Coastal Assembly, PBC

Our Co-Founder and CTO, Walter Zesk, joined @mitdesignx's 10X Summit: Futures in the Making for A Decade of Design Innovation, a showcase exploring how ambitious ideas become real-world solutions.

What began as research at MIT's Self-Assembly Lab has evolved through years of experimentation and development into real-world deployments, advancing new approaches to coastal restoration.

Thank you to @mitdesignx for bringing us together to celebrate 10 years of design innovation and the journey from research to real-world impact.

Planning another round of sand pumping or dredging?

First ask yourself - why is the sand leaving, how soon will you need to replace it, and at what environmental cost?

At Coastal Assembly, we're using satellite intelligence and coastal modeling to design reef structures that work with natural sediment movement to help beaches grow.

If your property is facing recurring erosion or beach nourishment costs, we'd like to hear about it.

Beaches are a natural buffer against storms, absorbing wave energy and helping protect the coastlines behind them. When storms strip away that sand, the shoreline becomes increasingly vulnerable to the next wave of extreme weather.

Our latest feature in AccuWeather explores this challenge, from the Outer Banks to Southern California, and how Coastal Assembly is developing a different approach to rebuilding beaches by working with natural ocean forces.

Thank you to Monica Danielle and the AccuWeather team for highlighting our work and the growing need for new approaches to coastal resilience.

Read the full story: accuweather.com/en/climate/ai-…

On Tuesday, Coastal Assembly was one of five innovators presenting at Voices of the Ocean at the Library of Congress.

We shared how satellite intelligence helps us design reef structures that work with waves and currents to grow beaches and support marine life.

Huge thanks to Wave and @ConservNtn for bringing us together. A highlight was meeting the legendary Dr. Sylvia Earle!

What does the reef of the future look like, and how do we build it?

Thanks to MIT Future Fest for bringing @SkylarTibbits together with Ximena Caminos of REEFLINE and David S. Kong of MIT’s Community Biotechnology Initiative.

Next up: we’re collaborating with REEFLINE on a deployment in Miami next summer. More soon!