Porto de Leixões- Matosinhos, Portugal – Successful deployment of the first ‘blue’ Tetrapods at the Port of Leixões in Portugal. ECOncrete is the ecological concrete solution provider while Etermar is the engineering and construction specialist in this pilot project.Etermar S.A. used ECOncrete technology to take these classic concrete coastal protection units to the next level. … Continued
[metaslider id=”5280″]Dr. Ido Sella presented his unique insights at a session in this year’s American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) conference in San Francisco, California. He shared the latest on cutting edge designs at a coastal defense project from the Mediterranean Sea, the development of “Living Breakwaters” as part of the Rebuild by Design initiative, … Continued
The origins of urban marine ecology and the application of reconciliation ecology principles in marine infrastructure. Limitations of Urban EcologyThe proliferation of urban built environments has radically transformed the relationship between humans and nature. In academia, a field called urban ecology emerged in the 1970’s to understand the ecological impact of human activity in cities. Urban … Continued
The Solar Impulse Foundation chose ECOncrete as the solution to address ‘Water & Biodiversity’ challenges in France.Our concrete technology was identified as one of 50 clean and efficient solutions presented to newly elected French legislators accompanied by environmental policy recommendations. This initiative is part of Solar Impulse’s larger mission to raise awareness of innovations that simultaneously … Continued
Our Co-Founder and CEO, Ido Sella, and late Shimrit Perkol-Finkel were selected as co-finalists for the European Inventor Award 2022. The award is one of Europe’s most prestigious innovation prizes. Launched by the European Patent Office (‘EPO’) in 2006, it honors individuals and teams behind solutions tackling some of the biggest challenges of our times. … Continued
We are proud to be among the esteemed group to be presenting at the second annual Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina conference. ECOncrete’s technology will be showcased to a network of entrepreneurs, investors and public authorities. The goal of the initiative and conference is to exhibit innovations, particularly in marina, water management and coastal infrastructure … Continued
Our Living Ports project in the Port of Vigo (Spain) has won the International Ports and Harbors Sustainability Award for Infrastructure! The project is designed to catalyze new concepts for environmentally sustainable port infrastructure, and it is funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funds. The multi-national project consortium is led by ECOncrete. We are … Continued
ECOncrete’s co-founders and co-innovators Ido Sella and the late Shimrit Perkol-Finkel are nominated for the European Inventor Award 2022.
The May issue of the Concrete Journal carries a lead article written by our Dr. Andrew Rella, Coastal and Environmental Engineer.In the article – A Nature Inspired Approach to Offshore Concrete Solutions for UK Net Zero – Dr. Rella looks at whether UK government pledges to ‘Build Back Greener’ and pursue Net Zero ambitions have … Continued
We are proud to announce that ECOncrete® US team members are WEDG certified! WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) is the gold standard for excellence in resilient, accessible, and ecologically sound waterfront design. WEDG is a program developed by the Waterfront Alliance.The Waterfront Alliance, a New York City-based non-profit organization working to inspire and effect resilient, … Continued