Building Tomorrow: A Special Look at the Future of Housing

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Building Tomorrow is a special collaboration between Marketplace and This Old House Radio Hour that asks a simple but urgent question: how do we build homes that can last the next hundred years? From wildfire rebuilds to factory-built housing, this hour explores how new materials, new methods, and new ideas about community are reshaping the future of housing in America. Hosted by Jenn Largesse and Marketplace’s David Brancaccio, the episode blends reporting, lived experience, and hard science to show what’s possible right now. In this episode you’ll learn about: * A massive prefab factory where homes are built like cars on an assembly line. * A disaster research campus where engineers…