Cecilia Wandiga
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 16, 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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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 13, 2018
- 5 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Planning for Factor 10 Continuous Improvement
We plan many things such as our monthly household spending, our vacation time, the agenda and dates for important meetings or events. We...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 10, 2018
- 5 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Biomass Fuels Material Flow Analysis
Material Flow Analysis is a term that sounds very intimidating. However, material flow analysis is an important concept that should be...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Reducing Agrochemical Farm Water Runoff
Kenya's economy is predominantly agrarian. This can be a significant benefit if we focus on value addition and Bio-Economy transitions....
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 8, 2018
- 4 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Know Your Plastics, Save Your Environment
The single use plastic ban in Kenya has taught us we are capable of adjusting our behavior. Some may feel the ban is draconian but the...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 7, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Improved Industrial Health = Your Safety
Have you ever stopped to think about how things are made in our factories? What are the steps that workers follow? Where do the...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 6, 2018
- 4 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Biomimcry = taking ideas from nature so that we can give back
There are things that we can never get enough of. A beautiful day, a loving smile, the refreshment of nature. Yes there are mosquitoes...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 3, 2018
- 6 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Growth Before Profits or Pay-as-You-Go (PayG)?
Inclusive business is one of the governing tenants of sustainability. The challenge to be overcome - How do we successfully create...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 2, 2018
- 4 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Increasing Awareness on Good Water Quality
Clean water has many benefits of which the most important is reduction of diseases and ailments. Clean water also has important esthetic...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Can We Grow Plastic Cars?
Sustainability is a general concept of living and consuming resources in a way that leaves an abundance for future generations. The goal...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Defining Airshed Management Zones
Most are familiar with the term watershed. Basically the landmark features that form the boundaries of where water flowing in the same...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Jul 30, 2018
- 10 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Can We Design Positive Outcomes?
Sustainability is inevitably a convergence of local and global transformation efforts. Most of the core issues (improved air, water and...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Lignocellulosic Biorefinery
Biomass fuels refers to the use of biological sources (typically plants and waste) for renewable energy. Lignocellulosic biorefinery...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Jul 26, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Blue Economy and Waste Water Management
Blue Economy is a transboundary issue. Rivers flow through multiple counties (sometimes countries - e.g. Nile River across Africa and...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Jul 26, 2018
- 2 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Plastics Transitions from a Dreaded Ban to Exciting Bio-Opportunities
We are now 8 months into what was initially a much dreaded ban on single use plastic bags. The social benefits are rapidly mounting and...
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Cecilia Wandiga
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
Kenya Sustainable Cities - Agriwaste Esters
It is often hard to connect the dots for Circular Economy engagement because we do not talk about the interconnections between social...
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