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Treepoints: Revolutionizing Climate Action Through IoT
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Buildings
- Cement
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Building Automation & Control
- Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems
The Challenge
Treepoints, a subscription service app, was created to simplify positive climate action for businesses and individuals by helping them understand and manage their carbon emissions. The challenge was to build a fully functioning platform quickly and efficiently without sacrificing the design or visual element. The founders, Anthony Collias and Jacob Wedderburn-Day, who were listed on Europe’s Forbes 30 under 30 list, needed a platform that could match the speed at which they were developing the model. They also needed a platform that required little-to-no knowledge of code and development, as they were not experts in this field.
About The Customer
Treepoints is designed for both businesses and individuals who are conscious about their carbon emissions and want to take positive climate action. The platform is particularly beneficial for those who want to understand and manage their carbon emissions but lack the knowledge or resources to do so. By subscribing to Treepoints, users can not only offset their carbon footprint but also earn rewards for doing so. The platform is also beneficial for businesses that want to encourage their employees to take positive climate action. By signing up and linking their employee accounts, businesses can ensure that everyone under their account earns more points, thereby promoting a culture of sustainability.
The Solution
The solution was found in Bubble, a leader in the no-code movement. Bubble's powerful point-and-click web editor and cloud hosting platform allowed the founders to build a fully customizable web application for Treepoints. The platform enabled them to create a beautiful, fully functioning website with little-to-no knowledge of code and development. The website comprises a marketplace, account section, interactive leaderboard, functioning calculators, and databases. New users can sign up to one of the three subscription plans, priced according to their estimated carbon footprint. They can determine this figure by using a specially designed calculator on the website, powered by data from authorities like the World Bank and the World Wildlife Federation. Users then earn reward points depending on their chosen plan, and also by referring friends and employers. If businesses sign up and link their employee accounts, everyone under that account will earn more points.
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