rematter receives the CHF 150,000 Kick for the advancement of circular low-carbon construction

The construction industry, which is responsible for 50% of global resource use and 37% of CO2 emissions, relies heavily on unsustainable reinforced concrete. Floors, comprising up to 65% of structural mass, are a major culprit. Rematter addresses this challenge by offering a novel alternative made of earth and timber. Rematter’s floor slabs are fully scalable, price competitive, high-performance, and sustainable: they allow to reduce the CO2 footprint by 80% and embodied energy by 60%. Amidst European regulatory pushes for sustainability, Rematter aids developers, architects, and engineers in meeting targets without compromising on cost or performance.

Rematter caters to the residential market but also office- and school buildings, offering free-of-charge structural engineering support to developers, architects, and engineers. The residential market alone in selected European countries is worth CHF 33 billion annually. Collaborations with renowned architects and many project enquiries underline the strong market interest in Rematter floor slabs.

The startup, founded in 2022, will invest CHF 150,000 to further automate the robotic production of the Rematter earth-timber floor slabs. Founders and board members include Götz Hilber (CEO), Tobias Bonwetsch (CTO), and Nico Ros (member of the board). 

“I like Venture Kick’s approach that focuses on traction rather than previously defined milestones. This way we could iteratively throw our full body weights at the most relevant challenges at hand,” commented Götz Hilber.


Rematter’s team: Nico Ros, Götz Hilber, and Tobias Bonwetsch