Tyson Dirksen

Even with permissive zoning, streamlined delivery, and aligned capital, housing production is limited if construction cannot scale efficiently. As highlighted in Why the Housing Shortage Is a Systems Failure: A Real Estate Developer’s Perspective,housing scarcity emerges from five interdependent systemic failures: restrictive zoning, inefficient delivery mechanisms, misaligned capital flows, low…

Eco-tourism has transitioned from a niche concept into one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global travel industry. Driven by rising environmental awareness, climate change concerns, and a growing desire for authentic cultural experiences, travelers are increasingly choosing destinations that prioritize nature conservation, community benefits, and low-impact tourism models. According…

As outlined by Tyson Dirksen in The Housing Shortage Is a Systems Failure — Here’s the Framework to Fix It, effectively addressing the U.S. housing shortage requires tackling systemic failures across zoning, delivery mechanisms, capital flows, construction productivity, and underutilized housing stock. Even with permissive zoning and streamlined approval processes,…

Permissive zoning is a necessary foundation, but it does not build a single unit on its own. As argued in “Why the Housing Shortage Is a Systems Failure: A Real Estate Developer’s Perspective,” housing scarcity emerges from five interdependent systemic constraints: restrictive zoning and land use, inefficient delivery mechanisms, misaligned…