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Topic Group Digitisation 16-18 September 2026 Nice
Topic: The use of artificial intelligence for and by employees of housing companies. Draft agenda click HERE. Registration: click HERE.
EFL Conference 2026 in Rotterdam
Meet Paul Krugman (one of the world’s most influential economists and Nobel Prize laureate), Greg Clark (Globally speaking Urbanist), Peter Boelhouwer (Netherlands most renowned housing profesor) and many others at the next EFL’s Conference! We are pleased to invite you …
Topic Group Construction & Architecture 22-24 April in Berlin
Can modular construction really deliver faster, affordable housing for European cities? Join the EFL Construction & Architecture Topic Group Meeting – Berlin, 22–24 April 2026 Registration CLICK HERE Agenda click HERE Across Europe, housing providers are facing the same urgent …
Welcome to our New EFL Members: RLF, WoonWest and Choice Housing
The European Federation for Living (EFL) is pleased to welcome three new housing organisations to our growing European network. Their membership further strengthens our shared ambition to exchange knowledge, accelerate innovation, and contribute to affordable and sustainable housing across Europe. …
The third way: cooperative and collective housing in Europe
The article explores cooperative and collective housing as a “third way” between social renting and private ownership in Europe. It shows how models such as housing cooperatives, co-housing and Community Land Trusts can deliver long-term affordability, resident empowerment and stability. …
EFL Members Approve Year Plan 2026
EFL Members Approve Year Plan 2026 On 18 November 2025, the members of the European Federation for Living (EFL) formally approved the Year Plan 2026 during the online General Assembly. The plan outlines EFL’s strategic focus for the coming year …
Upcoming
May
07may11:0011:45Webinar EFL Benchmark
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Reliable data and meaningful comparison are becoming increasingly important for housing organisations across Europe. In this webinar, EFL will introduce the new European Federation for
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Reliable data and meaningful comparison are becoming increasingly important for housing organisations across Europe. In this webinar, EFL will introduce the new European Federation for Living Benchmark: a practical initiative designed to help members gain better insight into portfolio performance, sustainability progress, and strategic challenges through cross-European comparison.
The webinar will explain the purpose of the benchmark, the first areas of data collection, and how members can benefit from participating. It also offers an opportunity to discuss how benchmarking can strengthen decision-making, mutual learning, and future cooperation within the EFL network. The meeting is planned from 11.00-11.45 CET. Find HERE the LINK to the MS Teams meeting.
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7 May 2026 11:00 - 11:45(GMT+02:00)
22may11:2212:00EFL Webinar: How to Create Places People Actually Support
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Speaker: Nicholas Boys Smith MBE (Create Streets)How can we design neighbourhoods that people welcome—instead of resist?In this
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Speaker: Nicholas Boys Smith MBE (Create Streets)
How can we design neighbourhoods that people welcome—instead of resist?
In this practical and inspiring webinar, Create Streets will share how housing providers can better involve residents in shaping their neighbourhoods.
Based on real projects across England and beyond, the session will show how to:
- reach large groups of residents online,
- combine this with face-to-face conversations and workshops,
- and turn feedback into design choices people genuinely support.
Create Streets will also introduce their digital platform Create Communities, which allows residents to easily share ideas and feedback on specific locations. You will see how simple visual tools—such as choosing preferred images of streets, homes and public spaces—can provide clear insights into what people value.
Through concrete examples from projects in Surrey, Cheshire and other regions, the session will demonstrate how combining digital tools with local dialogue can lead to:
- stronger resident support,
- better design decisions,
- and more successful regeneration projects.
This webinar is particularly relevant for housing organisations working on urban regeneration, estate renewal, digitisation and resident engagement.
Join us to explore how smarter engagement can lead to more attractive, liveable and widely supported places.
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22 May 2026 11:22 - 12:00(GMT+02:00)
June
03jun11:0017:00TG Age Friendly Living "Beyond one model: Housing for different lives"
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The meeting takes place from 13.00-17.00 CET at the premises of Ortec Finance, Boompjes 40, Rotterdam. The meeting is chaired by Jaana Vanhatalo and Steve
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The meeting takes place from 13.00-17.00 CET at the premises of Ortec Finance, Boompjes 40, Rotterdam. The meeting is chaired by Jaana Vanhatalo and Steve Loveland. More info will follow.
Beyond one model: Housing for different lives
This face-to-face meeting of the Age-Friendly Living topic group explores how housing and communities can better respond to the diverse needs of an ageing population. We will discuss different community models, housing preferences, and the importance of flexibility, intergenerationality, and choice—recognising that one size does not fit all. The discussion looks ahead to the future of housing, highlighting inclusive approaches that recognise different ways of ageing well. The meeting will include an invited guest speaker, a hands-on workshop, and lively discussions among participants.
Time
3 June 2026 11:00 - 17:00(GMT+02:00)
03jun13:0017:00Topic Group Social Housing Rotterdam
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Please find HERE the agenda of the Topic Group Social Housing that takes place in Rotterdam at the headoffices of Ortect Finance, Boompjes 40
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Please find HERE the agenda of the Topic Group Social Housing that takes place in Rotterdam at the headoffices of Ortect Finance, Boompjes 40 in Rotterdam. The meeting takes place from 13.00-17.00 CET.
