incubating ideas with core
From incremental process improvements to transformational innovations, CORE coordinates and incubates Thornton Tomasetti’s internally funded research and development.
INNOVATION AT OUR CORE CORE comprises two intersecting groups. CORE studio supports short- and medium-term project needs by developing and implementing advanced computational tools. CORE lab focuses on long-term development of new methods, capabilities and products through internally administered R&D projects.
The hackathon at AEC Tech, Oct. 2017
Innovation is at the heart of CORE. We continually solicit research proposals from our staff, and host innovation tournaments twice a year, selecting the most promising ideas for research funding. Projects have encompassed such wide-ranging areas as performance-based fire design, photogrammetry, design automation, earthquake protection, vibration monitoring, 3D printing, sustainable design, life-cycle management and artificial intelligence. Products and technologies developed through CORE can be applied internally or commercialized through TTWiiN (see reverse). Each year, CORE’s AEC Tech, a four-day event consisting of professional workshops, a symposium and a hackathon, welcomes participants from AEC firms, software developers and universities around the world. Since its 2013 inception, the hackathon has produced dozens of open-source software releases.
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accelerating technology with ttw ii n
In 2016, following the merger of Thornton Tomasetti and Weidlinger Associates, we launched TTWiiN, the AEC industry’s first innovation accelerator. TTWiiN develops and commercializes products and software incubated through CORE (see reverse) and – through TTWiiN Investment Partners – supports emerging technologies originating outside of Thornton Tomasetti’s development platform.
TTWiiN’S PORTFOLIO OF COMPANIES IS TRANSFORMING THE AEC INDUSTRY:
Lighter, more economical and easier to maintain than conventional slosh tanks and pendulum dampers, our innovative tuned liquid damper adapts NASA technology for use in minimizing wind-induced sway in buildings and bridges. HummingbirdKinetics.com
The world’s first software-as-aservice application for computeraided engineering leverages the computing resources of the cloud to provide unprecedented speed and accuracy in solving the most complex engineering problems. OnScale’s subscription pricing makes performing CAE simulations affordable and convenient. OnScale.com
Our 3D collaboration software enables seamless data sharing among the most widely used building design and analysis programs. Konstru’s graphical interface and powerful 3D model viewer let users view, query and filter BIM models online – and automatically prepare them for structural analysis. Konstru.com
Our shock-and-vibration mount technology provides protection for critical systems and structures in the military and security, civil and industrial, and transportation sectors. PUMPKINMounts.com
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