Our Story

Why do we care?

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Our founder’s mission is deeply personal.

He was profoundly affected by the loss of his best friend, who, during their childhood, passed away from lung cancer caused by the city's high levels of air pollution. This tragedy ignited a lifelong passion to solve the problem, driving him to develop the ideas that later became PurCity.

Today it answers a second crisis: data centres already use around 1.5% of the world's electricity, expected to roughly double by 2030, and much of it goes to:

COOLING MORE POLLUTION EMISSION TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Morteza Ghorbani EftekharFounder & CEO

About PurCity

Technology and knowledge, built locally

PurCity is a technology and knowledge-based company with a tested product. Our product, the design and the engineering are ready. What we do not do is build.

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The Wall-GapS pilot in Brussels, Belgium
The Wall-GapS pilot in Brussels, Belgium

Pilot · Brussels, Belgium

PurCity brings

  • The Wall-GapS™ technology, patent pending
  • The design and the product design
  • Technical supervision

The project brings

  • A project owner or site that already has, or can access, financing
  • A local contractor for fabrication and installation

Wall-GapS™, built locally

  • 2017

    PurCity ApS founded in Copenhagen, Denmark

  • 18

    international awards

  • Patent pending

    nationally and internationally

  • Tested

    in a pilot with Toyota Motor Europe in Brussels, Belgium

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Partnership: Joint efforts, shared success!

Partnership: Joint efforts, shared success!

At PurCity, we believe true growth is a shared journey.

We forge strong partnerships, combining our expertise with the unique strengths of our partners to achieve remarkable, shared success.

TOGETHER, that's how we survived Pandemics as well as how we GROW.

Sponsors, collaborators and partners

Why PurCity

Act Locally, Sustain Globally

Each successful project is a local victory for sustainability, and together they build a global network of smart, green infrastructure.

Our mission

PurCity's mission is to drive sustainable transformation in cities, one building at a time. We provide innovative solutions that improve the quality of life for people by actively reducing air pollution, conserving energy, and minimizing the urban carbon footprint.

Our vision

PurCity's vision is to be the global leader in sustainable urban transformation, making every building an active solution to the climate crisis.

  • 37%

    of global emissions come from buildings and construction

  • 70%

    of global CO₂ comes from cities, which cover just 2% of the land

  • 2.5billion

    more people will live in cities by 2050

  • 7.9million

    deaths in 2023 were linked to air pollution

Our journey

Milestones, achievements and patents

From a Copenhagen start-up to a tested façade technology, ready to be built.

Awards & Recognitions

  17. Ongoing confidential developments

    New award applications and nominations are in progress. They stay confidential until they are announced.

All 18 international awards

Patents & Trademarks

  11. New patent filed (DKPTO)

  12. Second new patent filed (DKPTO)

  13. Ongoing confidential developments

    Further patent and trademark filings are in preparation. They stay confidential until they are published.

R&D & Progress

  1. March

    Idea From Scratch

    Concept Development

    July

    GapS Design & Development

  2. January

    Implementation & Analysis Started

    May

    Prototype For 3D Printing

    June

    Successful Test

    July

    1st Pilot Implemented & tested

    December

    Further Development & Modification in Progress

  3. August

    Publication On A “Design Award Yearbook”

  4. October

    Related Strategic partners are recognized

    November

    Product samples manufactured in denmark

  5. December

    development of the commercial version of gapS panel design

  6. May

    Signed collaboration agreements with Singapore and south korea

    October

    Manufacturing the gapS panels

  7. January

    (Wall-GapS 2.0) 2nd generation of system development, implementation & tests

    March

    (Wall-GapS 3.0) 3rd generation of system development, implementation & tests

    June

    Successful POC @ TOYOTA, tests & validation

    December

    (GapS 4.0) 4th generation of system development, implementation & tests

  8. February

    GapS New design, scenario based research and development

    March

    Development of a new ioT air monitoring & control system

  9. January

    Pilot implementation

    March

    AI Integration into machine learning

    June

    Born of Air2Pure.com (hardware and software)

    October

    Digitalization in progress, first generation of Hardware successfully tested


  10. February

    GapS New design, scenario based research and development

    March

    Air2Pure: Development of a new IoT monitoring & control system

    July

    Software in final progresses (SaaS platform)

    September

    2nd generation of the hardware for Air2Pure, designed, manufactured and under tests

    November

    MoU signed with major construction company in Taiwan

    December

    Significant hardware and software development progress


  11. Ongoing confidential developments

    New product developments and pilot projects are under way under confidentiality agreements. Details follow when they can be shared.

The Wall-GapS pilot in Brussels, Belgium
The Wall-GapS pilot in Brussels, Belgium
The Wall-GapS pilot in Brussels, Belgium

The pilot

Pilot Project with TOYOTA

As part of the Toyota Acceleration program, PurCity successfully completed the "Wall-GapS™" pilot project with Toyota Motor Europe in Brussels. This achievement was the result of seamless teamwork and collaboration with our German partners at ABICOR BINZEL.

The process, from pre-fabrication and implementation to final on-site testing with Toyota's local contractors, showcased our ability to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions under demanding conditions. The successful outcome validates our technology and paves the way for future projects.

42.222.9 °C façade surface temperature, measured on the pilot

Toyota Motor Europe hosted the pilot; no endorsement is implied.

18international awards

Awards & Recognition

From Boston to Taipei, international juries in design, technology and sustainability have recognised PurCity and Wall-GapS™.

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Partnership

The perfect partner for us

A perfect partner is not only about the industry. It is also about how we build the relationship together: collaboration and trust.

Who we look for

  • Façade / curtain wall specialist with in-house fabrication and installation
  • Some HVAC or mechanical capability (our panels connect to the AHU and ducting)
  • Active in the data centre market, or at least open to it
  • Driven by energy reduction and green building
  • Mid-sized and specialised rather than a large conglomerate

What matters most to us

  • Trust and discretionWe bring knowledge, patent and ongoing developments.
  • ReliabilityWith their own field team.
  • An open mind to co-developStarting with one pilot.

Façade, curtain wall or HVAC specialist with your own field team? Let's talk about a first project together.

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Let's start with one pilot

You bring the site and a local contractor; we bring the technology, the design and the technical supervision.

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