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The $300 House: The Urban Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more. Today, Sunil Suri offers a way to scale Class-A housing in densely populated areas. The Use of Available Technology. The technology for this urban "design-build" structural approach has already been proven.

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

Yet, Sunil Suri wrote in a post on the urban challenge that "slums by their nature are located where land and space are limited." Suri proposed potential solutions, including innovative materials, new ways of thinking of the construction process, and building up. The $300 House project is a housing ecosystem project.

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Verizon, the iPhone, and the Power of Second Chances

Harvard Business Review

The Verizon Wireless side of the telecom giant, which is 45 percent owned by Vodafone, is also deepening ties with Google for the Droid and betting on its faster fourth generation (4G) network based on new LTE (long term evolution) technology to leap forward in the wireless marketplace.