Heptagon Future Trends – Home of the future

We need a more sustainable approach to home building. A combination of regulation and materials innovation is fortuitously driving the industry in this direction. The house of the future may well be prefabricated, built out of engineered timber and contain solar panels on its roof. Boilers will be out and heat pumps in. Everything might be controlled by a smart and integrated set of software. There are, of course, major differences between conception and installation. Cost, sufficient material availability and appropriately trained contractors are major considerations. Nonetheless, by the end of this decade the global green building materials market could be worth at least $600bn. For investors, the opportunity is significant. In a still-evolving industry, expect there to be multiple potential beneficiaries across several market segments.