NEWSLETTER 24
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AUGUST
Dear reader,
1 Introduction
As summer holidays are almost finished, we look back to
NEWS
a very inspiring and positive first half year. EFL makes a
1 EFL Year Accounts approved
difference; our valued members proof it each day.
2 New Logo and corporate brochure
We are at the forefront of economical and sustainable
2 New members: ISTA and MOAT
community development and provide each other the
best solutions for innovations and sustainable
NEWS FROM THE WORKING GROUPS
­approaches. Our strong members are the backbone of
3 Update Working Groups
our organization.
The newly founded EFL working groups work hard and
EFL in the Press
have committed themselves to tangible output.
5Article EFL Chairman Financial Daily
EFL members are on track for new projects in the EU
Newspaper Netherlands
5 “Across the border there is a lot to learn”
Horizon 2020 program. Progress is made in finding
alternative financing solutions for social housing
­organizations; we cover the challenges for accessible
OTHER EFL NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
housing for elderly people and of Social Return on
5 Full Zero House (FZH)
Investments. The first EFL House in Görlitz is ready and
6IStay@Home Conference hosted by SWB
currently the first tenants entered their new home.
Lienden at September 17-19
6Erhin Award: Eigen Haard and Circle Housing
We are ready to proceed with full speed and reckon on
your valuable support.
among nominated EFL members
6 CIH Conference Manchester
7Change name of WBG Görlitz into KOMM
Wohnen
7 November 12-14: General Assembly in Paris
7French meetings on future social housing in
Lyon and Strassbourg
8 Agenda
Ben Pluijmers,
Joost Nieuwenhuijzen,
Chairman EFL
Managing Director EFL
EFL Year Accounts ­approved
The EFL Year Accounts for 2012 and 2013 have been approved
by the legal auditor. Both EFL EEIG and EFL Expertise Ltd
received qualified audit reports. The year results are positive.
For those interested, a copy can be provided on request.
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NEWS
CONNECT WITH
OTHER INNOVATORS
IN EUROPEAN
HOUSING
New Logo and corporate
brochure
EFL changes and looks forward. With our dynamic growth and
increasing significance in the European residenial sector, we
adapted our corporate image. First step you witness today: a
new EFL logo and a brand new corporate brochure. The
brochure is also available on our website.
Further changes will follow soon with a completely new
website in due time and new communication chanels.
New members:
ISTA and MOAT
knowledge exchange platform, ISTA would not only like to
share and discuss their experiences and best practices
within the federation, but also would like to actively
As we introduce in each Newsletter new members, we
support the overall objectives and reputation of EFL
are happy to present you a new associate from Germany
The services offered to property managers, house owners
and a new member from the UK. With the new entrances,
and energy utilities range from the supply and installation
the total number of members and associates reached 34.
of meters up to billing and analysis of energy data.
The further growth of EFL enables us to undertake more
ISTA is located in Essen, Germany.
projects, deliver more value for our members and increase
Moat is one of the foremost housing associations in the
our collaboration throughout Europe.
United Kingdom working in the South East, providing high
Any relevant organization interested in an EFL
­membership can contact the managing director of EFL.
NEW MEMBERS
quality homes and services. By joining forces and
transferring knowledge with congenial partners, MOAT
likes to gain not only leading-edge expertise, but build a
ISTA is the global leading energy service provider for the
mutual beneficial relationship in which MOAT will be of
consumption-dependent billing of energy, water and
valuable support to other members.
ancillary costs. With their products and services, ISTA
After joining the latest General Assembly of EFL in Bad
helps to save energy, cut CO2 emissions and reduce
Aibling, MOAT decided to join EFL as Europe’s unique
costs sustainably. Ista is deeply interested in aligning their
and most professional network of housing providers,
interests and their visions with the housing industry and
the supply industry and scientific institutions.
other energy service providers at a European level.
MOAT ‘s head quarters are located in Kent.
As EFL is a unique European-wide networking and
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NEWS FROM THE WORKING GROUPS
EU Subsidies
The next meeting of the Working Group Energy Efficient
Housing will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Henk Visscher from
the Delft University of Technology. The aim of the meeting
is to exchange state of the art experiences and insights in
how to achieve energy efficiency goals in the European
housing stock. The input derives from EFL members and
external experts. European research and demonstration
projects can give input to the group.
