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Get to know Nicole Granath , Co-Founder and COO of Tangible – your platform for managing embodied carbon. Hear her story –how she got from Harvard to China and back again, why she became interested in the environmental impact of real estate, key insights featuring embodied carbon as the next era of building codes, and much more. Read more via this LinkedIn article: Embodied Carbon The Next Era of...

Listen in for a snapshot from each of our 2023 Pitchfest finalists! At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four...

This series highlights our Pitchfest finalists. At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top. In...

This series highlights our Pitchfest finalists. At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top. In...

This series highlights our Pitchfest finalists. At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top. In...

This series highlights our Pitchfest finalists. At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top. In...

This series highlights our Pitchfest finalists. At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top. In...

This series highlights our Pitchfest finalists. At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top. In...

This series highlights our Pitchfest finalists. At the 2023 Housing Innovation Summit, we introduced a new program, coined: Pitchfest in order to bring new ideas to light, offer feedback that startups can use to advance their solutions, and introduce these innovators to potential advisors, partners, investors, and clients. A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top. In...

Get to know Margaret Whelan , CEO of Whelan Advisory Capital Markets.  Margaret is passionate about the opportunities for innovation across the U.S. housing industry. Her firm has recently advised and raised capital for several of the more progressive companies in the industry including Entekra, Resicap, Thomas James Homes, and Brewer Companies. In this episode we discuss 3 main topics: HerStories...

Previously on LinkedIn Live : Making the Switch to Offsite: Your Roadmap to Lead Organizational Change The increasing costs and shortages of skilled labor and materials are pushing more single-family homebuilders to consider modern methods of construction to boost production, reduce waste + costs, and help deliver more attainable housing. While there's no one-size-fits-all approach, this sess...

Nancy Keenan , President of DAHLIN Architecture, Planning and Interiors, discusses #HerStoriesInHousing, collaboration and staying on top of innovation in design with our own, Betsy Scott . Find out what attracted her to the industry and the advice she'd share with #NextGen talent. Connect with Nancy and DAHLIN .  Support the show

In this bonus episode, we've pieced together best-of insights from a conversation with Gerry (“Mr OffSite”) McCaughey. Covering topics such as process optimization and adopting innovation. Gerry is a Founder & Board Member at Entekra LLC and CEO at OffSite TEK LLC, leading the charge in the transition to offsite construction with experience spanning multiple continents and decades. Connec...

Every Third Tuesday at the Housing Innovation Alliance, we dial in to our network to connect the dots on big ideas, identify new connections and help facilitate realistic innovation. You can count on us to host timely, insightful and actionable conversations that build into real value for your business. This online round table discussion was held for our network in January of 2022. The version you...

Every Third Tuesday at the Housing Innovation Alliance, we dial in to our network to connect the dots on big ideas, identify new connections and help facilitate realistic innovation. You can count on us to host timely, insightful and actionable conversations that build into real value for your business. This hybrid event was hosted by MiTek, during our Innovation Road Trip to St. Louis in June 202...

In this episode Heather shares #HerStory as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Tri Pointe Homes .   Heather’s expertise includes strategic planning and implementation, total rewards and benefit program design, M&A activities, workforce/succession planning, leadership and talent development, organizational health, and talent acquisition. Prior to joining Tri Pointe Homes, Heather served as Se...

We're talking all about navigating the complexities of hiring and retaining talent in today's world with Heather Breidenthal, Chief Human Resources Officer at Tri Pointe Homes .   Heather’s expertise includes strategic planning and implementation, total rewards and benefit program design, M&A activities, workforce/succession planning, leadership and talent development, organizational...

Chris Finlay, Founder and Managing Partner of Middleburg Communities talks about Single Family Build for Rent, how they're thinking differently and the importance of industrialized technology, alternative materials and green tech .  Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their editing and post-production talents. The University of Denver Franklin L. Burns School of Real E...

A natural teacher and communicator, Dr. Charner Rodgers , shares stories about growing up in the housing industry, gaining respect at a young age as the principal of a contracting company and the growing opportunity for people of color –particularly women.  Associate Professor of Architecture + Construction Science Management at Tuskegee University, an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Univers...

Jen Yosef , a trained civil and nuclear engineer with nearly a decade of leadership experience talks about entering the housing industry as CEO of Mighty . What would she say to women looking to get into the PropTech or housing space? Listen in. Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their editing and post-production talents, specifically Lija Miller and Lisette Zamora-Galarza...

On this podcast we have George Casey, the chairman of the Housing Innovation Alliance with  Frank Vafaee, the Founder and CEO of Proto Homes. Proto Homes brings an advanced global supply chain to a platform that enables you to produce and manage home building.  Listen in to hear them talk about some key topics such as digital tools, the production process, and where they see Proto Homes going in t...

Grace Mase, CEO and Founder of BEYREP, talks with Betsy about the role she plays in housing, building trust, adapting to new technology and her secret recipe for success.  Learn more about BEYREP and connect with Grace . Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their editing and post-production talents, specifically Lija Miller and Lisette Zamora-Galarza. The University of Denve...

Debra Wyatte , Chief Commercial Officer with Cecilian Partners chats with Dennis about creating lasting memories, the challenges and opportunities surrounding the customer experience and what's next in healthier homes + communities.  Connect with Debra on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow Cecilian Partners . Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their editing and post-prod...

Michael Thurman , President of Thurman  Custom Homes , LLC talks with Dennis about their approach to homebuilding, the innovation happening in Austin at Whisper Valley and the importance of getting the next generation interested in building and creating... Connect with Thurman Homes on Instagram . Many thanks to our partners at the University of Denver for their editing and post-production talents...

Steve Glenn , Founder and CEO of Plant Prefab chats with Betsy about innovation and the Future of Housing, covering topics such as #mods, #LEED, #HealthierHomes and more. Plant provides countless advantages to site-based construction, with specific benefits for individuals , architects , developers , and those rebuilding from a fire loss. Connect with Plant Prefab on LinkedIn , Instagram , Faceboo...