Smart Cities of the Future: Self-Healing Construction Materials

Originally published on ebrandme.biz August 29, 2019.

It only makes sense to start this post with the accepted definition for smart cities. Briefly, they integrate technology into urban infrastructure, usually to improve sustainability, maximize efficiency and minimize energy usage.

In a recent newsletter published by Abundance Insider’s Peter Diamandis, he writes that the U.S. Department of Transportation estimates a $542.6 billion backlog needed for U.S. infrastructure repairs alone. An infrastructure which received a D+ in the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, published every four years by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The same as 2013.

Intrigued by his comment that the world’s most expensive problems are also its most profitable opportunities, I decided to look into it further a la Jerry Maguire’s famous quote.

What I found is that the U.S. Department of Transportation announced major infrastructure investment to the sum of $856 Million as part of the Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grants.

As described:

INFRA discretionary grants support the Administration’s commitment to fixing our nation’s infrastructure by creating opportunities for all levels of government and the private…