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Housing is a basic need and crucial for social stability, quality of life and equal opportunities. Housing as a public interest requires cooperation between politics, administration, business and civil society in order to develop solutions that meet long-term needs and fulfil social, economic and ecological goals. The SIR promotes this cooperation as a central competence centre.

Offers

Overview

In the field of housing, the SIR offers:

Services for municipalities
Housing research

Offers for municipalities

Municipalities are crucial in housing policy, as they are the local level at which concrete measures to create and secure housing are implemented. Their tasks include planning, financial and regulatory interventions that are tailored to the needs of the population and local conditions. The SIR offers:

Information on the efficient use of existing housing
Information on sustainable and space-saving settlement development
Strategy development: Creation of affordable and needs-based housing
Strategy development: Strengthening social integration and neighbourhood quality
Strategy development: Active land policy to mobilise land

Housing research

Housing research is concerned with the systematic investigation of all aspects of housing in order to develop sound findings and recommendations for action for housing policy, urban/municipal and spatial planning and the construction industry. It serves to better understand and actively shape the housing market, social and demographic developments as well as technological, ecological and economic challenges. Subject areas of housing research:

Social aspects: Needs of different population groups (e.g. young people, older people, families)
Affordability: cost trends in housing construction, subsidy models, affordability Sustainability: resource-saving construction, energy efficiency, climate protection in the construction industry
Innovative forms of housing: Shared housing projects, multi-generational living
Legal and planning issues: land mobilisation, building regulations

The aim is to create a basis for political decisions, promote sustainable forms of housing and effectively tackle challenges such as demographic change, climate protection and housing shortages. The SIR offers:

Support with strategy development and target formulation
Survey of housing needs
Survey of housing satisfaction
Preparation of basic information
Production of studies
Exchange of knowledge as part of the annual housing symposium and the housing excursion