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>
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
Sustainable, Structural Panels Made From Grass
Could wood OSB become a thing of the past? This startup creates carbon-capturing structural panels made almost entirely from grass
Inflatable Concrete Homes: Building Faster and Cheaper
A New York startup called Automatic Construction pumps air into plastic fabric, then fills it with concrete—creating a house’s structure at 20% of the cost.
Modular, Modern Apartment Prototype ‘Cloud S’ Unveiled
Modular homebuilding meets manufacturing-like productization with the unveiling of the Cloud S, a modern dwelling for the modern renter.
6 Factors That Influence Builders’ Adoption of Modular Construction
Offsite construction is a viable option for homebuilding, but what should you know before getting into it? The New Home Trends Institute details six factors to consider for modular development.
An App that Delivers Learning to Construction Workers’ Phones
On3 engages builders, manufacturers, and trades in the creation of learning and development videos that meet their people’s needs.
Modular Cloud Apartments That 'Snap' Together
Cloud Apartments envision a renters-first mindset to modular housing: sleek, innovative, and affordable.
Getting Paid to Pay Rent
A startup loyalty program incentivizes tenants to pay rent on time and landlords to reward them for it.
The Talent Builders
Two organizations join forces to help fill the construction labor gap by means of education and connection.
