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Remote work can unlock productivity or push burnout. Here's how smart companies are planning for our 'hybrid' and WFH future

Summary List Placement Prashant Hegde, senior director of product development at Zillow, used to be skeptical of allowing remote work or having fully remote employees on his team or at the company. He told Insider he felt it was a muscle the company didn't have, so it wouldn't work well.
As a product lead, he spends his days with engineers, designers, and marketing and customer success teams to ensure Zillow is continuously improving its offering. After going fully remote during the pandemic, Hegde acknowledged the need for a new approach to work.
"When you go back, there's going to be...
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This California company makes smart, off-the-grid, and 'healthy' prefab homes for to $670,000 - see inside and how they work

10 days ago | By Business Insider

A home from Dvele.
Dvele
Dvele builds smart self-sustaining prefab homes that use AI to create a healthy home environment.
The "software-defined" homes use DveleIQ and 300 sensors to monitor itself and its occupants.
Dvele's lineup includes both homes over 3,000 square-feet and tiny homes for $150,000 to $670,000.
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California-based Dvele is creating smart prefab homes with integrated artificial intelligence programs to make the homes healthier to live in. While prefabricated homes aren't a new concept, they've often been considered...
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