CEHD - Centre d'Études en Habitat Durable de Wallonie

What CEHD - Centre d'Études en Habitat Durable de Wallonie does

CEHD (Centre d'Études en Habitat Durable de Wallonie) is a Belgian non-profit public research organization (asbl, BCE 0841 609 612), created in 2012 by the Walloon Government and headquartered at Rue de l'Écluse 21, 6000 Charleroi. It operates as the regional research organism mandated to produce housing statistics for Wallonia, support evidence-based housing policy, and design public action tools. Its institutional founding members include the Walloon Government, Service Public de Wallonie (SPW-DGO4), three public housing bodies (SWL, FLW, SWCS), the Walloon Economic and Social Council, and seven universities of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (UCLouvain, ULiège, UNamur, UMons, ULB, Université Saint-Louis). As of January 1, 2025, CEHD has been integrated into the Société Wallonne du Logement (SWL).

The organization's portfolio comprises five recurring observatories (rents, housing quality, property prices, rental permits, public housing), the Indicative Rent Grid calculator hosted at loyerswallonie.be (codified under Article 89 of the 2018 Walloon decree on residential leases), a public data portal with 66 inventoried datasets (~5,880 variables) sourced from 21 public organisms, and a publication series including research reports, Cahiers d'Études et de Recherches, and biennial Chiffres-clés du logement. Methodologically, CEHD relies on hedonic regression modeling for rents and prices, GIS/geospatial analysis, survey design, and decennial housing quality surveys (EQH, most recently 2022-2023 with ~8,000 student respondents and tens of thousands of household records). Infrastructure runs on Microsoft Azure, OVH, and Google Suite.

CEHD operates exclusively under a public-interest mission with no commercial purpose. All publications, datasets, and the rent calculator are freely accessible. Revenue consists of public institutional funding from the Walloon Government and member institutions; CEHD operates via government commissions, inter-university research collaboration, recurring survey programs (executed directly or through IRB Field Services), public seminars, and dissemination through cehd.be and the data portal. As of 2025 the team is small (approximately five named staff including Directrice scientifique a.i. Marie-Noëlle Anfrie) and operates with a contact email at [email protected] and phone +32 (0)71 20 44 92.

Name

CEHD - Centre d'Études en Habitat Durable de Wallonie

Legal name

Centre d'Etudes en Habitat Durable de Wallonie

Website

https://cehd.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CEHD is a Walloon public research organism (asbl, founded 2012, Charleroi) mandated by the Walloon Government to produce housing statistics, operate rent and housing quality observatories, and deliver the Indicative Rent Grid and public data portal serving Walloon authorities, universities, and citizens free of charge.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleroi

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: CEHD operates as a public research organism funded primarily through allocations from the Walloon Government and its member institutions. The organization explicitly states it has no commercial purpose and pursues only a public interest mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CEHD is a Belgian nonprofit public research organization established by the Walloon Government in 2012 to deliver scientific monitoring, statistical analysis, and evidence-based tools for sustainable housing policy in Wallonia, Belgium. The organization operates rent, property price, and housing quality observatories; conducts recurring surveys on rental markets, housing quality, and student housing; develops and maintains free public tools including the Indicative Rent Calculator and a housing Data Portal; and publishes research reports, technical documents, and key housing statistics for public authorities, housing professionals, and citizens. As of 1 January 2025, CEHD has been integrated into the Société Wallonne du Logement while preserving its research mandate.

