BROMBOT, BIOMIMICRY DESING CHALLENGE
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Backcasting from a vision of a sustainable future where water scarcity in the slums of Delhi is no longer an issue, the BromBot is a portable personal water storage device that draws inspiration from the water harvesting and storage mechanisms of the leek, lichen and bromeliad. The BromBot is designed to stand as a platform for future development of healthiness, wellbeing and interpersonal relationships as well as the infrastructure of Bhalswa itself.
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- 1. Biomimicry and the TSPD: A Hybrid Template
- 2. B C Market Desires/Needs Concepts Extended Enterprise IDENTIFY DEFINE BIOLOGIZE DISCOVER ABSTRACT EMULATE EVALUATE IDENTIFY DEFINE DEFINE DEFINE What is Biomimicry? 2
- 3. Life Principles and 4 SPs. SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 Evolve to Survive Be Resource Efficient Adapt to Changing Conditions Integrate Development with Growth Be Locally Attuned and Responsive Use Life- Friendly Chemistry 3
- 4. Process through the TSPD BIOLOGIZE REDISCOVER BII REEVALUATE IDENTIFY BI DEFINE CI BII BIII CII CIII BI BIII B C Market Desires/Needs Concepts Extended Enterprise DISCOVER ABSTRACT EMULATE EVALUATE IDENTIFY DEFINE DEFINE DEFINE REvisit REDEFINE REDEFINE B 4
- 5. Identify the need - Water “Humanity is facing ‘water bankruptcy’ as a result of a crisis even greater than the financial meltdown now destabilizing the global economy” (Lean 2009) BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 5
- 6. Freshwater only accounts for 2.15 per cent of all the Earth's water BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 6
- 7. 99.5 % of all surface freshwater is locked away in continental ice. BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 7
- 8. Water scarcity currently affects 1.2 billion people on all continents BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 8
- 9. A Human Need - Subsistence BI BII BIII CI CII Access to water is a human right CIII 9
- 10. Define the context - Slums “Almost 1 billion people, or 32 per cent of the world’s urban population, live in slums, the majority of them in the developing world … And if no serious action is taken, the number of slum dwellers worldwide is projected to rise over the next 30 years to about 2 billion.” BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 10
- 11. Bhalswa Slum, India • 22000 people in an area smaller than 1km2 • Zero infrastructure and polluted groundwater BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 11
- 12. Bhalswa Slum and Water BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 12
- 13. MERGE -Identifying current needs/market desires -Defining the concrete context NOT MERGE -Identifying sustainability challenges Notes on Integration 13
- 14. Biologizing the Challenge “How do people in slums attain and store clean drinking water?” BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 14
- 15. Ask Nature! BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 15
- 16. Discovering Natural Models BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 16
- 17. Duck Honttentot Bread Leek Pebble Plant Geoduck Thorny Devil Bromeliad Namib Beetle Orchid Lichen Hottentot Bread Discovering Natural Models Duck BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 17
- 18. BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 18
- 19. Leek’s Strategies • Impermeability • Harvesting of Rainwater and Fog BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 19
- 20. Abstracting Design Principles Impermeable structure of longitudinal canalizations that conduct water. BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 20
- 21. Pollinators People Leek’s Stakeholders Insects and funghis Water + Air + Sun Soil BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 21
- 22. MERGE -Analysing an existing entity -Defining stakeholders to understand external factors NOT MERGE -Goal of analysis: Discover what works well in nature -Natural organism is inherently sustainable -Stakeholders not connected to what helps/hinders the introduction of more sustainable products Notes on Integration 22
- 23. BI BII BIII CI CII Evolution of the need By 2030, half of the world population will face water scarcity CIII 23
- 24. “Scientists and government officials predict that in the coming decades water, not oil, will become the most important resource and the one that holds the greatest potential for conflict. Disputes between countries over water could escalate into war.” BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 24
