The Climate Solutions Showcase returns for its second year to Governors Island. Hosted by the Trust for Governors Island, the showcase serves as a window into the future by spotlighting companies that are setting the course for impactful climate change solutions as part of the Trust’s Climate Piloting Program. Here are the eight companies that joined the ranks of existing pilot programs, such as GrowNYC, Circular Economy Manufacturing, and Seaweed City, by showcasing their latest technologies that address the circular economy—a system aimed at reducing waste and maximizing existing resources to minimize the impact of climate change on our planet. [List provided by Sophia Matino]
Arbon, a Direct Air Capture (DAC) company that will pilot their humidity-swing technology to capture and store CO2 (carbon dioxide) from ambient air using an energy-efficient, durable, and affordable process, while generating carbon credits and enabling downstream applications of captured CO2. Founder: Xiaoyang Shi.
Birdsview, a Norway-based company that will pilot their ground-penetrating radar (GPR) structural assessment technology, which uses proprietary analysis software to assess the internal condition of buildings and reduces waste by optimizing the preservation of existing structures. Founders: Olav Skogen and Simen Husøy.
CarbonCLAIR, a New York-based company dedicated to improving urban air quality by capturing pollutants and CO2 in outdoor environments, while producing a byproduct with common industrial applications. They will pilot their off-grid mobile air quality unit at a construction and demolition site on the Island. Founders: Fares Al-Iahabi and Nazarena Soria Hadad.
CO Adaptive, a Brooklyn-based company that will pilot their modular wall system, made of reclaimed lumber, to retrofit existing buildings to passive house level standards of airtightness and energy efficiency. Founders: Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston.
Mira Intel, a New York-based company that will pilot their drone-based structural assessments and proprietary analysis software to enhance building and infrastructure resilience through enhanced monitoring capabilities. Founder: Danielle Nicholson.
Phytostone, a New York-based studio making advanced natural building materials. They will pilot Cast Carbon, a biochar-enriched architectural wall tile that is biodegradable, efficiently stores carbon from salvaged pine pallets through a low-carbon manufacturing process and is mold-proof and fireproof. Founder: Emily Majewski.
Plantaer, a Brooklyn-based company dedicated to transforming urban environments through architectural solutions that integrate vegetation directly into building materials. They will pilot their living concrete façade technology, a low carbon, engineered concrete that improves air quality and mitigates extreme heat. Founder: Manuel Benitez Ruiz.
Rego, a Philadelphia-based company that will pilot their digital utility meter for waste management, which provides photo and AI-based waste audits to track and analyze waste streams in cities and increase diversion from landfills. Founder: Josh Mastromatto.