Architects’ housing policy seeks to address future needs

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland has launched a housing policy which could help to deliver sustainable housing solutions as the country’s population grows to almost 6m over the next 30 years.

RIAI claims the existing model of delivering housing has failed. It says new models are required to ensure starter homes can become more affordable and make long-term rental accommodation become a more attractive proposition as an alternative to purchasing as well as providing for adequate social housing.

The body says there is a need for housing options that facilitate a “lifetime’s” choice of accommodation in a community from single home units to starter homes and from family homes through to accommodation for elderly people.