Research & Consulting
We deliver a wide range of research and consulting services that promote sustainability, resilience, and innovation across multiple sectors. Our expertise covers the circular bioeconomy, climate change adaptation, nature restoration and pollution control, and capacity building in these fields. Our comprehensive support includes policy assistance, facilitation of stakeholder engagement processes, technical guidance, engineering design, installation and monitoring of demonstration sites, and specialized maintenance. We work with cities, communities, regional and national governments, businesses, and educational institutions to adopt sustainable practices and achieve environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Our servicesProducts
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LooPi™Sustainable and circular public toiletLooPi is a sustainable and circular public toilet system which uses plants to treat wastewater in an integrated vertically constructed wetland ecosystem. This treated wastewater is reused for flushing, and nutrients from the wastewater are further transformed
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vertECO®The vertical green wall purifying wastewaterOur vertECO technology treats waste/grey-water within a vertically constructed plant-based wetland. The underlying principle is the employment of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) to encourage the cleansing of polluted water through microbiological activity
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GRETA greenwallGreen facade panels for greywater treatmentis a plant-based vertically constructed wetland for treatment and reuse of wastewater (grey-water) for reuse on-site, designed as a special innovation in a compact, vertically constructed ecosystem for building façades. An excellent cleaning performance can
Circular economy
in Austria
kreislaufwirtschaft.at provides a platform for citizens, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers. It offers innovative ideas and solutions for an active circular economy in Austria to facilitate dynamic exchange and implementation of the basic principles of the circular economy. Kreislaufwirtschaft.at provides accessible knowledge, tools, and implementation strategies for transforming linear waste streams into nutrient cycles in cities.
Kreislaufwirtschaft.at is managed by alchemia-nova as part of the DIRECT HUBS project, funded by the Climate and Energy Fund and carried out as part of the ‘energy transition 2050’ program. Within the framework of the DIRECT HUBS project, a concept for local innovation and transformation hubs in cities is being developed, where citizens participate in shaping, innovators have a platform, and solutions are developed in dynamic exchange within the community.