SmartSylvan® in a large urban square
SmartSylvan® · Living · Movable · Sensor-enabled

GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT MOVES
WITH THE CITY.

SmartSylvan® combines real living trees, mobility and environmental sensing to create adaptable living infrastructure for places where conventional planting is difficult or impossible.

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One system · Different environments One adaptable platform. Different value for different spaces.
  • Outdoors, SmartSylvan® provides living shade, cooling and flexible greenery.
  • Indoors and semi-indoors, it brings tree-scale nature, biophilic quality and adaptable spatial design.
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Why cities need it

Where trees are needed most, planting is often hardest.

01 / CONSTRAINT

Underground infrastructure

Utilities, pipes and cables can leave too little root space for permanent tree planting — especially in dense city centres.

02 / CONSTRAINT

Flexible public space

Squares must adapt to markets, events, mobility and everyday use. Permanent interventions can reduce that flexibility.

03 / CONSTRAINT

Structural constraints

Existing surfaces, heritage conditions and limited reconstruction budgets can restrict permanent tree planting.

The solution
Illustrative aerial deployment scenario showing a cluster of SmartSylvan® units creating usable shade in an urban square
Living infrastructure · Climate comfort · Adaptive placement

Put living shadewhere urban heatis felt most.

01 · Living shade

Real trees deliver shade and evapotranspiration.

02 · Sensing

Microclimate and tree-health data reveal performance.

03 · Mobility

Units can be repositioned as use and conditions change.

04 · Upgradeable

Designed to progress toward powered and autonomous operation.

Illustrative deployment concept
Development pathway

Ready to deploy.Designed to advance.

Begin with a deployment-ready configuration that enables simpler implementation and lower initial operational and regulatory complexity, with a clear path toward controller-assisted and autonomous mobility.

01 · Current configuration

Deployable

Movable, sensor-enabled and upgradeable, with a clear path toward powered and autonomous operation.

Available now
02 · Powered mobility

Controller-assisted

Powered mobility enables operators to reposition units more safely and efficiently, reducing manual handling while maintaining direct control.

03 · Intelligent mobility

Autonomous

Autonomous navigation and data-informed positioning enable units to adapt their location with minimal operator intervention as site conditions and operational needs change.

In action

See SmartSylvan® in motion.

A visual demonstration of how adaptable living infrastructure can move through and respond to changing urban environments.

SmartSylvan® in action Concept visualization
Dr. Parisa Kloss, Founder and CEO of SmartSylvan®
Founder perspective
“After years of working on urban heat, I kept seeing the same gap: the places that need trees most are often the hardest places to plant them. SmartSylvan® was created to give cities a flexible way to bring living climate infrastructure into these spaces.”
Dr. Parisa KlossFounder & CEO · SmartSylvan®
Urban impact
Illustrative thermal-comfort map showing potential heat reduction from SmartSylvan® shade in public space

Make outdoor
space work
better in heat.

SmartSylvan® combines the environmental performance of a real tree with the flexibility needed in hard, multifunctional public space.

Illustrative thermal map
Potential cooling effect
Illustrative thermal-comfort mapping showing how living shade can reduce heat exposure in hard urban space.
Potential surface-temperature reduction
12–15 °C

Cooling where heat is felt most.

Potential reduction on heat-exposed surfaces under suitable site and weather conditions.

1real tree
Living climate adaptation

Shade that is alive.

Living shade, evapotranspiration and visible greening in one deployable system.

24/7 availability
Operational flexibility

Ready when space needs change.

24/7 means the system can be positioned whenever needs change — during the day, across seasons, or for events and temporary uses.

Performance depends on tree species, canopy, placement, surface materials and environmental conditions.
What this means in practice Why this matters for cities, campuses and public-space operators.
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Thermal comfort

More comfortable places to wait, meet and stay outdoors.

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Longer usability

Heat-exposed spaces remain useful for more of the day.

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Flexible operation

Greenery can adapt without permanently fixing the layout.

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Living place quality

Real vegetation adds biodiversity, identity and visible climate action.

The missing layer

Not a replacement for trees. A new layer between planting and temporary shade.

