
Concrete Dialogue 2016: Responsible solutions to Europe’s housing challenges
Concrete Dialogue 2016: Responsible solutions to Europe’s housing challenges
There is a growing need for more affordable, energy efficient, comfortable housing, especially in our cities. We need innovative new collaborations from key players with scalable responses to these pressing challenges. This event provided a shared space for a range of stakeholders to consider what more the construction sector can do to help deliver solutions.
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- The nature and scale of challenges which people are facing today
- Energy policy and implications for the construction sector
Presentations
- Greg Foster – Area Vice President Europe, Middle East and Africa, Habitat for Humanity
- Andrea Meszaros - Policy Officer, DG Empl, European Commission
- Victor Dries - Counselor Urban Environment, Cabinet of Vice President of the Flemish Government and Minister for Housing and fight against Poverty
- Gwilym Jones - Head of Brussels Office, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Ilse Spinnael - Head of Personal Lending Services, ING Belgium
- James Drinkwater - Regional Director, Europe Network, World Green Building Council
- Sophie Lambrighs – CEO, Home Invest Belgium
- Emmanuel Forest - Executive Vice-President, European and Public Affairs, Bouygues Europe / President, European Construction Technology Platform
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Background documents of relevance:
- Housing Review 2015 (Habitat for Humanity)
- Selecting indicators to measure energy poverty (Trinomics)
- Delivering a new deal for energy consumers (European Parliament Own Initiative Report)
- European Parliement Resolution on delivering a new deal for energy consumers
- Urban Agenda Strategy - Pact of Amsterdam
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