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3 June 2026 13:00 - 17:00(GMT+02:00)
03jun(jun 3)17:0005(jun 5)13:00EFL Conference in Rotterdam
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🎉 Save the Date! 🎉Get ready for the 2026 European Federation for Living (EFL) Conference, hosted in the port-city with an edge: Rotterdam, the
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🎉 Save the Date! 🎉
Get ready for the 2026 European Federation for Living (EFL) Conference, hosted in the port-city with an edge: Rotterdam, the Netherlands’ dynamic “second city”. Please find HERE the tentative programme.
Registration for the Conference: click HERE.
With sweeping views over the harbour and the city-centre skyline, this major event will be presented in partnership with Ortec Finance — a financial services leader supporting Dutch housing associations for over 30 years.
Join us for a truly unmissable programme where you will:
- Discover the unique Dutch housing system: its guarantee arrangements, social-housing frameworks and innovative financing models.
- Dive into the workings of the Dutch guarantee system, gaining insights you can apply in your own national context.
- Track the progress of the European Affordable Housing Plan, and engage with forward-thinking policy and practice.
- Explore action up close — our site visit will take you into an urban regeneration project in Rotterdam South, offering real-world insight into transformation on the ground.
This is your chance to connect with housing-sector leaders across Europe, deepen your knowledge, and experience one of Europe’s most exciting housing markets in person.
Don’t miss it! Mark your calendar now for 2026 and watch for registration details coming soon.
See you in Rotterdam!
Time
3 June 2026 17:00 - 5 June 2026 13:00(GMT+02:00)
Location
Ortec Finance
Boompjes 40, Rotterdam
11jun10:0011:00Prep Webinar Topic Group Digitisation
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Artificial Intelligence is increasingly permeating also the work and skill sets within the housing sector. Many people are wary of this development, and there are good reasons for
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Artificial Intelligence is increasingly permeating also the work and skill sets within the housing sector. Many people are wary of this development, and there are good reasons for this—reasons that are also widely discussed in other fields and require clarification for the future. At the same time, there is a great deal of uncertainty, and there is a lack of focused discussion about the possibilities that AI tools offer. AGENDA CLICK HERE
We’d therefore like to dedicate our Nice meeting to looking at the opportunities associated with AI for companies in the housing sector, specifically in the context of internal and external customer communication.
Together with experts and practitioners in this field, we will explore how internal and external target groups can be empowered to unlock and leverage the potential of AI tools—white coding, low coding, no coding, and other approaches to achieve this goal will be discussed in interactive sessions.
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11 June 2026 10:00 - 11:00(GMT+02:00)
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Speaker: Carlo Battisti, Living Future EuropeEurope’s housing providers are under growing pressure to deliver more affordable homes — faster, at
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Speaker: Carlo Battisti, Living Future Europe
Europe’s housing providers are under growing pressure to deliver more affordable homes — faster, at lower cost, and under increasingly stringent sustainability requirements. But in practice, affordability, quality, and performance are often treated as competing priorities.
The European Affordable Housing Plan (EAHP) sets a strong policy direction, yet a key challenge remains: how can housing providers translate these ambitions into projects that are not only affordable to build, but also affordable to operate, healthy to live in, and resilient over time?
This webinar introduces the Living Future Affordable Housing Framework (AHF) as a practical, performance-based approach that supports housing providers in delivering high-quality, future-proof affordable housing — integrating energy, materials, health, and equity.
Drawing on the work of the Living Future Europe Technical Advisory Group, the session will explore how to move from compliance to performance, and from short-term affordability to long-term value creation.
Because affordable housing should not mean low-performance housing.
Carlo Battisti
Living Future Europe, President
Degree in Civil Engineering from the Politecnico of Milan, twenty years of experience in construction companies with different roles, seventeen as sustainable innovation manager and consultant. Master of Management and Organizational Development at MIP International Business School. Certified Project Manager IPMA®. LEED®, Living Future, WELL, RESET, and My Green Lab Accredited Professional. USGBC® and WELL Faculty™.
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16 June 2026 09:30 - 10:30(GMT+02:00)
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16sep(sep 16)13:0018(sep 18)12:30Topic Group Digitisation in Nice
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Please save the date for the next edition of the Topic Group Digitisation. It will take place in the city of Nice in the South
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Please save the date for the next edition of the Topic Group Digitisation. It will take place in the city of Nice in the South of France! More information will follow.
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16 September 2026 13:00 - 18 September 2026 12:30(GMT+02:00)
October
08oct09:0017:00Topic Group Finance & Investments in Paris
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Morning session – 9:00AM – 1:00PMWelcome by the hosts: Vilogia and PolylogisKeynote speaker: Barbara
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Morning session – 9:00AM – 1:00PM
- Welcome by the hosts: Vilogia and Polylogis
- Keynote speaker: Barbara Steenbergen – International Union of Tenants (IUT) (confirmed)
- Macro-economic presentation (global/Europe)
- Social and affordable housing in Europe going forward : the perspective of a rating agency (Invitation to Fitch)
- Break
- Presentation by EIB (tbc)
- Presentation on affordable housing real estate economics : the challenges
- Keynote – closing of the morning session
Lunch
Afternoon session – round tables (2:00 – 5:00PM)
Closing – EFL
Setting the scene on existing and structured financings for the new paradigm (tbd)
Round table with Commercial banks
Break
Round table with Investors/asset managers
Time
8 October 2026 09:00 - 17:00(GMT+02:00)
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