Global marine biodiversity is under threat from many causes (i.e., habitat degradation, pollution, and overfishing), all from the same source: human activity. 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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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. The two-year joint R&D project of Holcim US and ECOncrete to provide offshore … Continued
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 connects … Continued
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 stakeholders from … Continued
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