Slice of Architecture: Power to Renovation

What is HouseEurope!?

HouseEurope! is a non-profit European Citizens' Initiative advocating for EU laws that make building renovation easier, more affordable, and socially inclusive, emphasizing the benefits of renovation over demolition. 

Sign here if you support renovation over demolition: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/052/public/#/screen/home

We advocate for a Right to Reuse for existing buildings, focusing on:

Tax reductions for renovation and reused materials.

Fair evaluation of buildings' risks and potentials.

New standards for CO2 embedded in structures.

Our goal is to preserve homes, support local businesses, save energy, and promote laws that prioritize renovation over demolition.

Lecturer bio: 

Olga Trebuhina

architect and urbanist, RUUME arhitekti.

HouseEurope! Latvia National Organizing Member

Olga is a practicing architect, urbanist, and photographer based in Riga. Her approach to design is rooted in context analysis and attention to urban issues. Among the most important architectural and urban projects she worked on are various reuse proposals for post-industrial territories in the Baltics. In her practice, she addresses the climatic and humanist challenges of today.

Besides working in the award-winning RUUME arhitekti studio, she develops visual research essays through photography and collages and investigates the fragile relationship between built and natural landscapes. She is involved as a tutor in different urban activism workshops and educational events both locally and internationally.