ACR+ signs join statement calling for a fair and sustainable European Affordable Housing Plan

Currently, the predominant way of building cities is heavily unsustainable which goes on top of a generalised housing crisis in Europe. Reaching energy, climate, and circularity goals while also ensuring affordable, accessible, and healthy housing are put against one another too often. ACR+ joined other organisations from the environmental and social sectors to call for an integrated and long-term solutions in a joint statement. 

Signatories recommend 5 keys measures to make sustainable, citizen-led, and affordable and social non-profit housing a significant portion of the housing stock. One of these is for the European Affordable Housing Plan to promote high-quality, circular, energy efficient and decarbonised buildings through an ambitious and fast implementation of building policies rooted in community ownership, with strong social safeguards to protect and support vulnerable households in new and existing dwellings. Another recommendation stresses the potential of vacant and underoccupied buildings and spaces to avoid wasting already built square footage and revitalise neighbourhoods while creating new homes. This should enable a more sufficiency-based use of resource while planning cities.  

Discover the recommendations and the joint statement here.