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Vienna municipal housing renovation program

Overview

Wiener Wohnen has announced a 1.37 billion euro investment program intended to modernize approximately 100 municipal housing complexes in Vienna. The initiative seeks to improve energy efficiency, thermal insulation, and barrier-free access for the city’s 220,000 social housing units.

While the program aims to increase living standards and structural stability, the Green Party has criticized the city government's progress. Spokesperson Georg Prack stated there is a “massive renovation backlog” and argued that current rates are insufficient to meet decarbonization goals by 2040. The Greens also noted a deficiency in renewable energy infrastructure, specifically regarding heat pump and photovoltaic installations.

Entities

Elke Hanel-Torsch · Vienna · Georg Prack · Wiener Wohnen · The Greens

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Vienna announces 1.37 billion euro municipal housing renovation plan

    Vienna is launching a 1.37 billion euro renovation program for municipal housing, though political critics argue the pace is too slow to address energy efficiency and renovation backlogs.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Vienna pushes ahead with 85 million euro Liesingbach river renaturation

    Vienna's Liesingbach renaturation project, costing €85 million, has finished 2.3 km of a new rain‑water canal and is planting hundreds of trees to improve flood protection and water quality.

Sources

presse-nachrichten.de · wienerbezirksblatt.at

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