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PD&R’s online magazine, The Edge, provides you with a snapshot view of our newly released research, periodicals, publications, news, and commentaries on housing and urban development issues. Stay informed on current topics and check back frequently, as our content is routinely updated.
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Innovating for Lower Housing Construction Costs

In November 2018, Fannie Mae and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkley, partnered to host the InnovateHousing 2018 conference. During a panel titled "Innovations to Stem the High Cost and Time of New Housing Construction," three representatives from Bay Area construction companies discussed ideas for reducing the cost of new housing construction in Northern California and beyond. The panelists focused primarily on advances in materials and methods, and on emerging business models for producers of manufactured housing.
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Message from PD&R Leadership:
Addressing Homelessness in the United Kingdom
In the leadership message, director of PD&R's International and Philanthropic Affairs Division Cynthia Campbell discusses the United Kingdom's new plan to address homelessness, the Rough Sleeping Strategy. Homelessness in the UK is on the rise, with 2017 marking the seventh consecutive year in which the homelessness rate increased. Campbell explains the UK government's plan to eliminate homelessness by 2027, and describes several important programs and projects.

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The World Habitat Awards
Established in 1985 to promote good housing practices, the World Habitat Awards are presented annually by the Building and Social Housing Foundation in partnership with UN Habitat, the United Nations agency for urban issues. In 2018, a project to help single mothers in Japan find affordable housing and a project to help rural families in Pakistan improve the air quality in their homes were selected as winners.

In Practice:
Historic Orphanage Begins New Life as Affordable Housing in Marquette, Michigan
Re-opened in 2017 after a $16.2 million renovation, the Grandview Marquette provides 56 units of affordable housing in Marquette, Michigan. The distinctive five-story, red brick building began its life in 1915 as the Holy Family Orphanage, but was abandoned in the 1980s and sat empty for decades. Local developer Home Renewal Systems LLC obtained the dilapidated property in 2016, and over 17 months restored the local landmark to functionality.
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