HouseEurope!, a non-profit organization, was awarded the 2025 OBEL Award for its commitment to transforming Europe’s built environment socially and ecologically. The initiative, a European Citizens' Initiative launched on February 1, 2025, seeks to collect one million signatures to promote legislation favoring the renovation of existing structures instead of demolition. As projections indicate a loss of 1.5 billion square meters of space by 2050, HouseEurope! aims to raise awareness about sustainable construction practices and engage the public for a policy shift aligned with environmental preservation and cultural integrity.
HouseEurope!, a non-profit organization, has won the 2025 OBEL Award for promoting ecological and social transformation in Europe’s built environment through sustainable construction practices.
The OBEL Award highlights HouseEurope!’s initiative encouraging adaptive reuse of buildings, aiming to gather a million signatures to support environmentally conscious legislation.
The OBEL Jury challenges us to rethink existing resources and approaches in the building industry to contribute to a more sustainable and socially responsible environment.
Projected losses of 1.5 billion square meters of building space by 2050 emphasize the urgent need for change in construction practices across Europe.
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