#190 Climate Robotics, Reusing Lumber, the Economics of Construction, Inventory Prediction, & More w/ Eric Law (Urban Machine)

Reclaimed lumber is the superpower building material you’ve never heard of (because we’re all up to date on our Rolodex of sustainable building materials, right?).

Lumber, processed wood from trees, is a versatile and widely used building material known for its strength, durability, and workability.

So why isn’t there more of it in our buildings? Well, as great as lumber is, usable lumber from our buildings only comes from a few places — in the USA, it comes mainly from the Northwest and Southeast. That makes lumber an expensive building material.

But all hope is not lost. In comes Urban Machine. By creating reusable lumber from waste sites, they are increasing the supply of usable lumber, making it not only more available but more local.

Convinced that you should know more about this? Well, you’re in luck. Tune in to todays episode to learn more…🎧💡

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Topics:
**03:14 Building Robots for Lumber
**08:22 Removing Metal
**18:30 Predicting Inventory
**26:27 Challenges of Building a Hardware Company
**28:47 The Economics of Construction
**36:26 The Future of Urban Machine
**40:35 Keys to Success in the Construction Tech Industry
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Chapters

• 3:14 Building Robots for Lumber
• 8:22 Removing Metal
• 18:30 Predicting Inventory
• 26:27 Challenges of Building a Hardware Startup
• 28:47 The Economics of Construction
• 36:26 The Future of Urban Machine
• 40:35 Keys to Success in the Construction Tech Industry