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Building for the future : Impact and innovation in home construction / Jeremy B.Dann, Adlai Wertman, Rebecca Castillo.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextText Harvard Business School Publishing, 2023Description: 24 pagesContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
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  • CS0055
Summary: Construction-and home building, in particular-had been viewed as a backwater for innovation and entrepreneurship. But, as societies were forced to deal with the seemingly intractable problems of homelessness and climate change, new creative approaches were finding their way into the construction sector. The unique nature of the challenge: housing the next billion humans while not destroying the planet with antiquated designs, materials and methods. Four mini-cases of sustainable construction innovators highlight different approaches and business models which could contribute to solutions within the sector.
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Construction-and home building, in particular-had been viewed as a backwater for innovation and entrepreneurship. But, as societies were forced to deal with the seemingly intractable problems of homelessness and climate change, new creative approaches were finding their way into the construction sector. The unique nature of the challenge: housing the next billion humans while not destroying the planet with antiquated designs, materials and methods. Four mini-cases of sustainable construction innovators highlight different approaches and business models which could contribute to solutions within the sector.

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