Embracing a circular economy isn't just about being environmentally conscious; it's about making a tangible impact on our carbon footprint. Urban Machine's recent project proves how keeping things local plays a pivotal role in sustainability.

We began with reclaimed wood sourced right here in the Bay Area, demonstrating our commitment to reducing transportation emissions. The wood, deconstructed by FERMA Corporation, was given a new lease on life when our innovative robot removed the metal fasteners, reclaiming it for reuse in American Canyon, CA.

ALL BAY MILL & LUMBER COMPANY, also in American Canyon, milled this reclaimed treasure into a canvas for creativity. Corral , located in Oakland, lent their design expertise to craft tables and bookshelves that tell a story of reclaimed history. JOINERY STRUCTURES, also in Oakland, then brought these designs to life with artisanal touches.

The beauty of this project lies not only in its craftsmanship but in its circularity. By keeping it all within the Bay Area, spanning just under 130 miles, we've significantly reduced our carbon footprint.

This wood, once destined for a landfill, will now grace a business right here in our community.

It's proof that the circular economy isn't just a concept but a powerful force for change that offers discarded materials a vibrant second life while minimizing our environmental impact.

Together, let's Salvage the Past to Build the Future, one project at a time.

Circularity for Furniture

We are on a mission to reclaim the millions of tons of wood waste from construction and demolition by reclaiming it into high volume, locally sourced, premium lumber products.

By using AI, The Machine removes staples and nails from reclaimed wood to turn it into premium lumber products. This lowers the carbon footprint and solves the problem of wood waste.

We reclaim & co-create locally sourced premium lumber products, creating a circular economy. In doing this, we preserve secular forests, reduce logistical costs, and allow for the health benefits of wood in our environments to be reaped.


Connecting Sustainability to Business Goals

Urban Machine uses AI to turn waste into lumber

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Discover how the Kusch Consulting engineering team streamlined their structural engineering projects, saving up to 20% in time using ClearCalcs.

Kusch Consulting is a structural engineering firm based in Australia that specialises in residential, commercial, and industrial projects. With a team of 32 engineers spread across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide, they handle a wide range of projects, from one-story residential homes to power station upgrades.

Richard Faulkner, Senior Structural Engineer at Kusch Consulting, first heard about ClearCalcs from another engineer who recommended it as an alternative to his existing software. Since then, Richard has introduced it to his team at Kusch Consulting, and over time, it has become an essential part of the team’s workflow. 

From quickly estimating beam sizes during initial project discussions to generating detailed reports during the design phase, ClearCalcs has made every step of the process easier and faster for Richard and his team.

A typical structural design project for an engineer like Richard begins with initial discussions with architects or clients to understand the project requirements. Richard often uses ClearCalcs early in this process for preliminary sizing and feasibility assessments. Once a project moves into the design phase, Richard uses ClearCalcs for detailed load analyses, calculations, and report generation.

Kusch Consulting x ClearCalcs

ClearCalcs is changing how the world is built with a platform that gives engineers and designers everything they need to streamline engineering design calculations. 

Built by engineers, and trusted by thousands, ClearCalcs’ comprehensive calculator library makes it easy to design to your local codes and standards. Our revolutionary drag and drop calculator builder and API enables anyone from a solo engineer to a product manufacturer to create, share, and automate everything from a single spreadsheet, all the way to a full engineering application.

ClearCalcs

Discover how SMARTBuild Engineering is leading sustainable building and social housing design with a forward-thinking approach.

SMARTBuild Engineering x ClearCalcs

Learn how SmartViz is helping Cardiff Metropolitan University maximise space use, energy efficiency, air quality and its impact on the learning environment. 

Besides savings over £5.1m by increasing the usage of existing buildings in favour of building new, the solution has enabled a data-driven and people-centred masterplan for the university, providing data for space needs versus perceived shortages, environmental and behaviour data to help boost student retention and campus stickiness.



