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The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.

youtu.beNorth America's Elevator ProblemYouTube video by About Here

@mostlyapples.bsky.social

11 Jan

Sorry. It's not very honest to just decide that "the rules" are the #1 component of the problem, without even discussing or weighing the magnitude of the other issues. The lack of tradespeople will keep prices high even if the rules change. So... your conclusion makes no sense.

Stephen Jacob Smith

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There’s a long section in my report (which this is based on) on the labor shortage, which is indirectly driven by the standard issue that Uytae talks a lot about admin.centerforbuilding.org/wp-content/u...

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@mostlyapples.bsky.social

12 Jan

Thanks- but that’s not part of the video, so it’s not helpful in the context of the video. Still Europe also has LOTS of rules and regs but builds things from elevators to subways to apts cheaper. Complaining about rules/standards doesn’t adequately explain our larger building issues.