A more equitable future, built from the ground up.
Learn more hereTerner Labs scales critical housing innovations at the intersection of equity, affordability, and sustainability.
Whether supporting ventures from start to scale, launching tools for policy decision-making, or modernizing construction methods, Terner Labs’ work aims to spur innovation to fundamentally and equitably improve the housing market.
As a sister organization of the Terner Center, the Labs draws on rigorous research and policy expertise to select promising innovators and guide them toward the highest impact. In return, the solutions they field serve to inform better future research and policies.
Terner Labs initiatives:
The Housing Venture Lab
The Housing Venture Lab is an accelerator that provides wraparound support for entrepreneurs with new, bold ideas to make housing more equitable, accessible, and sustainable.
Data Solutions Lab
The Data Solutions Lab develops data-centric tools for housing and land use modeling, empowering policymakers, researchers, and advocates to make informed decisions regarding community housing.
Builders Lab
The Builders Lab, a new program launching in 2024, works with emerging leaders in architecture, engineering, and construction to implement and scale industrialized methods that improve housing delivery across the United States.
Entrepreneurs from the first cohort of the Housing Lab visit Factory OS.
Terner Center and Terner Labs are separate legal entities funded by separate sources. The allocation of funding for joint projects is determined in advance by the funder and structured as a sub-award.