Graduation Project 2020 | ZERO WASTE
Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering | Cairo University.
Typology: Recycling & Innovation center | Economically, Environmentally.
Location: Rashid, El Beheira | Egypt.
Grade: A+
Software used: Revit, Sketchup, Lumion 8, Adobe photoshop.
Supervised by: DR. Ahmed El-Barmelgy
DR. Engy El-Barmelgy
DR. Sherien Gammaz
DR. Ahmed Essam
T.A. Soha El.Gohary
T.A. Rana Adel Zein
T.A. Radwa Said Tawfik
Abstract:
The concept of Zero Waste is already being approached by cities, events, companies, and others. According to ZWIA(1) (Zero Waste International Alliance), Zero Waste is “an ethical, economical, efficient, and visionary goal to guide people to change their practices and ways of life to encourage sustainable natural cycles where all materials are designed to enable recovery and post-consumer use.” Rethink, Reuse, Reduce, and ultimately Recycle. It is these 4 R's that embody the concept, and which may be applicable to the running of a house, a city, a building, a country, and so on. This is how the relationship between economic growth and increased consumption of natural resources can be broken through more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable processes.(Eduardo Souza,2020)
This concept of "Zero Waste" could be applied in Egypt through palm trees, which are found in abundance and in various species. The potential uses of palm trees are endless. ‘IDRC grantee and engineering professor at Ain Shams University, "Hamed El-Mously", has taken it to another level by Reusing it in efficient and intelligent way, turning palm tree leaves into hardwood and high-quality wooden products, which could decrease Egypt’s importation of wood and open doors to job opportunities. The midribs was a wasted material burned at this time of year, with the start of the date harvest season. El-Mously’s team developed a groundbreaking extraction technique that, unlike the traditional cutting, is free of noise and pollution, reduces energy consumption, and better protects the safety of the workers. Furthermore, research demonstrated that leftover material from date palm leaves, that is not used in wood production, could substitute for wheat flour in poultry feed.
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION:
The lack of employment opportunities as a result of the citys' failure to exploit its resources and its natural and economic potentials. There is 22% of the city's population is below the poverty line in 2003 , 5.3% Unemployment for males and 25% for females. Rashid city clearly refers to economic backwardness, despite the existence of the roots of industrialization. The city's economy also needs to create productive capacities.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1.Economic Growth in Rashid city through creatively Reuse of one of its potentials.
2.Increase employment rates and reduce unemployment as a part of the city economic growth.
3.Strengthen the idea of Reusing things in an efficient and intelligent way.
4. Reducing air pollution by recycling palm residues instead of burning it.
5.Developing Rashidis skills to increase productivity.
MAIN IDEA:
Although there is a very important resource in Rashid city, such as palm trees, it is used in way that is not wrong but not smart. The possibility of reusing palm midribs in a different and more intelligent way; as it passes through several stages to turn into wood. Instead of importing wood, so making the best use of one of Rashids potentials (palm midribs); producing a local alternative for wood. This will be enough to revive Rashids economy, reduce the rate of unemployment and strengthen the idea of reusing For Rashidis.
HOW THE PROJECT WORK:
The process of recycling, starts from materials arrival to the project location, ends with the final product. There are a sequence of phases which palm midribs go through to get the final Product:
1. materials arrival; through the service road, sorting and cleaning the midribs.
2. palm fronds would be sent to workshops in the production building.
3. midribs to the recycling building to start the process of turning it into wood.
4. wood would be stored in the main storage to begin moving to the production phase which is the workshop zone, or it would be exported to factories.
5. In workshops, craftsmen starts making several products from wood either artworks or furniture.
6. wooden products would be moved to the storage to take them to shops.
Providing Communal spaces for designers to decrease stress through workday and relax.
Communal spaces, provide additional facilities for users to enjoy and interact. Visual interaction between visitors, Designers, and the outer environment.
The bridge linking the developing zone( towards the Nile) with the production zone,which create users interact with their place, natural environment, and decreasing the stress of work through the day
