Ingrid Nappi

Ingrid Nappi has been a research tenured professor at Essec Business School since 1995 and holder of the Real Estate and Sustainable Development Chair which she created in 2002. She concentrates her research mainly on sustainable cities and sustainable real estate as well on work spaces in organisations. She holds a PhD in Applied Economics from Paris XII University and a post-doctoral degree for PhD supervision in Management, Paris Dauphine, and in Planning and Urbanism, Institut d’Études Politiques of Paris. She used to be the President of ERES (European Real Estate Society). (Photo credit: ©Sophie Loubaton)

Can office conversion help solve the housing crisis in cities?

29 October 2021 Camille Viros and Ingrid Nappi

The rise of remote working during the COVID-19 crisis significantly reduced activity in cities’ business districts, renewing policy makers’ interest in turning underused office buildings into much needed residential housing in cities. This creates a unique window of opportunity to shape more sustainable and inclusive urban development.