Technology
Technology and the Labor Shortage: Automation Can Empower Workers
If construction’s power players choose to proceed responsibly, automation and technology in construction will aid the labor shortage by streamlining processes and empowering workers.
By Yves Frinault
July 24, 2018
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by Yves Frinault
Yves Frinault has masters degrees in civil engineering from Stanford University and Ecole Polytechnique.
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