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Where Has Construction Automation Been Successful?

Construction is famously labor intensive: direct labor makes up close to 50% of the cost of constructing a new single-family home in the US, compared to around 6 to 8% of the cost of manufacturing a car. Unsurprisingly, there’s long been in...

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Reading List - 09/05/2026

SpaceX’s turbine blade factory, Fervo’s deal with Google, Delhi’s cheap metro, why recycling is overrated, and more.

Welcome to the reading list, a weekly roundup of news and links related to buildings, infrastructure, and industrial techn...

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How Will the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Affect Housing Supply? Part III

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This is my third and final essay looking at the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and how it’s likely to affect housing supply. As I’ve noted in my previous two essays, this is a sprawling piece of legislation, with 59 secti...

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Reading List 08/29/26

Sinking London homes, US magnesium manufacturing, the World Humanoid Robot games, catastrophic flooding in Nepal, and more.

Welcome to the reading list, a weekly roundup of news and links related to buildings, infrastructure, and industria...

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How the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Works

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is the largest crude oil storage facility in the world. It’s capable of storing 714 million barrels of oil, slightly less than 10% of the US’s annual oil consumption. Built in response to OAPEC’s 197...

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