Cecilia Wandiga
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Earth Architecture and Regenerative Landscaping
If you want to build a skyscraper, you definitely need to use cement. However, if you want to live modern while enjoying natural...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Sep 7, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Wood Biomass Fuels and Sustainable Forestry Benchmarks
Renewable biofuels are an important part of the new energy mix. When solar is not available (rainy days and at night) or wind,...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Sep 6, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Visualizing Healthy Industrial Effluents
Industrial production is a process of converting raw material inputs into value added outputs. The value and use of the outputs is...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - The Mindset Shift for Biodegradable Plastic
At CSTI we are working on bioplastics, water purification, biofuels and safer chemicals. We are not making products such as food...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Environmental Health is Industrial Wealth
When attempting to manufacture quality products, do you want the best raw materials or substandard raw materials? Chances are most...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Sep 3, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Shifting to a Mindset of Biological Safety and Luxury
Think of the biological mindset as your default mindset. After all, you are born a biological creature. Whether we use extensive...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 31, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Biofuel Family Tree
When we talk of human family trees, we talk of first generation, second generation and so forth. The same is true with biofuels. As our...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 30, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Designing for Water Acceptance
If you want to build a safe place you can go to relax, would you create a design that prevents you from entering the place? If this seems...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 29, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Bioplastic Tribes and Space Exploration
In Kenya, and Africa, tribalism is frought with negative imagery and stories of conflict. Dominant tribes seeking to exclude others from...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 28, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Industrial Health as Conservation of Pre-historic Species
When we think of industrial health and occupational safety, we typically think of factories and chemical safety procedures and a lot of...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 27, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Designing Systems with Meaning and Purpose
We often complain of the problems and chaos that surround us. In ancient times, communities would set aside time for philosophical...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 24, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Academic Research as a Driver of New Industrial Products
In developing countries, foreign aid tends to promote the use of academic research for agricultural development and basic healthcare....
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Water Quality Monitoring and Tectonophysics
We focus this post on adjusting for a scientific bias in previous posts. Question received: why always talk about chemistry and biology,...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 22, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Standards for Biodegradable Plastic
In life and industry there are always many changes. Standards often feel like a confusing burden. However, they are a checklist we can...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Monitoring for Toxins
Climate Change has two toxic components. First: the toxins created and released by human activity cause damage to plants and...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 20, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Creating a Community of Practice
Sustainable design requires the local adaptation of designs and solutions. A house designed for a winter environment has very different...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Think of Yourself as a Biomass Fuel
Today we engage in what we hope is a fun visioning process. Instead of thinking about yourself as a human, think of yourself as a biomass...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 15, 2018
- 4 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Chemical Safety Requires Transparency and Collaboration
Citizens in countries with a predominantly agrarian base such as Kenya often hold the belief that chemical toxicity is only a concern in...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 15, 2018
- 4 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - African Made Bioplastics
Manufacturing is the process of making things. Sustainable manufacturing is the process of making things in a way that solves social and...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Water Recycling Effectiveness Depends on You
We have been experiencing irregular and unpredictable rainfall as part of Climate Change effects. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/05...
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