- 25. Current Market Trends • Conserving Resources More sustainable production processes. Less water-intensive consumption patterns. Reallocation of food production. • Expanding Access Diverse systems of water collection. Converting seawater to fresh water. Expansion network of pipelines. Water quota use. BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 25
- 26. MERGE -Awareness of future trends are inherent to biomimicry -Clarify the evolution of the context of the addressed need Notes on Integration 26
- 27. BI BII BIII CI CII CIII Design Development 27
- 28. Three Natural Models Collect Water Portable Local Materials UVA Radiation Adaptable BromBot BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 28
- 29. Usage 1,8L / per day of rain Fog and Dew UVA radiation 2,7 L / per person per day Materials Longitudinal Nerves Transversal Nerves Concave Surfaces Convex Surfaces Folding and Portability BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 29
- 30. BI BII BIII CI CII Applications Water based CIII 30
- 31. BI BII BIII CI CII Ground based CIII 31
- 32. BI BII BIII CI CII Roof based CIII 32
- 33. BromBot’s Stakeholders BI BII BIII CI CII CIII Slum dweller Local Government Trash pickers NGOs Local community Consumers Local businesses Dump’s Responsible Recycling plant Transportation Manufacturing factory Natural Suppliers Dew Fog Water Light Providers Public Authorities 33
- 34. BromBot Product Service System Landfill Collect Bottle re-Use Slum Dweller Plastic Bottles and ropes Manufacturing Sun Water Dew BromBot Slum Dweller BromBot USE Collecting water Recycling NGOs Local Businesses BI BII BIII CI CII Material Flows Use Flows Labour Flows CIII 34
- 35. Qualitative SLCA + Life's Principles BI SLCA BromBot SPs RAW MATERIALS & TRANSPORT MATERIAL PRODUCTION & TRANSPORT PRODUCTION PRODUCTION (Conservative Approach) DISTRIBUTION USE END OF LIFE Recycled END OF LIFE Dump SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 Good OK Bad Very Bad Unknown Negligible Very large Small contribution Large contribution contribution to contribution of to violation of SP to violation of SP violation of SP violation of SP The informations required to fill this in is not accessible Raw Material Transportation Material Production Transportation Production Packaging & Distribution Use End of Life OUTPUTS Waste & Emissions INPUTS Materials & Energy BII BIII CI CII CIII 35
- 36. Quantitative LCA: Eco-Indicator 99 4SPs HUMAN HEALTH ECOSYSTEMS QUALITY RESOURCES Carcinogenic substances Respiratory effects (organics) Respiratory effects (inorganics) Climate change Ionizing radiation Ozone depletion Acidification/ Eutrophization Ecotoxicity Land use Depliation of minerals Depletion of fossil fuels IMPACT CATEGORIES DAMAGE CATEGORIES BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 36
- 37. Quantitative LCA: Eco-Indicator 99 BI Sections: - Production (Materials, processing, transport and extra energy) - Use (Transport, Energy and any auxiliary materials) - End of life (Transport and Treatment/Disposal) LCA steps according to the ISO14040:2006: BII BIII CI CII CIII 37
- 38. Step 1: Goal and scope definition Goal: To identify the activities making the large contributions to the total environmental impact and the main priorities. Cradle to cradle scope Limits of the product-system BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 38
- 39. Step 2: Inventory Analysis BI BII BIII CI CII CIII Data Limitations and Assumptions: - Delivered in a cardboard box, closed with plastic straps, including User’s manual . - Production (Materials, Processing, Transport & Extra Energy) 39 - Main material and straps: Recycled PP - Production close to slum - Ropes: Collected from the landfill - Transport: By bike/foot - Cardboard made of virgin pulp and paper 65% recycled - Box, straps and user’s manual already in the factory - Use (Transport, Energy and any Auxiliary Materials) - No energy or auxiliary materials consumption during use - End of life (Transport and Treatment/Disposal) - Delivered to the same point where produced and purchased - Cardboard box and user’s manual to the landfilL
- 40. Step 2: Inventory Analysis BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 40
- 41. BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 41
