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A catalyst for systems change

The built environment shapes how we live, how cities grow, and how resources are used. Yet the industry responsible for it remains one of the least changed – and one of the least sustainable. Changing it requires challenging the systems themselves.

Who We Are

The Home.Earth Foundation is an independent commercial foundation that works to promote inclusive and sustainable urban real estate development.

We fund ventures, projects, and research that push the boundaries of what the built environment can be.

We are closely tied to Home.Earth, a European real estate company founded in 2021. The Foundation receives 6% of Home.Earth’s annual return and holds 35% of its voting rights ensuring the founding purpose is always protected.

Only 2% of all philanthropy is directed toward climate and sustainability.

What We Fund

We believe real change starts with bold ideas. Our grants support projects that address sustainability, diversity, liveability, and affordability in the urban environment.

One Planet Challenge I

How do we build homes that respect the planetary boundaries – and rethink how we live together in the process?

In collaboration with the Danish Architecture Association, we invited emerging architectural studios to explore this question. The goal was clear: rethink not just the number of square metres we use, but the quality of those square metres.

Judged by an independent jury of three Copenhagen city architects alongside technical and industry experts, three proposals stood out. All pointing in the same direction: less private space, more shared life.

One Planet Challenge II (Winning proposal announced May 2026)

Encouraged by the first challenge, a second edition launched in early 2026. This time with a different starting point: Life today is more fluid and less predictable.

More people live alone, fewer homes have children, yet the housing market continues to build for a traditional family of four. Studios are invited to work alongside sociologists and anthropologists to ground their proposals in how life is actually lived. The question: what do we need in private, what can we share, and what do we no longer need at all?

The Board

Chair, Morten Jensen | LinkedIn

Jonathan Rose | LinkedIn

Elisabeth Hermann Frederiksen | LinkedIn

Mikkel Bülow-Lehnsby | LinkedIn