CLT construction could get help from AI

Compared with traditional concrete construction, sustainable timber architecture is better for the environment – but there's always room for improvement. With this in mind, a new startup co-founded by Carlo Ratti says it could reduce waste in the manufacturing process of cross-laminated timber (CLT) by up to 30 percent using AI tech. Carlo Ratti, who is the founder of Carlo Ratti Associati and a professor at MIT, has launched a new startup called Maestro in collaboration with Mykola Murashko, a 23-year-old Cambridge graduate, to pursue the research, which it calls AI Timber. The basic ...