Terranite Bioreceptive Façade System by Alive Labs is a revolutionary green building solution that transforms traditional concrete facades into living, eco-friendly surfaces. The proprietary bioreceptive concrete material is designed to integrate biological life directly into building surfaces, promoting the growth of mosses, lichens, and other microflora. This innovative system not only enhances the aesthetic appeal of buildings but also provides numerous environmental benefits.

The Terranite system is formulated to be non-toxic, low carbon, and structurally compatible with architectural forms. By allowing plants to colonize its surface, the system actively contributes to air pollution reduction by filtering particulate matter, NOx, and ozone. Additionally, the vegetation on the façade helps sequester CO2 and provides thermal buffering, improving the overall air quality and climate resilience of the building.

One of the key features of the Terranite system is its passive operation—no powered systems are required to sustain the vegetation under normal conditions. Alive Labs offers design modules for façades, vertical green walls, and panels that can be easily retrofitted on existing buildings or incorporated into new construction projects. The result is a building skin that not only protects but also performs ecologically, supporting biodiversity, improving air quality, and contributing to climate mitigation.

Key Characteristics (of Alive Labs’ approach / product)

• Material innovation: “Terranite” bioreceptive concrete

• Integration of vegetation into building surfaces (moss, lichens, microflora)

• Low-carbon, non-toxic, structurally compatible formulation

• Passive operation, no powered systems required for the living façade

• Modular design allowing retrofits or new installations

• Air-filtering and pollution-removing properties (PM, NOx, ozone)

• Thermal regulation / buffering from plant cover

• Fire-safe and building-code compatible design emphasis

• Holistic façade systems blending architecture and ecology

• Designed to scale in urban and architectural contexts

Environmental & Social Benefits

• Filters urban air, reducing particulate matter, NOx, and ozone concentration

• Sequesters carbon through living vegetation on façades

• Improves building microclimate and reduces thermal loads

• Enhances biodiversity by providing habitat on urban surfaces

• Supports urban nature integration, closing gaps between built and living systems

• Reduces embodied and operational carbon cost of conventional façade materials

• Encourages regenerative design mindsets in architecture and development

• Contributes to healthier cities and better air quality for inhabitants

• Mitigates “urban heat island” effects through living surface cooling

• Offers aesthetic, ecological, and climate resilience benefits concurrently