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Concrete is the second most common material in the world, and concrete surfaces such as streets, sidewalks, and parking lots are impermeable to stormwater, contributing to massive amounts of stormwater runoff pollution and urban flooding in cities. AquiPor's porous concrete technology was developed to help solve these problems at scale.

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Reasons to Invest

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Urban flooding has caused $850B+ in damages since 2000. AquiPor’s porous concrete addresses stormwater runoff, flooding, and groundwater depletion, offering a sustainable solution.

MARKET OPPORTUNITY: AquiPor’s permeable concrete tech aims to capitalize on rising demand for green infrastructure, backed by the $1T U.S. Infrastructure Bill and a $29B permeable paving market by 2030.

PATENTED GREEN TECHNOLOGIES: AquiPor holds exclusive rights to patented porous concrete technologies, stormwater distribution systems, and multi-utility technologies, ensuring a competitive market edge.

Traction

Recent Developments

AquiPor’s previous crowdfund helped the Company successfully complete a critical stage of product R&D on its porous concrete technology, and the Company is now ready to scale up its production capabilities to meet project demand.

AquiPor has begun small scale manufacturing of its porous concrete products for proof-of-concept projects and has begun developing a pour-in-place version of its concrete technology for roadway and runway applications.

If successful with this crowdfund, it will allow AquiPor to increase its manufacturing capacity, finalize the technical specifications for commercial implementation of its products, and start growing the markets it intends to serve.

Inaugural Product Line

AquiPor Porous Pavers:

AquiPor porous pavers allow stormwater to flow through the paver and back into the ground naturally, while filtering sediment and pollutants onto the surface, reducing the burden on stormwater systems.

Developed for residential, commercial, and municipal stormwater management applications, AquiPor pavers feature sub-micron porosity, which allows for the filtration of stormwater runoff without clogging.

AquiPor pavers can be optimized with water flow rates ranging from 2 to 10 inches per hour and strength and durability ratings matching traditional concrete pavers

AquiDrain Panels:

AquiDrain product is a version of our porous concrete technology meant for sidewalk infrastructure, whether in the form of precast panels or poured in place.

AquiDrain material meets the standard strength requirements for sidewalks, but provides municipalities and property owners with the added benefit of stormwater management and flood mitigation due to its water-permeability rates of up to 10 inches per hour.

AquiDrains also features sub-micron porosity for the filtration of particulates and sediment, adding a layer of pre-treatment for stormwater runoff before it absorbs into the ground.

AquiFlow Pour In Place:

AquiFlow is a pour-in-place version of our porous concrete technology that features the water flow rates, porosity, and strength characteristics of our precast concrete, but it can be mixed and poured directly into desired locations on-site, where it's then finished and allowed to cure.

AquiFlow allows for versatility in design, a seamless surface (fewer joints than precast), and can be customized on-site (color, texture, patterns). Under development for larger municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential applications, AquiFlow pour-in-place can be used as a stormwater management tool in larger infrastructural projects.

AquiCrete Engineered Aggregates:

The key to our porous concrete technologies, AquiCrete concrete aggregate is a proprietary, engineered aggregate that seamlessly integrates with standard concrete mixes to produce strong and durable porous concrete products.

Derived from a patented catalytic technology, AquiCrete aggregates are sized and graded for optimal workability and finishing, transforming ordinary concrete into high-performance porous concrete that effectively manages stormwater runoff while maintaining structural integrity.

AquiSorb Retention Blocks:

Designed to store large volumes of water, AquiSorb Retention Cells are porous blocks installed in the subterranean layer beneath permeable pavement and capable of retaining and slowly releasing stormwater into underlying soils.

Due to its void capacity and vaulting characteristics, AquiSorb can be utilized in engineered designs with AquiPor pavers or AquiDrain sidewalks to mitigate flooding, facilitate groundwater recharge, improve water quality, and help prevent erosion and subgrade instability in areas that get large rain events.

*The technology and products described above remain under development for commercialization. While we are making progress toward our objectives, there can be no assurance that the development will be completed on schedule or that the results will meet expectations. Actual outcomes may differ materially from current projections in terms of capacity to supply and manufacture. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a guarantee of future performance.

The Pitch

Extreme weather is overwhelming the water infrastructure in our communities.

Stormwater and urban flooding contribute over 10 Trillion gallons of polluted runoff and wastewater into clean waterways in the U.S. every single year, impairing water quality and affecting ecosystems and human health.

Rapid urbanization has resulted in millions of square miles of impervious surfaces that contribute to stormwater runoff pollution and prohibit rain from soaking into the ground naturally. With nowhere to go, this polluted stormwater often ends up in ocean bays, rivers, and streams, or it becomes floodwater during larger storm events.

