DECENT AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING CHAIR

A space for reflection aimed at analyzing housing policies from a social and environmental perspective.

THE CHAIR CHAIR EQUIPMENT STUDIES PODCASTS AWARDS NEWS

The DECENT AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING CHAIR was born in 2021, as result of the collaboration between Metropolitan House Foundation and the Barcelona School of Management of Pompeu Fabra University.

The chair constitutes, for our Foundation, the central axis of knowledge contribution, in line with our founding purposes in the real estate sector, through a space for reflection from a social, environmental and economic perspective.

Specifically, The Chair has the following objectives:

Generate and develop knowledge about housing policies from social, environmental, economic, financial, fiscal and management perspectives. All of them aimed at improve the quality of life of citizens and preserving the environment, as well as promoting the efficiency and sustainability of the real estate sector.

Develop activities for the transfer and dissemination of the knowledge generated, from congresses and conferences, the publication of informative articles or the preparation of case studies, among others.
Develop activities related to the training and qualification of professionals in the real estate sector from the creation of training programs, internships in real estate companies and any other activity that enhances their professional development.

Click on the link to learn more about the CHAIR IN DIGNIFIED AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING

LEADERSHIP OF THE CHAIR

RAMON BASTIDA

Director of the Chair in Dignified and Sustainable Housing

Degree in Business Administration and Management from the UAB, Master’s in Accounting and Financial Management from UPF-BSM, and a doctorate in Business Administration and Management from the URV.

JOSEP LLUÍS
PELLICER

Fundación Metropolitan House

Doctor in Economic Sciences and Law Degree from the University of Barcelona. Chartered Accountant and Financial Analyst.

RESEARCHES IN STUDIES OF THE CHAIR

EROLA
PALAU

Researcher

Graduated in International Business and Languages from the Rotterdam Business School, Master of Science in Management and Business Analytics from UPF-BSM.

NINA
MAGOMEDOVA

Researcher

Academic Director of the Master’s Degree in Cooperation, Development and Social Economy at the International University of Catalonia (UIC).

PABLO
VERDUGO

Researcher

Industrial Civil Engineer from the Adolfo Ibáñez University (Chile), with a Master’s Degree in Financial and Accounting Management, specializing in Corporate Finance from UPF Barcelona School of Management.

MARIDALIA
RODRÍGUEZ

Researcher

PhD in Law from the Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Specialist in research on Civil and Real Estate Law.

FERRAN
PIQUÉ

Researcher

Graduate in Business Sciences – Management from UPF. Specialist in strategic business consulting, territorial economic development and transformation of value chains.

ELENA
PELLICER

Researcher

Graduated in Business Administration and Management from the University of Barcelona, with a Master’s degree in Financial and Accounting Management (specializing in Corporate Finance) and a Postgraduate degree in Corporate Communication from Pompeu Fabra University - Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM). Specialist in strategic consulting and development in the field of sustainability.

CHAIR COLLABORATORS

ORIOL
MONTANYÀ

Collaborator

Degree in Sociology from the UAB, degree in Journalism from the UPF and a doctorate in Economics and Business from the UVic.

ANDREI
BOAR

Collaborator

Degree in Economics and Law from the Pompeu Fabra University, Master in Accounting and Financial Management from the UPF-BSM. 

ROGER
FÀBREGAS

Collaborator

Graduated in Business Sciences-Management from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), and collaborator at the Chair of Decent and Sustainable Housing.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Public-private partnerships in affordable housing. Analysis of the current situation, experiences, challenges, and proposals

December 2025

(Spanish version)

INDUSTRIALIZATION

Impacts of industrialized construction from a triple perspective: economic, environmental, and social

May 2025

(Spanish version)

Cooperativas de vivienda: Nuevas tendencias en creación, gestión y financiación

COOPERATIVES

Housing cooperatives: new trends in creation, management and financing

July 2024

(Spanish version)

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SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable Balanced Scorecard for the real estate sector

February 2024

(Spanish version)

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MULTIPARTNER-TO-RENT

New financing model for rental housing

July 2023

(Spanish version)

The social value of Bellvitge 2030 Green

Social return of a building rehabilitation project

July 2022

(SPANISH VERSION)

La mesura de l’impacte social i mediambiental en la rehabilitació d’habitatge urbà

Social and environmental impact

The measure in the rehabilitation of urban housing

December 2021

(CATALAN VERSION)

PODCAST PROGRAM OF THE CHAIR: Challenges of decent and sustainable housing

Exclusive interviews with sector leaders who reflect, from the social and environmental perspective to the analysis of the financial and economic sphere, on housing policies and the challenges to building a fairer and more environmentally friendly housing future.

EP 05

Industrialized construction. The transformation that the sector needs?

December 2025 – 21 min 12 s

Francisco Diéguez, general director of the Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya (ITeC), joins us to delve into the evolution of prefabrication towards industrialized construction and the advantages it brings to the sector: efficiency, cost reduction, sustainability and new opportunities for architects and engineers.

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Vivienda y digitalización. ¿Cómo deben ser las casas del futuro?

EP 04

Housing and Digitalization. What should the homes of the future be like?

June 2025 – 21 min 12 s

Clara García Blanch, head of innovation at Suara Cooperativa, delves into the intersection between digitalization and sustainable living, analyzing how technology can drive smarter, more efficient, and environmentally responsible housing solutions.

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EP 03

Present and future of access to economic housing in Catalonia and Spain

March 2025 – 19 min 51 s

Carme Trilla, president of the Metropolitan Housing Observatory of Barcelona and the Habitat 3 Foundation, explains her vision of the current situation of access to affordable housing and the inequalities that exist in our country, and points out some possible solutions to improve the situation in the future.

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EP 02

Innovation at the service of access to housing

July 2024 – 19 min 38 s

Vicenç Hernández Reche, PhD, president of the Association of Real Estate Agents and CEO of TECNOTRAMIT, talks about the importance of ESG in the value chain, the challenges of social and affordable housing and the impact of AI in the real estate sector.

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EP 01

Housing market situation and prospects

January 2024 – 22 min 14 s

Carles Sala, director of the Legal Area of the Official College of Real Estate Agents, talks to us about the challenges of decent housing and the situation of the real estate market.