Coming to a city near you? 🌳🌇
These five start-ups are turning grey to green...
56% of the world live in cities.
This will be a whopping 70% by 2050
These innovators are working to make our urban jungles greener, cleaner, and more resilient to climate change.
Who did I miss?
WATG and Wimberly Interiors (UK)
↳ Created a concept of a modular, maintenance-free building material infused with native wildflower seeds to green cities
Zauben (USA)
↳ Combines green roofs with solar panels and hydroponics, absorbing 10 times more water than ordinary green roofs.
Urban Machine (USA)
↳ Uses AI-powered robots to recycle waste wood from demolition projects, promoting circular economy in construction.
Taro AI (USA)
↳ Leverages AI and citizen contributions to make urban tree monitoring faster and cheaper for city governments.
BLUUMBIO (USA)
↳ Rapidly cleans air, soil and water in cities using enzymes from fungi and tropical trees to remove industrial chemicals.
Have you noticed any of these NatureTech solutions in your city?
How do you think technologies like these will shape the future of urban living and sustainability?
🎞️ Kudos to the WATG team for this awesome animation
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Co-Founder at Zauben | Decarbonizing Cities
5moChristophe Garnier we’re so excited to launch #GreenerWorkspaces 🌎 with you, and grateful that the future of work has champions like Upflex, dedicated to creating more sustainable and healthier workplaces🪴