ReefCycle

Climate Week was a beautiful whirlwind! Highlights included ReefCycle representing Pratt Institute at the opening of #NASDAQ; reef monitoring with Billion Oyster Project in #BrooklynBridgePark; sharing ReefCycle's bio-inspired technology at COOKFOX Architects; and heading up to the Catskills with The Biomimicry Institute and Shannon Parker for a nature-focused founders retreat with the most incredible purpose-driven entrepreneurs. Reflecting on the week, it was especially inspiring to hear NYC abuzz with climate optimism and to see how many people showed up to engage in building a better future for people and the planet!

We kicked off New York Climate Week at Nasdaq Exchange! Reef Rocket was designed with and for New York City's coastal communities and ecology. Thank you Pratt Institute for including our first biocement pilot demonstration in the opening bell ringing on Monday morning.

Cement is the most used material on earth, after water. While it’s use is critical for future building and resiliency, its production must be decarbonized while remaining competitive in cost, accessibility, and durability. Since the start, we’ve prioritized deploying our low-emissions cement technology rapidly towards climate adaptation by putting it in the hands of those most impacted by the climate crisis, and co-designing solutions, services, and products with these communities, decision makers, and local ecology. This is why we’re thrilled to be collaborating with Duke University’s Duke Design Climate to engage with stakeholders from North Carolina coastal communities. Stay tuned as we explore and deploy blue economy solutions together!

🌿We’re heading to Climate Week NYC later this month as one of ten nature-inspired startups selected for the 2024 Ray of Hope Accelerator! 🌍 At ReefCycle, we believe the best solutions to the climate crisis are already found in nature. That’s why we’re mimicking nature to create low-emissions biocement inspired by the natural processes that build ecosystems. By mimicking how nature regenerates, we’re developing circular materials that reduce carbon, restore habitats, and strengthen infrastructure. Joining The Biomimicry Institute 2024 Ray of Hope Cohort reaffirms our Nature Co-Design approach, and we’re beyond excited to collaborate with other innovators inspired by the world around us! 💚 As we head to Climate Week NYC, we’re excited to showcase how biocement can transform production and create a resilient future. Come get bio-inspired with us as we turn climate challenges into opportunities! #ReefCycle #RayOfHopeAccelerator #ClimateWeekNYC #NatureInspired #BioCement #ConcreteChange #BioCircular

Climate resiliency requires durable materials that heal nature, rather than deplete it. Thank you What Design Can Do for sharing the story behind the ReefCycle design!

How can communities create a zero-carbon world and adapt to a warmer climate? 🌏The climate crisis requires dramatic action from all stakeholders, and a zero-carbon world will require both new technologies and equitable approaches to deployment. That’s why MIT Solve launched the 2024 Global Climate Challenge. ReefCycle has been chosen as a finalist! Over $1M in prize funding is available to the most promising solutions. 🗽 If ReefCycle is selected as one of the top six climate solutions, we will be headed to New York City on September 23 for Solve Challenge Finals to meet the other selected teams and network with social impact leaders from around the world!  https://bit.ly/4cZNYjx #SolveChallenges2024 #SocialImpact #ClimateAction 

Resilience is the New Green: Unlocking Massive Value in Climate Adaptation A $1 trillion annual opportunity is emerging in climate adaptation. Here's why it matters for your business: 1. Audit your product line for adaptation potential. Could your solar panels double as cooling systems? 2. Partner with climate risk data companies to enhance your offerings. This could open up entirely new markets. 3. Explore opportunities in infrastructure resilience and extreme weather protection. These sectors are poised for explosive growth. 4. Develop dual-purpose products that both mitigate emissions and increase resilience. This is where the real innovation lies. 5. Look for IRA incentives that could apply to adaptation projects. There's often overlap we're not fully leveraging. The adaptation tech sector is still small - only about 300 startups compared to 10,000+ in mitigation. But experts predict a 20-fold increase in funding over the next decade. Are you positioned to capture this growth? ReefCycle's biocement technology for oyster and coral reef restoration shows how adaptation solutions can create entirely new markets while addressing critical environmental needs. One challenge we need to address: How can we ensure adaptation efforts don't come at the cost of emissions reduction? The most successful companies will find ways to do both. #ClimateAdaptation #CleanTech #Resilience #InnovationOpportunity #CleanEnergy

We're thrilled to join the Biomimicry Institute's 2024 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort! As participants, we'll receive financial backing and join a community of high-impact, nature-inspired tech startups: tackling ecological and social challenges from raw material sourcing, to energy storage, to advanced materials. At ReefCycle, we're scaling solutions from nature to grow durable biomaterials. This program will help us accelerate our biomimetic technology towards a future where construction material is grown, not mined. Follow along for updates as we embark on our nature-nurturing journey! #plantpower #biocement #rayofhopeaccelerator #biomimicry

Interested in regenerative design? We're thrilled to participate in Planted Community's Bio-Spaces exhibition at the Roca London Gallery. Stop by to learn more the role of nature-based design in building regenerative, resilient futures.

Our team visited the What Design Can Do offices in Amsterdam last week to kick off the ReDesign Everything Challenge. What an honor to meet the other creative entrepreneurs participating in the accelerator and to share our creative climate solution on the WDCD Live stage. Thank you Tugce Akbulut, Paula Robitsch, Pepijn Zurburg, Xander Straat, IKEA Foundation and the rest of the WDCD team for organizing the event, which included a design take-over of Amsterdam's iconic Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. We're thrilled to be joining this international cohort of adaptive, circular, and regenerative climate solutions! Looop Can, @germinatorium, Cellsense, ForestGuard, Architecture for Dialogue, Polybion, namita bhatnagar, Carla Rotenberg Taboada, SECRID Stay tuned as we accelerate our solutions through the transformative, disruptive, and healing power of design.