J.J. Jacobson and Matt Grigsby, Eco Entrepreneurs
Ecolect and JTJ Investments
Specializing in economic and environmentally sound developments, Ecolect and JTJ Investments are pioneering adaptive reuse in Providence.
Ecolect, founded by Matt Grigsby, is the world’s leading, online library of state-of-the-art eco-material choices. They have developed a certified Material NutritionLabel to provide transparency on why and how products are environmentally-friendly.
JTJ Investments, founded by John “J.J.” Jacobson, specializes in high-performance energy retrofits and renewable energy production on buildings in the West Side Arts District of Providence. JTJ Investments envisions a future where buildings produce as much energy as they use over the course of a year and is actively working towards this goal on numerous projects