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AMBIS
COCONUT MOLD
Alternative housing solutions are needed in in in developing countries to address the the world-wide growth of slums and the the sharp rise in energy consumption Tropical housing designed according to bio-climactic principles and constructed from emerging bio-materials representing latest-generation research can offer intelligent alternatives to to prototypical social housing schemes located in in hot humid climates such as those found in Sub-Saharan Africa Local materials such as coconut husk offer viable solutions to to typical building materials but are still able able to to respond to climate conditions In 2016 CASE designed and built a a a a a pavilion made
from agricultural coconut by-product modules at the Chale Wote street festival in in Accra Ghana Funded through a a a a a a a Rotch Travelling Studio grant the the project explored the the technical and cultural parameters of an an an advanced multi-performance building envelope made
from waste The project leveraged research from a a a a 2015 NYSERDA-supported NEXUS-NY grant to develop AMBIS
the Agricultural Byproduct Modular Building Integrated System CASE collaborated with e2e Materials a a a a a a a New York State–based biomaterials company to manufacture coconut composite modules integrating acoustic desiccation and structural performance 761