Triple Bottom Line Urban Enterprise
Added by Alejandra Ramos on June 11, 2018
Richard Northcote, Chief Sustainability Officer of German chemicals company Covestro, one of the speakers at the Asia Pacific Housing Forum in Hong Kong, is done with describing Covestro’s business as “green” and “ecofriendly.” To Northcote, “People Planet and Profit” and inclusive business drives Covestro’s product development for growing housing ecosystems in Asia, as well as…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on June 26, 2017
Last month’s blog post about Shaping the Future of Construction, led by the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group, underlined the urgency of industry transformation in construction and engineering cited by this initiative. McKinsey’s work on Imagining construction’s digital future share many points, among which: Construction, infrastructure and real estate lag in integrating new operating disciplines…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on May 17, 2017
While most industries face the bite of digital, consumer and other disruptions, construction and real estate have thus far managed to grow without threat to their core business models. The Shaping the Future of Construction initiative led by the World Economic Forum and the consulting firm the Boston Consulting Group suggests innovation is seeping into…read more
Added by Christopher Feather on May 7, 2017
For cities all over the world, the reality is that lack of affordable housing is one of the biggest challenges, especially as more people move to cities. Innovative, affordable and lasting solutions are essentially non-existent. People are often surprised to learn that the Arab world is one of the most urbanized regions in the world….read more
Added by Julia McElhinney on March 13, 2017
CBT Architects’ open public initiative on housing will help housing developers frame their pitch to investors and sell their vision for community development…
Added by santiago alban on January 18, 2017
I am a millennial – one who also has the privilege of serving as a chief of staff at the Mayor’s Office at the Municipality of Quito. In that role, I’ve had the opportunity to reconsider the role of national and local governments. I truly believe that, as citizens, we have the right to live…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on November 15, 2016
UN Habitat had already placed “Housing at the Centre” of the now-adopted New Urban Agenda before Habitat III in Quito. Indeed, the convening in Quito was an important opportunity to bring together participants in the urban housing value chain to improve connections between key players and talk about mutual expectations for how to deal with…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on August 16, 2016
I’m honored that my note on “Business and Investment Innovation to Achieve Housing for All” was included in the white paper on housing innovation that came out of the 2016 Strategic Innovation Summit on Affordable Communities Everywhere held by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Check out the white paper here. My earlier wrap of this…read more
by Lenora
Added by Lenora on July 17, 2016
Is affordable housing innovation for sustainable and inclusive communities happening? Yes, absolutely, but scaling, replicating and financing remain a challenge. That was the takeaway from the 2016 Strategic Innovation Summit on Affordable Communities Everywhere, held by the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH) with support from Barcelona Housing Systems, where I attended and keynoted. The…read more
by Ivan Bruce
Added by Ivan Bruce on January 30, 2016
Abu Dhabi is full of contradictions for the urban sustainability-minded. Luxury cars and big air-conditioned single family homes coexist with new green building technologies and energy innovation. The emergence of a younger and more globally oriented generation contrasts with growing suburbs of lower income households and limited public transit. In the face of this pattern…read more
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