Winner - Undergraduate Competition
Chathurangi Edussuriya
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Idea: Soil quality analyser
Chathurangi’s soil-testing innovation is designed to be used on site, with the results fed into a smartphone. Chathurangi was also awarded the COINS Investment Prize, which goes to the entry that the judges consider to be the most promising business idea.
She comments: “I think this idea could revolutionize the construction industry because usually soil tests are performed in laboratories, but with my method they can be performed at the construction site. The ‘Soil Analyser’ could save both money and time for the construction companies. The COINS Investment Prize will help me to develop my idea further as it’s currently based on research. This has been the best experience of my life!”
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learn about her idea or watch this
post-award interview.
Winner - Open Competition
Michael Evans
CEO of Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd, UK
Idea: Carbon Negative Building Materials
Michael’s climate-saving CO2LOC technology aims to reduce the embedded carbon in construction projects.
He explains: “We’re developing a technology that can capture CO2 and convert it into materials that can be used in the construction sector. Winning this award has been really fantastic for us as we’re at a stage in the development of our technology where we really need to get exposure to the construction sector, so that they can adopt some of the materials we’re using and take some risks in trying something new. Our CO2 lock technology can capture CO2in the form of magnesium carbonate, this can be used as a filler in construction materials as a direct replacement for gypsum.”
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learn about his idea or watch this
post-award interview.
Runner Up - Undergraduate Competition
Kaushal Shetty and Madhav Datt
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Idea: The Box – Helping refugees build a home and a community
Undergraduate Competition runners up are Kaushal Shetty (pictured below) and Madhav Datt with ‘The Box’, a sustainable emergency shelter for people displaced due to natural disasters or violence.
Kaushal Shetty and Madhav Datt are both studying at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
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learn about their idea.
Runner Up - Open Competition
Ali Khaloo
CEO and Founder of Aren, USA
Idea: Bringing Digital Twin Technology and Artificial Intelligence to the Asset Management Community
Ali Khaloo is the runner up for the Open Competition with his idea for bringing ‘Digital Twin Technology and Artificial Intelligence to the Asset Management Community’.
Ali is the CEO and Founder of Aren, USA.
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learn about his idea.
Winner - COINS Software Innovation Prize
Felix Chu
The University of Edinburgh
Idea: Transforming Architecture Practice into Automation
Felix Chu, a student at The University of Edinburgh, aims to combine intelligent technologies to increase the efficiency of the architecture industry.
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learn about his idea,or watch this
post-award video.
Open Competition
Tim Axness
Kwant.ai, USA
Idea: Increasing productivity and saving lives in construction using the IoT and Artificial Intelligence
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learn more about his idea.
Open Competition
Pooran Desai
One Planet Living, UK
Open Competition
Thomas Fudge
WASE, UK
Idea: Decentralised modular wastewater treatment that generates energy and recirculates water
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learn more about his idea.
Open Competition
Tom Yeshurun
Civdrone, Israel
Undergraduate Competition
Jeremiah Valero Jr
University of San Carlos, Philippines
Undergraduate Competition
Joseph Trujillo
Florida International University, USA
Undergraduate Competition
Sam Clark
University of Chicago, USA
