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From Solar Cities to Core Walls: Mike Rosen on Reinventing How We Build Homes
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What if the future of housing isn’t about building faster, but building smarter?
In this episode of Builder Buzz by Home Nation, host Quinton Comino sits down with Mike Rosen, architect, innovator, and sustainability pioneer, whose 40+ year career spans residential renovations in Philadelphia, carbon-neutral city planning in China, and groundbreaking modular construction systems in the U.S.
Rosen shares how his early thesis on solar energy foreshadowed a career defined by green design, why millions of people around the world already live in homes shaped by his firm, and what he learned designing an entire city for four million people in central China.
He also unpacks his patented “core wall” system, an innovation that integrates all the plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems of a house into one prefabricated unit—streamlining construction and lowering costs. From lessons learned during the 2008 recession to today’s emerging demand for prefab, Rosen reveals why the housing industry is on the cusp of radical change.
Whether you’re in architecture, real estate, or just fascinated by the future of sustainable living, this conversation will change the way you think about the homes and cities of tomorrow.
What You’ll Learn:
- How sustainable design shaped Mike Rosen’s global career
- Why his carbon-neutral city prototype in China was ahead of its time
- The origin story and revival of the patented “core wall” system
- Why the construction industry resists innovation—and how it will eventually change
- Rosen’s predictions on steel, prefabrication, and the end of stick-built housing
Connect with Mike Rosen:
- 🏙️ Architect | 🏗️ Innovator | 🌍 Sustainability Pioneer
- 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mikerosenaia
- 🌐 Website: MikeRosenArchitects.com
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