BIOCRETE

Select one of the below:

Describe what makes your solution innovative.

This process is innovative since takes industrial by-products for giving added value particulate that can be used as secondary raw resource for a final product nourishing circular economy.

Describe the core technology that your solution utilizes.

The business model of this new process is givig added value to industrial wastes under the up-cyclig model of a final product.

The busines model can be replicated in any land with industry of paper recylcing mill or any other with biomass wastes or even sargazze problem.

The technology we use is own-idea based on the percolation approach from S. Eichhorn research group.

Please select the technologies currently used in your solution:

• Internet of Things
• Biomimicry

Why do you expect your solution to address the problem?

the main problem that this innovative own-process address is sustituting the use of cement as key building material giving a solution to the increase of carbon dioxide emissions due to cement production.

this innovative process adds a method for circular economy that can be replicated all over the world.

Select the key characteristics of the population your solution serves.

• Peri-Urban Residents
• Low-Income
• Middle-Income
• Refugees/Internally Displaced Persons

In which countries do you currently operate?

• Mexico

In which countries will you be operating within the next year?

• Cuba
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom

How many people are you currently serving with your solution? How many will you be serving in one year? How about in five years?

Currently, this process is serving only as a prototype for engaging a firm of building green-roads and green-housing.

What are your goals within the next year and within the next five years?

Installing the production line in United Arab states since already a group did show interest in our process due to only consuming 20 percent of water compared to concrete water demand.

What are the barriers that currently exist for you to accomplish your goals for the next year and for the next five years?

In Mexico, no legal-frame for researchers vinculation to enterprises is clear blocking such activities for our working team.

How are you planning to overcome these barriers?

trying to export our technology, process and business plan out of Mexico.

Select an option below:

If you selected Other, please explain here.

NO answer here

How many people work on your solution team?

3 researchers team 

2 business team

1 administrative team

For how many years have you been working on your solution?

7 years

Why are you and your team best-placed to deliver this solution?

Our team is very skillful in researching sustainable solutions on one hand and very skillful on business planning on the other hand.

Our experience back the proposal we offer.

With what organizations are you currently partnering, if any? How are you working with them?

With Sargazo Solutions and IBEROAMERICANA university.

What is your business model?

the business model includes an agreement with the industry that is providing the wastes for the process. When it is a business to business model we must ensure the next business will buy our product for a long time.

What is your path to financial sustainability?

to diverse the products portfolio with the time.

Why are you applying to Solve?

To think in an international way is not common so having the support of Solve will be an impulse of trainning to reach the international projection needed.

What types of connections and partnerships would be most catalytic for your solution?

• Business model
• Legal
• Media and speaking opportunities

If you selected Other, please explain here.

NO answer here

With what organizations would you like to partner, and how would you like to partner with them?

It would be great to partnert with ONU Habitat since we could show that our process is a real solution for housing by a low price.

If you would like to apply for the AI Innovations Prize, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution. If you are not already using AI in your solution, explain why it is necessary for your solution to be successful and how you plan to incorporate it.

No answer here

If you would like to apply for the GM Prize on Circular Economy, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution.

No answer here

If you would like to apply for the Innovation for Women Prize, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution.

NO answer here

If you would like to apply for the Innospark Ventures Prize, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution. If your solution utilizes data, describe how you will ensure that the data is sourced, maintained, and used ethically and responsibly.

NO answer here