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I am not a builder, but I wonder if tech like this is stymied by the nature of the housing market? From what I understand, housing is one of the most-regulated
by wallace_f 8y ago
I am not a builder, but I wonder if tech like this is stymied by the nature of the housing market?
From what I understand, housing is one of the most-regulated sectors, and one which has also seen not much innovation (compare to computers or autos).
Were I a Bill Gates, I'd sponsor housing projects where innovators could be rewarded based on sustainability and cost. I guess, in order for anyone to live in them, I'd also have to sponsor some politicians to get government to then allow it.
From an efficient resource allocation (in other words, economic) perspective, there appears to be almost noone solving sustainibility problems. What I mean is, sustainability per dollar spent should be at the forefront of our minds, and I'd be very surprised this kind of tech did not find a place in the market if that were allowed to prevail.
- mxuribe 8y agoI believe there are entities that benefit far more from keeping the status quo as-is, instead of innovating. While I've only worked in large real estate enterprises in my past, and not actual housing (though the two industries are quite linked), never forget that beyond the science and conventional challenges of innovation, there exists human elements who block forward progress; because - sadly - some of these humans gain too much ($POWER or $MONEY, etc.) in the legacy world.
- wallace_f 8y agoI'm convinced this is one of the biggest problems with our generation--corporatism or cronyism, whatever it is. It is the fact that the private sector and government collude to keep the status quo profiteers safe from innovators obsoleting them. It should be the opposite. The government should work to resolve market failures. This is one of those issues which is not left vs right, but rich vs poor... That just gets completely ignored, whether by accident or design...