25 Innovative Solutions to the Housing Affordability Crisis
Ivory Innovations has announced the 25 finalists for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
Don’t Burn Straw—Build With It
Many farmers across the globe burn the straw that’s left over from their rice and wheat crops. A Swedish startup turns that agricultural castoff into building boards
3D Printed Homes Project Tracker
Utopia editors bring you the latest project news and technology trends in the 3D printed homes market
Plantd Finds First Farmer for Perennial Grass
Plantd, a manufacturer of carbon-capturing building materials, has partnered with a North Carolina farmer to plant 101 acres of perennial grass
Nominations Open for the 2024 Ivory Prize For Housing Affordability
The Ivory Prize seeks to elevate ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to the challenges facing the U.S. housing industry, with the goal of making housing both affordable and accessible for all Americans
D.R. Horton Buys 250,000 Grass-Made, Structural Panels from Plantd
The startup’s collaboration with D.R. Horton signifies a major industry shift in favor of climate change solutions
<p>From affordable housing to tech innovations, housing startups find creative ways to solve industry-wide problems.</p>
What If Housing Affordability Isn’t The Problem?
The answer to the housing affordability crisis may just be in your own pocket. A new app wants to fix the housing shortage by streamlining the financing and building of new homes.
Startup Creates Investment Opportunities in Single-family Home Rentals
Through startup Arrived Homes, anyone can own shares of rental homes.
Plant Prefab Opts for All-Electric HVAC
All-electric heating and cooling proves ideal for prefabricated home builder Plant Prefab.
MultiGreen’s Data-Driven Approach To Residential Development
Multifamily developer MultiGreen aims to fill the nation’s housing gap by using digital tools.
Wells Fargo Incubator Helps Housing Innovators Survive the Startup Stage
At an innovation incubator funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and supported by NREL, early-stage housing industry firms get their ideas ready for the marketplace.
Housing Startup Brings ‘Builder Bots’ To Homebuilding
Williams Robotics has created a robot that builds walls. And that’s just the start.
Startup Uses ‘Construction As a Service’ and Digital Twin Modeling To Optimize Homebuilding
Mosaic takes the management of building homes off of builders’ hands, so builders and developers can concentrate on growing their business.
The Ivory Prize and Homebuilding’s Affordability Crisis
The annual Ivory Prize aims to promote innovation in an industry that has long resisted it.
Startup Aims to Be the LinkedIn for the Construction Trades
Hammr provides tradespeople with a much-needed professional online community—and ultimately jobs.
