Digitalization alone is not the driving force behind the changes in housing and real estate. The driving force is innovation brought to the sector by the fresh approach of…
In the US, 22 percent of households in tribal areas either have severely inadequate housing or are overcrowded—or both. This reality is abysmal, especially in comparison with…
Sharon Cornelissen, Daniel McCue, Raheem Hanifa
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January 5, 2023
Persistent racial and ethnic gaps in homeownership rates have recently led policy makers to create a range of programs and initiatives to expand and maintain Black…
Jose L. García del Castillo y López
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November 22, 2022
Computational tools have been crucial in the advance of architectural design and production. Since the early 1960s, developments in Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing (CAD/…
This paper reflects upon the panel “How Is Digitalization Changing the Ways Housing Is Designed and Built?” held at the March 2022 symposium Bringing Digitalization Home.…
Ivan Rupnik, Ryan E. Smith, Tyler Schmetterer
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November 22, 2022
For much of the twentieth century, architects, builders, developers, economists, and policymakers have pursued the “dream of the factory-made house”. The hope was that the…
Digitalization—the strategic use of technologies that collect, create, process, organize, analyze, use, and monetize data—is changing the ways that housing is produced,…
Jennifer Molinsky, Nancy Berlinger, Bailey Hu
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October 6, 2022
During the pandemic, many older adults faced social isolation and disruptions in access to food, medical care, and supportive services. In response, organizations that…
Energy consumption in new construction is decreasing thanks to stricter building codes, but few codes limit emissions of existing buildings, particularly in existing homes.…