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Wooden Renaissance: Codes + Innovation Smash Market Barriers

Let’s be honest. For decades, if you were a developer looking at a project over five stories, wood wasn't even part of the conversation. You were talking concrete and steel. Wood was for single-family homes and low-rise apartments, the "stick-frame" world. It was flammable, structurally limited, and frankly, viewed as "small time." That view is now obsolete.

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3D Printed Construction: How Fiberglass, Carbon Fiber, and Metal are Rewriting the Rules.

While the headline-grabbing stories of 3D printing in construction have largely focused on extruded concrete homes, a quieter but perhaps more revolutionary shift is occurring in the sector. High-performance materials—specifically fiberglass composites, carbon fiber, and printed metals—are moving from aerospace and automotive labs onto the job site, promising structures that are lighter, stronger, and far more geometrically complex than their concrete counterparts.

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The Robots Are Here: Meet Dusty

Meet Dusty Robotics.The construction industry is hitting a pivotal inflection point as robotics move from futuristic prototypes to practical, market-ready tools. This shift is driving rapid adoption. We are entering an era where the cost of the robot is no longer an obstacle, but a strategic advantage for increasing jobsite output.

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