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With all the additional time Americans are spending at home, the pandemic has made many people hyperaware of what they like—and what they don’t—about the space they live in: Natural light went from being a perk to a lifeline; an open-concept floor plan went from being
After six years in business, Lyric succumbed to shaky finances and a travel shutdown in July 2020. Now, the 66-story Lower Manhattan building is the New York City flagship for Mint House, a three-year-old startup that caters to business travelers.
Once upon a time, the idea of 3D-printed homes felt like a thing of the future. But as housing gets less and less affordable — especially in ultra-expensive markets such as the Bay Area — companies are getting creative in their quest to build more affordable homes using technology.
One of the positive impacts of the pandemic on new-home construction has been the increase in the number of renters who now want to become homeowners, representing a potential new-home demand of 7.6 million. Millennial renters lead the way—58% of them say COVID-19 has made them more inclined to want to own a home, according to the America at Home Study, wave two, conducted in October. For home b...
Those who escaped big cities for rural towns during the pandemic are turning to co-living spaces out of sheer loneliness, reported Konrad Putzier for The Wall Street Jour...
Legal & General has provided £22m debt finance to HeatRHIght, a renewables funding scheme that supports the delivery of air source heat pump technology to the social housing sector. This long-term financing will accelerate HeatRHIght’s delivery of low carbon heating to Housing Associations across the UK.
For the first time, a 3D-printed house is for sale in the United States, and its fabrication process makes it a considerably cheaper purchase than its neighbors. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is 3D-printed on-site by the company SQ4D, which 3D Printing Media Network...