Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture – climate-positive design using locally sourced materials

• JAMES KITCHIN ^[1] ; Rosie Goldrik ^[1] ; Kelly Alvarez Doran ^[2]
  1. [1] CEng
  2. [2] OAA
• Localización: The Structural Engineer: journal of the Institution of Structural Engineer, ISSN 1466-5123, Vol. 99, Nº. 7, 2021, págs. 32-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this article, authors from MASS Design Group describe how they and their partners pursued climate-positive design for the campus of the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture. The article relates the project’s approach to material selection, construction methods, structural spans and thermal properties, which enabled a 60% reduction in cradle-to-gate carbon emissions. On-site sequestration through reforestation will lead to the project becoming carbon neutral before 2040.