Southwest Housing Innovations Spotlighted at HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase
October 6, 2026
Region VI Administrator Ashlea Quinonez and Team Visit Uplift’s Microhome
TEXAS - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) spotlighted multiple housing innovations from the Southwest region during the sixth annual Innovative Housing Showcase, held September 22-24 on the National Mall. This year’s theme, “Made in America,” highlighted American ingenuity and innovative approaches to expanding housing affordability and homeownership.
“As communities across the Southwest grow, so does the demand for new housing options,” said Region VI Administrator Ashlea Quinonez. “The Innovative Housing Showcase spotlighted local companies working to bring affordable housing options, making homeownership a reality for more Americans.”
HUD’s “Made in America” Showcase spotlighted American builders, manufacturers, and innovators’ modern technologies and creative housing solutions that are expanding housing supply, lowering construction costs, and putting affordable homeownership back in reach for hardworking Americans. The Showcase featured a variety of full-scale housing models including manufactured, 3D printed, and modular homes built by American companies from across the nation.
Examples from Texas
Sample building components from American Housing Corporation’s componentized building system and a retrofitted intermodal shipping container used for transporting the samples anywhere in the country.
A full-scale, working off-grid microhome from Uplift Microhome Corporation. The solar-powered unit ships on a standard flatbed, is set by forklift, and self-levels on actuated legs over uneven terrain, providing a livable home on the ground within minutes with no foundation, site prep, or utility hookups.
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