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Waving modules, made with integrated concrete oyster shells, to compensate for coastal wear. It is the fruit of the work of two prosecutorous trees in Laval University products, which was interested in this problem affecting the coastal communities of the Lawrence River.

Planting plants, riplap, breakwater or beach loading are part of the numerous solutions used to slow down the bank.

Ludevic Vurgiede-Arsenault and Mathieu Blanchette wanted to imagine other innovators, but more ecological solutions.

We have made a large basis for research and 97% in Quebec Riprap, so concrete protection walls, so gray infrastructure, usually used. On the other side of the spectrum, we have nature-based solutions, so plant ecosystems as coast protection, but a lot of space is needed to developMathieu Blanchette explained.

That’s where Tecora was born.

It is a solution that will use nature and ecosystems, but at the same time rigid infrastructure, using more environmentally friendly material than concreteargued.

This material material is Oyster concretedesigned by two acolites. This innovation can reduce the traditional carbon footprint of the traditional carbon footprint, according to them.

Oysters aggregate and we come to add concrete powders (shells)Ludevic vurgiede-arsenault determines.

In this concrete the presence of the oysters of the shells would promote its establishment in coastal ecosystems, for sure After a certain time, modules would begin to plant, along with algae, foam and animals that will comeMr. Organiele-Arsenault follows.

Secret: Calcium carbonate, the main component of the oyster shells, which is located on the edge of Santa Lawrence, adds Mathieu Blanchette.

The idea is to really return life, it allows ecosystems to flourish, protect against wear.

Bank wear with oyster shells

Morta Mai firstGood foot, early!

On the way to marketing?

With this project, LuDevic Vurgiedo-Arsenault and Mathieu Blanchette were given two prizes in the 2025 price and scholarship context for the grafting design and design of the University of Laval University.

The two graduates noticed the desire to achieve their project.

It is something we would like to see in the market because it comes to answer a problem, but surely it would take a lot of time and money as a product to developIndicates Ludevic Turgeede-Arsenault.

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If they think the future could be promising for the Tecor, designers agree to do some tests yet. Their product is not aimed at all types of land.

As part of the project, especially in flat places, such as the beaches, for example.

It was difficult to respond to all types of banks to make a structure, such as the cliffs more islands-de-la-madeleine, or rock benchesMathieu Blanchette supports.

However, it is not impossible, depending on the development of other types of structures to meet the needs of different coastal regions.