GREEN SYSTEMS
Greentown Go Build with Saint- Gobain announces startup cohort
Greentown Labs , the largest ClimateTech incubator in North America , and Saint-Gobain , a multinational manufacturer and distributor of materials and services for the construction and industrial markets , announce six startup participants for Greentown Go Build – a Greentown Go programme focused on accelerating startup-corporate partnerships to advance circularity and decarbonise the built environment .
Innovation in the building sector is critical to achieving decarbonisation , as the sector is responsible for 40 % of global greenhouse-gas emissions . To change this , we need innovations that reinvent how buildings and their materials are planned , built , sourced and managed . That ’ s why Greentown and Saint-Gobain partnered to launch Go Build 2023 , which specifically sought innovations to extend product life cycles , find alternative raw materials , and enable technologies for waste revalorisation .
After a highly competitive selection and deliberation process that saw more than 100 applicants from 27 countries , a cohort of six cutting-edge startup participants was selected :
• Active Surfaces ( Salem , Mass ., US ) develops an ultralightweight , flexible solar technology for the built environment .
• Carbon Upcycling Technologies ( Calgary , Alberta , Canada ) is a circular-decarbonisation solution for hard-to-abate industries – utilising low-purity industrial CO 2 and industrial byproducts to decarbonise cement .
• Endeavor Composites , Inc . ( Knoxville , Tenn ., US ) intercepts landfill-destined post-industrial fibres and sustainably repurposes them into semi-finished goods for the composite industry .
• Hempitecture ( Ketchum , Idaho , US ) manufactures and distributes biobased building materials , including a lowembodied-carbon insulation .
• Puro Renewables ( Miami Beach , Fla ., US ) upcycles carbonnegative biowaste for use in reducing the amount of fossil-fuelbased resin and carbon footprint in typical plastic products .
• ZS2 Technologies ( Calgary , Alberta , Canada ) creates magnesium-based advanced building products that can store up to one-fifth of their weight in CO 2 via a proprietary carboncapture technology .
Selected startups will work closely with Saint-Gobain over six months to explore potential collaborations , including investment opportunities , development partnerships , and commercial partnerships . Throughout the programme , startups will benefit from mentorship , networking opportunities , educational workshops and partnership-focused programming to support collaboration . Participants will also receive desk space and membership at Greentown for the duration of the programme . �
56 www . intelligentbuild . tech