Embracing a circular economy isn't just about being environmentally conscious; it's about making a tangible impact on our carbon footprint. Urban Machine's recent project proves how keeping things local plays a pivotal role in sustainability.

We began with reclaimed wood sourced right here in the Bay Area, demonstrating our commitment to reducing transportation emissions. The wood, deconstructed by FERMA Corporation, was given a new lease on life when our innovative robot removed the metal fasteners, reclaiming it for reuse in American Canyon, CA.

ALL BAY MILL & LUMBER COMPANY, also in American Canyon, milled this reclaimed treasure into a canvas for creativity. Corral , located in Oakland, lent their design expertise to craft tables and bookshelves that tell a story of reclaimed history. JOINERY STRUCTURES, also in Oakland, then brought these designs to life with artisanal touches.

The beauty of this project lies not only in its craftsmanship but in its circularity. By keeping it all within the Bay Area, spanning just under 130 miles, we've significantly reduced our carbon footprint.

This wood, once destined for a landfill, will now grace a business right here in our community.

It's proof that the circular economy isn't just a concept but a powerful force for change that offers discarded materials a vibrant second life while minimizing our environmental impact.

Together, let's Salvage the Past to Build the Future, one project at a time.

Cicurlarity for Furniture

We are on a mission to reclaim the millions of tons of wood waste from construction and demolition by reclaiming it into high volume, locally sourced, premium lumber products.

By using AI, The Machine removes staples and nails from reclaimed wood to turn it into premium lumber products. This lowers the carbon footprint and solves the problem of wood waste.

We reclaim & co-create locally sourced premium lumber products, creating a circular economy. In doing this, we preserve secular forests, reduce logistical costs, and allow for the health benefits of wood in our environments to be reaped.


Connecting Sustainability to Business Goals

Urban Machine uses AI to turn waste into lumber

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Urban Machine's woodshop intern skillfully designed and built a Murphy-bed-like desk in Kelly's house, benefiting one of ABC's previously unhoused program participants.

ABC, which began with 20 unemployed artists in Oakland during the pandemic, redirected its focus to constructing emergency housing for the homeless. Amidst business closures and evictions, they aimed to create security in 12 tiny houses.

By Spring 2022, ABC achieved this goal and has since expanded, embarking on Tiny Home 15 in February 2023. Now with a team of 200 volunteers – artists, carpenters, activists, and advocates – ABC's mission endures.

Urban Machine is proud to have delivered a reclaimed wooden desk to help make the next tiny home a comfortable place to work and call home.

Learn more about ABC's mission and volunteer opportunities by visiting their website: https://www.artistsbuildingcommunities.org/

Artists Building Communities 

In just a couple of minutes, we mounted the Mosaic X camera on the roof of the car and drove through the street at the speed of traffic. And in only 48 seconds, we captured high-resolution data, which allowed us to build this model at maximum quality, making it possible to see the tiniest elements – road signs, landmarks, and signs on the houses. With its global shutter, the Mosaic X captures all the details in the best quality at the normal speed of the car. 

Capturing high-resolution images of infrastructure and roadside assets faster and cheaper with the Mosaic X

Our goal has been to make the world’s fastest, easiest, and best large-scale 3D asset creation system for anyone who needs it; this includes TV/film production, VFX, video games, surveying, BIM, asset inspection, telecommunications, and infrastructure inspection. 

Please contact us via sales@mosaic51.com to get more details. We are happy to share sample data with you!

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Mosaic 360° Camera Systems

DNS (Digital Network Survey) by Catsurveys Ltd can quickly collect asset data across extensive geographical areas. With their Mosaic 51 camera system, they capture highly accurate digital data sets, providing essential site insights throughout project lifecycles. With this enriched data and the expertise of surveyors, the team achieves remarkable project enhancements:

✔ Connecting up to 16% more homes
✔ Reducing connections by up to 25% using PIA underground
✔ Shortening new self-dig lengths by up to 71%
✔ Decreasing self-dig costs by up to 66%
✔ Increasing connected properties by up to 500% using PIA overhead

Find more details: https://www.mosaic51.com/industry/case-study-telecom-infrastructure-surveying/

How Catsurveys reduced costs, scaled & captured better surveying data with Mosaic 51

OAC Services (OAC) was building a large office campus in Silicon Valley for a top technology company.

Reconstruct Helped OAC Services Save $30,000 on a Single Excavation Project

Mitigate risks with 4d schedule integration

Use any tool-from smartphone to 360 camera to laser scanner to drone-to capture footage of your jobsite

Create precise, mappable digital twins of your physical assets in 2D

Reconstruct automatically generates a 3d point cloud that helps ensure construction projects stay on track, meet quality standards, and minimize risks and errors

Transform 360-degree or standard photos and videos into interactive 3D point clouds, that's yours to measure, inspect, and explore 

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Overlay BIM against your 3d model and compare what's been built to what's been planned 

A 60 year old, 680,000 sqft warehouse and office space at the Denver Federal Center needed to undergo an over prospectus for a pending alteration of Fire Life Safety repairs. Similar to a lot of older buildings, there were a lack of documentation available. Only “frankendrawings” existed, in that the teams did not know what the actual conditions were. GSA was looking at their options, such as a laser scan, but realized the cost and time required was prohibitive. Procon asked themselves what could they do to help their customer get what they needed in time and budget. 

Procon Consulting Uses Remote Capture

Independent real estate construction firm, STRUCTR Advisors were hired to develop Virginia Commonwealth University’s newest STEM building.

STRUCTR Advisors uses Reconstruct for Full Project Visibility to Avoid a $17,000 Concrete Rework

ESI Group had a 350,000 square foot facility to build for US Foods. There were many moving parts to this design-build project, and a lot of changes throughout the process to the plan. Between changes to in-wall units and midnight concrete pouring, there was a lot that needed to be observed remotely by management. 

ESI Group USA Prevents In-wall Rework 

US Foods Sacramento Distribution Facility

Reconstruct empowers Texas A&M teams in managing time-stamped documentation, quality control, and stakeholder visibility on multiple projects, most recently a 4-story, 83,000-square-foot facility slated for completion in November 2024. 

Texas A&M Gains Remote Quality Control

Kajima Building & Design Group (KBDG), headquartered in Atlanta, GA, was selected as the general contractor to build a Research and Development Center at a tire manufacturing facility. The facility consisted of laboratory and office spaces.  KBDG managed the design and coordination process by using  3D BIM tools, an existing drone program for exterior image  capture, and 360º cameras for indoor reality capture.

Explore Latest Case Studies

Cicurlarity for Furniture

Artists Building Communities

Capturing high-resolution images of infrastructure and roadside assets faster and cheaper with the Mosaic X

How Catsurveys reduced costs, scaled & captured better surveying data with Mosaic 51

Reconstruct Helped OAC Services Save $30,000 on a Single Excavation Project

Procon Consulting Uses Remote Capture

STRUCTR Advisors uses Reconstruct for Full Project Visibility to Avoid a $17,000 Concrete Rework

ESI Group USA Prevents In-wall Rework

Texas A&M Gains Remote Quality Control

KBDG Completes Project 4 Weeks Ahead of Schedule with ZERO Change Orders

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