BATTERIES and ENERGY · Validating policies and business models for affordable and sustainable housing (Built4People Partnership)

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: • Better understanding of the factors and interdependencies that influence levels of renovation of rental properties in the affordable housing sector; • Increased number of policy makers revise policies, regulations, instruments and business models to increase the rate of renovation of rental properties in the affordable housing sector.

The Renovation Wave strategy sets out measures across the whole renovation chain that aim to increase the rate and depth of renovations. One of the key principles for housing renovation towards 2030 and 2050 is affordability, i.e. making energy efficient, comfortable, healthy, sustainable and climate-resilient buildings widely available, in particular for medium and lower-income households and vulnerable people and areas. A better understanding of the impact of current…