Jean-Paul Florentin, (France) new President of UEPC
The European Union of Developers and House Builders held its annual General Assembly on the 15th of May 2009 in Vienna on invitation of the Austrian Federation, Österreichischer Verband der Immobilientreuhänder ÖVI.
Download pdfPress Release : When will we have structural funds for private initiatives?
The European Union of Developers and House Builders is pleased with the initiative, but is deeply concerned that the Commission intends to expand the field of application of Structural Funds exclusively to «social» housing. If we truly want private and social housing to conform to the highest European standards of energy efficiency, it is not reasonable to limit the investment of Structural Funds to social housing, to the exclusion of other forms of housing.
Download pdfMorocco joins the UEPC
On Friday 14 November 2008 the UEPC ( European Union of Developers and House Builders) signed a Cooperation Charter with the FNBTP (National Federation of Housing and Public Works) of
Download pdfReal estate developers facing the worldwide financial crisis
Set against the backdrop of the world financial crisis, the meetings of UEPC*, held in Bucharest on 23 and 24 October, on the invitation of the Romanian federation P.S.C.(Patronatul Societatilor din Constructii), federation that groups the Romanian real estate developers, inevitably had to lead to a list of adequate measures to support the real estate development in Europe, a vital element in what one calls nowadays the «real economy».
Download pdfEuropean Developers launch Sustainability Charter
On the occasion of the 2008 Green Week, the European Union of Developers and House Builders (UEPC) representing the private sector of developers and house builders in Europe has launched its Sustainability Charter.
§ The Charter sets out the UEPC's commitment to playing its full part in promoting sustainable development in the built environment in the 21st century. The charter is founded on the principle that sustainable development should contribute to future social cohesion and economic viability as well as protecting the environment.
§ The UEPC principal initial focus is on reducing CO2 emissions associated with the built envi-ronment, on which UEPC seeks synergies between action relating to new construction and the need to tackle and improve the environmental performance of the much larger existing building stock.
§ UEPC sets out what it sees as the main policy challenges for the evolution of building perform-ance standards, integrating relevant aspects of energy policy, the need to consider consumer requirements, the promotion of innovation, allowing for the wide range of different solutions needed in different parts of Europe and developing necessary skills and supply chains.
§ The UEPC commits to working with all relevant governmental and non-governmental partners on these issues and sets out in the charter its undertaking to work with its members to identify issues, contribute solutions and disseminate information towards the overarching objective of sustainable development in the built environment.
§ As a basis for partnership working, the Charter also sets out the areas of policy formulation, standard-setting and funding that the UEPC believes the European institutions should consider in developing an effective integrated strategy for sustainable development in the built environment.
Download pdfEuropean Study on housing for Senior Citizens
The European Union of Developers and House Builders (UEPC) has published a study on Housing for Senior Citizens.
In co-operation with the German federation, Bundesverband Freier Immobilien- und Whungsunternehmen (BFW), UEPC carried out a survey in various European countries.
What came out of that survey is that private developers and house builders will play an increasing active role in this segment. Actually the number of senior citizens in
A hard copy of the study can be requested by sending a message to info@uepc.org. The electronic version is downloadable here below.
Download pdfA 'sustainability' charter for European developers is imminent
In a desire to associate itself with world thinking about protecting the planet, the European Union of Developers and House Builders began its autumn session in Istanbul, on 18-19 October 2007, with an intercommittee meeting, chaired by Mr. M. Freshney (United Kingdom), which examined in a cross-disciplinary way how property developers can play their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions efficiently and in an economically sustainable way.At that intercommittee meeting it has been decided to set down priorities in a Sustainability Charter which will be submitted to the General Assembly to be held in April 2008.
Download pdfPolish President heads UEPC
At the General Assembly of the UEPC held in Cracow, Poland on the 18th of May, 2007, the President Mr. Graham Pye (United Kingdom) transferred his duties to the new President, Mr. Jaroslaw Szanajca (Poland), who will preside over UEPC during the next 2 years. The General Assembly expressed its gratitude to Mr. Pye for his services rendered to the cause of real estate developers by granting him the title of Honorary President. Download pdfUEPC MEETINGS IN TURIN
Turin: a shining example of a dynamic "Public-Private" partnership. Download pdfNEW UEPC MEMBER
From 1 January 2005 the Romanian federation officially joined the UEPC. Download pdf
