The Alliance Team 
You may have heard that the Housing Innovation Alliance is part of a nationwide, kickass team building a Concept Home. And it happens to be in our own backyard – strategically located in Garfield – one of Pittsburgh’s unique 90 neighborhoods. ABOUT THE CONCEPT HOME As the development partner for The Picket Fence Concept Home, … Read more
Without your people or their ‘spark,’ innovation doesn’t mean anything We talk about innovation. A lot. But, here’s the thing: There is no innovation without your people and their passion. The ones you hire because they’re qualified. The ones that will work hard, be productive. You can load them up with all of the technology … Read more
Innovation and new solutions driving these three builders Three builders, three ways they’re leading Why do you innovate? When we asked some of our builder members that question, the answer was clear: to stay competitive and build better and smarter. True, innovation can improve the process and efficiency, but it’s also a business-wide necessity to … Read more
The Summit’s Innovation In Action Tours illustrated in person and up-close how innovation will drive our industry and who next will be behind the wheel. Sometimes it helps to close your laptop (but not quite yet!), step away and get outside for fresh air. In that spirit, we were thrilled to offer Summit attendees the … Read more
In April, the Housing Innovation Alliance, LLC and the University of Denver – Daniels College of Business co-hosted the first in-person Housing Innovation Summit since the pandemic began. It was great to be back among friends and so many new faces to talk about opportunities for innovation in housing, hear real stories of what’s working and what isn’t, and … Read more
It’s a loaded question but the answer might be optimism meets innovation. Zonda’s Mollie Carmichael’s topic at this year’s Summit was simply titled, “Market Update.” But if you attended her presentation, you know it was much, much more than that. It was a sermon. Mollie framed the current economic outlook, demographic trends and general trends … Read more
Start-ups and investors have more in common than they think. Day 2 at the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit was a bit different than the other days. Attendees were given the opportunity to take the Innovation in Action Tours or get inspired by start-up presentations at Pitchfest. At the closing of the day, however, everyone gathered … Read more
During our recent trip to Nashville, we chatted with Urban Campus & Core, Founding Partner and CEO, Jennifer Horne, about how she got into the housing space, how her time at Lend Lease influenced her approach to ESG, and more. Explore the snapshots from our conversation below. More About Urban Campus & Core Woman, … Read more
