Considering the need for quality and resilient housing that can adapt with people’s evolving needs when they age, the Homes4Life project intends to promote an age-friendly approach. Addressing this challenge, a first version of a Certification Scheme has been developed and is being tested in different pilot sites in Europe. Being innovative in its approach and process, the Homes4Life Certification Scheme takes into account a large array of indicators (e.g. social, economic, architectural) and helps raising the awareness of stakeholders to implement better living environments for all.

The next webinar proposed by the Homes4Life project’s Partners will aim at reminding the scope of the Certification, where it currently stands and what the next steps are. Above all, the webinar will be as interactive as possible, so that we can collect all the opinions and advice of the audience, in order to improve the Certification. Discussions will be also based on the feedback from the pilot sites.

Registration here (free event)

Speakers:

• Silvia Urra Uriarte, Researcher in the Building Technologies Division, Tecnalia
• Christophe Gérard, Scientific and technical director, Certivéa
• Hervé Duret, Consultant on uses in buildings and cities, Certivéa
• Menno Hinkema, Senior researcher in health care and consultant in health services, TNO

Moderators:

• Nhu Tram, Senior Project Officer, AGE Platform Europe
• Alexis David, Project & Policy Officer, ECTP

Programme:

• Introduction: presentation of the project and of its outcome
• Presentation of the general characteristics of Homes4Life certification scheme
• Feedback from the pilot sites
• Interactive Q&A session with the webinar’s participants