12 #BNEFPioneers were selected from over 250 applicants for our potential to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, innovation, novelty, and the likelihood of adoption.
Thank you to the team of Bloomberg News experts for choosing our solution!
ECOncrete and LafargeHolcim US are partnering to develop new technology for an even more sustainable offshore wind power industry!
Our partnership has received the BIRD Energy Grant from the BIRD Foundation, to develop nature-inclusive concrete scour protection for turbine bases so that while they generate wind, they also regenerate marine life.
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ECOncrete & LafargeHolcim partner to develop new tech for offshore wind
It’s been a privilege to collaborate with the Biomimicry Institute and win the Ray of Hope Prize. The Ray of Hope Prize celebrates nature-inspired innovations to address the world’s most challenging environmental and sustainable issues.
Taking part in a wonderful display: “Build Your Own Coastline,” a large tabletop interactive exhibit at Frost Science Museum. Visitors compete to protect the Miami coastline, save communities and nature.
ECOncrete received the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label as one of 1,000 impactful solutions that promote environmental sustainability in a profitable way.
What does the Solar Impulse label mean?
The Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label is a growing symbol for credibility: it is a trademark that carries the pioneering and innovative spirit of the Solar Impulse adventure. It is only granted to solutions who meet the high standards of technical feasibility, environmental and socio-economic benefit, and profitability.
How does it work?
The Solar Impulse Foundation selects 1000 solutions which are both environmentally sustainable and profitable. The solution must contribute to at least one of the five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) : #6 Clean Water And Sanitation; #7 Affordable And Clean Energy; #9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure; #11 Sustainable Cities And Communities; #12 Responsible Consumption and Production. Additionally, it must be a product, process, or service that has matured at least to at-scale prototype testing in a laboratory.
ECOncrete’s innovative underwater solutions fulfill three SDGs! These include: #9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities; and #12 Responsible Consumption and Production. Our products and solutions make a global impact and can be found on coastlines around the world.
ECOncrete successfully passed Solar Impulse’s review process, and we are thrilled to be selected and recognized as a profitable solution for sustainable marine construction.
ECOncrete is one of TIME’s “100 Best Inventions of 2019”. This annual list recognizes 100 groundbreaking inventions that are making the world better, smarter, and even a little more fun.
We are honored to have been selected as one of 2019’s Meaningful Business 100. This award recognizes the businesses who are successfully combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Life Below Water, Climate Action, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, are just a few of the UN Sustainable Development Golas ECOncrete promotes through concrete actions.
See the other winners: https://www.hottopics.ht/35730/the-meaningful-business-100-2019/
ECOncrete is honored to be the winner of the “Pitch To Rich” event hosted by Virgin Atlantic and Calcalist. ECOncrete’s CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel presented our innovation to Sir Richard Branson and we are very happy that ocean health and ecology got the prize. It was a great pleasure to meet Sir Richard, an ocean conservationist transforming industries and making a real impact.
The article on Virgin website https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/pitch-rich-tel-aviv
Bloomberg News shares how we can transform concrete in 6 minutes.
Hong Kong, also known as the east’s international business hub, has recently made steps to reshape the city’s seawalls and pave the way for future reclamation projects.
ECOncrete is extremely excited to be at the forefront of eco-engineering, helping to reduce the ecological footprint of land reclamation schemes.
ECOncrete is “spreading concrete happiness” by challenging coastal construction norms.
An outstanding interview with our CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel at ThinkTech Hawaii.
ECOncrete joins the World Ocean Council in support of industry action and investment towards sustainable marine development, science, and ocean stewardship.
“We see this as a great step towards integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the different sectors we are operating in, and we are proud to be a part of and contribute to the great work of the WOC” – ECOncrete Co-Founder and CTO, Dr. Ido Sella.
With installations and coastal projects around the globe, we’re happy to announce another award from Fast Company: For her work reviving ecosystems on coastlines, ECOncrete’s Co-Founder Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel is one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People of 2019. Thank you for supporting and sharing our vision to change the way shorelines look and function.
ECOncrete’s solution won the Green Tech Award in the category of: “Forward Actor of the Year”. Thank you for supporting better concrete.
ECOncrete has been recognized by the EU for developing and bringing to market outstanding innovations through their technology in environmentally sensitive concrete solutions that enhance marine biodiversity and strengthen coastal infrastructures. Our CEO, Shimrit Finkel, was awarded for her role as a female innovator in 2019.
Watch the interview by Jeff Smith on i24NEWS, with our Co-Founder and CEO, Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel:
“Regular concrete doesn’t accommodate the growth of oysters and corals and hiding places for fish. What we’re doing in ECOncrete is changing the composition, the surface texture, and the design of concrete elements, so it thrives the marine life.“
Dr. Shimrit Perkol Finkel and Dr. Ido Sella, our co-founders, spent over a decade fine-tuning the solution for marine concrete. Check it out in this amazing video by Nas Daily.
