Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: The end products.

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2011 Africa Middle East winners "Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria" (l-r): Sani Mustapha, Dept of Architecture, Ahmadu Bello Univ (ABU), Nigeria; Heinz Müller, Vice Rector, Bern Univ of Applied Sciences (BUAS); Mas'ud Abdulkarim, Dept of Architecture, ABU; Charles Oluwole Job, BUAS, Switzerland; Okey Nduka, Univ of Nigeria, Nigeria.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Team of Nigerian and Swiss researchers.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Team of Nigerian and Swiss researchers.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Raw materials: rice husks.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Raw materials: groundnut husks.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Raw materials: corn cobs.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Shredded raw materials.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Testing material properties.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: Testing material strength.

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    Project entry 2011 - Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste, Zaria, Nigeria: A variety of composite boards.

  • Awards Acknowledgement prize 2011–2012 Middle East Africa

This materials development project succeeded in processing agricultural waste into low-cost construction panels bonded with tannin-based adhesive. Plant-based agricultural wastes from the cultivation of rice, maize and cassava crops provide natural fibers that are a sustainable resource for the production of building materials to achieve a reduction in construction costs, reducing dependence on imported, higher-cost alternatives.

By Charles Oluwole Job - Bern University of Applied Sciences, Architecture, Wood & Civil Engineering, Burgdorf, BE, Switzerland and

Ideas: Responsibly Sourced Materials, Regenerative Materials

This materials development project succeeded in processing agricultural waste into low-cost construction panels bonded with tannin-based adhesive.

Plant-based agricultural wastes from the cultivation of rice, maize and cassava crops provide natural fibers that are a sustainable resource for the production of building materials to achieve a reduction in construction costs, reducing dependence on imported, higher-cost alternatives.

Affordable building materials from recycled agricultural waste

Project authors

  • Charles Oluwole Job

    Bern University of Applied Sciences, Architecture, Wood & Civil Engineering

    Switzerland

  • HTK
    Henry Tata Kimeng

    Ahmadu Bello University, Department of Architecture

    Nigeria

  • Frédéric Pichelin

    Bern University of Applied Sciences, Architecture, Wood & Civil Engineering

    Switzerland

  • Okey Nduka

    University of Nigeria

    Nigeria

  • Sani Mustapha

    Ahmadu Bello University, Department of Architecture

    Nigeria

  • Andreas Rosenkranz

    Bern University of Applied Sciences, Architecture, Wood & Civil Engineering

    Switzerland

  • Chigbo Aghaegbusi Mgbemene

    University of Nigeria

    Nigeria

Project updates

September 08, 2011 | Holcim Awards | Casablanca, Morocco

Holcim Awards winners for Africa Middle East announced in Casablanca

The winners of the 3rd International Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects and visions from Africa Middle East have been announced at a ceremony in Casablanca. A total of USD 300,000 was presented to ten outstanding projects submitted by architects, planners, engineers and project owners. The winning projects illustrate the broad scope of applying sustainable approaches in construction including school infrastructure, community renewal, urban redevelopment, and energy-efficient design.

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June 16, 2011 | Regional Jury Report – Africa Middle East | Casablanca, Morocco

“A remarkable approach to ameliorate a number of current challenges in developing regions” – Holcim Awards Jury

The jury considers this project a remarkable approach to ameliorate through one innovation a number of current challenges experienced in developing regions in the world. The new building material creates additional uses for local resources, turns the former burden of waste disposal into a supplementary income stream for local farmers, and reduces dependence on expensive imported alternatives. In addition, the material has the potential to create a new industry, strengthening economic independence and a potential export. Beyond this, the product’s characteristics will provoke unique design responses.

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March 31, 2011 | Project Entry & Details | Zaria, Nigeria

Project Entry 2011 for Region Africa Middle East

This materials development project succeeded in processing agricultural waste into low-cost construction panels bonded with tannin-based adhesive. Plant-based agricultural wastes from the cultivation of rice, maize and cassava crops provide natural fibers that are a sustainable resource for the production of building materials to achieve a reduction in construction costs, reducing dependence on imported, higher-cost alternatives. 

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