«Green housing» .. the main objectives of the 38th Annual Conference of the African Union on Housing Finance
"Housing for all Egyptians" is the initiative launched by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, which presented the first Egyptian national initiative for green social housing buildings in the region.
Shrouq
Mai Abdel Hamid, CEO of the Social Housing and Real Estate Finance Support Fund, inaugurated the activities of the 38th annual conference of the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF).
The conference is being held under the title “A Green Urban Future for Affordable Housing”, and is hosted and organized in its current session by the Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Support Fund, in partnership with the African Union for Housing Finance.
The CEO of the Social Housing and Real Estate Finance Support Fund stated that the conference invites members of the African Union for Housing Finance, and all those interested from around the world, to participate in a rich dialogue and express their visions and experiences in the field of green housing and green finance.
View the future of green urban housing
Mai Abdel Hamid stressed that the conference is an excellent opportunity to present the future of affordable green urban housing in the African continent, and to focus on applying “green” within the reality of affordable housing through presentations and panel discussions on the topic of the conference.
For the first time, she announced to innovators that the conference aims to explore innovative solutions to address environmental challenges facing affordable housing.
Mai Abdel Hamid said: “We are pleased to share the Egyptian experience in the field of affordable housing through the “Housing for All Egyptians” program.
A housing initiative for all Egyptians
"Housing for all Egyptians" is the initiative launched by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, which presented the first Egyptian national initiative for green social housing buildings in the region.
The affordable housing units in the Housing for All Egyptians initiative will not be limited to the concept of shelter, but will meet the basic requirements of the population by providing all necessary services that follow strategies to combat climate change, promote greater sustainability and resilience, and at the same time fulfill the commitment of the Fund. By providing one million affordable housing units.
The CEO of the Social Housing Fund added: Since we believe that the relationship between climate and housing goes in two directions, housing through its construction and continuous life has an impact on the environment, and the environment also has an impact on housing and families.
Building 25,000 units
She indicated that the “Sakan for All Egyptians” program has adopted the Green Pyramid Classification System (GPRS), as the construction of the first 7,000 pilot units of the program, which will be approved by the Green Pyramid Classification System, has already begun, with the aim of building 25,000 units over the next two years, and all building materials are environmentally friendly. Besides consuming as little energy as possible.
The Green Pyramid system offers climate-friendly practices throughout the life of the buildings, and there will be a real opportunity for members to visit one of the green social housing projects of the Social Housing Fund in the Capital Gardens City.
