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Paving the Future Together

Paving the Future Together

Corporate Partners

The Risk + Resilience Infrastructure team collaborates with industry leaders to develop and commercialize innovative solutions for infrastructure and materials technologies, focusing on safer, cleaner, and more resilient concrete.

Industry partners gain access to renowned concrete experts, advanced facilities, and a skilled workforce network. Corporations interested in licensing technologies, R&D collaborations, hiring students, or co-developing training programs are encouraged to connect with the team.

Key initiatives include:

  • Technology development

  • Risk + Resilience Infrastructure Innovation Center

  • Updating industry codes and standards

  • Partnerships with companies, academic institutions, small businesses, and government agencies to bring products to market and create jobs

Corporate Partners

The Risk + Resilience Infrastructure team collaborates with industry leaders to develop and commercialize innovative solutions for infrastructure and materials technologies, focusing on safer, cleaner, and more resilient concrete.

Industry partners gain access to renowned concrete experts, advanced facilities, and a skilled workforce network. Corporations interested in licensing technologies, R&D collaborations, hiring students, or co-developing training programs are encouraged to connect with the team.

Key initiatives include:

  • Technology development

  • Risk + Resilience Infrastructure Innovation Center

  • Updating industry codes and standards

  • Partnerships with companies, academic institutions, small businesses, and government agencies to bring products to market and create jobs

Reasons to Collaborate
with the Risk + Resilience Tech Hub

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Access to innovation

StartUP FIU, the university’s innovation hub, supports startups and small businesses with access to cutting-edge research, mentorship, advanced facilities, grant opportunities, and guidance on scaling their ventures.

  • StartUP FIU

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Real-world Testing

Companies can test resilient construction components at FIU’s nationally recognized Wall of Wind and collaborate with the ABC-UTC to deploy Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC). Businesses and startups also benefit from partnerships with experts at the University of Miami and Titan America to test innovative concrete and cement materials.

  • Wall of Wind (WoW)

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  • Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge Construction – University Transportation Center (IBT/ABC-UTC)

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Research and Development

Collaborating with the Risk + Resilience Infrastructure team grants companies access to decades of data, research, and educational resources curated by FIU’s Institute of the Environment and Extreme Events Institute.

  • Institute of the Environment (IoE)

  • Extreme Events Institute (EEI)

How We Can Help

Technology Licensing

License innovative technologies to grow your businesses.

FIU Tech Management & Commercialization

UM Office of Technology Transfer

Workforce Development

Collaborate on tailored training programs to develop a pipeline of skilled workers in climate-focused industries.

Research and Development

Work with our world-renowned faculty members and talented students on your R&D needs.

Sponsorship

We have a myriad of corporate sponsorship opportunities. From events to programmatic development, please reach out to us to help you raise your company’s profile.

How We Can Help

Technology Licensing

License innovative technologies to grow your businesses.

FIU Tech Management & Commercialization

UM Office of Technology Transfer

Workforce Development

Collaborate on tailored training programs to develop a pipeline of skilled workers in climate-focused industries.

Research and Development

Work with our world-renowned faculty members and talented students on your R&D needs.

Sponsorship

We have a myriad of corporate sponsorship opportunities. From events to programmatic development, please reach out to us to help you raise your company’s profile.

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Current Partners

We’re proud to work with leading organizations and academic institutions such as:

A member of the Titan Cement Group, Titan America is a global cement manufacturer and leader in the industry.

Committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Titan has an R&D lab, Innovation Hub, and scale-up capabilities in South Florida.

Ternary Blended Cement

  • Titan’s ternary blended cement reduces emissions by 40%
  • Improves concrete durability

Titan will work with Carbon Limit and UM to validate and incorporate Carbon Limit products into cement and concrete products.

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Founded in 2021, Carbon Limit is a Climate Tech company that  innovates and commercializes ‍concrete solutions for a more ‍sustainable built environment.

CaptureCrete

  • Uses clean concrete to reduce emissions

CoolCrete

  • Enhances concrete’s ability to reflect sunlight, reducing heat absorption
  • Can cool surfaces 10 °C or more

Carbon Limit will harness the expertise of UM and FIU, tapping into their state-of-the-art facilities and extensive networks for research validation and testing.

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The Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center at FIU (IBT/ABC-UTC) is using a unique process to “spray on” ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)

Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) qualities:

  • More durable & resistant to seawater corrosion & other damage
  • Existing concrete can be retrofitted using UHPC on bridges & buildings
  • Allows for building of smaller, more lightweight structures
  • Leads to energy savings
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UM College of Engineering

  • Six faculty working with cement-based materials, including through NSF-funded centers
  • Expertise at all length-and time-scales
  • Fundamental and applied concrete research
  • Close collaborations with FIU, Titan, Carbon Limit and 1Print
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Wall of Wind
(WoW)

  • Largest, most powerful university research facility
  • Can simulate a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 157 mph+
  • Made up of 12 very large electric fan motors
  • Tests how structures, materials and products withstand hurricane winds
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1Print
3D Concrete Printing

  • Resilient infrastructure: Eco-friendly, durable solutions
  • Rapid Development & R&D: Quick innovation and open to research
  • Hybrid Coastal Defense: SEAHIVE for wave mitigation
  • Scalable Manufacturing: Efficient production with fast scaling
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Let’s Engage!

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