Prof Francesco Pomponi's Projects (11)

Unlocking the Potential of Alternative Building Technologies and Informal Construction Strategies in Sustainable Housing Provision Dec 18, 2023 - Dec 2, 2024
The project examines how new materials (specifically alternative building technologies - ABTs) can be
integrated into the supply chain to address conventional materials' limitations and enhance sustainable
housing provision. It also seeks to examin... Read More about Unlocking the Potential of Alternative Building Technologies and Informal Construction Strategies in Sustainable Housing Provision.

Affordable and sustainable green homes for underprivileged people in Africa. Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 12, 2023
A product service innovation providing affordable, fast, modular & sustainable construction technology using a new-age construction material "Composite Paper Honeycomb Panel”. The panel has two components - an inner core (paper honeycomb made with r... Read More about Affordable and sustainable green homes for underprivileged people in Africa..

Restoring Environments, Societies, Ecosystems and Trees (RESET) Nov 24, 2021 - Feb 28, 2023
Africa is due to experience the most rapid urbanisation and population growth in this century. The combination of these phenomena in other countries has led to two dire outcomes: enormous loss of ecosystems, biodiversity and natural land (i) and Giga... Read More about Restoring Environments, Societies, Ecosystems and Trees (RESET).

Researching and proposing a standard rule of responsibility for embodied carbon emissions through the value chain Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2026
Researching and proposing a standard rule of responsibility for embodied carbon emissions through the value chain

Stoane Lighting KTP Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 16, 2024
The overall aim of this project is to develop a world-first Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) approach focused on the lighting industry
Within the Lighting sector there is a growing focus around the key themes of circular economy and product environmental... Read More about Stoane Lighting KTP.

SHELTERs: Sustainable Homes Enabling the Long Term Empowerment of Refugees Mar 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2024
This project addresses this major moral, humanitarian, and knowledge gap by following on from a highly successful seed-funded project, which developed—through participatory design and interdisciplinary research—a shelter prototype called Makazi (winn... Read More about SHELTERs: Sustainable Homes Enabling the Long Term Empowerment of Refugees.

Research informed teaching of sustainable development in South Africa: The case of 'Local' Building Materials and their Environmental impacts Apr 1, 2019 - Jun 14, 2023
The study examines the properties and benefits of selected local materials (such as clay and recycled elements) and whether their use as construction materials enhances environmental protection. The rationale for this examination stems from the views... Read More about Research informed teaching of sustainable development in South Africa: The case of 'Local' Building Materials and their Environmental impacts.

Circular design of emergency sheltering for Africa: a holistic approach Jul 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2019
Africa is the continent with the highest number of displaced people due to wars, humanitarian crises, resource scarcity, and extreme climate events. Emergency sheltering always sets out with the best intention of being a temporary solution but, in mo... Read More about Circular design of emergency sheltering for Africa: a holistic approach.

InFutUReWood Mar 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2022
Timber and construction research

Informational Database for Sustainable and Energy Efficient materials in sub-Saharan Africa Feb 1, 2018 - Jan 31, 2019
The population in Africa is growing rapidly, and thus the urbanization is accelerated. The need for detailed information on the performance of materials is a crucial part of the decision-making process for contemporary building design. However, such... Read More about Informational Database for Sustainable and Energy Efficient materials in sub-Saharan Africa.

Getting the numbers right and getting the right numbers: quantifying the embodied carbon of building structures Feb 1, 2018 - Apr 30, 2019
Building-related carbon emissions in the UK total over 200MtCO2e, which is more than 40% of the national figure. The correct measurement of the embodied carbon of structural materials would enable a reliable and correct assessment of the carbon inten... Read More about Getting the numbers right and getting the right numbers: quantifying the embodied carbon of building structures.