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25-05-2022

탄소 네거티브 건설에 2,100만 달러 지출

LEKO LAB 사의 2,100만 달러 시리즈 A 자금 조달은 유럽에서 지속 가능한 건축 부문에서도 가장 실질적인 자본 조달 중 하나이다. CEO Remo Gerber 박사는 LEKO LAB 사에서 자동차 로봇 공학 솔루션을 확장함으로써 세계에 상당한 영향을 미칠 것이라고 말했다.

Inspired by the automotive and aerospace industries, LEKO LABS founder François Cordier had the unique idea of making buildings with light, sustainable structures using as little materials as possible. The company has developed a novel wall and floor system based entirely on wood and wood fibre that can replace up to 75% of steel and concrete that are used in traditional buildings. The system also offers walls that have superior insulation properties while being thinner than the industry standard, enabling up to 10% more floor space for a given building.

Substantial capital raise for sustainable building

Remo Gerber, LEKO LABS, speaks about the company's capital raise The Luxembourg start-up’s $21-million Series A funding is one of the most substantial capital raises in the sustainable building sector in Europe. Sustainability-focused fund 2150 is the lead investor, accompanied by the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Tencent, AMAVI, Rise PropTech Fund, Extantia and Freigeist. The new funds will enable LEKO LABS to scale its advanced software and robotics construction solution throughout Europe, while supplying finished walls from its factory in Luxembourg.

By scaling up our solution with automotive robotics we will achieve global impact in the coming years.

“We are making a difference today: each of our walls saves several tons of CO₂ here and now,” says Dr Gerber. “By scaling up our solution with automotive robotics we will achieve global impact in the coming years.”

Photo credit: LEKO LABS

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Source: https://www.tradeandinvest.lu/news/21-million-for-carbon-negative-construction/