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By Putting Housing First, Utah Reduces Homeless Population by 91%

Utah has slashed chronic homelessness by 91 percent in the last ten years with a simple solution — give the homeless a home. The turnaround...

New ‘Hometown Heroes Housing Program’ Helps Florida Teachers and First Responders Buy Their First Home

A statewide program launching on June 1 will help Florida residents in over 50 critical professions, including first responders and teachers, to purchase their...

First Fully-Electric MLS Soccer Stadium Being Built in New York City Could Transform the Whole Neighborhood

New York City Football Club (NYCFC) recently revealed their proposal for a new soccer stadium in Willets Point, Queens, that would be totally electric,...

Switzerland Set to Roll Out Solar Panels Between Railway Tracks–A World First

Europe's love of train travel is about to transform the continent's solar energy production as the Swiss are set to begin installing solar panels...

4 Brothers Are Close to a World First, Nearing End of Epic 3000-Mile Row Across Atlantic–Raising 80k for Charity

In a few days time, four brothers will set a world record as the first rowing team made entirely of brothers to cross the...

Kansas City Gives Jobs to its Most Vulnerable Residents—And Housing Soon Followed

In a pilot program to address the homelessness problem in Kansas City, the state gave them part-time work which helped many of them secure...

First 3D Printed Neighborhood is Providing 100 Sturdy Affordable Solar Homes Near Austin For $400K+

Out in Austin, a 3D-printed neighborhood is taking shape, where 100 homes are being simultaneously made to start next year for around 30% less...

Pakistan’s First Female Architect Delivers Bamboo-Built Relief Shelters to Flooded Countryside

Everyone needs a pension project, and for the first-ever female architect in Pakistan, hers has taken on a critical infrastructure need—disaster relief housing. Yasmeen Lari,...

First Public Microgrid in the US is Powering Up in Chicago to Keep Energy Flowing During Emergencies

Recent winter storms in Texas, as well as Gulf Coast hurricanes, and heat waves in California have forced utilities to think about more resilient...

World’s First 3D-Printed House Made Of Local Raw Earth – And it Closes the Roof With a Dome

Inspired by the potter wasp, an Italian architecture firm has used 3D printing to make the domed, beehive-like structure of a house out of...

Realtor Transforms Abandoned Properties into Tiny Home Villages That Give Permanent Housing to Chronic Homeless

A realtor in Missouri is determined to make her hometown “a city where no one sleeps outside.” For nine years Linda Brown and her husband...

Affordable Housing Landlord Starts Eviction Fund and is Shocked –Raising $9Mil Kept 3,000 Families in Their Homes

When Marjy Stagmeier was 11 years old, she was the Monopoly champion of her 6th grade class in Atlanta Georgia—and she knew right then...

This Brilliant Low-Income Housing in Colombia is Made From Coffee Waste

In a country with both housing shortages and world-leading coffee production, a small construction company has, quite brilliantly, found a way to leverage one...

Amazon Launches $2 Billion Housing Fund to Make 20,000 Affordable Homes Available for Working Families in 3 Cities

Amazon this month unveiled a new Housing Equity Fund, investing more than $2 billion to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units in...

Caribbean Island is On Track to Become the World’s First ‘Hurricane-Proof’ Country

Plans for building a climate-resiliant nation, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, have led to a GDP rise by 9% for the Caribbean island of Dominica.

Charles Barkley is Auctioning Off His Award ‘Clutter’ to Fund Affordable Housing in His Hometown

The retired NBA star plans on using the proceeds from the memorabilia to build at least 20 affordable houses in Leeds, Alabama.

Canada’s First ‘Dementia Village’ is Helping to Change How People Care for Seniors With Alzheimers

Since The Village opened in August, several dozen seniors with Alzheimer's disease and dementia have enjoyed its various restaurants and cottages.

Designer Works to Erect First Modern Village to Generate its Own Electricity–and Food–in 100% Sustainable Loop

With the first 25 homes of the pilot village already completed outside of Amsterdam, eco-village architect James Ehrlich has high hopes for the future.

Crafty Denver Nonprofit Snags Old Hotel and Turns it into ‘Instant Housing’ for Low-Income and Homeless

This Denver nonprofit bought an old hotel building and turned it into instant housing for low-income individuals and homeless residents.

First-of-its-Kind Village for Homeless Native Americans Now Houses Dozens in Seattle

Eagle Village is a trailblazing new settlement in Seattle that has been designed by Native Americans for Native Americans—and it already helping dozens.