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Michael Donaldson

Michael Donaldson | Ajuntament de Barcelona; BIT Habitat Barcelona, Spain
Michael Donaldson

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17:00h
Thematic Roundtable | HOWS BARCELONA Housing - Renovation, Retrofit, Reuse

Old Buildings, New Standards: How Cities can Upgrade Existing Housing

Joaquim Arcas
Joaquim Arcas Cíclica Executive Director Speaker
Michael Donaldson
Michael Donaldson Ajuntament de Barcelona; BIT Habitat Chief Innovation Officer; General Director Speaker
Kaspar Alev
Kaspar Alev Ministry of Climate Head of Housing Investments Speaker
Nyasha Harper-Michon
Nyasha Harper-Michon Archtivism Built Environment Climate, Equity & Communications Lead Moderator
Juan Caballero
Juan Caballero Build Change CEO Speaker

#Accessibility, #Building Retrofit, #Energy-efficient renovation, #Housing Quality, #Public Housing Rehabilitation, #Scalable Retrofit Solutions

2026-11-04 17:00 2026-11-04 17:50 Europe/Madrid Old Buildings, New Standards: How Cities can Upgrade Existing Housing

The majority of the homes that will exist in most cities in 2050 have already been built. Rehabilitating them —improving energy performance, accessibility, structural safety, and housing quality— is one of the most pressing and complex challenges of urban housing policy. At the same time, ageing housing stock is both a social challenge and a climate opportunity, especially when inefficient or inaccessible buildings are occupied by lower-income or elderly households with limited capacity to invest in improvements. The session will address how cities can scale renovation and retrofit through coordinated action between governments, building owners, residents, finance institutions, and the construction sector, ensuring that upgrades improve affordability, quality of life, and neighbourhood resilience.

 Stage: HOWS Barcelona
Wed 4
17:00h - 17:50h Stage: HOWS Barcelona All Passes
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