BLACKSBURG, Va., March 11 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
The need to address demand for buildings, and their affordability, has been a topic ofreports, discussions, research, and eventestimonyfor industry, academia, and government. And recent economic pressures such as volatile supply chains, labor shortages, code and regulatory changes, new expectations for resiliency, and stubborn inflation have only made the issuemore complex.
Fortunately, transformative technologies exist to help address it. Advanced materials, automation, and additive manufacturing are examples of rapidly maturing methods with the potential to transform construction for the better, if only their adoption can ...