It’s called off-site construction. Another form of off-site construction is modular, where entire rooms are fabricated in a factory and transported to the site. Two other factors have contributed to the rise in off-site construction, where much of the detail work is done by robots in vast factories. ADADThat, McManus said, has “meant a lot of skilled laborers have exited the U.S. construction market altogether.”In terms of market share, off-site construction for residential buildings is only in the single digits now. This particular building is only the second multifamily building Blueprint Robotics has built in Washington.

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2020 20:56 UTC