4 Housing Affordability Organizations Awarded 2024 Ivory Prize
Ivory Innovations will provide $300,000 in total prize money to support winners’ initiatives
New Heat Pump Takes a Sleek Approach to Home Climate Solutions
Startup Quilt is putting a fresh face on heat pumps to save homeowners money on their energy bills
How Smart Technology Can Help Homes Sell Faster
Homebuyers are actively seeking out smart features to increase their homes' resale value
Architecture Firms Look to AI to Speed up Design Process, but There Are Caveats
Lessons learned from BSB Design’s use of generative AI to create conceptual renderings for a client
IKEA Model Home Aims to Ease the Trauma of Homelessness
Blending innovation with empathy and eco-conscious design, IKEA US unveils a pioneering model home in its Live Oak, Texas, store
Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level
Goals for housing innovation and affordability meet in Utah's passage of a new bill that establishes a statewide modular construction program
Design
Reinventing Home Building to Meet Current Challenges and Future Needs
The pandemic rocked traditional rules and roles for work and home and reset expectations. Now it’s time for fresh solutions in home building
Building Technology
AI for Home Builders
The application of artificial intelligence is accelerating across all aspects of today's business world, but where does it work for the housing industry?
Women at WIRC
Women at WIRC: Karlie Fike Is Introducing AI to the Home Building Industry
As head of operations at Togal.AI, Fike is using artificial intelligence to speed the takeoff process and simplify existing jobs for home builders
Digital Marketing
How AI and VR Are Revolutionizing the Housing Market
From home pricing to virtual tours, artificial intelligence and virtual reality are changing the way today's homes are bought and sold
Innovation
Austin's Housing Market Is Growing, and Spurring Innovation Along the Way
Home builders aren't known for being on the leading edge, but for those looking to innovate, one Texas city is allowing them to test new ideas
Innovation
Winners of the Housing Innovation Alliance's Pitchfest Program
Here are the four startups that stood out to Pitchfest's judges
Housing Giants
Housing, Industrialized: Designing for Off-Site
With a manufacturing mindset and the will to change, designing for factory-built housing production can yield significant savings in time and trouble for home builders
Innovation
So You Want to Be a Disrupter in Housing?
What does it mean—and look like—to be a true disrupter shaking up an industry stuck in its ways and resistant to change?
Q+A
Arx City’s Approach to Underwriting Deals With AI
Born out of frustration with time-consuming, inefficient deal sourcing, Tomas Garcia started Arx City with his brother to speed the underwriting process and increase housing inventory
Innovation
AI Solutions to Overcome Barriers to Housing Development
Two startups leveraging technology to drive affordable housing solutions win 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability