4Bricks / ECOS Technology Group

ECOS

A mineral technology system for the local production of construction materials based on qualified regional raw materials and the partner’s existing production infrastructure.

The manufacturer already has the plant, team and market. 4Bricks provides the ECOS technology, raw-material qualification, adaptation, implementation and technology control — through licensing or technology partnership.

ℹ About the Company
4Bricks s.r.o. · ECOS Technology Group

4Bricks s.r.o. is a technology company that develops and protects the ECOS mineral technology system. We do not build our own network of plants and do not sell ready-made construction mixes as our core product. Our role is to connect ECOS technology with the existing production infrastructure, local raw materials, and the manufacturing partner’s market.

What ECOS Is
ECOS is a managed mineral technology system. It brings together a technology core, qualified local raw materials, functional adaptation, a specific application configuration, and confirmation of the required performance characteristics. Each configuration is developed and validated separately.
How We Work
Cooperation is built on two basic models: technology licensing or a technology partnership. Depending on the project, 4Bricks qualifies the raw materials and the production site, adapts the selected ECOS configuration, supports validation and industrial implementation, and after launch provides technology support and change control.
Who It Is For
The primary partner of 4Bricks is an existing manufacturer of construction materials that already has a production site, equipment, staff, raw-material supply relationships, logistics, sales channels, and knowledge of the local market. ECOS adds the technological foundation for developing and locally producing new mineral construction materials without building an entire technology system from scratch.
Local Raw Materials Adaptation Validation IP / Know-How Technology Partnership
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What is ECOS?

ECOS is a managed mineral technology system for the development and local production of construction materials based on qualified regional raw materials. The system combines the ECOS technological core, local mineral components, functional adaptation, a specific application configuration and confirmation of the required performance characteristics.

ECOS is not a single universal formula or a single finished product. For each manufacturing partner, the raw-material characteristics, site specifics, production conditions and selected application are taken into account. After raw-material qualification, the specific configuration is adapted, verified and prepared for industrial implementation.

This approach makes it possible to use one technology architecture for different application configurations, while each specific configuration is developed and confirmed separately.

The ECOS technological core and a substantial part of the adaptation methods are protected as confidential know-how. Public materials describe the principles and architecture of the system without disclosing formulations, process ranges, internal methods or other confidential parameters.

  • Localisation — adaptation of the technology to qualified raw materials and the production conditions of a specific site.
  • Resource efficiency — the possibility of using local and secondary mineral components in specific configurations.
  • Verifiability — each application configuration undergoes its own testing and performance-confirmation programme before industrial launch.

4Bricks s.r.o. develops, protects and adapts ECOS for existing manufacturers of construction materials, using a technology-licensing or technology-partnership model depending on the specific project.

ECOS Technology Architecture

How the ECOS system works

ECOS is not a universal formula. For each project, the technological core is combined with qualified local raw materials and functional adaptation to form a specific application configuration.

01
ECOS Technological Core
Protected technological core, engineering logic and controlled know-how under the administration of 4Bricks.
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Local Raw Materials
Qualified regional raw materials selected and assessed for a specific production site.
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Functional Adaptation
Adjustment of the technological configuration to raw materials, equipment, application and required performance.
combined into
Application Configuration
Specific application configuration
A solution for a defined material, raw-material base, production site and set of technical requirements.
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Verified Performance
Verifiable performance
The performance of each configuration is tested and documented separately according to its intended use and implementation stage.

One technology platform may support multiple application configurations, but the results of one configuration do not automatically apply to other applications, raw-material bases or production sites.

ECOS COMMERCIAL MODEL

Two ways to work with 4Bricks

The manufacturing partner retains its production site, team, market and operations. 4Bricks provides the ECOS technology system, adaptation, implementation, know-how and technology control. The cooperation model is selected according to the market, project, risks and economics.

01
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING

Licensing

The manufacturer receives an agreed right to use ECOS technology for a defined territory, production site and specific application configuration.

Possible model structure
  • raw-material qualification and technology adaptation;
  • development of the application configuration;
  • implementation at the partner’s production site;
  • initial licence payment;
  • ongoing technology fee / TSF / royalty;
  • additional rights under separate agreement.
ECOS, its technological core and confidential know-how remain under the control of 4Bricks within the scope of applicable rights and the ECOS contractual architecture.
02
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP

Technology Partnership

In selected projects, 4Bricks may participate not only as a licensor but also as the technology partner of a local project.

