Built environment/wellness
Our cities, buildings and man-made environment plus issues around health and wellness
Pesticides and PFAS
'Forever chemicals' can get into pesticides in more ways than previously thought.
The risk of actual (and perceived) provenance issues
Provenance of products and raw materials is a key risk factor for any manufacturer. It is essential that companies have appropriate governance measures for their supply chains (and downstream distribution) and have action plans for dealing with disruption to supply and/or sales.
An underground solution to drought?
Whilst the incidence of drought in the Horn of Africa has been increasing, so too have ground stores of water.
Maggots as an alternative antibiotic?
Maggots are a simple and ancient solution to cleaning wounds. They could also help fight AMR.
Cities and the road to implementation
Feedback from the Eco-Business "Cities: Possibilities 2022 - COP 27" conference in Singapore
Truly sustainable living?
Environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive and economically viable. Self-sufficient and sustainable cities home and abroad.
Turbine-free wind turbines for rooftops
It may not just be solar panels that we find on commercial building rooftops. Perhaps wind could find the perfect fit too.
Antimicrobial Resistance: a primer
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a macro threat to the sustainability of the human race and other species. It is of a similar level to that of the worst impacts of climate change. Focus: Health, Macro, Climate, Biological, Behavioural, Physical, Financial, Incentives.
The simple and the ancient
The built environment is a key decarbonisation and health & well being problem. Whilst new technologies will be key, ancient approaches can inspire modern investible equivalents.
IoT + wireless sensors + CCTV = improved city fire control
Smart Cities are ultimately about making urban areas operate more efficiently. Often that involves different technologies coming together.
An effective malaria vaccine at scale?
An important milestone in the fight to hold malaria at bay: The R21 vacccine.
Why woodn't you?
A material we have used for thousands of years could become more important.