Eliminating structural concrete overdesign with AI

Eliminating concrete over-design with AI.
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Problem Addressed

Presently, the concrete industry constitutes 4-8% of global CO2 emissions (source: Akerlof). Concrete is the most common material for building structure and there is an overall consensus in the construction industry that concrete structures tend to be over-designed, from various reasons such as lack of optimisation tools, tight design time schedules, lack of engineers or financial motivation to create a lean structure.

All of the above leads to loss of funds for the client, high levels of CO2 emissions and friction between all stakeholders that take part in designing our buildings.

Solution overview

Structure Pal provides structural engineers with AI-based tools that enable them to reduce the required concrete in their design, without changing their workflow and without any learning curve, achieving great reduction in costs, volume and CO2 emissions.

The result in numbers:

  1. Up to 15% concrete volume reduction.
  2. Up to 15% reduction in concrete related execution costs.
  3. Up to 50% design time reduction.
  4. Up to 30% reduction in construction emitted Co2.

Structure Pal works directly on the BIM model and allows users full control of the properties of each project according to the client brief. The software will propose the minimum amount of concrete columns and slab thickness required. It will also determine the most efficient cross sections for the reinforced concrete elements.

Users pay per square metre of floor plan. The use of the software results in reduced reinforced concrete volume, CO2 emissions and construction cost. For every £1 invested in Structure Pal, users receive a £10 return on investment due to savings.

Company name

Structure Pal

UK availability

Yes

Solution launch date

2022

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Facts and Figures

Up to 15 %

Concrete volume reduction.

Up to 15 %

Reduction in concrete related execution costs.

Up to 50 %

Design time reduction.

Up to 30 %

Reduction in construction emitted Co2.

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