Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Making Value: Integrating Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation to Thrive in the Changing Global Economy

Making Value:

Integrating Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation to Thrive in the Changing Global Economy

A free 48-page pdf report from a conference held in Washington, DC on June 11-12th, 2012.

A great report, now to apply these ideas to the change-resistant construction industry.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

MIT Conference - The Future of Manufacturing in the U.S. - and the Future of Architecture, Engineering and Construction

On May 8-9th, 2012 MIT hosted an event on "The Future of Manufacturing in the U.S."

Here is a list of the speakers with links to their video presentations.

Below is a video of Rodney Brooks with an overview of manufacturing and technology.


Link
It begs the question, will we always manufacture most homes on site by hand?