On June 27, the Topic Group on European Subsidies met in
Brussels. Pierre Touya, host and spokesman, along with the
other attendees contentedly welcomed Wheatley Group’s
Accessible Housing
represent Lorraine McLaren to the EFL Topic Group.
On June 13, the Working Group ‘ Accessible Housing’
Wheatley Group is Scotland’s largest housing association.
convened in London. Hosted and chaired by Habinteg’s
Many thanks in part to the efforts of Danielle Baetens
Glen Joseph, the first meeting focused on establishing the
(Grant@vice) and Mireille van der Graaf (Welcome
goals and output.
Europe), for contributing to the meeting by sharing
Framework and goal of the group:
remarkable presentations that granted new insights to the
•The ageing society is presenting some significant challenges
subject of Horizon 2020. The input that was received
allowed the attendees to come to a common vision and
to health, care and housing services across Europe;
•The Working Group provides an environment in which
caused the meeting to be very fruitful and productive.
members can draw on all their diverse experience and
Meanwhile, most of the members represented in the
expertise; to
working group delivered concrete project proposals for
Develop solutions that can help address some of the
funding opportunities. Among them are Vilogia,
challenges our tenants may face
­GEWOBAG, Orbit, Circle and Eigen Haard. The TU Delft
Defined objections of the first meeting:
committed for scientific support. Next meeting is
•Agree on a funding framework for the group
­scheduled beginning of October in Brussels.
•Agree on one or two projects on which to work on
together
Energy Efficient Housing
•Agree the terms of reference
Furthermore, the Working Group is dedicated to organize
Chaired by Frank Thesseling (KEOTO), the working group
an European competition for ideas and best practices of
energy efficient housing gathered on June 11 in Amsterdam.
accessible housing.
The group focused on the opportunities of the Horizon
Next meeting: September 16, Lienden (NL).
2020 program, the massive supporting European
package for sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth.
Especially the Calls for proposals within the Energy
Efficient Buildings (EEB) program and the so called
EE calls (Energy Efficiency) received the interest from the
members. The participants shared several ideas for
project proposals and discussed the formation of
­application consortia.
From the part of the Swiss architect/ engineering company
‘KEOTO’ , the so called ‘Full Zero House’ concept has
been presented to the group in more detail. Opportunities
for the construction of Full Zero Buildings are currently
assessed by Dutch and English members of EFL.
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Financing
Social Domain/CSR
The Working Group ‘Financing’ shares information
and develops EFL reporting standards for social
housing companies. The Working Group has
decided to extend the scope of their approach.
Not only financing instruments and subsidy
systems will be compared, also investment policies
and asset management will be taken into account.
The first step has been completed: an overview of
financing and funding systems throughout
‘EFL countries’ is ready. Both regular financing,
­guarantee systems and funding schemes have
been taken into account. The study has been
The preparations for the next meeting of the working
performed for Germany, France, Netherlands,
group Social Domain have been started. Main topic of this
UK and Switzerland.
working group is the enhancement of social economic
conditions in urban areas by learning of experiences
Next step of the Group is the comparison and
throughout Europe. Site visits in major European cities
assessment of the different financing and funding
and learning from demonstrations of successful
systems in Europe, based on the real day to day
approaches adds to the improvement of social- economic
business of financing properties. The TG
strategy of EFL members. All best practices have been
­members are asked to add suitable case studies
collected in a serie of ‘EFL Brochures’.
to illustrate the funding opportunities in their
countries. During the next meeting, taking place in
After the successful completion of the “Toolbox
London at September 18 and 19th , rating office
Neighborhood Approach” , the group decided to develop
Moody’s will present their expertise in rating
a new instrument for common use in the European
(social) housing companies.
housing sector. The in UK widely used tool ‘Social Return
The preparations are carried out by the experts of
on Investment’ (shortly SROI) is a very practical way to
Dr. Klein & Co (Berlin) and Circle Housing
demonstrate the effectiveness of delivering social value.
(London).
Bernadette Arends , manager at De Woonplaats (NL),
chairs this working group.
Next meeting takes place in Glasgow on November 6
and 7.
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EFL IN THE PRESS
OTHER EFL NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Article EFL Chairman
­Financial Daily Newspaper
­Netherlands
Full Zero House (FZH)
EFL Chairman Ben
Pluijmers and fellow
EFL member Hendrik
Jellema (GEWOBAG
Berlin), published an
article in the Dutch
Newspaper “Financieel Dagblad’ about alternative
governance structures for the Dutch Social Housing Sector.
