As a Civil Engineer & Software Engineer, we're always limited by the Construction Budget; no matter how cool something is. Even brick masonry now is split-face

As a Civil Engineer & Software Engineer, we're always limited by the Construction Budget; no matter how cool something is. Even brick masonry now is split-face and limited to at-grade elevations. Speaking of reinventing, I'm still waiting on Elon Musk's eco-bricks [1] and whenever foamed metals [2] become popular. [1] - https://interestingengineering.com/boring-companys-eco-bricks-coming-soon-hints-elon-musk https://interestingengineering.com/boring-companys-eco-brick... [2] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_foam https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_foam