LET'S SPREAD THE COOPERATIVE HOUSING

Informative Sessions

Monthly we organize informative talks open to the general public where the keys to cooperative housing in right of use are explained and how we work in Sostre Cívic, in addition to presenting all our cooperative housing projects in active use and other resources where you can learn more about the model.

You can check the date and time of the next talk at our agenda.

SAHC

In 2016, the Cooperative Housing Advisory Service (SAHC) with theobjective of being able to accompany interested groups as well as individuals in the promotion of cooperative housing in right of use in the territory, resolve doubts about the model and evaluate possible opportunities and heritage proposals. 

In this way, the groups are empowered to be proactive and to be able to build the foundations of the housing project they imagine, respecting everyone's rhythms and generating an agile and comfortable communication channel for both parties. From the beginning we also serve people from other parts of the country (and from the state or other countries, if applicable). The sessions can be face-to-face (in c. Casp, 43. Barcelona) or telematics.

The experience has always been very positive both on the part of the people and groups who have used this advisory service and on the part of the technical team in charge; i in total more than 400 counseling sessions have been carried out for individuals, groups and academic studies, with exponential growth year after year.

If you already have an idea or project underway, and you are interested in our advice, YOU MUST REQUEST IN ADVANCE by email to info@sostrecivic.cat. Visits take place on Tuesday afternoons, from 16 to 19.30:XNUMX p.m.

Informative materials

Collection "We build cooperative housing"

The idea of ​​creating the guide collection Construïm habitante cooperative was born in 2017 with the document The keys to the cooperative housing in right of use. We want to cover the need to create informative content for the dissemination of cooperative housing, in front of a social and political environment that is mostly unaware of its operation and its most basic aspects. The main objective of this collection is to generate knowledge and promote the dissemination of cooperative housing in Catalonia in its different dimensions: legal framework, social impact, group and relational dynamics, architecture and habitat... We want to achieve this by creating rich and complete content, at the same time understandable and synthetic, aimed at a wide audience (citizens, groups and collectives, technical teams, public administrations...).

The collection currently consists of the following titles:  

1. The keys to the cooperative housing in right of use
2. Legal framework for cooperative housing in right of use
3. We transform the environment
4. The construction and maintenance of groups
5. International experiences of cooperative housing
6. Senior cooperative housing projects and care

Sostre Crític

Sostre Crític arises from the collaboration between the means of Communication Crític i Sostre Cívic, with the aim of generating a space for disseminating the model and the sector as a whole in the digital sphere based on in-depth open reports.

The writing is in charge of Crític, with journalistic criteria and incorporating a diversity of sources and experiences. The frequency is monthly and combines the dissemination of cooperative housing experiences in Catalonia and internationally, and articles in which sectoral areas (sustainability, social market, architecture...) or the challenges of the sector or other issues of current affairs linked to the model (public policies, financing...).

Other materials related to cooperative housing

Apart from the collection We build cooperative housing, Sostre Cívic we have published several materials also related to the model and which may be of interest to people and organizations that want to promote this alternative housing model:

• The urban farmhouse
• Manual for the search and activation of heritage
• Comparative analysis between industrialized and conventional construction systems and their environmental impacts.

Observatory Llargavista

THEobservatory Llargavista was born in 2019 with the aim of knowing the state and evolution of cooperative housing in right of use throughout the country. It is a project driven by Sostre Cívic, with the collaboration d'The Risell i iLabSo and the participation of the housing sector of the Solidarity Economy Network (XES). It has the support and funding of the General Directorate of Social Economy of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the support of Barcelona City Council.

Llargavista makes one quantitative and qualitative analysis of the cooperative housing sector in right of use, both information linked to the people and coexistence units that participate and the characteristics of the building or project, as well as other elements of interest linked to the project (such as economic and financial information, or its social impact, among others).

The main product of the observatory is a web portal with a built-in interactive map, in which all the listed initiatives of cooperative housing in right of use are shown, with information on each project.