Programme 2026

MAY 12-13 | REbuild 2026

Housing Remix

New solutions for living

Housing Remix is REbuild 2026’s call to shift our perspective, recombine tools and rethink the way we build and live.

The starting point is housing as a driver of social, environmental and economic innovation: urban regeneration, housing affordability, energy efficiency and community cohesion become shared priorities.

The 2026 edition brings to the stage experiences of extensive retrofitting, off-site industrialisation, process digitalisation and new public policies. The aim is to build a development model that reduces land consumption, creates value for local areas and makes the construction sector more competitive, transforming the home from a product into an infrastructure for collective well-being.

Five major themes for two days focused on change.

Policies What policies for the first European housing plan, and how they take shape in Italy

After twenty years in which the issue slipped to the margins of public debate, housing is once again at the centre of policy. Not only a matter of the market, not only of construction: today, living is at the heart of a broader conversation that recognises both its economic and social dimensions. A Europe that is unable to accommodate its citizens in the most productive areas faces a competitiveness challenge that will inevitably emerge over time. It is this growing awareness that is driving the European Commission and Parliament to work towards a common housing policy capable of ensuring conditions of social equity. At national level, after years in which the issue remained fragmented across regions, metropolitan cities and municipalities — without coordination or a shared vision — Italy, too, is seeking a response equal to the scale of the challenge.

Capital How to finance, deliver and manage housing projects with social impact

Delivering housing policies requires stable resources and appropriate financial tools. Since the interruption of Gescal funds in the mid-1990s, Italy has lacked a dedicated channel for housing finance. REbuild addresses the capital question: how to attract both public and private investment, how to structure dedicated funds and low-risk bonds for social housing. A dialogue between market-based operators and socially oriented organisations to understand under what conditions real estate can truly step in.

Regulation How to organise urban planning to support housing

Housing is not a commodity: it takes shape within space, requires permits, and involves communities and public administrations. In Italy, lengthy approval processes weigh on profitability and discourage investment. REbuild focuses on the most effective operational tools and formats: from urban planning strategies that bring housing back to the centre of local priorities, to integrated regeneration models and other approaches to action, through to a comparative analysis of approval timelines in five European countries — offering a powerful perspective on the competitiveness of the Italian system.

Construction How to build more efficiently by reducing costs and integrating sustainability

The construction sector is a strategic engine for European industry: every euro invested in construction remains within Europe, with limited dependence on external materials or supply chains. REbuild reframes the topic with a renewed emphasis: less sustainability as an end in itself, more productivity as a tool for social equity. Prefabrication, modularity, scalable decarbonisation, innovative materials and digital technologies are explored as levers to contain costs, accelerate building processes and make affordable living a concrete prospect rather than a declared ambition.

Living What forms of living can respond to emerging societal needs

How do we live today, and how will we live tomorrow? REbuild looks at demographic and social change — ageing, loneliness, increasingly smaller households — to explore new responses. Co-living models between younger and older generations in regenerated spaces, new communities within former convents and barracks, discreet technology and artificial intelligence supporting everyday life: these are some of the directions under investigation. An agenda that brings together social innovation, the silver economy and spatial design, with an international outlook on the most advanced models of age tech and housing welfare.

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