Our Nas Daily video went viral with more than 9 million views in just a few days! This is the story of how ECOncrete will help save the oceans, one concrete armor at a time.
Our special project of ecological restoration that takes place at the port of Fontvieille in Monaco, got coverage in the Matin Monaco newspaper front page.
Five blocks were installed at the waterfront to act as nature reserves and promote the development of biodiversity in this urban environment.
Read the front page article in French |Watch the video on Monaco Channel https://www.monacomatin.mc/environnement/deja-teste-avec-succes-a-new-york-ce-procede-de-restauration-ecologique-est-a-lessai-au-port-de-fontvieille-a-monaco-302019|https://youtu.be/YKVJDnz6IQ0
Forbes says ECOncrete is crushing it, awarding us as #13 on the list of 50 women-led companies for 2019! Thanks to Forbes for recognizing our co-founder Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel and our company’s commitment to the environment.
Tel Aviv gets a slimy green facelift with tide pool-shaped coastal armor in the Port of Jaffa. Read the feature to learn how the armor units are regenerating habitat and will soon be covered in sea creatures like algae, barnacles, and anemones.
We are glad to announce that ECOncrete has won the HeroX Island of Happiness UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Coastal Design Competition, together with our partners IOTA Technology and Bioinspired Argentina. Watch the project video to discover more.
Watch the winning project video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiH8CwD-J1Y
Forbes writes about ECOncrete’s goal to promote and educate the public of the need for greener coastlines.
ECOncrete has been chosen to be a finalist at the MIT SOLVE Coastal Challenge.
We are very grateful to be a part of the selection of extraordinary materials at the Maison & Objet fair, September 07-11, Paris. ECOncrete‘s bio-active wall tiles, specially designed to help and increase the proliferation and adhesion of plants, moss, and lichen on its surface and thus obtain a naturally fast green coverage.
The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) has selected four companies for the first round of its 2018 program. ECOncrete is proud to be among those chosen. We are looking forward to a fruitful process in order to make the Florida coastlines healthier, richer with marine life, and more resilient.
ECOncrete’s technology was incorporated into unique living sculptures by the Mexican Artist Alberto Aragón Reyes, at the upcoming Art Basel in Miami. Two massive sculptures were displayed publicly, part of a Living shoreline exhibition. Both sculptures are composed of ECOncrete’s bio-enhancing admix. “The Witness,” was with an admix tailored to enhance terrestrial flora. While “The Fisherman” was composed of a marine tailored blend facilitating bio-recruitment of flora & Fauna.
Engineering News-Record (ENR) publishes an editorial about ECOncrete‘s latest achievements.
The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved $850K in funding for a collaborative R&D project by ECOncrete and Besser Company (a world leader in concrete products machinery). Launching in Q1 of 2016, the project is aimed at creating bio-enhanced dry cast concrete products that mitigate climate impacts. It will entail the development of two innovative products aimed at reducing the ecological footprint of urban and coastal structures.
ICE Virtual Library published ECOncrete‘s paper titled “Harnessing Urban Coastal Infrastructure for Ecological Enhancement” in their themed issue on coastal management 2015. (Volume 168 Issue 3, September 2015, pp. 102-110).
Globes, Israel’s well-established financial newspaper, covers ECOncrete‘s latest achievements in their new article.
ECOncrete congratulates New York Harbor Schools’ Tahirah Abdo for her amazing achievement. Tahirah won second place at the NYC Science and Engineering Fair for her ECOncrete research project, and will receive a full scholarship to an Ivy League university! Congratulations to Tahirah and her student advisor, Mauricio Gonzalez. Keep up the great work!
ECOncrete’s solution for practical coastline protection is simply explained in an article by Forbes.
SCAPE’s “Living Breakwaters” proposal, which incorporates ECOncrete’s technology, wins the 2014 Fuller Challenge.
Staten Island’s coast was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. After the storm, a federal competition called “Rebuild by Design” selected solutions to protect the Tottenville coast from future storms. The Living Breakwaters project integrates ECOncrete armor into a groundbreaking SCAPE design.
ECOncrete® wins Israel’s 8200 start up of the year.
Read article from Calcalist (Hebrew)|Read article in Geektime (Hebrew) https://www.calcalist.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3633224,00.html|https://www.geektime.co.il/eisp-8200-demo-day-2014/
Forbes explains how to rebuild stronger, more resilient coastlines after Hurricane Sandy.
In February, Shimrit Finkel and Ido Sella of ECOncrete® suspended a series of 30 panels from the docks at Garden City Terminal, featuring different chemical formulations and surface textures. ECOncrete® engineers installed a new type of fish-friendly concrete at the Port of Savannah, and our marine biologists are encouraged by the growth of aquatic plants and animals on panels tested at the Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Garden City Terminal.
Read Savannah News’ article to learn more.