Product overview

CEHD operates as a public research organization (organisme de recherche publique) focused on housing in Wallonia. The organization does not offer a unified software product but rather provides a portfolio of interconnected research services and tools: (1) Observatories that continuously monitor housing markets (Rent Observatory, Property Price Observatory, Housing Quality Observatory, Rental Permits Observatory, Public Housing Barometer); (2) Online calculators and data tools including the Grille indicative des loyers (Indicative Rent Calculator) and Data Portal; (3) Scientific publications including Research Reports, Cahiers d'Études et de Recherches (thematic analyses), and the biennial Chiffres-clés du logement (Key Housing Statistics); (4) Primary data collection through surveys such as the Enquête sur la Qualité de l'Habitat. These services collectively support evidence-based housing policy in Wallonia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Observatoire des loyers (Rent Observatory) Annual scientific survey on the private rental market in Wallonia, collecting data on rental levels, housing conditions, and tenant financial effort; produces the regional Indicative Rent Grid (grille indicative des loyers) mandated by the Walloon decree on residential leases.
• Grille indicative des loyers (Indicative Rent Calculator) Free online calculator allowing tenants and landlords in Wallonia to estimate indicative rents based on objective housing characteristics (type, surface area, energy performance, equipment, proximity to transport); includes quickscan for habitability assessment and energy cost estimation (loyer chaud / warm rent).
• Portail de données (Housing Data Portal) Online portal providing free access to downloadable data tables, housing indicators, and metadata in Wallonia, organized by theme with filtering and data-extraction capabilities. Backed by an inventory of 66 housing datasets (approximately 5,880 variables) sourced from 21 public organisms.
• Enquête sur la Qualité de l'Habitat (Housing Quality Survey) Decennial scientific survey tracking housing quality evolution and living patterns (ownership, rental, co-living, collective housing) in Wallonia, linking resident and housing characteristics. Inherited from the former Institut national du Logement.
• Grille indicative des loyers du logement étudiant (Student Housing Rent Calculator) Free online calculator specific to student housing (kots) in Wallonia, estimating indicative rents based on housing characteristics including configuration, energy performance, equipment level, and proximity to transport services.
• Cahier d'Études et de Recherches (CER) Thematic analyses of sustainable housing using quantitative and qualitative methodologies, typically 50 pages, providing condensed expert-level information for housing professionals. Freely downloadable.
• Rapports de recherche (Research Reports) Comprehensive scientific research reports presenting complete results of major sustainable housing research projects, including methodology, data corpus, and detailed analyses. Freely downloadable.
• Chiffres-clés du logement en Wallonie (Key Housing Statistics) Biennial publication providing essential housing indicators for Wallonia, covering housing needs, public housing stock, demographic trends, residential market transactions, housing finance, and public housing budget.
• Référentiel foncier (Land Referencing Tool) Urban land monitoring tool, developed with the City of Liège, that cross-references multiple databases (owner-occupancy rates, derelict sites, business viability of owner companies, owner age, vacancy revealed by low energy consumption) to identify recyclable urban land in near real-time.
• Formations et journées d'études (Seminars and Study Days) In-person seminars, study days (journées d'études), conferences, and book launches held across Wallonia (Charleroi, Liège, Namur, Saint-Hubert, La Louvière, Durbuy, Louvain-la-Neuve), targeting housing professionals, policymakers, academics, and the general public. Typically free to attend.