The concept of Full Zero House provided by
As the public hearings of the Dutch Parliamentary
EFL associate KEOTO received interest from a
Investigation Commission have been finalized, a period of
few EFL members for further study and possible
evaluations has been started. Both Mr. Pluijmers and
realization.
Mr. Jellema are convinced that ‘one shoe fits all’ solutions,
FZC’s approach goes beyond current “green”
as the only legal form of the Dutch housing association is the
architectural practices focused on passive design
“foundation”, is not the answer for the very pluralistic sector.
to reduce energy demand; instead, it seeks to
Both argument that learning from foreign experiences and
achieve overall effective solutions. In concrete
models can be very helpful for the Dutch sector.
terms, the FULL ZERO CONCEPT pursues the
The article (in Dutch) is available on the EFL website.
following objectives:
Systemic Approach. Integration of knowledge
“Across the border
there is a lot to learn”
EFL Managing Director Joost Nieuwenhuijzen published
in the Dutch Magazine “Tijdschrift voor de
Volkshuisvesting”, a professional magazine for the social
housing sector, an article about the added value of
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR DE VOLKSHUISVESTING
NUMMER 4 AUGUSTUS 2014
VOLKSHUISVESTING OVER DE GRENS
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OVER DE GRENS VALT
EEN HOOP TE LEREN
Volkshuisvesting
eid zijn, langzaam maar zeker
mag van oudsher primair een nationale aangelegenh
vertoont het wel degelijk een internationale
DOOR JOOST NIEUWENHUIJZEN, EUROPEAN
kant.
FEDERATION FOR LIVING
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viert en de nationale proIn een tijd waarin euroscepsis hoogtij
Europese eenwordingsproces
jecten die onderhevig zijn aan het
verduurt, is het opmerkeeen veelheid aan eurokritische smaken
een ander geluid hoorbaar is
lijk dat er steeds vaker en massiever
.
vanuit het werkterrein van woningcorporaties
tussen het Nederlandse sociaUit een inventarisatie van de raakvlakken
in verschillende Europese
le huisvestingsysteem en andere systemen
te leren is over de grens. Uiteraard
landen komt naar voren dat er veel
rijke volkshuisvestingstraditie kent
ook andersom, daar Nederland een
voorraad aan sociale huurwoen een naar Europese maatstaven grote
de European Federation
ningen telt. Vanuit deze gedachte ontwikkelde
netwerk van woningcorpoEuropees
for Living, EFL, zich tot een breed
instituten. Op dit moment
raties, marktpartijen en wetenschappelijke
landen en de trend is stijgend. Hoe
telt EFL 35 leden uit 7 verschillende
Europese samenwerking te veris de toenemende belangstelling voor
van een samenwerking op
klaren, en wat is precies de meerwaarde
Europees niveau?
tussen woningcorporaties
De essentie van Europese samenwerking
gelegen in waardecreatie. Dat wil
door het uitwisselen van kennis is
iets moet opleveren en niet is
zeggen dat het partnerschap concreet
Partijen gaan gemeenschapbedoeld voor een eindeloos overlegcircuit.
gebruik van de kennis van gelieerde
pelijk over tot cocreatie en maken
niet noodzakelijk uniformiteit
is
partijen in de vastgoedketen. Het doel
en diensten, maar eerder innovatie.
door het integreren van producten
in drie Europese subsidieproInmiddels hebben EFL-leden succesvol
in de maak. Een aantal
project
jecten samengewerkt en is een nieuw
ter illustratie.
voorbeelden van succesvolle projecten
is een goed voorbeeld van een
Het succesvolle I-Stay@Home project
op Europees niveau. Het is evigeslaagd resultaat van samenwerking
als vergrijzing het best gebaat
dent dat grensoverschrijdende kwesties
het bundelen van krachten en
zijn bij een gezamenlijke inzet door
‘actief ouder worden en solidariexpertise. In het kader van het thema
daarom in 2012 toegezegd een
teit tussen de generaties’ heeft de EU
financieren via het Interreg IV-B
deel van het I-stay@home project te
2,5 miljoen euro aan projectsubsiprogramma, door het toekennen van
die.
woningverhuurders als technische
Het initiatief, afkomstig van zowel
zich ten doel gesteld het realisepartners uit Noordwest Europa, heeft
dat oudere huurders van corporaren van een Europees ICT-platform
aanbod van ondersteunende domoties toegang verschaft tot een groot
, waaronder het
woningcorporaties
Participerende
diensten.
