new Carbon Economy


Hitharth Nandi, Thwisha Shah, M.S. 2022

 
 

Transportation and construction emit tones of atmospheric carbon that result in energy imbalance. This leads to a rise in global temperature and pushes other warming effects. This life sustaining component carbon, that helped boost economies by burning fossil fuels for years, now almost sounds like a threat to mankind. The invisible threat floating in air, looked down as a waste formed after emission from the extensive developmental processes. The New Carbon Economy depends on embracing the presence of Carbon and sets out to explore the potential that it has to offer even after being in the end of its lifecycle. This aligns with the idea of recycling and using the atmospheric waste to build blocks, structures and design prototypes that communicate the idea of realizing the energy packaged in this element. The material forms bonds with concrete to form a stronger and lighter version of material that results in building sustainably with an altered form of carbon.