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Technology Mexico
Mexico Will Soon Be Home to the World’s First 3D Printed Community
Social housing nonprofit New Story has been working with American tech startup ICON to build the world’s first 3D printed community for the poor, and they’ve finally announced the location of the development: Tabasco, Mexico.
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Society
Society United Kingdom
We Will Get You a Place, So You Can Fix Your Problems, Homeless Are Told
The United Kingdom is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet the nation still faces a rising amount of homelessness. But a new partnership is gearing the country towards an end to the crisis, with 'Housing First'.
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Society
Society United Kingdom
They Buy Houses, Fix Them – and Rent Them Out for Cheap
A new investment fund has launched in Britain, aimed at fighting domestic abuse as well as the nation’s shortage in housing: it buys and refurbishes safe and secure homes, and rents them out to vulnerable women and their children.
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Technology
Technology USA
Print Your 3D Home: Move in Faster, Pay Less.
Real estate from 3D printers makes the world better: Initiatives around the world are using cutting-edge technology to construct sustainable 3D-printed homes, for faster and cheaper housing that benefits the community as well as the environment!
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Society
Society Japan
Charity Gives Japan’s Empty Homes to Single Moms, Fixing Two Problems at Once
A Japanese charity based in Tokyo is tackling the nation’s growing problem of abandoned homes by transforming them into housing for those who need it most in the male-dominated nation: single women with children.