Open Competition Winners

New & Emerging Technology Winner

Ardalan Khosrowpour

OnSiteIQ
Topic: OnSiteIQ: construction progress
documentation and risk assessment platform for owners, developers, insurance companies, and construction managers

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Leadership Winner

Ehab Sayed

Founder & Director of Innovation, Biohm
Topic: Triagomy by Biohm | A Revolutionary Construction System for a Circular Future

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New & Emerging Technology Runner Up

Christian Mwijage

Founder, EcoAct Tanzania
Topic: Chemical free plastic extrusion technology to transform plastic garbage into durable plastic timbers used for building and construction

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Leadership Runner Up

Nhlanhla Ndlovu

Hustlenomics
Topic: Access to affordable housing for low income households using alternative building technology for socio-economic and environmental impact

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Undergraduate Competition Winners

Undergraduate Winner

Armelle Coutant

Stanford University
Topic: Bio-Integrated Marine Construction

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Undergraduate Runner Up

François Duchamp & Corentin Favreau

École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecturede Lyon
Topic: BAUKÜNST : Empowering Cities By Architecture

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Other Prizes

COINS Software Innovation Award
A special discretionary award for what COINS considers the most promising software-related submission in the Grand Challenge. The winner will receive a 3-month internship with COINS research and development to further develop their ideas.

William Byrne

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Topic: Integration of Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence to Prevent Onsite Injuries

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COINS Investment
A special discretionary award for what COINS considers the most promising idea or business. The winner will be offered an investment of up to $150,000 (USD) in their business or to set up a business in order to further their idea.

Ardalan Khosrowpour

OnSiteIQ
Topic: OnSiteIQ: construction progress documentation and risk assessment platform for owners, developers, insurance companies, and construction managers.

Watch his finalist interview and reaction to winning.

Finalists

Congratulations as well to the others who were shortlisted for the final judging
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Open Competition

Alexander Neary

CompanyWide LLC
Topic: CompanyWide: Closing the Construction Skills and Employment Gaps

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Open Competition

Glenn Morris

President, BuildingDNA
Topic: Making Smart Buildings and Smart Cities Smarter: Integrating a building’s life cycle from construction to ownership to community access

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Open Competition

Michael Van Steenburg

Kinetech Power Systems
Topic: Renewable Energy Power Generators and Storage for Providing Electricity and Compressed Air Needs On the Job Site

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Undergraduate Competition

Reka Putra Indera

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Topic: IOT and blockchain, making data publicly available and secure at the same time

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