Mass timer buildings are prefabricated structures made of (hopefully renewable) wood. The pieces are made in a factory and then able to be quickly constructed together on-site.
This can hopefully greatly reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere from producing a building. The cost of producing buildings in this method is also going down. Additionally, these mass timer buildings are typically more dense than single family homes, which can lead to more sustainable communities.
*Robots and humans to build Canada’s 9-storey timber tower together
I’m sure the factories are jobless as well. And the trucks that bring in the individual pieces. And nobody ask who is doing the safety inspecting or plumbing and electrical hookups, since they don’t count, either.
Beginning to think all this talk of automation is a shell game.
It’s easier to make passenger jets now than in the bronze age. Automation reduces the necessary amount of labor even if it doesn’t eliminate it entirely.
They must have updated the title, because it now says “robots to help build…”