New Product Development For sustainable building materials

Altera Circular Systems is focused on new product development pathways for building cleaner homes.

Use what we have. Build what we need.

What is Altera Circular Systems?

What We’re Doing

Altera Circular Systems is building the early research and partnership foundation for new product development.

Our focus is on identifying what research, testing, materials science, engineering, and commercial planning are needed to develop innovative building materials from textile waste.

This includes early questions such as:

- How should fabric be processed, shredded, pulped, or prepared?

- What kind of binder could hold textile fibers together safely?

- What performance standards would a building material need to meet?

- What research partners, labs, and product-development experts are needed?

- What timeline and budget would move the concept toward a prototype?

Fiscally sponsored by Embolden WI (501(c)(3)).

What's the plan?

Research

Define material questions, safety concerns, testing needs, and feasibility.

Product Development

We translate research into a practical roadmap: material concepts, prototype milestones, budgets, timelines, and partner needs.

Building Materials

The long-term focus is developing safe, durable, useful material options for sustainable homebuilding and renovation.

Pathways

Donate

Fund the foundation that makes this work possible

Sponsor

Support research, outreach, and operational systems

Partner

Contribute research, facilities, or expertise

This is the foundation year.

If this matters to you, this is the moment to step in early and help shape what this becomes.