Better housing

Housing can be cheaper, more sustainable, healthier, and more connected - why is it not? Resources, thoughts, and ideas on how—and why—to do just that.

Briggs Uhler

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ecospaints.net

Flexible Furnished Apartments for Rent | Blueground

theblueground.com

Simple, Online, AI-Powered Mortgage | Better Mortgage

better.com

Co-own property - legal protection, fair calendar, and more

joynt.com

Idea: self-insure after owning so many units; put into co-op structure that gives back to owners—anyone who pays a premium—when there are excess profits; give back in a form of a credit

HKS tops tallest building in Utah with LED air quality beacon

Ellen Eberhardt dezeen.com

Exterior lights to show air quality
Openable windows
Above-code air filtration for each unit

Make controls like an iPod Shuffle - single button in the middle of a ring “button” (distinct clicks in cardinal directions, but also ability to use it as a scroll "wheel”)

Every decision we make passes through one filter: does this elevate or does it merely occupy?

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Rather than trying to predict what people will do, what if we tried to maximize what they could do?

-Jarrett Walker

my italics; To Predict with Confidence, Plan for Freedom