Babcock Ranch partnered with top builders to test novel housing tech
Syd Kitson · HIBT Lab! Babcock Ranch: Syd Kitson · May 4, 2023 · at 36:12
Syd Kitson, developer of Babcock Ranch, describes 'Innovation Way,' an initiative deploying experimental building techniques and sustainable materials in test homes.
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“We have something called Innovation Way here, where we got the three top builders in the country to build homes with technology in them that's not being used today, and to test it, see how it works, and then ultimately, hopefully, implement that into the homes that they're building. And you can actually tour those homes here at Babcock Ranch, and now we're doing Innovation Way, which is gonna be materials.”
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