Renewable bio-based circular material economies in timber, post-agricultural by-products and plant-based bioremediation

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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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collaborators

selected

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partners

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

Energies (2022)

A Life-Cycle Approach to Investigate the Potential of Novel Biobased Construction Materials toward a Circular Built Environment

Naomi Keena, Marco Raugei, Mae-ling Lokko, Mohamed Aly Etman, Vicky Achnani, Barbara Reck, Anna Dyson (2022)

PLEA 2016 Los Angeles: Towards Regenerative Environments (2017)

Development of Affordable Building Materials Using Agricultural Waste By-Products and Emerging Pith, Soy and Mycelium Biobinders.

Mae-Ling Lokko, Anna Dyson + Alexandra Rempel (2017)

Industry: Branch Technology, Ecovative Design, Strawtec Building Solutions Ltd, HeliOptix LLC

Academic/ National Labs: University of Rwanda, University of Nairobi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Kenya Building Research Centre, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Ecological Living Module

Largest 3-D printed structure made of biodegrable Bamboo (co-designed by SHoP Architects and Branch, fabricated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Bamboo

Detail of the bamboo printed Pavilion which is 100% bio-based, biodegradable, and can be sustainably harvested from agricultural waste streams —a true “material of the future”.

Coconut

Coconut fiberboard panel systems

Solar Desinfection Water Window

Solar system combined edible Dye-Enhanced solar desinfection with safety indication

Mycelium

Mushroom bricks developed by Ecovative being prepped for demonstration.

Solar energy coupled with advanced manufacturing

Ecological Living Module

Largest 3-D printed structure made of biodegrable Bamboo (co-designed by SHoP Architects and Branch, fabricated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Bamboo

Detail of the bamboo printed Pavilion which is 100% bio-based, biodegradable, and can be sustainably harvested from agricultural waste streams —a true “material of the future”.

Coconut

Coconut fiberboard panel systems

Solar Desinfection Water Window

Solar system combined edible Dye-Enhanced solar desinfection with safety indication

Ecological Living Module

Largest 3-D printed structure made of biodegrable Bamboo (co-designed by SHoP Architects and Branch, fabricated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Bamboo

Detail of the bamboo printed Pavilion which is 100% bio-based, biodegradable, and can be sustainably harvested from agricultural waste streams —a true “material of the future”.

Coconut

Coconut fiberboard panel systems

Solar Desinfection Water Window

Solar system combined edible Dye-Enhanced solar desinfection with safety indication

Mycelium

Mushroom bricks developed by Ecovative being prepped for demonstration.

Solar energy coupled with advanced manufacturing

Ecological Living Module

Largest 3-D printed structure made of biodegrable Bamboo (co-designed by SHoP Architects and Branch, fabricated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Bamboo

Detail of the bamboo printed Pavilion which is 100% bio-based, biodegradable, and can be sustainably harvested from agricultural waste streams —a true “material of the future”.

Coconut

Coconut fiberboard panel systems

Solar Desinfection Water Window

Solar system combined edible Dye-Enhanced solar desinfection with safety indication

Image: Nairobi Ecological Pavilion in UN Nairobi, Kenya

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team

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

partners

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), SHoP Architects

collaborators

Industry: Branch Technology, Ecovative Design, Strawtec Building Solutions Ltd, HeliOptix LLC

Academic/ National Labs: University of Rwanda, University of Nairobi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Kenya Building Research Centre, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Naomi Keena, Marco Raugei, Mae-ling Lokko, Mohamed Aly Etman, Vicky Achnani, Barbara Reck, Anna Dyson (2022)

Energies (2022)

A Life-Cycle Approach to Investigate the Potential of Novel Biobased Construction Materials toward a Circular Built Environment

Mae-Ling Lokko, Anna Dyson + Alexandra Rempel (2017)

PLEA 2016 Los Angeles: Towards Regenerative Environments (2017)

Development of Affordable Building Materials Using Agricultural Waste By-Products and Emerging Pith, Soy and Mycelium Biobinders.

selected publications

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.

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