Transforming Campus Space Management with IoT Sensors, Occupancy Analytics and Digital Twins 

SmartViz (www.smart-viz.com) is an AI-powered building analytics software that empowers leaders to increase financial performance from their estate, while enhancing occupant wellbeing, productivity and the journey towards net zero.

With SmartViz you can:
	Aggregate data from multiple sources into a visual, interactive “digital twin”
	Visualise space utilisation, air quality and energy performance
	Integrate low-cost occupancy monitoring sensors to make buildings people-centred
	Scenario plan and optimise buildings to reduce space & energy costs and improve wellbeing
	Establish a data-driven, people-centred estate planning strategy

SmartViz is a result of 20 years of experience in optimising buildings – including workplaces, universities, schools, museums, airports and more. We have saved Vodafone $40m per annum across its global portfolio of buildings, and saved Cardiff Met University £5.1m through optimum space management, timetabling and energy management.


SmartViz Ltd

Civix

Civix are a technology forward civil engineering consultancy in New Zealand and Australia. They specialize in large scale land development projects such as master planned communities, commercial sites and underground infrastructure.

Client: Aedifice
Local Engineer: Civix
Project Name: Selo
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Project Size: 11 acres
Road Network: 5 miles
Tech Solution: Allsite.ai - Service AI 1.0

Project Overview
Aedifice, a leading property development firm, sought to develop the Selo project, a 11-acre residential community in Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand. The project encompassed 243 buildings across 210 lots, with an extensive utility infrastructure involving over 5 miles of sanitary sewer, wastewater, and water supply pipes. To address the complexity of this large-scale development, Aedifice partnered with local engineers Civix who leveraged the innovative Allsite.ai platform, specifically Service AI 1.0, to optimize the design and construction process.


The Challenge
The Selo project faced several challenges due to its size and scope, including the need to design a highly efficient underground pipe network. The requirements were substantial:

555 (2.7 miles) storm drain pipes

385 (1.7 miles) sanitary sewer pipes

536 (2.6 miles) water supply pipes

The intricate design had to meet stringent engineering rules, including proper pipe cover, minimum clearance between pipes, and minimum grades. Additionally, the design needed to be cost-effective, balancing both capital (CAPEX) and operational (OPEX) expenses while minimizing risks of structural conflicts like pipes too close to retaining walls. Flood resilience was also a critical concern, as the area was prone to flooding.


Technology in Action: Allsite.ai's Service AI 1.0
To overcome these challenges, Civix utilized Allsite.ai's Service AI 1.0, an intelligent tool designed to automate and optimize engineering designs. Service AI 1.0 provided a comprehensive solution for the pipe network by:

Setting all pipe invert levels to ensure compliance with engineering rules.
Automatically designing the pipe network to minimize CAPEX and OPEX costs.
Implementing built-in QA checking to detect potential design conflicts, such as pipes near retaining walls.
Automatically sizing pipes based on specified catchments and performing a full flow analysis to ensure optimal performance.
Generating detailed pipe long sections, capacity tables, and plan views that adhered to Auckland City Council standards, eliminating the need for manual drafting.
Calculating trench volumes and setting excavation methods (shoring or benching), improving communication between developers and construction teams.

In addition, semi-automated flood modelling was conducted using the Tuflow flood engine, ensuring the design was resilient against future flood events.



Client Feedback

According to the projects Professional Engineer from Civix, “Using Service AI 1.0 and Allsite.ai, iterations of servicing design took less than an hour. Every pipe invert was designed with no overrides. I was blown away by how accurate it was, creating a design better than a human could—the design had lower construction and operational costs, giving a great result for the client.”



Selo Residential Development

You can book a demo of our technology at https://allsite.ai we then will run a pilot project with you to demonstrate how the tools can integrate into your workflows.

Level AI is a grading optimizer that can perfectly balance large sites whilst designing levels such that roading complies with local rules and all lots can be services with careful consideration of flooding. The inputs to Level AI are a 2d site plan, topographical survey, local rules are pulled from the closest previous project run. The Allsite.ai platform runs on massive GPU clusters in the cloud running billions of iterations to ensure the site perfectly balances. 

