Cut emissions at the source
before they become
compliance problems
Curb At Source (CAS) connects emissions-intensive companies with academic researchers and institutional infrastructure to prototype real-world emissions reduction and material substitution solutions.
Faster, Smarter, and at Lower Cost.
Early signup. Things will break. But if you need help before Q4 reporting season, we're here.
We built this after spending three years cleaning supplier emissions data that was collected too late to actually inform decisions. Most sustainability problems aren't calculation issues — they're data ownership gaps, misaligned timelines, and the fact that no one tests approaches until regulatory pressure forces it.
Curb At Source exists because most companies don't need full consulting engagements. They need a researcher who understands their industry constraints, access to a testing setup, and three months to see if an idea works.
Innovation needs research
Most sustainability challenges require scientific validation, experimentation, and iteration capabilities often unavailable in-house.
In-house R&D lacks global perspective
Internal teams rarely have exposure to diverse methodologies, emerging academic research, or cross-disciplinary insights being developed worldwide.
High consulting and exploration costs create friction
Traditional consulting makes early-stage innovation expensive and risky, delaying decisions and preventing experimentation.
Curb At Source exists to remove these barriers
Our platform team brings insights shaped by years of observing sustainability, research ecosystems, and industry bottlenecks, enabling companies and researchers to collaborate efficiently without institutional or financial friction.
How this works
Not rocket science — just structured enough to keep things moving.
Who uses this
Companies
Mid-size manufacturers, logistics operators, or consumer goods brands who know they have an emissions problem but aren't sure which fix to prioritize.
Example: A packaging company that wants to test bio-based adhesives before redesigning their entire supply chain.
Researchers
PhD students and postdocs in materials science, industrial ecology, chemical engineering, or related fields who want real-world validation for their work.
This isn't consulting. It's applied research with actual operational constraints.
Universities
Academic institutions with lab facilities, compute resources, or testing capabilities that could support industry partnerships without heavy admin overhead.
You provide the infrastructure. We handle the matching and coordination.
Why this costs less
Academic researchers are already working on relevant problems. Universities already have the equipment. The gap isn't capability — it's coordination.
By using infrastructure that already exists and connecting it to companies who need it, we can offer testing and prototyping at a fraction of typical consulting rates. Not because we're cutting corners, but because we're not building everything from scratch.
Typical engagement: 3-6 months, researcher time + institutional support, priced based on scope. Usually 5-20% of equivalent consulting work.
This platform exists because I spent years doing LCA modeling and GHG inventories for companies that came to us after decisions were already made. We'd quantify emissions from supply chains that couldn't be changed, model scenarios that were operationally infeasible, and deliver reports that got filed instead of acted on.
The pattern was always the same: sustainability teams asking good questions six months too late. Curb At Source is an attempt to move that conversation earlier — when experimentation is still cheap and options are still open.
— Platform founder, formerly in sustainability consulting for manufacturing and logistics sectors