http://www.husbanken.no/english/rss/no{25F9BBC1-9682-46D1-BD7A-02668B917AED}http://www.husbanken.no/english/phn12-nordic-passive-house-conference-2012/The 5th Nordic Passive House Conference will be held in Trondheim 22nd to the 23rd October 2012 at Hotel Clarion Brattøra. PHN12 Trondheim conference is the 5th conference in the Nordic series of seminars on passive houses. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:14:00 +0100{6BE34EB0-B858-4DFF-8198-F0288FF068C2}http://www.husbanken.no/english/social-housing/homelessness/relevant-documents/Here is a collection of documents about Norwegian authorities' work to prevent and combat homelessness.Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:19:00 +0100{DA07C98E-E536-4216-B6BD-92B13A4571D0}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/building-design/award-for-good-practice-in-housing-design/Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:24:00 +0100{E3755EA7-CA57-49D1-973A-D101F0B994A0}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/building-design/The Norwegian State Housing Bank (NSHB) is responsible for promoting good building design for all. This is an important factor in urban redevelopment. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:18:00 +0100{012647E9-09C8-445A-A3D1-32677109D5CD}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/urban-redevelopment/The Norwegian State Housing Bank is involved in a wide range of improvement and urban development projects on a broad regional basis, from smaller projects to more holistic development and rehabilitation programmes.Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:13:00 +0100{A600E83F-9CA8-4100-810B-ADA5D0FA9214}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/international-work/world-urban-forum/4/The theme of the forrth session of the World Urban Forum in Nanjing, China in 2008 was Harmonius Urbanzation.Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:34:00 +0100{71B7BEBA-6E86-4739-AAEA-ADBC74F0F99C}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/international-work/world-urban-forum/5/The fifth session of the World Urban Forum was held in Brazil in March 2010. The overall theme was "Cities for all - bridging the urban divide". Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:28:00 +0100{4AEA3B2F-407E-477B-8C4E-473A0CCFB520}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/international-work/world-urban-forum/The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:02:00 +0100{95E61251-6398-4F86-8857-9168A6C9ADD1}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/international-work/norther-cross-border-cooperation/It is important for the Norwegian government to secure and contribute to develop sustainable and good living conditions for all in the northern Region, including the rights of the aboriginal populations. Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:54:00 +0100{61612823-626C-4050-8668-D418FADC525F}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/international-work/The Housing Bank is the institution in Norway with the broadest international expertise on settlement issues.Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:37:00 +0100{D0837C5C-4ED4-44CF-98C7-04DA3428E7BD}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/residential-care-homes/The Norwegian State Housing Bank provides investment grants for the building of residential care homes and nursing homes. Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:22:00 +0100{36AD0F2A-109B-4DB9-BCD7-5BAAE9E3C76C}http://www.husbanken.no/english/social-housing/the-nshbs-social-housing-policy-role/Our ambition is to be a social housing policy knowledge center, aiming to enable the municipalities to provide comprehensive solutions for all who need assistance in the housing market.Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:57:00 +0100{F21FA9BB-5D8E-45F4-94E3-6790868BF4AE}http://www.husbanken.no/english/social-housing/youth/As a result of the national budget for 2008, efforts to combat homelessness among youth has been a prioritised area for the Norwegian State Housing Bank (NSHB). Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:31:00 +0100{DD797F49-CC4C-408F-B366-359F52B4EE08}http://www.husbanken.no/english/social-housing/homelessness/To prevent and combat homelessness is a main priority in Norwegian housing policy.Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:19:00 +0100{A2ECCBEB-D3B6-424A-9F7D-744E9222E2BF}http://www.husbanken.no/english/social-housing/regional-development-programs/The Norwegian State Housing Bank (NSHB) invites those municipalities experiencing the greatest social housing policy challenges to all pull together, by making use of its regional development programs.Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:09:00 +0100{BEC09552-A539-4EFA-BFD1-B7A9EB151B49}http://www.husbanken.no/english/social-housing/Providing housing for disadvantaged groups such as the homeless, refugees and disabled people is a major priority in Norwegian housing policy.Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:30:00 +0100{F5E4AEB6-FB5B-4350-A4A7-6A1F10E2004B}http://www.husbanken.no/english/social-housing-universal-design-and-environmental-issues/Housing for disadvantaged groups, universally designed homes and buildings and environmentally friendly building practices are the Norwegian State Housing Bank's main areas of responsibility.Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:57:00 +0100{7920D415-EB86-44ED-86EB-CB22B7C02AFE}http://www.husbanken.no/english/information-in-other-languages/Easy and lucid information about housing allowance and start-up loan in eleven languages. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:57:00 +0100{79E08C40-CAF1-467B-AA0C-BF002E00DFF5}http://www.husbanken.no/english/what-is-housing-allowance/find-out-if-you-are-entitled/Try our housing allowance calculator and learn more about how the calculation is done.Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:47:00 +0100{B924EFA7-AF9B-41E7-8A62-2325FEE88B8A}http://www.husbanken.no/english/about-the-housing-bank/legistlation/Regulation by law is a key component of Norwegian housing policy. Here is a collection of English translations of laws regulating different aspects of Norwegian housing policy.Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:36:00 +0100{FC721885-B2D0-48F7-A161-865DB9F04F9F}http://www.husbanken.no/english/about-the-housing-bank/the-housing-banks-role/The Norwegian State Housing Bank is the main agency implementing Norwegian housing policy on the national level.Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:11:00 +0100{90F05FDD-B2B7-4519-83B3-C6EF75C86FA6}http://www.husbanken.no/english/what-is-housing-allowance/what-is-housing-allowance/Housing allowance is a government-financed support scheme for partial coverage of housing expenses for households with low income. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:46:00 +0100{FDDB30CD-83A9-4EF1-A018-1B33C1C4CD66}http://www.husbanken.no/english/what-is-housing-allowance/who-can-apply/Most people over 18 years of age can apply for housing allowance.Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:41:00 +0100{C2E6A8F2-9C2F-4C12-BD5C-C5B6E43DE6F4}http://www.husbanken.no/english/contact-information/drammen/The managing director, the Strategy office and the Administration office are located in Drammen. Also one of Region office south's two offices is located here.Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:43:00 +0100{A7CCEF4E-C3B4-4E22-815D-CB1FC7FA4062}http://www.husbanken.no/english/financial-assistance/If you have trouble paying your rent or financing the purchase of a home, you may be eligible for housing allowance or a start-up loan from your municipality. The Norwegian State Housing Bank also finances building of new homes and reconstruction projects.Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:38:00 +0100{30E8C02D-C7BA-4092-9ED7-272B17012AC3}http://www.husbanken.no/english/living/"Living" is a web-based information module in seven languages (Norwegian, English, Urdu, Arabic, Farsi, Somali and Russian) covering various topics related to living in Norway.Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:03:00 +0100{7C025F99-6D65-4C46-846C-7E700097D68C}http://www.husbanken.no/english/publications-on-housing-policy-topics/Here is a list of English summaries and references to researchers who have published reports and articles on housing and building related topics, funded by the Norwegian State Housing Bank's grant for research and development.Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:34:00 +0100{32EAFEF1-9469-4EF2-B823-519314E332B8}http://www.husbanken.no/english/about-the-housing-bank/information-about-our-partners/Extensive cooperation with partners both in the public and the private sector is a prerequisite for good results for the Norwegian State Housing Bank. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:49:00 +0100{0CBB2219-CD8E-4F90-A103-803E384114C2}http://www.husbanken.no/english/norwegian-housing-policy/The primary vision for the Norwegian housing policy is adequate and secure housing for all.Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:53:00 +0100{62D71A3B-4BD0-4003-97EC-E79D5C70879A}http://www.husbanken.no/english/about-the-housing-bank/funding/The annual budgets of the Norwegian State Housing Bank are approved by Parliament. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:48:00 +0100{0E9B9905-6014-421A-B137-8274D9D4B242}http://www.husbanken.no/english/interest-rates/1996-1999/The table shows interst rate developments after the 1996 revision of the Housing bank interst rate system and the introduction of fixed interest rates the same year. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:53:00 +0100{57FA3AEE-78AF-4C90-BC5B-F43275E749AB}http://www.husbanken.no/english/interest-rates/2000-2005/Prior to 2000, fixed interest rates were adjusted only twice a year.In 2000, the system for fixed interest rate calculation was altered so that the Housing Bank could give monthly offers. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:49:00 +0100{CD49B275-53B1-4E25-AC93-45C8E8109A1D}http://www.husbanken.no/english/interest-rates/2006-2009/Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:45:00 +0100{1026FE82-66B2-4C67-BA54-B46FC9FECCD4}http://www.husbanken.no/english/statistics/housing-allowance/Housing allowance is the main social housing measure for economically disadvantaged households, and helps households with low incomes obtain and/or maintain satisfactory housing standards.Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:23:00 +0100{7FC9F48C-7A74-4A43-8136-9F7C9A3EC7D1}http://www.husbanken.no/english/statistics/start-up-loans/Start-up loans are primarily intended for first-time buyers who find it hard to get affordable loans on the private market but can also be given to medium or low-income households with special needs.Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:04:00 +0100{9536B6C5-5203-4A97-B1FB-FABACF2EF44A}http://www.husbanken.no/english/statistics/key-figures/What is Norway's GDP? How many dwellings are built each year, and how many loans are given by the Housing bank? Find the answer to these and other questions in our Key figures section. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:45:00 +0100{6DFDD862-1AB8-40C3-BA0D-EC48281902B3}http://www.husbanken.no/english/statistics/Here is a selection of statistics relevant to the Norwegian housing market, the building industry and the Norwegian State Housing Bank.Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:29:00 +0100{ED242189-72E2-4250-8F49-AD713CD7748A}http://www.husbanken.no/english/grant-for-research-and-development/The Housing Bank gives priority to improve skills and knowledge in the housing and building markets through its grant for research and development (R&D).Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:58:00 +0100{EDD9C7C8-D831-4352-916E-D678C1ECCA8F}http://www.husbanken.no/english/housing-grant/The objective of the housing grant is to assist especially disadvantaged households to obtain and maintain acceptable homes.Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:36:00 +0100{737B59B6-E331-4ABB-9F3E-4A8D55CF8717}http://www.husbanken.no/english/the-history-of-the-norwegian-state-housing-bank/The Norwegian State Housing Bank was established by the Parliament on 1 March 1946. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:48:00 +0100{CA126234-08E5-485A-A5B5-D1BF8D8986B9}http://www.husbanken.no/english/annual-reports/Looking for more information on key figures, organizational development and important projects? Check out these PDF-versions of our latest annual reports.Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:51:00 +0100{8DD8ADEA-B6DB-4686-90F7-625C21065E45}http://www.husbanken.no/english/contact-information/hammerfest/We serve the counties of Finnmark and the northern part of Troms, including the city of Tromsø.Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:10:00 +0100{BE0E4543-1409-45D0-BDDB-73CE184A82F5}http://www.husbanken.no/english/contact-information/bodo/We serve the counties of Nordland, the southern part of Troms and Svalbard.Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:07:00 +0100{AE48E17F-FFE7-4412-B214-9FE0A9404D61}http://www.husbanken.no/english/contact-information/west/We serve the counties Hordaland, Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane.Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:02:00 +0100{ABA492F9-3509-4D7F-989B-D6581E36732B}http://www.husbanken.no/english/contact-information/south/We serve the counties Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder.Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:39:00 +0100{5349D7C9-41C4-4426-9629-27FD1B3B7D68}http://www.husbanken.no/english/contact-information/east/We serve the counties Oslo, Akershus, Østfold, Oppland and Hedmark.Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:35:00 +0100{C821B9FA-3DC0-40D1-8179-E64CC96464AA}http://www.husbanken.no/english/contact-information/The telephone number for the NSHB's switchboard is 815 33 370. Our e-mail adress is post@husbanken.no.Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:41:00 +0100{8E96195A-3177-4911-9915-F6444CFFFBAE}http://www.husbanken.no/english/organisation/The Norwegian State Housing Bank consists of nine offices; six regional offices, the Administration Office, the Strategy Office and the Head Office. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:18:00 +0100{C738179F-E0C0-4EDA-80C2-D3C435BF027C}http://www.husbanken.no/english/about-the-housing-bank/Information about Norwegian housing policy, our current and historical role, our organization and contact information.Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0100{01CC5949-AB12-4998-96D0-2585C5EE7365}http://www.husbanken.no/english/other-areas-of-responsibility/The Norwegian State Housing Bank has tasks and responsibilities on a wide range of subjects, including urban redevelopment, building design, nursery schools and residential care homes.Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:10:00 +0100