tica
Lienden, krijgen de unieke geleNederlandse De Woonplaats en SWB
(!) huurwoningen van de participegenheid om hun oplossingen in 100
kunnen zij producten en
rende corporaties live te testen. Daarnaast
en de beschikbaarheid
diensten in de platformdatabase integreren
de corporaties, maar mensen
hiervan vergroten, waardoor niet alleen
van de oplossing.
uit alle delen van Europa kunnen profiteren
vangt in het najaar van
Het project TRIME (Trias Mores Energetica)
uit 5 landen samen aan het beïn2014 aan. Hier werken 12 corporaties
van energie. Innovatieve
vloeden van bewonersgedrag ter besparing
worden getest en geïmplemenervaringen uit binnen en buitenland
Haard (Amsterdam) en
Eigen
participeren
Nederland
teerd. Vanuit
aanvraag is inmiddels ingeHavensteder (Rotterdam). Een succesvolle
diend bij de Europese Commissie.
het zogenaamde ‘Full Zero
Het Zwitserse EFL lid KEOTO ontwikkelde
benadering voor de toeConcept’. Dit is opgezet als een systematische
oplossingen in de bouwsecpassing van duurzame en kostenefficiënte
over de gehele levensloop van
tor. Full Zero is CO neutraal, gerekend
Het streven naar een zo duureen gebouw, productie/beheer en sloop.
door optimaal gebruik
gerealiseerd
wordt
oplossing
zaam mogelijke
zo veel mogelijk realiseren in de
van ‘on site’ productie’, dat wil zeggen
nieuwe projecten als renovaties
pre-fabricatie. Het project omvat zowel
context, om zo een maximum
en wordt ontwikkeld in een Europese
buitenland. Er wordt momenteel
aan kennis binnen te halen uit het
Amsterdam. Een pilotlocatie is
geïnventariseerd voor een pilot in
along the projects’ lifecycle: design, construction,
use, and disposal.
• Zero Emissions. Massive use of renewable
sources to provide the total building’s energy
demand.
• P
lus Energy. Energy harvested by the building’s
energy system could be higher than its energy.
• C
ost effective projects by balancing the costs
cooperation on European
of: construction of the building, energy system,
level. Examples as the
maintenance, and expected energy use.
recent EU funded projects
• Z
ero Waste. Use of prefabricated components
TRIME and ISTAY@Home
to reuse materials at the end of the building’s
have been mentioned in
use.
the article, but also the
• M
inimal Maintenance. Low complexity of
low cost EFL House in
building’s energy system for effective
Görlitz has been
implementation.
described as very
You will be informed in this Newsletter about the
concrete examples of
proceedings.
cooperation within
Europe. The article (in
inmiddels aangewezen.
van geslaagde uitwisseling
Het is slechts een klein aantal voorbeelden
partners in de volkshuisvesting.
tussen Nederlandse en buitenlandse
Dutch) is available on the
EFL website.
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IStay@Home Conference
hosted by SWB Lienden at
September 17-19
Eigen Haard Amsterdam is nominated for their
Neighborhood Approach ‘Indian Neighborhood’ in the
category ‘Local Social Sustainability’. The project has
been described in one of the EFL Best practice
brochures, available on EFL’s website.
The next conference of
the project
“ISTAY@Home” will take
Besides the project ‘Indische Buurt, Eigen Haard has also
Gema
k bestendig
Levensloop
Sociale interactie
Technologie
InternetEenzaamheidMobilitei
Regie
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ar op maat
Betaalbaarheid
Familie
Ontspanning
Onafha
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Veiligheid nkelijkh
Alarmsystemen
Communicatie
Duurzaa
Monitoring gezondhe
id mheid
place between
Vragen
Voor vragen kunt u contact opnemen
met:
Sharon Honders of else-marie van oorschot
telefoon (0344) 60 19 14.
September 17 and 19 in
Locatie
Buitenplaats amerongen
Drostestraat 12
3958 BK amerongen
Gratis parkeren op eigen terrein.
the Netherlands.
De routebeschrijving is te vinden op de
website www.isahcongres2014.nl
Hosting organizations
been nominated for the approach “Co Green” in the
category “Environment”.
Circle Housing is also nominated in the category ‘Environment’
for their project’s objectives: to help residents reduce their
Uitnodiging Congres
I Stay @ Home
Donderdag 18 september 2014
energy consumption and associated bill without impairing
their well-being at home.
are SWB Lienden and
The Award Ceremony takes place on october 6th in
De Woonplaats.
