Concrete accounts for nearly 8% of global CO₂ emissions and a major contributor is non-optimized processes. Giatec, a Canadian construction tech company, saw an opportunity to change that. “We started Giatec with the vision to revolutionize the concrete industry,” says Aali R. Alizadeh, CTO and co-founder. “To bring easy-to-use software and sensors so that all the stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of concrete can benefit from and improve the productivity, efficiency, safety and durability in construction projects.”
The industry has traditionally relied on manual processes and intuition. Giatec saw an opportunity to close that gap with smarter solutions, starting with data—advancing sustainability and safety across the lifecycle of concrete.
Read the full article here.
