AI partnership: Stanley and Converge

Construction technology company Converge, has announced a new tool that uses predictive AI to assist contractors in reducing concrete overdesign and embodied carbon emissions, promoting low-carbon construction practices.

The tech company said its collaboration with Stanley Black & Decker in North America amplifies the impact Mix AI drives.

“Mix AI will empower our customers to choose carbon-efficient mixes and deliver concrete programs on schedule with excellence. It’s a win for our customers, a win for us, and a win for the environment,” said Brad Roberts, president of construction technology at Stanley Black & Decker.

Cement, crucial for concrete’s strength, accounts for about 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Mix AI, said the London-based tech firm, enables contractors to choose concrete mixes with less cement, meeting performance specs while cutting down embodied carbon emissions.

“There is an unprecedented opportunity to leverage AI in the building material sector, to rapidly accelerate the decarbonization of one of the hardest-to-abate sectors,” said Raphael Scheps, co-founder and CEO of Converge.

Mix AI complements ConcreteDNA, Converge’s AI-based concrete monitoring and data management platform, said the company.

The company, said Scheps, “is using cutting-edge AI techniques to deliver a real-world, highly-scalable digital solution to decarbonize the concrete sector.”