News: 2012

• 26-04-2012

  KEOTO new Swiss EFL Associate

  The Swiss architecture and engineering office KEOTO from Zurich recently entered EFL as new associate.  KEOTO is specialised in integral sustainable design, zero emission housing and modelling of building processes. They make use of Building Information Models, in which the output of a design process give optimal information about the design itself, the costs and the energy use. Within EFL this expertise will be used in project- development. Added value for EFL is also foreseen as result of the strong connection with the ETH Zurich and the building industry. The first results of the partcipation will be shown in a new development project in Gorlitz (Germany).  Information about KEOTO can be found in this link.

• 29-03-2012

  German Housing Association Wiederaufbau new EFL Member

  The German Wohnungsgenossenschaft “Wiederaufbau”,  located in the Braunschweig region of Lower Saxony, has entered the EFL membership on March 23 in Düsseldorf.  This housing association manages a portfolio of more than 10.000 dwellings and is one of the largest housing associations in Germany. With a total equity over 100 € million,  a solvency rate of 27% and EDIBTA of 20,7 € Million, its a financial strong company. Average rent level is 5€ per square meter.

  The main goals of the membership to EFL are sharing know- how with European partners, learning from best practices and concrete collaboration in projects. Of special interest are refurbishment of the older housing stock, new energetic buildings, customer adapted dwellings for defined target groups and cost efficient construction.

• 09-03-2012

  EFL Member Eigen Haard on Dutch TV Series “ The Housing Corporation”

  The Amsterdam Housing Corporation ” Eigen Haard”  stands in the spotlight in the TV series ” De Wooncorporatie”  (the Housing Association). 

  The series starts Tuesday 13 March at 19,25 hours and will be transmitted weekly for the ten coming weeks. The broadcast station is Nederland 1.  
  Employees of “ Eigen Haard”  have been followed in recent months with the TV camera filming their daily work. The result is the ten-part television series “ The Wooncorporatie”  from the NCRV (Dutch broadcast organisation).  The series gives a special but realistic picture of their daily work. You can see how their employees solve problems and put their heart and soul to the living enjoyment of the residents and tenants.

  Besides the daily ups and downs of the colleagues, the spectator will be introduced  to the residents, each with its own story. In the districts where the series is filmed live more than a hundred different nationalities. Each district is home to people from different backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences. Each episode offers a fascinating image with moving, confronting and funny moments.

  social responsibility
  The docusoap shows where Eigen Haard stands for: close to their customers and with a strong social involvement. Eigen Haard is particularly proud that their tenants  and employees in this docusoap are at the forefront. And besides the stories itself, it brings the Dutch social housing industry on a positive way in the spotlights.

  The Wooncorporatie is to be seen from Tuesday, March 13 ten in episodes on network Netherlands 1.

• 28-02-2012

  European Housing Seminar EFL- VdW Rheinland Westfalen March 23

  On March 23, the European Federation for Living (EFL) and the German Association of Real Estate and Housing in the Bundesland North Rhine Westfalia   (VdW Rheinland Westfalen) , organize together the seminar “European Thinking in the Housing Sector”. The seminar takes place at the offices of the NRW Bank in Düsseldorf.

  Goal of the European Seminar is to share ideas and experiences between actors in the housing sector and to stimulate cooperation in Europe . EFL and VdW Rheinland Westfalen  are both strongly committed to cooperation and learning from each other. Participants from Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland  are present.

   The seminar will be visited by CEO’s of housing associations,  representatives from the public sector and universities, real estate developers and building companies.

  The General Consul of the  Dutch consulate in Düsseldorf,  Mr. Henk Voskamp will welcome the guests . After the seminar, the guests are offered  an excursion to energy efficient “solar” projects in Düsseldorf. These projects are realized by housing company “Rheinwohnungsbau” from Düsseldorf.  For official program, click here: EFL- VdW Invitation 22-23 March Düsseldorf. 

  Scheduled speakers:

  Mr. Dr. Henk Voskamp               General Consul of the Consulate of the Netherlands

  Arne Myckert                                 Chairman European Federation for Living (EFL)

  Dr. Dieter Kraemer                      Verbandspräsident VdW Rheinland Westfalen

  Dr. Günther                                     Abteilungsleiter Wohnungsbau, Wohnungs- und Siedlungsentwicklung,  im Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie, Bauen, Wohnen und Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

  Dr. Özgür Öner                                 Gesamtverband der Wohnungswirtschaft, Director Brussels Offices

  Dipl. Ing. Frank Thesseling          KEOTO, Switzerland

  Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Krenz             Archwerk Generalplaner KG and Professor for Architecture at the EBZ Business School

  Dr. Günther Horzetsky,                 State Secretary, Ministery of Economic Affairs, Energy, Construction, Housing and Traffic of the Bundesland Nordrhein Westfalen

  If you are interested in joining this European Seminar or become Member or Associate of the European Federation for Living, you can contact the managing director Joost Nieuwenhuijzen at jfnieuwenhuijzen@ef-l.eu or +31 654 727286.

• 17-01-2012

  EFL Project “IStay@Home” approved for EU Subsidy !

  A group of 15 European organisations from 5 EU contries has passed the assesment of  the INTERREG NWE Programme with a positive outcome . The project “IStay”@Home” is focussed on the improvement of living conditions of elderly people and a longer stay within their homes. With the aid of modern technology,  home domotics, a Wiki based information Portal for elderly and improved use of electronic  devices,  different pilot projects in the participating cities will be equiped. The participating housing companies originate from London, Bamberg, Düsseldorf, Antwerp, Gent, Lille, Reims, The Hague and Enschede.  The group is lead by EFL member Joseph Stiftung from Bamberg. Official start of the project is expected in April 2012.

• 03-01-2012

  EFL Newsletter december 2011

  On the website of EFL you find the latest EFL Newsletter. Click on the image to open the PDF document.  Former newsletters can be downloaded as well.