4 Housing Affordability Organizations Awarded 2024 Ivory Prize
Ivory Innovations will provide $300,000 in total prize money to support winners’ initiatives
New Heat Pump Takes a Sleek Approach to Home Climate Solutions
Startup Quilt is putting a fresh face on heat pumps to save homeowners money on their energy bills
How Smart Technology Can Help Homes Sell Faster
Homebuyers are actively seeking out smart features to increase their homes' resale value
Architecture Firms Look to AI to Speed up Design Process, but There Are Caveats
Lessons learned from BSB Design’s use of generative AI to create conceptual renderings for a client
IKEA Model Home Aims to Ease the Trauma of Homelessness
Blending innovation with empathy and eco-conscious design, IKEA US unveils a pioneering model home in its Live Oak, Texas, store
Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level
Goals for housing innovation and affordability meet in Utah's passage of a new bill that establishes a statewide modular construction program
Forty Under 40
Hear From Our 2023 Class of Forty Under 40 in Their Own Words
We've created an exclusive YouTube playlist featuring videos from several of Pro Builder's Forty Under 40 class of 2023!
Smart + Resilient Cities
Which US Metros Are the Most Future-Ready?
These forward-thinking U.S. cities are innovating at a much faster rate than the rest of the country
Building Technology
Revolutionizing the Building Process With Machine Interfaces
Proptech company Gropyus is using automated building processes to construct housing more quickly and efficiently
Innovation
New Proptech Tools Set to Revolutionize Home Sales and Renovations
Real estate pros recently met to discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing new property technology tools
Building Technology
How Are Builders Adopting AI?
Building pros weigh in on the benefits and unexpected challenges of implementing artificial intelligence in their construction operations at the 2023 National Institute of Building Sciences Building Innovation conference
Education + Training
Fresh Ideas From Ivory Innovations’ Hack-A-House Student Competition
The 2023 Hack-A-House student competition hosted by Ivory Innovations kicks off this Friday
Sales + Marketing
KB Home Launches New-Home Community in the Metaverse
A new initiative from the nation’s seventh-largest home builder spotlights emerging options for all home builders in the metaverse
Planning + Development
How Can Digitalization Improve Housing Planning and Regulation?
Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies unpacks new research on the role of digitalization in housing development
Innovation
How AI Is Revolutionizing the Home Design Process
Designers, architects, and other industry professionals are taking advantage of artificial intelligence tools to automate time-consuming tasks
Innovation
University of Michigan Researchers Unveil Sustainable 3D Printing Material
Researchers from the Digital Architecture Research & Technology Laboratory at Michigan State University have developed an eco-friendly 3D printing material made from sawdust