The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced details for the 2024 Innovative Housing Showcase, set to take place on the National Mall from June 7-9. The event will feature exhibitors showcasing prototype homes and building technologies aimed at addressing affordability, resilience, and the future of housing.
The showcase is a public event intended to raise awareness about innovative housing designs and technologies that could increase housing supply, lower construction costs, enhance energy efficiency, and reduce expenses for owners and renters. Policymakers, homebuilders, industry professionals, innovators, entrepreneurs, media representatives, and the general public are invited to attend.
A preview and press conference with Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4. Educational programming will commence on Thursday, June 6. The opening ceremony of the showcase will take place at 9 am on Friday, June 7.
“When I toured the Innovative Housing Showcase last summer, I saw firsthand how our exhibitors used innovative technologies to build the affordable, resilient homes of the future,” said Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman. “It gives me great pleasure to announce this year’s suite of exhibitors and educational programming.”
This year’s event will include numerous exhibits featuring full-sized prototype homes and demonstrations of accessible building technologies focused on affordability and resilience. This marks the fourth installment of the showcase held on the National Mall.
“HUD and its Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) have supported innovation in housing and building technologies for nearly five decades," stated Solomon Greene, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. "These investments have contributed to changes in building codes, improvements in industry practice, and most importantly, lower housing costs for American families."
Exhibitors selected so far include:
- Lars Electric (Alameda, CA)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA)
- Azure Printed Homes (Culver City, CA)
- Span (San Francisco, CA)
- NeoCharge (San Luis Obispo, CA)
- Sensor Industries (Ventura, CA)
- US Hemp Building Association (Denver, CO)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden CO)
- Great Outdoor Cottages (Georgetown DE)
- Daytek (Greenville DE)
- 21st Century Home (Coral Gables FL)
- Innova Panel LLC (Pompano Beach FL)
- NOAH Certified (The Villages FL)
- CONTAINER HIGH LIFE (Statham GA)
- James Hardie (Chicago IL)
- BioHome3D (Orono ME)
- Maryland Air National Guard (Baltimore MD)
- DOMA HOMES (Boston MA)
- Adept Materials (Somerville MA)
- EcoSmart Stud (Bloomington MN)
- PM Green Energy (Madison MS)
Further exhibits include United Mobile Homes (Freehold Township NJ), Curtis + Ginsberg Architects (New York NY), NOWhaus (Indiana PA), Lancaster Log Cabins (Gap PA), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge TN), Teknobuilt Houston TX), TinyBox Johnson City TX), SBCA Habitat & National Framers Council Irving TX), Flower Turbines Lubbock TX), Volunteers of America National Services Alexandria VA), Marymount University + All Eco Design Center Arlington VA), NASA Langley Research Center Hampton VA ), PalletShelter Everett WA ), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA ), Green Canopy NODE Seattle WA ) , Eco-Shelter Tacoma WA ), Solaris Toilet Sun Prairie WI ).
Educational programming will be hosted at the District Architecture Center in downtown Washington DC on June 6th and 7th. Topics include offsite construction scaling; zoning innovation; insights from state governments; resident experiences in public housing; manufactured housing's evolution; resilient design innovations; building decarbonization; energy efficiency; financing; and scaling housing innovation.
For more information or updates visit HUD.gov/Innovative_Housing or contact HUDPressOffice@HUD.gov.
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