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.
We’re honored and proud to receive another validation for ECOncrete, this time by Green Awards. Our CEO and Co-founder won the category of: “Forward actor of the year”. Thank you for honoring ECOncrete as a true green leader and a game changer! Our vision drove us to develop and pioneer the revolutionary concrete-based technology that brings concrete to life.
ECOncrete Tech 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 Finkel and Dr. Ido Sella, our founders, spent 20 years searching the right solution for the concrete problem. Check it out at this amazing video by “Nas Daily”.
Our Nas Daily video went viral with more than 9 Million views in just a few days! Here is the story of how ECOncrete saves the world, one block 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.
Forbes says ECOncrete is crushing it! Thanks to Forbes for recognizing our co-founder Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel and our company’s commitment to the environment. Number 13 in the list of 50 women-led companies for 2019.
ECOncrete Tide Pool Armor installation at the Port of Jaffa, rejuvenating sea life is the goal.
Why UN Sustainable Development Goals?In an effort to reduce the impact of human development on the environment, the United Nations Development Program has set a 2030 target to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs.As our global population increases, so does the pressure on our environment and natural resources. Construction and buildings currently account for … Continued
We are so very happy 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.