ALT/BAU

Alternative Building Activation Units

03/04/2018 14/06/2021

Closed

The ALT/BAU Transfer Network focuses on alternative strategies in central and historic districts of European cities to activate unused and decaying housing stock resulting from demographic, economic and social change. Based on the experiences from Chemnitz’ URBACT Good Practice “Housing Agency for Shrinking Cities” (Agentur StadtWohnen Chemnitz), the network transfers experiences that proved successful to proactively connect administrations, owners, investors and users to initiate sustainable and resource saving development.

Alternative Building Activation Units

Summary

Lead Partner : Chemnitz - Germany
  • Constanta - Romania
  • Riga - Latvia
  • Rybnik - Poland
  • Seraing - Belgium
  • Turin - Italy
  • Vilafranca del Penedes - Spain

Timeline

Phase 1 Kick-off meeting, Rybnik (PL). Phase 1 Final Meeting, Chemnitz (DE).

Phase 2: Kick-off meeting, Seraing (BE), 1st Transnational Thematic Meeting, Vilafranca del Penedès (ES), 2nd Transnational Thematic Meeting, Riga (LV), 3rd Transsnational Thematic Meeting, Constanta (RO)

Phase 2 Mid-Term Review Meeting, Chemnitz (DE)

Phase 2 Network Final Meeting, Turin (IT)

Capacity Building Webinar "How to Reactivate vacant residential Buildings"