13, 202217 minS0

  <p>Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that we are facing today. Science has brought us far and we know that reducing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve a just transition to a low-carbon and energy-efficient built environment will be vital. But this entails another challenge. How can we get there, while also ensuring access to decent, quality, future-proof affordable housing? The energy and building sector have an important role to play in progressing towards a low-carbonsociety.</p> <p>Part of the answer could be the development of neighbourhoods that produce at least as much renewable energy as they...

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  Fair circularity in affordable homes put into practice

  Aug 9, 202225 minS0

  <p>It has now been three years since Housing Europe embarked on a special journey – to increase circularity in social and affordable homes, by bringing renovation techniques, recycling, and upcycling to a new level while preserving affordability and fairness. While we have seen multiple public, cooperative, and social housing providers implement circular models, we are now referring to Housing Europe’s partnership in the EU Horizon 2020 funded HOUSEFUL project, which has at its core the aim to increase the use of circular building and renovation techniques.</p> <p>My name is Diana Yordanova and you are with another episode of ‘Making...

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  Taming mortgage markets can make homes more affordable

  May 30, 202238 minS0

  <p>Cheap money is gold for private housing investors, and central banks have a big role to play in directing money flows. This is one of the key messages from our previous podcast episode that focused on how central banks are affecting our access to decent, affordable housing. Of course, we know that many more players are involved and responsible for the housing situation we observe in different locations.</p> <p>Today,  we will be getting closer to the action and zeroing in on the role of mortgage banks and how these financial institutions are regulated in a way that i...

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