Category case: Housing

Open Cities Lab shows how stronger data governance and digital maturity can improve planning, finance and service delivery in cities.

The Education Collaborative shows how universities can use hubs, peer learning and shared tools to strengthen capacity and graduate outcomes.

ZIMA Homes shows how courtyard-based mid-density housing can deliver affordable, climate-responsive and dignified urban living.

ROOH Learning Labs show how community-led, climate-resilient housing can be advanced through incremental upgrading, co-production and evidence.

Kenya’s 3IF guides inclusive informal-settlement upgrading through participatory planning, cross-sector coordination and resilient design.

Fiji’s bamboo case shows how research, code reform, capacity building and champions can mainstream low-carbon, climate-resilient construction.

Odisha’s JAGA Mission combined land rights, local governance and community participation to upgrade slums and improve services, dignity and inclusion.

Mpazi shows how inclusive rehousing, land value capture and blended finance can upgrade informal settlements without displacement.

The Balwin–Absa case shows how green certification and preferential mortgages can align supply and demand for affordable, low-carbon housing.

EDGE Home Prescriptive Certification links simple green standards to affordable housing finance, offering a scalable model for low-carbon self-build.