Construction Physics' Brian Potter - why America excels at fracking but struggles with construction
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Brian Potter is a structural engineer and author of Construction Physics, a weekly Substack about the economics, technology, and productivity of building and infrastructure. He's also a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Progress.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Brian and Auren discuss:
- Why construction productivity has flatlined for decades
- The failure of modular construction and automation barriers
- The unprecedented innovation at Bell Labs and modern research comparisons
- Why America dominates fracking but struggles to build
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