Create together: From Grey Housing Associations to Green Housing Communities

The project takes its starting point in recent research showing that collective action in green communities entails considerable changes in environmental behaviour and a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of the community’s members. Based on these results, the project:

1) Explores the possibilities and conditions needed to create new green neighbourhoods, either from scratch, or on the basis of existing housing associations

2) Develops tools and manuals helping in overcoming administrative and organisational barriers in order to facilitate the creation of new green neighbourhoods

3) Evaluates the environmental and social impact of new green neighbourhoods

4) Studies how green neighbourhoods can be upscaled nationwide

The project is a collaboration between four core partners (University of Copenhagen, Naboskab, Bærebo, Omstilling Nu) and various Danish municipalities, housing organisations, and other partners with a stake in promoting the green transition in the housing sector.