Brussels.
The programme will start at 9:00h in the morning and will
consist of workshops and discussions focusing on the
topics of I-stay@home. Due to limited seating, interested
participants are requested to register in advance.
Program public conference I-stay@Home 2014 on
September 18.
The program is split into morning and afternoon sessions.
The morning program offers three workshops with a
maximum number of participants of 80 people.
The afternoon program can accommodate 200 people.
CIH Conference
Manchester
Information: www.i-stay-home.eu
During June 24-26, the annual conference of the Chartered
Erhin Award: Eigen Haard
and Circle Housing among
nominated EFL members
Institute of Housing (CIH) took place in Manchester.
This conference is the biggest conference for the public
and social housing sector in the UK, with over 1.000
delegates and 300 exhibitors.
All relevant issues in the UK social housing as diminishing
funding, the role of the state for poor people and the
The European Responsible Housing Awards (ERHIN)
growing share of Private Rented Ownership have been
rewards outstanding CSR practices implemented by
discussed. The conference has also been addressed by
not-for-profit, public and cooperative housing providers
the English minister of Housing, Kris Hopkins.
on a voluntary basis, beyond legal obligations. ERHIN is
EFL member ORBIT hosted a breakfast meeting on
an initiative of CECODHAS Housing Europe and the
Neighborhood Improvement , introduced by Orbits CEO
International Union of Tenants, co-funded by the
Paul Tennant. EFL was represented by the managing
European Commission. It aims at leading the way
director.
towards better embedding CSR in the housing sector.
EFL members Eigen Haard Amsterdam and Circle
London have been nominated for these award, out of
a total of more than 70 submitted projects from all
over Europe.
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Change name of
WBG Görlitz into
KOMM Wohnen
November 12-14:
General Assembly in Paris
Hosted by the French EFL member ‘Polylogis’, the next
Recently, WBG Görlitz changed it’s name into KOMM
General Assembly will take place in the French capital.
Wohnen. Translated into English, this means “Come to
An interesting program is currently in preparation and the
live with us”, but also stands for ‘Municipal Housing
members will be introduced in the urban and housing
Company’, as KOMM Wohnen is 100% owned by the
ambitions of the City of Paris.
City of Görlitz. The new name reflects new ambitions and
A full program, including Key note speakers, workshops
activities of this largest housing company of Görlitz.
and the election of the EFL Boards is scheduled.
Arne Myckert, CEO of Komm Wohnen, linked the name
The meeting will take place in Holiday Inn Hotel ‘Canal la
also to the Dutch housing association Com Wonen, the
Vilette’ and start Wednesday afternoon November 12.
previous name of the Rotterdam housing association
Havensteder.
French meetings on future social housing in Lyon and
Strassbourg
As part of the developments in social housing in France, increasingly influenced by European developments and attention
from the European Union, two seminars are organized by LHEDCO/ Polylogis in Lyon and in Strassbourg. During both
seminars, EFL Chairman Ben Pluijmers will address the attendees and discuss the developments in Europe, and
especially from Netherlands. As Netherlands was one of the first countries which received “European” instructions to
change national social housing legislation, the topic ‘state subsidies’ and ‘level playing field’ with the private sector is
prominent on the European agenda.
Are we at the beginning of a European model of social housing?; is one of the questions for the audience.
The meetings are focused on ‘how to learn from European examples; best practices as the Greater London developments
are presented as well.
The organisation of both seminars is in the hands of Pierre TOUYA, Chief Operating Officer at Polylogis Group and the
Strassbourg meeting with the French organization ESH.
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AGENDA
WORKING GROUPS
Energy Efficiency
10 or 19 October
Delft
EU Subsidies 1 October
Brussels
Accessible Housing
16 September
Lienden
Financing
18- 19 September
London
Social Domain
6-7 November
Glasgow
ISTAY@HOME conference
18 September
Lienden
USH Congress
22-24 September
Lyon
Full Zero House
2 October
London
ERHIN Award
6 October
Brussels
Expo Real 2014
6-8 October
Munich
General Assembly
12-14 November
Paris
Université Eté
24-25 November
Strassbourg
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Editor: European Federation for Living.
Joost Nieuwenhuijzen, jfnieuwenhuijzen@ef-l.eu - Amsterdam
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