TEchnologies for a better built environment
New technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, hold an enormous potential to solve urban challenges by making real estate greener and more efficient. But for years, real estate has lacked innovation, and hardly any industry spends less resource on R&D than the construction industry.
We aim to be at the forefront of new technologies that offer a scalable, material impact on the built environment. The potential lies in adopting pioneering technologies in both developments and operations, and back companies with new innovations.
Investing to accelerate the sustainable transition
2150 reflects NREP’s long-standing commitment to make the built environment greener by investing in technologies set to make cities more resilient and sustainable. This urban tech venture will focus on addressing the biggest unsolved urban problems – from the way our cities are designed, constructed and powered, to the way people live, work and are cared for.
Investments include is clean-tech company CarbonCure, where 2150 invested alongside Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund and the Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Among others, 2150 is backed by Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, Novo Holdings and Vaekstfonden, part of Denmark’s Green Future Fund, as well as several European real estate players.
Examples of 2150 engagements
CarbonCure
To combat CO2 emissions from concrete, cleantech company CarbonCure has developed an innovative technology that injects recycled CO2 into fresh concrete. The injected CO2 forms a nano-sized mineral, making concrete stronger and thus reducing the need for concrete.
Leko Labs
Leko Labs combines patented wood lattice structures with advanced robotics manufacturing to enable the construction of buildings of any size with wood, replacing steel and concrete and mitigating hundreds of tons of CO2 per home.
Disperse
Using computer vision AI and deep industry insights, Disperse process visual data from construction sites in combination with schedules, 2D drawings and 3D models to deliver less waste, less delays – and higher productivity.
Normative
Normative, the world’s first carbon accounting engine, is helping businesses calculate their climate footprint and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while setting a new standard in scientific accuracy in emissions accountancy.
