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How Falling Birth Rates Reshape the Construction Industry
Lucas and Luna explore how declining birth rates are transforming the construction industry. They focus on Japan's shrinking workforce and the adoption of modular construction and robotics, with specific examples like Sekisui House and automated bricklaying machines. The episode discusses how labor shortages are driving innovation in prefabrication and 3D printing, and what this means for housing affordability in aging societies. A concrete look at an industry adapting to demographic change.
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