Building with Nature
Science based Design

Living Seawalls is designed to benefit both humans and nature

WINNER - NSW COASTAL MANAGEMENT AWARD
FOR INNOVATION

We are proud recipients of the 2023 award for Innovation! It’s wonderful to be recognised for our ecological enhancements in our home state. We have 16 Living Seawalls sites in NSW alone!

The NSW Coastal Management Awards publicly recognise and acknowledge the contributions of individuals, groups, organisations and agencies toward the ecologically sustainable management of the NSW coastal zone.

THE PROBLEM

The world is experiencing a construction boom in our seas. Globally, the area of the seafloor impacted by built infrastructure is greater than the area of the world’s mangrove and seagrass forests. Structures such as seawalls, pilings, pontoons and marinas are built for diverse purposes such as shoreline protection, recreational activities and energy generation, but lack the complexity required for a biodiverse marine environment.

THE SOLUTION

Living Seawalls has shown that despite marine construction being a large part of the problem, it can also be part of the solution. By blending ecological concepts and engineering in creative design, our team is reviving our increasingly urbanised oceans through the development of affordable, adaptable and scalable methods of ecologically enhancing structures.