Active Research Projects
POLICY: CARBON IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Building Materials and Climate: Constructing a New Future Report (Download here)Lead Principal Investigator: Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture,
Co-Principal Investigators: Willow Technologies Ltd., Ghana, McGill University
Funding: United Nations Environment Program
Specific Contributions:
- Chapter 4: Shift to Biobased Materials (Timber, Bamboo, Biomass)
- Chapter 5: Improve: Masonry and Earth-based Materials
- Case Studies:
+ Taking pressure off West Africa’s tropical forests through the use of non-timber biomass resources
+ Greening the masonry value chain in West Africa
2022 Global Status Report- Buildings and
Constructions (URL)
Global ABC
contributing author, Materials Chapter
INTEGRATED MATERIAL LIFE CYCLE DESIGN
Soil Sisters
Current Funding: SOM Foundation, Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture, Yale School of Architecture
Project Website: www.yalesoilsisters.com/
GLOBAL ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION
Domestic Worldmaking by the Enslaved
Past Funding: Global Architectural History and Teaching Collaborative
Project Website: https://domesticworldmaking.com/