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Recap: Nov. 2021 Future of Housing Event

In November of 2021, we held our annual fall Future of Housing event where we came together as a network to share our vision for the future of housing, discuss the impacts various topics will have on our industry (+ your business), who the players are, how to stay informed, what trends are here to … Read more

Denver Road Trip: Key Takeaways

Throughout the year, the Alliance visits forward-thinking people and companies in order to keep our network informed. This fall, we joined Eric Holt and some of his students from the University of Denver, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management to interview, tour and experience the future of housing in the field. … Read more

IC Road Map: 3rd Tues Event Recap

We’re working with a team of industry rockstars on what we’re calling the “IC Road Map” – a living document that outlines a successful transition of a builder’s overall business —not just the construction silo—to fully integrate IC into its operations and reap all of the benefits. You can check out our recent ProBuilder article … Read more

Recap: Design + CX

During our recent event, we discussed: How we can deliver greater livability + attainability through design AND improve the customer experience  through strategic use of language + Prop Tech… Check out the event recap page to watch the full recording, member-only snapshots and the best of snippets below.  Insights from: Blair Costello, Designer, Healthy Materials + … Read more

Update: #BuzzwordChallenge

When it comes to the future of housing, there’s a lot of buzzwords that get thrown around. Changemakers. Paradigm. Optics. Disruptor. Synergies. Hey, in the past we’ve even been guilty of using them. So we’re starting with “low hanging fruit” and removing these “pain points” from our vocabulary. Which means being clearer and more direct … Read more

Recap: DC Road Trip

Throughout the year, the Alliance visits forward-thinking people and companies in order to keep our network informed. This time, we traveled to the greater DC area to visit some awesome people! A BIG thank you to our hosts! Van Metre We visited Van Metre BASE in Winchester, VA to get an inside look at what … Read more

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What We’re Doing + Why We’re Doing It

We have a new look + a new way of communicating with our network. Those who know us well say that the Alliance provides real value in the content and connections that we create. We find great experts – some you know, some you don’t and some you’d like to know better. We ask the … Read more

Unmet Customer Needs In Housing 2021

In order to discover the unmet customer needs and to identify data driven, actionable innovation opportunities for our network, we teamed up with Daniel Small, founder and CEO of Da Vinci Consulting, the team at RISE, and the University of Denver.  Read more on Construct Utopia and download the report. 

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Privacy Policy

For legal reasons, this document includes all the buzzwords we have to use. While we have an obligation to follow them, we’re “opting out” of using them anywhere else or for anything other than your data safety and security.  The Housing Innovation Alliance, LLC Website Privacy Policy Effective date: July 19, 2021 The Housing Innovation Alliance, LLC (“Housing Innovation … Read more

Off-Site Member-Only Resources

The Alliance has been looking at off-site construction with the production homebuilding community in mind since 2017.  This page contains members-only resources, including an initial research report on the state of the industry that we developed after a live roundtable event with 130 senior executives from across the housing value chain, a follow up report … Read more