Automating the Global Economy · Module 08

Housing, Buildings & Community Infrastructure

Sector stage: Operating Today

Housing, Buildings & Community Infrastructure Shelter is the most basic security there is — and for millions it’s the most out

What this sector automates — 16 deep dives
Demonstrated

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

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Demonstrated

Automated Modular Housing

Building a home outdoors, one piece at a time, in all weather, is slow and wasteful.

Building it: Plant Prefab, HUD, ICC

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Automated 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

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Automated Prefab Construction

Between fully site-built and fully modular lies prefab: building components — walls, floors, roof panels, bathroom …

Building it: Plant Prefab, ICC, HUD

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Demonstrated

Automated 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

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Demonstrated

Automated 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

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Demonstrated

Automated 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

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Demonstrated

Automated Building Maintenance

Buildings quietly decay — until a small problem becomes an expensive failure.

Building it: Boston Dynamics, Bentley Systems, ENERGY STAR

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Demonstrated

Automated HVAC Systems

Heating and cooling is the single biggest energy use in most buildings — and most of it is wasted.

Building it: ENERGY STAR

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Demonstrated

Automated 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

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Demonstrated

Automated 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)

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Demonstrated

Automated 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

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Demonstrated

Automated Public Works

Water mains, sewers, sidewalks, streetlights, public buildings — the shared infrastructure that makes a community f…

Building it: Built Robotics, Caterpillar, EPA

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Demonstrated

Automated Parks & Recreation Infrastructure

Parks, trails, playgrounds, and public spaces are where communities come together — and they’re easy to neglect whe…

Building it: ADA

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Demonstrated

Automated 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

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Demonstrated

Automated 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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