Housing, Buildings & Community Infrastructure
Sector stage: Operating TodayHousing, Buildings & Community Infrastructure Shelter is the most basic security there is — and for millions it’s the most out
Automated Housing & Construction
Construction is one of the largest and least-automated industries on Earth — which is exactly why it’s one of the b…
Building it: Built Robotics, Caterpillar, Dusty Robotics
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Modular Housing
Building a home outdoors, one piece at a time, in all weather, is slow and wasteful.
Building it: Plant Prefab, HUD, ICC
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated 3D-Printed Housing
Imagine printing the walls of a house in a day, with a machine, for a fraction of the labor.
Building it: ICON, COBOD, Apis Cor
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Prefab Construction
Between fully site-built and fully modular lies prefab: building components — walls, floors, roof panels, bathroom …
Building it: Plant Prefab, ICC, HUD
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Building Inspection
A building is only as safe as its inspection — and inspection is often slow, inconsistent, and a bottleneck.
Building it: Boston Dynamics, Bentley Systems, ICC
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Permitting Support
Permitting delays quietly add months and thousands of dollars to every building project — a hidden tax on housing.
Building it: NREL, DOE, ICC
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Smart Homes
A home shouldn’t waste energy heating empty rooms, miss a water leak until the floor is ruined, or be hard to live …
Building it: Flo by Moen, ENERGY STAR
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Building Maintenance
Buildings quietly decay — until a small problem becomes an expensive failure.
Building it: Boston Dynamics, Bentley Systems, ENERGY STAR
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated HVAC Systems
Heating and cooling is the single biggest energy use in most buildings — and most of it is wasted.
Building it: ENERGY STAR
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Plumbing Systems
A hidden leak can destroy a home before anyone notices, and buildings waste enormous amounts of water.
Building it: Flo by Moen, ICC
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Electrical Systems
Electrical systems power everything in a building — and as homes add solar, batteries, EVs, and heat pumps, they ne…
Building it: National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Road & Bridge Construction
Roads and bridges are the backbone communities run on — and ours are aging, congested, and expensive to build and f…
Building it: Built Robotics, Caterpillar, Bentley Systems
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Public Works
Water mains, sewers, sidewalks, streetlights, public buildings — the shared infrastructure that makes a community f…
Building it: Built Robotics, Caterpillar, EPA
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Parks & Recreation Infrastructure
Parks, trails, playgrounds, and public spaces are where communities come together — and they’re easy to neglect whe…
Building it: ADA
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Disability Accessibility Systems
A home or building that someone can’t fully use isn’t really accessible to them.
Building it: Apple Watch, ADA, Fair Housing Act
Explore →DemonstratedAutomated Disaster Recovery Housing
After a disaster, families can wait months or years for housing — living in shelters, hotels, or worse.
Building it: ICON, Plant Prefab, FEMA
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