This white paper discusses how ECOncrete technology can promote marine biodiversity as an integral part of concrete-based coastal and marine infrastructure.Although marine species richness accounts for only 4% of global diversity, life began in the sea, and much of deep diversity is still primarily or exclusively marine. Nevertheless, our knowledge of marine diversity in the … 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
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 158 pp 409-421Tomer Hadary; Jorge Gutiérrez Martínez; Ido Sella; Shimrit Perkol-FinkelAbstractOceans make 71% of our planet’s surface and coastal areas are home to over 50% of the worlds’ population, resulting in coastal hardening. This replacement of natural habitats with urban and industrial waterfronts, cannot provide ecosystem services similar to those offered by … Continued
A new study led by ECOncrete’s Head of Biology, Marine Biologist Dr. Yaeli Rosenberg and Prof. Oren Levy, recently made some waves: it shows that while some urban corals appear healthy, their natural biorhythms are being disrupted by coastal urbanisation. The study investigates the impacts of urban proximity on corals and its findings warrant grave concern … Continued
A new peer-reviewed scientific paper proves the positive impact of ecologically engineered articulated concrete block mattresses (ACBM). The study was published by a team led by Marine Biologist Dr. Ido Sella PhD, ECOncrete Co-Founder and CEO, and Coastal Engineer Dr. Andrew Rella, Technical Business Development Director of ECOncrete, in cooperation with the NOVA University in … Continued
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 18.8Tomer Hadary; Shimrit Perkol-Finkel; Andrew Rella; Bernhard Riegl; Ido Sella; Denise SwackAbstractOver the past decade, the scientific community has studied, experimented, and published a notable body of literature on ecological enhancement of coastal and marine infrastructure (CMI). The Nature‐Inclusive Design (NID) approach refers to methods and technologies that can be integrated … Continued
As sustainability becomes a higher priority, our focus is on balancing the needs for human activity while lowering our environmental impact. Nature-based design is advancing these efforts at ECOncrete and elsewhere, as our marine biologists and engineers work together to develop high impact, eco-sensitive solutions.Biomimicry, or the process of imitating natural design, has a long … Continued
This peer-reviewed journal article was written by ECOncrete scientists and engineers in partnership with Australian colleagues and was published in: Australasian Coasts and Ports 2019 Conference: Future directions from 40 [degrees] S and beyond, Hobart, September 10-13 2019.Diarmuid Moriarty; Riccardo Musella; Shimrit Perkol-Finkel; Andrew Rella; Ido SellaAbstractClimate change and coastal populations are driving demand for … Continued