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Holographic home decoration trends; house robots that patrol your property and clean the living room; novel home building trends with next-gen appliances built in—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of the home.
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https://digiday.com/media/contextual-shopping-publishers-using-model-homes-retail-experiences/
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Digiday
Publications like Real Simple, Hunker and Domino are using model homes to drive affiliate commerce and branded content revenue to complement sponsorships.
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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jibo-the-world-s-first-social-robot-for-the-home#/
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Indiegogo
Friendly, helpful and intelligent. From social robotics pioneer Dr. Cynthia B | Check out 'JIBO, The World's First Social Robot for the Home' on Indiegogo.
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https://qz.com/1781774/new-us-building-codes-require-plugs-for-electric-cars/
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Quartz
An EV in every garage?
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https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/alquist-3d-to-build-200-homes-in-worlds-largest-3d-printing-construction-project-208538/
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3D Printing Industry
Construction start-up Alquist 3D has announced plans to 3D print 200 Virginian homes in the "largest ever" project of its kind.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/the-death-of-the-city-coronavirus-towns-cities-retail-transport-pollution-economic-crisis/
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Politico
Teleworking, not the coronavirus, is making urban living obsolete.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcbjWGj3jBk
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The School of Life
Very high house prices aren’t an act of God or a fact of nature. They’re the result of all sorts of policy and design mistakes – which we should try to under...
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https://www.rt.com/business/349425-china-worlds-largest-city/#.V3qRzGVEx3B.reddit
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Russia Today
Beijing says it is going to build the world’s biggest city with an economy expected at around $2 trillion. By 2030 the megacity will combine nine large cities that currently have a population of 57 million people.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/billion-dollar-cities-science-fiction-2019-1
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These billion-dollar cities are straight out of science fiction, and they will soon become a reality
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The technologies in these billion-dollar megaprojects rival science fiction.
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https://theconversation.com/more-housing-supply-isnt-a-cure-all-for-the-housing-crisis-188342
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The Conversation
The study found that market housing tenants faced above-average challenges in all aspects, while community housing tenants fared better. Limited housing affordances by tenure was reported as a difficulty for both renters groups. Most respondents were satisfied with neighborhood accessibility, but some issues were reported, such as lack of public transit and access to private outdoor spaces. Addressing housing vulnerability also means addressing housing instability, lack of housing affordances, or lack of access to neighborhood amenities. To build long-term community resilience, public policies should pay attention not only to housing adequacy but also to residential stability and the quality of life that homes and neighborhoods provide. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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https://abc11.com/home/robot-lawn-mowers-coming-to-a-yard-near-you/4441217/
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ABC 11
A Triangle company has a robot that will take one of your regular chores off the list. Mowbot of the Triangle offers robotic lawn mowers that mow your entire lawn day or night and rain or shine.
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http://www.wired.com/2014/11/end-throw-away-appliance/
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Wired
Right now, it's probably cheaper and easier to buy a new appliance than to have one repaired. This won't always be the case. Here are three things that will bring about the return of the appliance repair and end the age of the throw away appliance.
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https://interestingengineering.com/15-small-robots-that-will-invade-your-home-sooner-than-you-think
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Interesting Engineering
Whether you like it or not, the age of robots coexisting with humans is finally here. Here’s a list of small robots that may be a part of your home very soon.
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Big, bright, and bold continues to be the major trend in television technology, even as companies experiment with smaller and more flexible screens.
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https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/16/robots-are-taking-over-and-theyll-do-all-your-hoovering-5627166/
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Metro UK
Ian is an Atlas robot that vacuums, sweeps and takes out the rubbish - he was created by Boston Dynamics which were recently bought by Google.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKYaNEwd34g
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Wall Street Journal
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/solar-panel-windows-made-possible-by-quantum-dot-breakthrough-1445213
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International Business Times
Researchers create transparent solar cells that could be used to replace windows and power homes in the future.
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http://99percentinvisible.org/article/ghost-boxes-reusing-abandoned-big-box-superstores-across-america/
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99 Percent Invisible
Big-box stores promise convenience and jobs for suburbs and small towns, but have a mixed reputation with designers and citizens. Many see big boxes as icons of unsustainable sprawl, reinforcing car culture with highway-oriented access and expansive parking lots. These boxy buildings not only take up vast amounts of land but often also require infrastructure around them to
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Home service bots can now take care of most of consumers’ household chores and security requirements.
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https://www.seattlepi.com/coronavirus/article/zillow-predicts-suburban-boom-in-real-estate-covid-15281310.php
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Seattle PI
With large tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft extending their work-from-home...
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https://www.businessinsider.com/boxabl-tiny-homes-shipping-containers-2020-5
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Business Insider
Boxabi plans to mass-produce modules that can be stacked to create custom buildings out of the units.
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https://www.propertywire.com/news/north-america/new-analysis-reveals-hundreds-of-thousands-of-us-home-at-risk-from-coastal-change/
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https://youtu.be/dcbjWGj3jBk
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The School of Life
Very high house prices aren’t an act of God or a fact of nature. They’re the result of all sorts of policy and design mistakes – which we should try to under...