# #159: Combining Robotics and Mass Timber For Modular Urban Buildings with Intelligent City

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Podcast: [Earthlings 2.0 Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/earthlings-2-0-podcast-4600078)
Published: 2026-05-05T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://resourcelabs.co/earthlings-episodes/159-combining-robotics-and-mass-timber-for-modular-urban-buildings-with-intelligent-city
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## Resource

In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Oliver David (OD) Krieg, president of Intelligent City, about how prefabrication, automation, and mass timber are reshaping the future of housing. He explains how a “product platform” approach, standardizing manufacturing while allowing for design flexibility, can make construction faster, more efficient, and scalable. The conversation explores the role of robotics and data-driven processes in increasing output without eliminating labor, the benefits and challenges of mass timber as a building material, and why the housing crisis is as much about systems, financing, and policy as it is about construction methods. We also discussed this topic in different capacities in a few previous episodes. You can watch or listen here: #29: Living, Breathing, Beautiful Buildings with Lindsay Baker #72 - Using AI to Make Smarter, Greener, and More Efficient Buildings Key Points: Prefabrication as a platform model – Standardized manufacturing processes paired with flexible design enable faster, more scalable housing delivery while maintaining architectural variation. Automation increases output, not replaces labor – Robotics and software improve efficiency and productivity, helping address labor shortages rather than eliminating jobs. The future points toward industrialized construction – Over the next 10-20 years, prefab systems and factory-based building could become a dominant model, supported by larger-scale manufacturers and standardized processes. Oliver David (OD) Krieg, President of Intelligent City , LinkedIn Sarah Malpeli , Earthlings 2.0 Guest Host, Vice President, Client Services & Growth at Technica Communications , LinkedIn 🚀 Calling all Earthlings…   Visit our website for more episodes! Sign up to our newsle…

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