Cecilia WandigaSep 7, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Wood Biomass Fuels and Sustainable Forestry BenchmarksRenewable biofuels are an important part of the new energy mix. When solar is not available (rainy days and at night) or wind, hydropowe...
Cecilia WandigaSep 6, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Visualizing Healthy Industrial EffluentsIndustrial production is a process of converting raw material inputs into value added outputs. The value and use of the outputs is defin...
Cecilia WandigaSep 5, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - The Mindset Shift for Biodegradable PlasticAt CSTI we are working on bioplastics, water purification, biofuels and safer chemicals. We are not making products such as food packagi...
Cecilia WandigaSep 4, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Environmental Health is Industrial WealthWhen attempting to manufacture quality products, do you want the best raw materials or substandard raw materials? Chances are most manufa...
Cecilia WandigaSep 3, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Shifting to a Mindset of Biological Safety and LuxuryThink of the biological mindset as your default mindset. After all, you are born a biological creature. Whether we use extensive non-bio...
Cecilia WandigaAug 31, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Biofuel Family TreeWhen we talk of human family trees, we talk of first generation, second generation and so forth. The same is true with biofuels. As our ...
Cecilia WandigaAug 30, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Designing for Water AcceptanceIf 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...
Cecilia WandigaAug 29, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Bioplastic Tribes and Space ExplorationIn Kenya, and Africa, tribalism is frought with negative imagery and stories of conflict. Dominant tribes seeking to exclude others from...
Cecilia WandigaAug 28, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Industrial Health as Conservation of Pre-historic SpeciesWhen we think of industrial health and occupational safety, we typically think of factories and chemical safety procedures and a lot of r...
Cecilia WandigaAug 27, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Designing Systems with Meaning and PurposeWe often complain of the problems and chaos that surround us. In ancient times, communities would set aside time for philosophical refl...
Cecilia WandigaAug 24, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Academic Research as a Driver of New Industrial ProductsIn developing countries, foreign aid tends to promote the use of academic research for agricultural development and basic healthcare. How...
Cecilia WandigaAug 23, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Water Quality Monitoring and TectonophysicsWe focus this post on adjusting for a scientific bias in previous posts. Question received: why always talk about chemistry and biology,...
Cecilia WandigaAug 22, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Standards for Biodegradable PlasticIn life and industry there are always many changes. Standards often feel like a confusing burden. However, they are a checklist we can ...
Cecilia WandigaAug 21, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Monitoring for ToxinsClimate Change has two toxic components. First: the toxins created and released by human activity cause damage to plants and micro-organi...
Cecilia WandigaAug 20, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Creating a Community of PracticeSustainable design requires the local adaptation of designs and solutions. A house designed for a winter environment has very different t...
Cecilia WandigaAug 17, 20182 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Think of Yourself as a Biomass FuelToday 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...
Cecilia WandigaAug 15, 20184 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Chemical Safety Requires Transparency and CollaborationCitizens in countries with a predominantly agrarian base such as Kenya often hold the belief that chemical toxicity is only a concern in ...
Cecilia WandigaAug 15, 20184 minKenya Sustainable Cities - African Made BioplasticsManufacturing is the process of making things. Sustainable manufacturing is the process of making things in a way that solves social and...
Cecilia WandigaAug 14, 20183 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Water Recycling Effectiveness Depends on YouWe have been experiencing irregular and unpredictable rainfall as part of Climate Change effects. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/05...
Cecilia WandigaAug 13, 20185 minKenya Sustainable Cities - Planning for Factor 10 Continuous ImprovementWe plan many things such as our monthly household spending, our vacation time, the agenda and dates for important meetings or events. We...
