Peggy’s Blog:
Frontier Firms Rebuild Construction
For years, construction companies have been told that technology will transform the industry. We have seen it with BIM (building information modeling), drones, reality capture, connected equipment, digital twins, cloud-based project management, and AI (artificial intelligence). Now, we are moving from technology that helps workers do their jobs to technology that can increasingly do parts of the work itself.
That is where the idea of the frontier firm comes in, a concept I have written about in the manufacturing space. These organizations embed technology deeply into operations, use realtime data to make decisions, and continuously redesign how work gets done. Simply, a frontier firm has a hybrid team of humans and agents, and they can scale rapidly and operate with agility.
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Laura’s Blog:
3D Printing: From Possibility to Practicality
For years, 3D printing in construction has been viewed as an emerging technology with enormous potential. The industry celebrated demonstrations and prototype homes, but many questioned whether the technology could scale, satisfy building codes, and become a practical solution for residential development. Today, new trends are beginning to shape the market.
One of the biggest trends is the move from single demonstration projects to entire communities built with robotic construction technologies. Rather than proving a printer can build one home, developers are now focused on creating repeatable, scalable processes that can help address housing shortages while improving efficiency.
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