Service AI 1.0 automatically designs the servicing network in 3D given a 2d network, sizing pipes and avoiding clashes whilst meeting local clearance requirements. Service AI 2.0 (ready early 2025) will automatically lay out the servicing network in 3d placing pipes in an optimal routing.

Level AI has demonstrated 100x speed-ups on large scale projects, this speed-up allows more layouts to be explored and better outcomes for clients. Case studies in the US have demonstrated the power of the tool, generating over $1 million in earthworks savings on one project alone. Changes to the design are easy, even after construction has started as the site can be rebalanced within hours and a new servicing network designed.



Allsite.ai

HKS is an international design firm of more than 1400 architects, interior designers, urban designers, scientists, artists, anthropologists and more

AMAALA Triple Bay Marina Yacht Club

Rhinoceros 3D is a 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design application software developed by the American company Robert McNeel & Associates. Utilizing NURBS mathematical modeling to produce precise representations of free-form, curving surfaces, Rhino is used in industries such as architecture, industrial design, automotive design, product design, and multimedia and graphic design.

Rhino 3D

Autodesk Revit is a building information modeling (BIM) software used by architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, NEP engineers, designers, and contractors. 

Revit

BEAM is the go-to solution for architects, engineers, and designers to seamlessly create BIM elements in Rhino and transfer them to Revit or IFC—eliminating the hassle of complex workflows.

BEAM: Enhance Your BIM Modeling
Bring the power of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to Rhino® with BEAM.
 
Extend Rhino geometry with BIM data and export to Autodesk® Revit™ or IFC 4.

With BEAM, you can deliver your designs to the digital era of BIM, streamlining your workflows and improving the efficiency of your projects.

BEAM

Heatherwick Studio is a team of over 200 problem solvers dedicated to making the physical world around us better for everyone. 

Little Island – New York, United States

Heatherwick studio

A multi-award winning British design and architecture studio - buildings, spaces, master-plans, objects and infrastructure

1700 Alberni

MYS Architects enhances construction documents efficiency and 3D modeling capabilities with SWAPP's AI.

SWAPP is an innovative AI product that automates repetitive tasks in the architectural documentation and modeling processes, enabling architects to focus on design and vision. 

It analyzes a firm's previous projects, extracts design habits, and annotation practices, and develops personalized rule sets and algorithms. 
These are then used to automate the creation and annotation of architectural documentation for new projects, maintaining high standards without compromising quality.

Powered by AI and created by architects, data scientists, and LLM experts, SWAPP improves delivery time, boosts profitability, and ensures accuracy. 
It seamlessly integrates with existing workflows, empowering architects to embrace the new era of AI securely and efficiently.

SWAPP is easily accessible by your preferred BIM software.

SWAPP AI seamlessly integrates with your cloud BIM storage.

SWAPP AI

Complete development of all required documentation during the Entitlements/SD, DD, and CD phases for a Type I, six-story core and shell life sciences building. Facade design and optimization for CBC code compliance. The project includes two levels of above-grade tandem and valet parking, as well as a large terrace on Level 3 above the parking structure.

1 Twin Dolphin Drive

We seek the finest solutions for all your architectural challenges. By developing a highly complex BIM model, we deliver outstanding Design, Construction Documents, assets for Fabrication and 3D printing systems, so you build the extraordinary! 

Got a project in mind? Reach out! 👉 slantis.com/contact

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Development of all necessary documentation for a 2,000-bed university undergraduate housing project, which serves as a major public gateway to the University of California, San Diego campus. One of the main challenges was tackling complex construction details while meeting our client's standards. Also, the highly-complex coordination between all consultants and different design studios working simultaneously on the project.

UC San Diego

A software-as-a service platform, AVAIL was spun out of industry pioneer ArchVision, after discovering a unique way to manage the rapidly growing amount of Building Information Modeling (BIM) content. Industry leaders have adopted AVAIL to more efficiently create high quality designs and predictable project outcomes.

Avail

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