Renewable bio-based circular material economies in timber, post-agricultural by-products and plant-based bioremediation
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Nairobi
ECOLOGICAL
PAVILION
Yale CEA partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme and SHoP Architects, to demonstrate a series of biomaterials innovations from our collaborators across the United States and Africa.
UN Nairobi, Kenya, 2019
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), SHoP Architects
Yale CEA: Anna Dyson, Hind Wildman, Nick Novelli, Naomi Keena, Mohamed Aly-Etman, Kipp Bradford, Mandi Pretorius, Phoebe Mankiewicz, Christopher Preusch, Marshall James, Paulo Pinheiro, Sheldon McLoed, George Graham, Adam Katzman, Abena Bonna
Yale University: Eric C. Ryberg, Chiheng Chu, and Jaehong Kim at Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
UN Habitat Team: Vincent Kitio, Francesca Calisesi
UN Environment Team: Sophie Loral, Catherine Beltrandi
Industry: Branch Technology, Ecovative Design, AMBIS Technologies / Willow Technologies, Strawtec Building Solutions Ltd, HeliOptix LLC
Academic/ National Labs: University of Rwanda, University of Nairobi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Building Research Centre, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Image: Nairobi Ecological Pavilion in UN Nairobi, Kenya
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can we invent new circular material economies?
Yale CEA: Anna Dyson, Hind Wildman, Nick Novelli, Naomi Keena, Mohamed Aly-Etman, Kipp Bradford, Mandi Pretorius, Phoebe Mankiewicz, Christopher Preusch, Marshall James, Paulo Pinheiro, Sheldon McLoed, George Graham, Adam Katzman, Abena Bonna
Yale University: Eric C. Ryberg, Chiheng Chu, and Jaehong Kim at Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
UN Habitat Team: Vincent Kitio, Francesca Calisesi
UN Environment Team: Sophie Loral, Catherine Beltrandi
Industry: Branch Technology, Ecovative Design, AMBIS Technologies / Willow Technologies, Strawtec Building Solutions Ltd, HeliOptix LLC
Academic/ National Labs: University of Rwanda, University of Nairobi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Building Research Centre, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
This installation is intended to demonstrate strategies for solving the global environmental and human crisis associated with housing insecurity. The systems we are featuring show construction materials from post-agricultural waste such as coconut, bamboo, rice, corn, and mycelia. It is also featuring modules, components, and small-scale demonstrations for energy systems, water purification systems, and sensors to monitor the environmental conditions of the structure.
