Deep renovation without relocating residents: Life Cycle Thinking Approach
Aler BCM carried out an innovative deep renovation of a social housing building in Prevalle to increase seismic resilience and…
Pop-up store for recycled items
Over the next ten years, approximately 1,700 apartments will be renovated in Uppsala. How to do this while working towards…
Loan for social sustainability in renovation projects
Botkyrkabyggen, a Swedish affordable housing provider, faces a significant challenge. Buildings constructed in the 1960s and 1970s require renovations of…
Reusing 3,000 bricks: from a sports field to public housing
Uppsalahem is set to renovate million-program facades in the Gottsunda district in Uppsala using surplus bricks from a sports facility…
SKAIO: Germany’s first wooden high-rise building
SKAIO stands tall at 34m high, comprising 10 floors of innovative timber-hybrid architecture. The building is almost entirely recyclable.
Urban renewal project: Georg Emmerling Hof
Wiener Wohnen renovated the Georg Emmerling Hof building from 2019 to 2022. It placed a strong emphasis on thermal renovation….
Energy saving for sustainable housing
Between 2007 and 2022, Vätterhem achieved considerable savings in energy consumption. One of the key elements was the recruitment of…
Energy efficient, subsidised apartments
In just six months of construction, 32 public subsidized apartments were built in “Rodgaustraße”, a former social focus. Despite record…
Aspö Eko-logi: Building a sustainable community
Aspö Eko-logi is a part of something more than just housing. You can find residential buildings, a farm with animals,…
Sustainable Nordost – responsible waste management
AB Gavlegårdarna is in the process of renovating houses built at the time of the public housing program “Miljonprogrammet” in…