Urban densification, energy efficiency and affordability of housing

Cities and social housing providers are facing 2 challenges: how to find the land to build more and cheaper housing units and how to accelerate the renovation of existing homes. To propose common solutions to those challenges, the Horizon 2020 project ABRACADABRA has tested and implemented measure to increase the urban density by adding habitable space to existing buildings. This extra surface, through the income it creates for the social housing provider, can help finance the renovation of the entire building. It can also help reshape the urban landscape or transform former non-residential buildings into housing units.

This short film presents the highlights of the international conference organized by Housing Europe and hosted by Paris Habitat within the framework of ABRACADABRA.