Winning Projects
Green Policy Agent
AI-powered tool for UN policy analysts to process geospatial and socioeconomic data
Comply.ai (now bild.ai)
Automated architectural plan review for building code compliance
Tenant Case Navigator
Searchable database with AI-driven insights for tenant rights advocates
Problem Statements
Empowering Tenants to Exercise Rights
Analyze historical public records to identify effective legal arguments and help tenants challenge landlords failing to maintain legal obligations.
Building Code Analysis
Systematically analyze and compare building codes across 109 California jurisdictions to address complexity causing increased construction costs.
AI Translation for UN Documents
Create intelligent translation system for technical UN documents, leveraging vast archive of professionally translated documents across all six UN languages.
Land Degradation Analysis
Analyze relationships between land degradation, drought, and human populations using global geospatial datasets and Earth observation data.
2024 Sponsors & Partners
$30,000 in Azure Credits
$7,000 in Prizes
Founding Partner
UNCCD
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
What people said.
It was really heartwarming seeing all the creative solutions participants came up with! I loved seeing the different ways people used tech and AI for social good, it reminds me why we do the work we do.
Green Policy Agent started as a quick prototype during the hackathon, but it's grown into something way bigger. Presenting our work as Arboren at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification's COP 16 gave us a huge boost. We got to share our approach to mapping environmental policies and making land data more accessible. Since then, we've kept working on it with nonprofits, researchers, and VCs who see the potential. Hack for Social Impact set the stage for ongoing, real-world change.