AI Tool Hands out Fire-Risk Assessment Scores

AI Tool Hands out Fire-Risk Assessment Scores

Brief  A tool called Zesty.ai assesses a property’s wildfire risk and assigns a score based on its age, roof type, materials, nearby vegetation and the slope of the surrounding land. The company intends to add functions that will measure risks from other natural...
Resilient Construction Needs New Value Gauge

Resilient Construction Needs New Value Gauge

Brief  Estimates of annual losses from hurricane damage may understate the real total by more than 80%, thus undervaluing hurricane-resistant construction, according to MIT researchers. The error is traced to the failure to take into account the density of a...
Nanomaterials Lower Water Absorption in Concrete

Nanomaterials Lower Water Absorption in Concrete

Brief  Researchers in the UAE and India analyzed the effect of a series of nanoparticles, including carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide, on concrete water permeability and chloride infiltration in a study published in Materials Today, and found the use of...
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