The Solution

AquiPor’s porous concrete has been developed as an innovative pavement solution for capturing, filtering, and managing stormwater right where it falls.

AquiPor’s concrete products are produced with a partial net-zero concrete aggregate, helping lower the CO2 footprint associated with concrete production, and features filtration characteristics that are capable of filtering stormwater pollutants, keeping them out of the natural water cycle.

Along with its patented distributed water system for re-infiltrating clean water back into the ground, AquiPor is designed to help manage stormwater runoff pollution, alleviate urban flooding, and naturally recharge aquifers right in the urban environment.

AquiPor’s porous concrete also utilizes a permeable aggregate sourced from a novel Catalytic concrete mix that features a significantly lower CO2 footprint than normal concrete.

As part of AquiPor’s porous concrete matrix, this permeable aggregate can help lower the overall CO2 footprint of concrete production and offer end-users a greener concrete alternative.

Turning Stormwater Savings into Economic Savings

To demonstrate the impact AquiPor’s concrete can have on managing stormwater in a typical community, we’ve run a model to show how much runoff AquiPor can eliminate by replacing traditional sidewalk infrastructure with the AquiDrain sidewalk system in a city that gets 15.5 inches of rain per year.

By replacing 1 mile of traditional sidewalks with the AquiDrain system, we estimate that approximately 2 Million Gallons of stormwater can be returned to the natural water cycle over the course of a year*

This savings represents water that doesn’t need to be treated at wastewater plants, nor imported from hundreds of miles away as is the case in the Western U.S. Instead, AquiPor’s concrete surfaces are designed to naturally capture and manage stormwater, representing economic savings for every gallon of stormwater that naturally returns to the water-cycle.

*Model was produced internally and is based on the assumption that AquDrain sidewalks would be placed on both sides of a neighborhood street for a half mile in length. Using property lots we’ve estimated the total surface area that would drain rainwater into the AquiDrain sidewalk system. A single lot is expected to be 100 feet in length and include the following surface areas:

Street (half its width): 100' x 12' = 1,200 ft2

Sidewalk (one side of the street): 100' x 4' = 400 ft2

Driveway: 400 ft2

House roof and patios: 3000 ft2

Therefore, this model project would consist of 52 total lots (5,280 ft / 100 ft), with each lot containing 5,000 ft2 of surface area that would drain rainwater into the sidewalks system. Additionally, we estimated that 15% of rainwater on this surface area would travel along the gutters into the city’s water drainage system and flow to water treatment plants. The remaining 85% would be returned to the ground because of the installation of our technology. Based on these assumptions and using the annual rainfall rate of 15.5 inches of rain per year, AquiPor would return an estimated 5,490 ft3 (or 41,068 gallons) of water per lot into the ground. Total annual water savings would be 285,480 ft3 (or 2,135,536 gallons).

the BUSINESS

Design Build: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management

• A design-build business model targeting residential developers, commercial developers, municipal governments and urban planners, and environmental agencies and organizations.

• A streamlines process for consultation and site assessment, custom design based on client needs and site conditions, material production, installation, and maintenance support.

• Pricing strategy that offers turnkey solutions with pricing based on project scope and a subscription model for ongoing maintenance, offering a comprehensive approach to stormwater management.

How the Business Works:

In this model, AquiPor would:

• Obtain project

• Engineer & design the project - i.e. 1 mile of AquiPor sidewalk design

• Conduct surveying and mapping

• Oversee production of our Porous Concrete (by approved manufacturer)

• Sub-contract installation and construction

• Oversee quality control and maintenance

Technology Licensing

• The second tier of our business model is a licensing business model to established concrete paver and precast producers, helping us monetize our innovation while giving concrete producers a competitive edge in the growing sustainable construction market.

• In this model we plan to include a combination of the following:

• Sales of AquiCrete permeable aggregates

• Upfront licensing fee and/or pre-unit royalties

• Geographic exclusivity for certain producers

• Quality control and technical support

Water infrastructure in our cities is outdated and ill-equipped to deal with extreme weather. Extreme drought in some regions, interspersed with intense periods of rainfall is bringing unprecedented water stresses to our communities. As the United States is poised to invest over $1 Trillion on critical infrastructure in the next ten years, AquiPor is focused on developing the concrete technologies and engineering solutions we’ll need for long-term, clean water abundance in our cities.

To best serve this large market opportunity, we’re developing our business with an asset-lite structure that lends itself to capturing higher margins and taking on large project opportunities from the beginning.

We believe this is a compelling opportunity to invest in a company focused on addressing tangible challenges in the physical world, with the potential for significant market impact.

Together, we can do this.

Greg Johnson
Co-Founder & CEO
AquiPor Technologies

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