Imagine pushing a button and a machine 3D-prints eco-friendly houses in months, weeks, or even days. Or using state-of-the-art factories to quickly manufacture modular mass timber homes—and these buildings can slow climate change. And what if robots, drones, wearable devices and immersive technologies were our superhelpers?

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Is innovation risky? Is it scary? You bet! But not innovating is way riskier! The world’s housing and climate crises need solutions—now!

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In this illustrated nonfiction STEAM book, middle-grade readers (ages 9-12) discover why homes matter for our health and happiness and meet trailblazers who are reimagining ways to build affordable, eco-friendly homes quickly. Powered by curiosity, teamwork, and a passion for change, these innovators are challenging old rules and ways of doing things and proving that we can create affordable, green housing and healthy communities at the same time…