HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase returns to National Mall

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The National Mall was transformed into a neighborhood this week featuring the next generation of home building and development for the sixth year in a row, as part of HUD’s “Innovative Housing Showcase.”

The exhibition, which began Tuesday and concluded Thursday, features a collection of mid-construction and fully assembled homes on the National Mall. Each home on display includes a new element or technology.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development puts on the annual event to highlight the latest advancements in affordable housing designs and technologies.

“The purpose of it, number one, is to showcase the brilliance of the American people,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner...

The WEBSITE for the event is here...

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Leo's notes: HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase puts a welcome spotlight on manufactured, modular, component-based and other construction approaches that could reduce the time and cost required to produce housing. For Wisconsin, the bigger question is how to move these ideas from demonstration projects into ordinary subdivisions and infill sites.

Ken Notes: I have attended these in the past, and many innovative ideas have come from both the design and technology sides of this event. See the Cavco story for ideas...