Annual Awards Recognize Innovative Companies and Projects Addressing the World’s Most Urgent Challenges
Singapore | June 10, 2025 — BillionBricks has been named an honoree of Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards. This annual recognition honors bold and transformative efforts that tackle the world’s most pressing issues—from fresh sustainability initiatives and cutting-edge AI developments to ambitious pursuits of social equity that are helping mold the world.
BillionBricks was recognized for its innovative energy-generating solar home communities, which seamlessly combine housing, clean energy, and climate resilience. By transforming the roofs of homes into utility-scale solar farms, BillionBricks enables homeowners to generate income from renewable energy while drastically reducing their carbon footprint—redefining how we think about affordable living and energy access.
This year’s awards, featured on fastcompany.com, showcase 50 winners across 12 categories and 50 additional winners across industries, for a total of 100 outstanding projects. A panel of Fast Company editors and reporters selected the winners from a pool of more than 1,500 entries and judged applications based on their impact, sustainability, design, creativity, scalability, and ability to improve society.
“The world has been stuck for decades in trying to solve the housing crisis and on top of that, facing the climate crisis.” says BillionBricks Co-Founder and CEO Prasoon Kumar, “BillionBricks had no choice but to come up with an idea that would be extremely innovative and pioneering. There was no choice but to have an idea in this space in order to create impact and solve the problem. To be recognized by Fast Company alongside other world-changing ideas is a reminder that we’re on the right path”
Fast Company’s Summer 2025 issue (on newsstands June 17, 2025) will feature select award winners working on solutions such as a spinal cord stimulator for people who’ve been injured, modular bus shelters in Los Angeles, and AI to help eliminate counterfeit drugs.
“The World Changing Ideas Awards have always been about showcasing the art of the possible,” says Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. “We’re proud to recognize the organizations and leaders that are making meaningful progress on the biggest issues of our time.”
ABOUT BILLIONBRICKS
BillionBricks is a pioneering climate-tech venture, creating the world’s first energy-generating solar home communities for the 1.8 billion people living without safe shelter or clean energy. By integrating housing and renewable power in one scalable solution, BillionBricks redefines sustainable development, delivering social, environmental, and financial returns. Learn more at www.billionbricks.org.
ABOUT FAST COMPANY
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