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Federazione Nazionale delle Cooperative Edilizie di Abitazione (FEDERABITAZIONE) (National Federation of Cooperative Housing Building)

FEDERABITAZIONE is the National Federation of Housing Co-operatives Building.  It is a nationwide federation and has been founded in 1954. 

FEDERABITAZIONE is one of the eight sectoral federations of the CONFCOOPERATIVE, the Confederation of co-operatives in Italy. Its membership includes individual members, housing co-operatives and consortiums (service and development organizations).  Working within the general policy framework of Confcooperative, FEDERABITAZIONE outlines and carries out though its territorial structure, all actions regarding the direction, representation and protection of the housing co-operatives.  Services include:

  • Auditing of housingco-operatives
  • Consulting and assistance toco-operatives in economic, financial, legal and organizational matters;
  • Search of funding through diverse channels;
  • Execution and publication of construction experimentation and research;
  • Promotional activities addressed to special users (seniors, youth, students, foreigners, etc.)

FEDERABITAZIONE is a key player in the Sustainable Housing in Europe (SHE) project.

Find out more about housing co-operatives in Italy.

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