Solution
Living shade
Low reconstruction
Flexible location
Data-enabled
Permanent tree
Yes
Often no
No
Optional
Large planter
Yes
Medium
Limited
Rare
Artificial shading
No
Medium
Usually fixed
No
SmartSylvan®
Yes
High
Yes
Yes
Applications
Real SmartSylvan® unit in a courtyard deployment setting
Real SmartSylvan® · Courtyard deployment
SMARTSYLVAN® FULL SCALE PRODUCT UNIT · HOCHSCHULE FRESENIUS CAMPUS DÜSSELODRF. DEMO DAY MARCH 2026
Outdoor environments

Climate-responsive green infrastructure.

Flexible living shade for heat-exposed spaces where permanent planting is difficult.

Shade Cooling Biodiversity Flexible public space
Outdoor use cases 8 application types
01

Public squares & plazas

Flexible living shade without major reconstruction
02

Campuses & hospitals

Comfort for waiting, meeting and recovery areas
03

Mobility hubs

Shade for exposed transfer and waiting zones
04

Markets, festivals & events

Green infrastructure that moves with changing programmes
05

Retail & gastronomy

More comfortable terraces and outdoor stays in hot periods
06

Courtyards & real estate

Visible climate adaptation with a lighter construction footprint
07

Schoolyards & playgrounds

Seasonal shade where fixed tree planting is constrained
08

Temporary urban spaces

Pop-ups, construction phases and meanwhile-use locations
One purpose · Different environments

BETTER ENVIRONMENTS SHOULDN’T STOP AT THE BUILDING ENVELOPE.

Indoor & semi-indoor environments

Flexible living greenery for large interior spaces.

Tree-scale greenery and spatial flexibility for large interior and semi-indoor environments.

Biophilic quality Spatial adaptability User experience Flexible zoning
Concept visualization of SmartSylvan® in a large indoor atrium
Concept visualization · Indoor application
Indoor use cases 8 application types
01

Airport & station halls

Tree-scale greenery for high-traffic arrival and waiting areas
02

Shopping centres & atriums

Living focal points that adapt to seasonal layouts and events
03

Office lobbies & headquarters

Biophilic identity for reception, collaboration and amenity zones
04

Hotels & hospitality

Flexible greenery for lobbies, lounges and covered terraces
05

Convention & exhibition centres

Moveable planting that responds to changing floor plans
06

Universities & public buildings

Natural spatial anchors for large communal interior spaces
07

Winter gardens & covered courtyards

Tree-scale planting without permanent ground intervention
08

Mixed indoor–outdoor environments

A flexible system across foyers, canopies, patios and entrances
Environment-specific configuration: Every SmartSylvan® application is planned for its setting. Indoor and semi-indoor deployments require suitable tree species, daylight, ceiling height, access, irrigation, drainage and building conditions.
Market validation

Early demand is translating into real deployment.

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Contract in finalization

Commercial deployment

In finalization
4
LOIs

Formal market interest

Formalized interest
5
Active city negotiations

Growing deployment pipeline

In development
From product readiness to market pull

Contract finalization, formal interest and active city negotiations show a clear path toward market adoption.

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About us

SmartSylvan® UG

SmartSylvan® UG brings together urban climate expertise, engineering and company building to advance scalable infrastructure for climate-resilient cities. Our focus is translating climate innovation into solutions that can be deployed, operated and expanded in real-world environments.

Founded2025
HeadquartersDüsseldorf, Germany
Legal entitySmartSylvan® UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Current stageCommercial deployment
SmartSylvan team gathered around the full-scale SmartSylvan® unit at Hochschule Fresenius Campus Düsseldorf
SMARTSYLVAN® TEAM WITH THE FULL-SCALE UNIT · HOCHSCHULE FRESENIUS CAMPUS DÜSSELDORF
Team & capabilities

Cross-functional expertise from climate science to company building.

01Urban climate & planning
02Product & engineering
03Operations & deployment
04Commercial & partnerships
05Finance & investment
06Legal & corporate
Partners & Ecosystem

Partners, pilotsand public support.

Hochschule Fresenius
Carl Remigius Fresenius Education Group
Pioneer Lab
Pioneer Ventures
Ministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Kofinanziert von der Europäischen Union
Go-to-Market Gutschein
Interreg Deutschland-Nederland / KPF INDUSTR_I4.0
Gründungsstipendium NRW
Baum & Bonheur
Start with one space

Bring living infrastructure where it matters.

Cities, campuses, real-estate operators and strategic partners — talk to us about where SmartSylvan® could create value.

SmartSylvan® UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Düsseldorf, Germany · info@smartsylvan.de
SmartSylvan® · Nature Moves Innovation
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