Results for the tag: innovation

by Lenora

Future of Construction Like The World Depends On It (Part 2)

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

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by Lenora

Future of Construction Like The World Depends On It (Part 1)

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

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by Christopher Feather

Aiming for Innovative, Affordable and Lasting Solutions: Jordan Affordable Housing Programme (JAH)

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

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by Julia McElhinney

Building Community Buy-In for Housing Innovation

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…

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by santiago alban

Leveraging Habitat III in 2017 and Beyond: A View from Quito

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

Tags: citizen sector, climate resilience, culture, entrepreneurship, good governance, inclusion, innovation, public transit, SDGs, social infrastructure, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, sustainable cities, Sustainable Development Goals, transit oriented development, urban design, urban development No Comments »

by Lenora

Habitat III: Housing at the Center but not Real Estate

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

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by Lenora

Thoughtful Dialogues on Housing in Harvard White Paper

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

Tags: building materials, building rehabilitation, community development, community mobilization, community participation, financial innovation, housing finance, impact investment, innovation, microfinance, real estate investment, social enterprise, sustainability, sustainable materials, urban regeneration No Comments »

by Lenora

Unlocking Strategic Housing Innovation

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

Tags: affordable housing, business models, community development, community participation, Construction, construction finance, energy efficiency, green building, green design, green housing, innovation, modular construction, real estate development, social housing, technology No Comments »

by Ivan Bruce

What Will Make Arab Cities Sustainable?

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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by Lenora

The Big Bang for Cities: Four Themes That Drove An Urban 2015

Added by Lenora on December 30, 2015

Last year, 2015, was the Big Bang for cities. The Ted Talk-listening “popular intelligentsia” was suddenly as fascinated by the best managed and most sustainable cities as the most insecure and exposed. Whether stories of rapid, chaotic urban growth in developing economies or the path to developing dynamic, inclusive, sustainable and resilient cities, urbanization has…read more

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