Turning Homes into Innovation Labs - Concepts Future Beyond / Maboneng by Katharina Decker

Contents General Information Renewable Energies Solar power Home Wind energy Home Bio Mass Home Recycling Waste collecting Stations Paper Home Plastic Home Glass Home Organic Waste Gardens Bio Gas Home Sources

General Information In particular in Town Ships like Gugulethu or Langa it is essential to enlighten the people about the chances of environmental friendly living. Therefore there are 9 awesome Homes designed, containing experiments, information and fun to explore the future. In a Innovation Lab you always find: General information of the respective house on posters Experiments, 3D-models, modern technology A lab-like design: white walls, brightly illuminated Guest book or other possibility to share experiences with the topic The project is leaded by Future Beyond and Maboneng in cooperation with N(…?) Labs and EduNova. Concerning the funding, volunteer work and donations are helping a lot.

Renewable Energies Renewable energies are important to make the world a more sustainable place. Many problems, for example pollution could be solved by using more renewables. Especially in Town Ships a higher usage will effect less pollution but more money left. Worldwide renewable energies in 2009 hab with GW a propotion of 26%. Already 18% of the worldwide power is produced by renewables (do you have got more up-to-date/ reliable figures?) In a Township (here I need some figures about renewables and outlooks about it for Town Ships) All in all renewables will have a main impact in future, as less addiction to fossil fuels is a great thing for our environment.

Solar Power The solar energy home has an Solar Panel on its top. Outside the house a Electric Meter Display shows Todays yield Yield in total Saved money / CO2 / other significant values Inside the home is a Video Kiosk running mainly by solar power. Films to show are explaining solar energy, e. g. or drawing connections to other houses, e. g. the plastic home There are also further Information about solar energy and its advantages. The message is to transport the good calculation of using the suns energy – every day.

Wind Energy The wind Energy home is a meeting point for all generation. Here one can learn about energy conversion and The main attraction is a Produce Power Experiment, which gives a feeling of energy production and saving It consists of a spin bike with a generator producing power The power is fed in a column with different items to run. To keep the kids busy, there is a Handicraft Corner, where they can tinker their own windmill. Of course it consist of recycled newsprint. At the Wind Turbine Model the operation of craft handle is explained. See the whole concept and details

Bio Gas Especially in Town Ships like Guguleth or Langa there is much waste, one can’t re-use or recycle. Therefore, this home wants to show a possible alternative to handle that waste. It also constitutes a connection between Recycling and Renewable Energies The Experiment of the House is the Production of biogas. Though it needs a few days, it is quite easy to carry out.Experiment The festivals website also informs about the state of play, so visitors who only came once can stay in touch Therefore an future project will be to build a Biogas Plant and develop a sustainable use of biogas or bio mass.

Recycling A we all know, that the humans are producing to much waste, we need to find another way to make the world a more sustainable place. (Sadly I don’t know any trustworthy source for figures or diagrams for South Africa. May you paste some information?) (other facts / figures) Recycling is an important link in the “reduce – reuse - recycle”- campaign. Many information about general improvement in this topic is given. Beside the possibility to collect waste there is clarification about the different types of rubbish and how to handle it. The Recycling homes show the visitors, how easy it is to preserve the environment – every little helps.

Waste collecting Station To keep the streets clean while the Festival is running, there are several waste collecting Competitions. Prizes are e. g. (?) In this time there are more trash bins in the street. They are emptied weekly. In a some public place are some general waste collecting station. Mainly, the waste is be separated in Plastics Cans Paper Glass Compost The contact with a bigger collecting station facilitates the waste disposal.

Paper Paper is an important resource in our every-day-life. We use it for newspapers, cartons and books. It consists of trees. Wood important, so use less. The Experiment of the house is to make own paper by hand. The dry takes a some time, but the results are amazing and you learn a lot about the background of this good.Experiment

Plastics The message of this home is outlining negative consequences of plastic and its danger for health and environment. More Information More Information In this house there is a Lab Area, where one can experiment with different types of plastic. The Scenery consists of different Plastic Art items to show a way to recycle. In this house the concept is implemented, too. More information More information

Glass Green, white brown

Organic Waste Collect organic waste in a Public Compost How to build a compost The soil is used for an Urban Agriculture project In this home, one learns how to build and use a compost. It is also a big Do it yourself Project you can try at home. The mix of theory and practice gets people easy to understand. In this way the knowledge could gain currency. Schedule for the World Design Capital October 2013: start collecting organic waste Januar 2014: Turn of the compost May 2014: planting with compost soil September 2014: first harvest (I’m not quite sure about this, because a compost needs to be wet. This is a problem in summer, isn’t it?)

Bio Gas Especially in Town Ships like Guguleth or Langa there is much waste, one can’t re-use or recycle. Therefore, this home wants to show a possible alternative to handle that waste. It also constitutes a connection between Recycling and Renewable Energies The Experiment of the House is the Production of biogas. Though it needs a few days, it is quite easy to carry out.Experiment Therefore an future project will be to build a Biogas Plant and develop a sustainable use of biogas or bio mass.

Sources Concepts by Katharina Decker Intern at Future Beyond from Contact details: Images: Katharina Decker 3d-weia-e-menschen-gra-n-recycling-ma-lleimer-isolierten-weia-en-hintergrund-3d-bild.jpg 3d-weia-e-menschen-gra-n-recycling-ma-lleimer-isolierten-weia-en-hintergrund-3d-bild.jpg Information: Partners: Ngirgendwas lab