POSSIBLE EQUITY PARTICIPATION
up to 34%
in selected agreed projects
Local partner
  • production;
  • market and sales;
  • operations;
  • agreed capital.
4Bricks
  • ECOS Technology;
  • know-how;
  • adaptation and implementation;
  • technology control.
Participation of up to 34% is neither mandatory nor automatic. The structure is determined separately for each project.
FROM FIRST CONTACT TO IMPLEMENTATION

How a project begins

The final commercial structure is defined only after technical and project qualification.
01
NDA & Scope Initial discussion of the market, production site and target application
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02
Qualification Assessment of raw materials, production infrastructure and technical requirements
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03
Adaptation Development and validation of the specific application configuration
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04
Commercial Model Technology licence or technology partnership
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05
Implementation Pilot verification, preparation for industrial launch and ongoing support

4Bricks scales ECOS through the existing production infrastructure of its partners — without the need to build and own factories in every new market.

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APPLICATION SCOPE & TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION

One platform. Different application configurations.

ECOS provides a technological basis for different construction materials, but each use case is treated as a separate application configuration — with its own adaptation, testing and performance verification.

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Application Configurations

Potential areas of application

The choice of application depends on local raw materials, production equipment, market requirements and the technical qualification programme of the specific project.

Plaster materialsPlaster applications
Masonry mortarsMasonry applications
Adhesive compoundsAdhesive applications
Repair materialsRepair & installation applications
Formed elementsBlocks, bricks & mineral elements
Other applicationsAfter separate technical qualification
Important: The presence of an application in the ECOS technology architecture does not mean that the corresponding configuration has already been tested or is ready for industrial launch. Each configuration is qualified separately.
02
IP & CONTROLLED KNOW-HOW

The technology remains under the control of 4Bricks

ECOS is protected by a combination of registered rights, patent strategy, confidential documentation and closed technological know-how.

CZ 39162 U1Registered Czech utility model
CZ 39509 U1Registered Czech utility model
European Patent ApplicationEuropean patent application
ECOS Build — EUTM 019403839European Union trade mark application
Controlled Know-HowFormulations, ranges, adaptation methods and internal process procedures
Licensing or a technology partnership grants only an agreed scope of use. ECOS, its technological core and confidential know-how remain under the control of 4Bricks within the scope of applicable rights and the ECOS contractual architecture.
Application → Qualification → Adaptation → Validation
The scope of technical documentation, know-how disclosure, support and commercial rights is defined for the specific application configuration, site, territory and selected cooperation model.

Registered Utility Models ECOS

Utility Model CZ 39162 U1

Registered Czech utility model covering a one-component dry construction mix based on alkali-activated materials with a low Portland cement content.

One of the early technological solutions associated with the development of ECOS. The performance of a specific application configuration is confirmed separately through test results and applicable technical documentation.

Utility Model CZ 39509 U1

Registered Czech utility model covering a modular construction system for forming a monolithic mineral wall structure with integrated channels for reinforcement, mineral infill and building services.

A separate engineering solution, ECOS Smart Monolith. Its structural and performance characteristics are confirmed separately through calculations, testing and applicable technical documentation.

Utility Model CZ 39629 U1

Registered Czech utility model covering a specialised ECOS mineral system for forming a porous structure of a construction material.

Rights holder: 4Bricks s.r.o. Inventor: Oleg Levchenko. Registration: Czech Republic, 2026.

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Testing & Validation

The configuration is validated,
not the platform as a whole

ECOS can provide the technology foundation for different applications, but the regulatory framework, testing programme and verified performance are determined separately for each application configuration.

01Application Configuration
→
02Testing & Technical Assessment
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03Verified Performance
Independent Test Completed

First independently tested configuration

One ECOS plaster application configuration has undergone independent laboratory testing in the Czech Republic. The testing confirms measured performance for this specific configuration and does not constitute certification of the ECOS technology platform as a whole.

Testing bodyITC Zlín
Date12 March 2026
ProtocolNo. 315200184/2026
Measured parametersDensity · strength · adhesion · water absorption
Test results apply to the specific tested formulation and test conditions. Other application configurations require their own technical verification programme.
Configuration-specific validation

From technology to a verified application

Each new application and production site follows its own technical qualification pathway.

