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Vienna Turns Social Housing into a Climate Powerhouse

At Vienna’s edge, a sleek wood-clad apartment block sits beside a wide park, its rooftop solar panels and rosemary garden cooling the building naturally. Inside, residents like Sebastian Schublach enjoy light-filled flats that never need air conditioning in summer or extra heat in winter. Nearly half of Vienna’s two million people rent similar “social housing” units for around $700 a month, thanks to government-built or subsidized apartments. The city now leverages its 420,000 social homes to slash emissions, mandating solar on new builds and retrofitting older blocks with heat pumps, energy-efficient windows, and green roofs.

Officials from Chicago and Denver have toured these climate-smart neighborhoods—where rooftop libraries and shared gardens foster community—to see how public policy can marry beauty, equity, and sustainability. Vienna aims to phase out fossil-fuel heating entirely by 2040, proving that social housing can lead a green revolution. Smart financing and design competitions drive mixed-income developments that cut bills and carbon in one go. With Vienna’s model, cities worldwide finally have a blueprint for tackling both housing crises and the climate emergency together.

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