Quantifiable outcome

• 66 datasets and ~5,880 variables inventoried from 21 public organisms across Wallonia
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Walloon Government (Gouvernement wallon)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012The Walloon Government created CEHD in 2012 as a public research organism and is its primary funder and commissioner. CEHD supports the Government in statistical and qualitative monitoring of housing quality and residential real estate market evolution, and in designing evidence-based public action tools.
• Service Public de Wallonie – DGO4 (SPW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPW DGO4 is a key operational partner. CEHD provides scientific monitoring of the Enquête sur la Qualité de l'Habitat (EQH) on behalf of SPW, and jointly operates the Observatoire des loyers and the indicative rent grid. The DGO4 also hosts the CEHD-developed rent calculator. CEHD also works with SPW's Energy and Sustainable Building department on energy performance certification data.
• Société Wallonne du Logement (SWL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWL is a founding member and major commissioner. CEHD conducts the Baromètre du logement public on SWL's behalf, gathering and analyzing public housing stock statistics. SWL also serves as the administrative host for CEHD staff (email addresses use @swl.be domain). CEHD was integrated into SWL's structure on 1 January 2025.
• Fonds du Logement des familles nombreuses de Wallonie (FLW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLW is a founding member and research commissioner. CEHD conducted a comprehensive three-volume study on housing conditions for large families in Wallonia (survey of 2,400 families plus prospective analysis), commissioned and funded by FLW.
• Société Wallonne du Crédit Social (SWCS)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWCS is a founding member of CEHD. As a public social mortgage lender in Wallonia, SWCS participates in the governance of CEHD and contributes to the statistical data ecosystem on housing finance.
• City of LiègesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEHD partnered with the City of Liège from 2015 to 2017 to develop and pilot the Référentiel foncier (land referencing tool) in two strategic neighborhoods. City of Liège staff (Michel Duc, Pierre Fontaine) collaborated with CEHD researchers on urban land policy applications.
• IRB Field ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationIRB Field Services (Chaussée de Marche 969, 5100 Namur) is the independent survey firm officially commissioned by CEHD to conduct the Observatoire des loyers 2026 survey and the Enquête sur la Qualité de l'Habitat 2022-2023 survey. IRB contacts private tenant households by phone using CEHD's scientific questionnaire, reaching respondents across Wallonia.
• Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCLouvain is a founding member providing academic expertise and research collaboration. CEHD co-organizes training programs with UCLouvain, including the Certificat d'université en Gouvernance des territoires. UCLouvain professors (e.g., Fabienne Leloup) collaborate on territorial governance research and CEHD-hosted conferences.
• Université de Liège (ULiège)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerULiège is a founding member. CEHD collaborates with ULiège researchers on housing market modeling, geospatial analysis, and demographic studies. Researchers including Hubert Maldague, Jean-Marie Halleux, Nicolas Kasapov, and Patrick Italiano have contributed to CEHD publications and events.
• Other founding universities (UNamur, UMons, ULB, Université Saint-Louis)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFour additional universities of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles are founding members of CEHD: Université de Namur, Université de Mons, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and Université Saint-Louis. They contribute academic expertise and participate in CEHD governance through the General Assembly.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• IWEPS (Institut Wallon d'Évaluation, de Prospective et de Statistique): Walloon statistics and prospective institute. Operates in the same region as CEHD and provides broader regional statistics that complement CEHD's housing-specific datasets; both serve Walloon public-interest research missions.

Direct peers

• Institut Paris Region (formerly IAU Île-de-France): French regional urban planning and housing research agency cited by CEHD as its Île-de-France counterpart. Produces housing observatories, statistical analyses, and policy briefs for the Paris metropolitan region.
• Agence de Développement Territorial (ADT-Brussels): Brussels-region territorial development agency cited by CEHD as its counterpart in the Brussels-Capital Region. Provides territorial data, housing analysis, and policy support for the Brussels government.
• Observatoire des Loyers de l'Agglomération Parisienne (OLAP): French rent observatory that publishes annual rental market indicators for the Paris region using hedonic modeling. Mirrors CEHD's Observatoire des loyers methodology and rent grid approach for Wallonia.
• Steunpunt Wonen: Flemish housing research center explicitly cited by CEHD as its regional counterpart. Conducts housing policy research, statistics, and observatory work for Flanders, paralleling CEHD's mandate for Wallonia.

Emerging players

• Observatoire National de la Précarité Énergétique (ONPE): French national observatory focused on housing energy poverty. Comparable to CEHD's energy cost integration in its loyer chaud calculator and Enquête sur la Qualité de l'Habitat.
• Centre d'études et de recherches sur le logement (CERL) /équivalents universitaires: Academic housing research centers in Belgium and France that publish similar working papers and Cahiers-style thematic housing analyses. Comparable as scientific output producers feeding policy debate.

Broad incumbents

• Union Sociale pour l'Habitat: French national federation of social housing operators. Overlaps with CEHD's work for the Société Wallonne du Logement and public housing barometer; both support public housing policy with statistical and analytical functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles9 records

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