Moriah Lavey, Author at ECOncrete

New Building Blocks – Nature-Based Designs For Offshore Wind

Moriah Lavey — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:30:41 +0000

Integrating ecological concrete is the best option for Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures (AMMMs) in offshore wind development.

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ECOncrete Honored With Planetary Health Award from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Moriah Lavey — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:03:59 +0000

On Friday November 25th, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation held its 15th annual Awards Ceremony for Planetary Health in the Salle Garnier at the Monte-Carlo Opera House. Since 2008, the Foundation’s Awards have honoured personalities and organisations who have shown remarkable commitment to the preservation of the Planet. In his opening address, the […]

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Marine Biodiversity & ECOncrete: Balancing Infrastructure and Ecology

Moriah Lavey — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:55:13 +0000

Global marine biodiversity is under threat from many causes (i.e. habitat degradation, pollution, overfishing), all from the same source: human activity1. While humans live on land, a fundamental tenet of ecology is that nothing lives, nor dies, in isolation. Therefore, the extinction of one species, or one micro ecosystem, has cascading impacts that can ultimately […]

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ICCE 2022: Coastalock Hydraulic Stability

Moriah Lavey — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:11:02 +0000

Jorge Gutiérrez Martínez, our Global Head of Engineering, is presenting at the 37th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE). The event happens biennially, and will take place in Sydney, Australia this December. The ICCE brings together coastal engineers, academics, researchers, around a central theme; the conference’s focus this year is the Present State of the […]

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Webinar: Environmental Considerations for Offshore Wind Development

Moriah Lavey — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:48:57 +0000

In this webinar, a panel of industry experts shed light on the renewable energy development process and accompanying environmental considerations. Watch the webinar to gain insights on environmental planning documents, developing monitoring measures and implementing best practices. Andy Lipsky Lipsky provided an overview of federal fisheries sciences and determining consistent practices for surveying and […]

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Droplock Ecological Concrete Scour Protection Deployed

Moriah Lavey — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:55:26 +0000

Successful deployment of the novel Droplock Ecological Scour Protection is completed 12 miles off the shore of Long Island, NY in coordination with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Approximately 4,000 concrete units were manufactured earlier in August in New York. First and only structural solution to benefit both foundation resiliency and local […]

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Living Ports Project – Partnership with Blue Flag

Moriah Lavey — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:39:43 +0000

ECOncrete is the leader of the EU-funded consortium project at the Port of Vigo (Spain). Living Ports will showcase a new direction for working waterfronts across the world through groundbreaking concrete infrastructure technology providing ecological benefits, accompanying academic research, and public outreach and education efforts. The project is partnering with Blue Flag, an organization that […]

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ECOncrete Wins Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina: Biodiversity Award

Moriah Lavey — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:40:49 +0000

The much anticipated second annual Monaco Smart & Sustainability Marina conference took place at the Yacht Club de Monaco last week on September 25-26 with ECOncrete invited as one of 50 selected solutions to present to a network of entrepreneurs, investors, and public authorities. The multi-disciplinary event brought together a vibrant community of 250+ invited […]

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ECOncrete Featured in NY Climate Week WEDG Webinar

Moriah Lavey — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:43:15 +0000

As part of Climate Week NYC, the Waterfront Alliance hosted a webinar highlighting projects that have shaped New York Harbor with resilient, accessible designs recognized by the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG). The webinar was hosted by the Chief Waterfront Design Officer of the Waterfront Alliance, Joseph Sutkowi, and Domenica Stasiak, a Partner at Indigo […]

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First Ecologically Enhanced Tetrapods – An ETERMAR & ECOncrete Collaboration

Moriah Lavey — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:55:12 +0000

ETERMAR/ECOncrete’s first pilot project in Portugal pioneers ‘blue’ Tetrapods at Port of Leixões 40 tons ecologically enhanced coastal protection units now installed in the water Unique solution fortifies the coast and benefits local marine biodiversity Porto de Leixões – Matosinhos, Portugal – Successful deployment of the first ‘blue’ Tetrapods at the Port of Leixões in […]

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