01
Define the applicationMaterial purpose and required performance
02
Qualify raw materialsAssessment of local components and production conditions
03
Adapt the configurationECOS is adjusted to the specific site and application
04
Testing and assessmentThe programme is defined by applicable requirements and standards
05
Industrial implementationThe next stage after technical qualification and pilot verification
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Documentation follows the status of the specific configuration. Test reports and other applicable technical or regulatory documentation are provided only for configurations and procedures for which the relevant documents have actually been completed.
Technical Documentation

Documentation for a specific application configuration

ECOS technical and regulatory documentation is prepared for a specific application configuration, production site and project stage. The scope of materials depends on completed testing, validation procedures and the agreed level of access.

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TDS / Technical Data Sheets

For approved configurations and applicable project stages.

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Test Reports

Only for tests that have actually been conducted and completed.

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DoP and conformity documents

Where applicable and after completion of the relevant procedures.

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LCA / EPD

After completion of the relevant independent environmental assessment.

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Technology instructions

Working instructions for the implementation and operation of a specific application configuration are provided to the partner within the agreed scope and are linked to the relevant raw materials, production site and process conditions.

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Controlled access to technical documentation

Confidential formulations, process ranges, adaptation methods and internal procedures are not publicly disclosed. Access is defined by the NDA, licence or technology partnership framework.

Partner Value

What ECOS gives the manufacturing partner

ECOS complements the existing production infrastructure with a technology system that is adapted to local raw materials, equipment, the specific application and the required performance.

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Local Adaptation

Local raw materials instead of a universal formula

ECOS does not transfer one fixed composition from country to country. For each project, available mineral components are qualified, after which the application configuration is adapted to the raw materials, production site and required performance properties.

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Verification

Verifiable performance

Each application configuration follows its own testing and technical-assessment programme. Results from one configuration are not transferred automatically to others.

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Existing Infrastructure

Integration into the partner’s production

Scaling is built around partners’ existing production sites, not around 4Bricks building its own network of plants.

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Resource Efficiency

Optimisation of the material base

The system can work with qualified regional raw materials and may reduce dependence on conventional cement. Actual figures depend on the specific application configuration.

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Commercial Flexibility

Two cooperation models

A project may proceed through technology licensing or, in selected cases, through a technology partnership. The commercial structure is defined separately for each project.

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Controlled Know-How

A protected technology system

Key formulations, process ranges, adaptation methods and internal procedures remain under 4Bricks control. The manufacturing partner receives only the agreed scope of use rights, technical information and support — under the specific licence or technology partnership.

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The regulatory path is defined by the specific application.

Applicable standards, testing, conformity procedures and documentation are determined separately for each application configuration, market and production site.

CONFIGURATION → TESTING → VALIDATION

Our Team

Dmytro
Levchenko

Co-founder · Managing Director

One of the founders and Managing Director of 4Bricks. A civil engineer (roads and tunnels) with experience in the production of building materials. Over 25 years in entrepreneurship, project development and business processes. Responsible for the company’s strategic development and the commercialisation of the ECOS technology.

Sergey
Latansky

Co-founder · Managing Director

One of the founders and Managing Director of 4Bricks. Responsible for the company’s IT infrastructure and marketing. Over 15 years of experience in running businesses and building business processes and organisational structure. Provides the digital and operational backbone for the development of the ECOS project.

Devid
Homa

Co-founder · Director

Co-founder and Director of 4Bricks. Hands-on technical experience in organising processes, working with documentation and developing business relationships. Contributes to development and to the preparation of materials for partners and investors, supports negotiations and helps get the technology ready for market entry.

Volodymyr
Babak

Co-owner

Co-founder of 4Bricks. Holds degrees in construction and law, together with training in construction and development. For more than eight years he has worked in construction, real estate and the legal support of construction and investment projects.

🤝 Partnership and implementation

4Bricks works with construction-material manufacturers and other selected partners, adapting the ECOS technology system to local raw materials, existing production infrastructure and a specific application configuration.

  • 🏭 Integration of ECOS into the partner’s existing production
  • 🔧 Qualification of local raw materials and technology adaptation for a specific site
  • 🧪 Testing and validation of a specific application configuration
  • 📜 Technology licensing for an agreed site, territory and application
  • 🤝 Technology partnership in selected projects
  • 🌍 Controlled implementation and technology transfer with IP and know-how remaining under 4Bricks control
  • 🔬 R&D and cooperation with testing and scientific organisations

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