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Fully-customizable modular garden rooms
The modular offices, hotels and condominiums which we’ve seen popping up around the globe recently, are indicative of the demand for flexible and adaptable construction options. The latest to launch on...
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In the Philippines, shipping containers used to create low-income housing
It seems difficult to overstate the versatility of the humble shipping container. Just recently we’ve seen it used to create a pop-up shopping mall and a touring kitchen; past sightings have included...
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Smoke detector with SMS capabilities
With 15 percent of house fires in the UK occurring in vacant properties, leaving the house unoccupied, especially for prolonged periods, can be a worry for some. UK company ELS hope to banish this fear...
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An open source kit for designing and building a home
We’ve seen open source principles applied to cars, restaurants and phone service, to name just a few examples, but it wasn’t until very recently that we came across an open source solution for...
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In Japan, short-term apartments for young unmarried women
Whereas most Japanese women have traditionally gone from their parents’ homes directly into married life, PanaHome’s Lacine Inokashira apartment complex now offers an alternative. Through a new “Trial...
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Real estate site puts buyers in control
Whereas most real estate sites let buyers look for homes from among the myriad options sellers have officially listed, UK-based Buyers Billboard takes a different approach. Instead, the site shifts the...
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Intelligent thermostat learns from user behavior
A few months ago we featured NXP Semiconductors, the wifi-controlled light bulbs designed to improve energy conservation in homes. Now, in the US, Nest are hoping to save households money on their...
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In France, a group buying site for new-home construction
Mumbai-based GrOffr is already applying the group buying concept to real estate in India, and now Maisonia Deal aims to do something similar for those building a new home in France. By negotiating on...
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Site schedules appointments between real estate buyers and sellers
Achieving smooth relations between consumers and real-estate agents is something we’ve seen addressed on a few occasions already — Sundaybell would be one such example — but recently we came across an...
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In Canada, contest seeks designs for homes sourced within 100 miles
Locavores may be familiar with the concept of the “100-Mile Diet,” but it seems a fairly safe guess that most haven’t yet heard of a related concept being applied to the architectural world. Sure...
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Ad campaign links househunters with test-drive of a new car
We have already seen efforts to make house-hunting that little bit less stressful with developments such as Finland-based Hakema, a site which integrates appointment scheduling within online classified...
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Offshore boat nurtures non-US tech startups
We’re always keen to efforts designed to help nurture startups here at Springwise and providing a place for young companies to grow is one of the best ways of going about it. In the past, we’ve had...
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