A platform that makes the best use of resources and space so that an innovative idea can be turned into a high-performance product.
The Checkerspot Platform lets people design new materials at the molecular level by working with nature. Our vertically integrated, rapid-iteration development process is made to make the most of the time, resources, and environmental impact needed to turn innovative ideas into high-performance, market-leading products. Companies want safer, more sustainable materials to set themselves apart, innovators want to try something new, and customers want safer, more sustainable materials in the products they buy. The field of materials science has run out of new ways to combine petrochemical and vegetable oil monomers to make new materials. Biology is paving the way for a future without oil. Companies need to do something about their carbon footprints for environmental, legal, and business reasons. If they don’t, it will cost them billions of dollars. In addition to being expensive, the process of becoming carbon neutral is very complicated, risky, and time-consuming. This is because many different players are involved, and each one is responsible for a different part of the value chain. Also, frameworks and regulations are always changing, and it is impossible to keep track of ongoing emissions. Overall, the market for carbon accounting, analytics, reduction, and compensation is booming, but it is hard to understand and not well regulated.
Positive facts about The Checkerspot Platform
Checkerspot® Cast Polyurethane: bio based content of at least 58%.
Checkerspot® rigid polyurethane foam: bio based content of at least 42%.
Midori® biowicking textiles: bio based content of nearly 100%. Use of this textile in comparison to mainstream alternative results in a reduction of GHG emissions by 9x.
When compared to other commodity vegetable oils, algae oil is 12x more efficient in land use than soybean oil and 300x more efficient in water use than olive oil.
Checkerspot Platform has commercialized 3 products to market in 4 years – PU Foam, Cast PU & Wicking. Under the platform, the average development to commercialization time for products is 16 months.
Benefits of Wicking Textile in market: improves moisture management, fast dry, 100% biocarbon, readily biodegradable, 8x+ lower carbon footprint than petroleum based wicking finishes.
The Checkerspot Platform website : https://checkerspot.com
