S4EU Better Homes: Innovation and Finance for Greener Housing

The morning session Innovative thinking in Housing kicks off with one of the most provocative thought leaders, architect and teacher Indy Johar from Dark Matter Labs & Architecture00. He will be followed by inspirational implementers Dr Gerardo Wadel of Societat Organica, Dr Judit Kimpian, coauthor of Energy| People | Buildings, and Dearbhla Lawson, Strategic Planner at the Land Development Agency. They will all look at innovative ways of delivering housing, going to the core of what meeting real housing needs within planetary boundaries means.

After that, we’ll hear about the impact of Construct Innovate in its first two years, and in our discussion on Collaboration for Innovation in the Built Environment, panellists will share their experience of how the construction industry can harness innovation and research to collaborate more effectively.

Our next panel is Sustainable Finance as a Driver of Innovation, and this delves into how the finance sector can accelerate innovation beyond business-as-usual for housing. What will be the impact of EU Taxonomy? What is essential for the industry to pay attention to? Green building councils from Austria and France provide insights on the fundamentals of working with the finance sector.

The afternoon session is dedicated to the Smarter Finance for EU, project which aims to drive green finance and sustainable certification for homes. Jeff Colley, editor of Passive House + magazine will moderate a panel discussion on Hybrid Funding of Affordable Housing. This will be followed by a round table discussion on Green, Healthy and Affordable Housing for all, with invited international guests from Ukraine, Portugal, Spain and Ireland – including financial institutions and municipal councils interested in financing sustainable homes and increasing cooperation.

The conference is co- funded by the Smarter Finance for EU Life programme and the NEBULA project, a Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.

Find out more at https://www.igbc.ie/events/better-homes-2024/