The housing and climate crises are deeply intertwined: climate change worsens housing affordability through climate disasters (floods, fires) causing damage, displacement, and insurance hikes, while housing contributes to emissions through construction and energy use.
This creates a cycle where vulnerable, low-income communities face greater risks, with growing needs for climate-resilient, affordable housing, necessitating integrated solutions like green building codes, urban planning for resilience, and energy efficiency upgrades.
Cuby integrates seamlessly into the existing processes of homebuilders by vertically integrating general contracting services, supervision, and labor. Working with us allows homebuilders to access a turnkey solution that can reduce the skilled labor hours needed to build homes by up to ten times. This reduction significantly increases their margins, production volume, and cycles. Additionally, it enables the delivery of higher quality, cost-effective, efficient, and climate-resistant homes, greatly valued by end-users.
When floods hit my hometown in Kenya last year, it was the poorest communities who suffered most. In Nairobi, where more than 3 million people live in vulnerable homes made of wood, sheet metal and concrete — many in low-lying flood plains — the waters faced little resistance. Entire homes were swept away as people slept.
From tragic flooding in Mexico to record-breaking heat waves in India. Urban communities are on the frontlines of climate extremes, bearing the brunt of escalating impacts. And while they have long been hubs of innovation and climate leadership, they cannot tackle this crisis alone.
The lesson is clear: National governments need to partner with cities to address the world’s housing and climate crisessimultaneously. Poor-quality housing in highly vulnerable areas, combined with little to no access to basic services, creates a pernicious triple blow. The impacts ripple across urban and national economies.
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