- 42. Step 3: Impact Assessment Material/Process Amount Ecoindicator Result Recycling PP 0,445 -210 -93,45 Injection molding 0,425 21 8,92 Paper(surface) 0,039 96 3,75 Ink: chemical organic process (volume, liters) 0,005 99 0,49 Packaging Carton (square meters) 0,6 69 41,4 LIFE CYCLE PRODUCTION TOTAL materials and processes -38,89 mpt PHASE TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Production -38,89 Use 0 End of life 0,58 TOTAL -38.31mpt BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 42
- 43. Step 4: Interpretation Recycle PP LCA negative (-93,45) Positive impact on the environment!!! Main impacts: - 0,6 square meters Cardboard box (41,4 mPt) - Injection molding process (8,92 mPt) Recommendations: Eliminating packaging due to proximity of the slum BI BII BIII CI CII CIII 43
- 44. MERGE -A radically new product that complies with 4SPs -Analysing through 4SPs (SLCA), LCA and Life Principles Notes on Integration 44
- 45. BI BII BIII CI CII Re-Define the Context CIII 45
- 46. Metal (stainless steel) with cold property gather water in air Uneven form creates more dewdrops by increasing surface area Narrow to prevent filter the water drops Dew Bank Bottle (Pak 2010) BI BII BIII CI CII Re-Discover CIII 46
- 47. SLCA Dew Bank Bottle SPs RAW MATERIALS & TRANSPORTATION MATERIAL PRODUCTION & TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION USE END OF LIFE Metals & Mineral Stainless Steel Natural Rubber Stainless Steel Rubber Cap SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 Good OK Bad Very Bad Unknown Negligible Very large Small contribution Large contribution contribution to contribution of to violation of SP to violation of SP violation of SP violation of SP The information required to fill this in is not accessible BI BII BIII CI CII Qualitative SLCA + Life's Principles CIII 47
- 48. SLCA BromBot SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 SLCA Dew Bank Bottle SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 BromBot vs Dew Bank Bottle BI BII BIII CI CII CIII Life’s Principles Checklist Principles Respected The BromBot 5 48 Dew Bank Bottle 0
- 49. MERGE -Compare our product to an already existing one -Compare and contrast the SLCA and Life’s Principles NOT MERGE -In TSPD this should be done at the beginning -Life’s Principles do not guarantee full sustainability Notes on Integration 49
- 50. Conclusions and Key Learnings Discover that nature is the best sustainable designer Gain insights into how decisions during life cycle influence the sustainability impact of a product Apply the FSSD in combination with another methodology to develop sustainable products and services “You'll never be completely satisfied when you pour your heart into academic or design work”
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Editor's Notes
- Another 1.6 billion people, face economic water shortage
- The Human Need of “subsistence”: - Safety and accessibility of drinking water are major concerns throughout the world. - The quality of drinking water is a powerful environmental determinant of health and life expectancy - Access to water is a human right
- “Almost 1 billion people, or 32 per cent of the world’s urban population, live in slums, the majority of them in the developing world … And if no serious action is taken, the number of slum dwellers worldwide is projected to rise over the next 30 years to about 2 billion.” There are many regions of the world with very different characteristics experiencing drinking water scarcity. For the purpose of this assignment we focused on high density deprived regions and, more specifically, on slums. This choice is the result of prioritization based on the following rationales: Slums and favelas are some of the most deprived and populous regions in the world, with huge opportunities for improvement of infrastructure and welfare Most slums are facing important drinking water accessibility problems. Large population groups are living in slums. This makes a project linked to water accessibility in slums significant. The slum we finally selected is Bhalswa in New Delhi India, and the reason for this choice was a prioritization based on the following elements: it is a slum: That is facing the challenge we choose to tackle, namely access to drinking water. With a population large enough to have an significant effect Lacking basic infrastructure but having a political/social fabric that would allow a project from the outside to be applied ------ High density deprived regions: Slums and favelas are some of the most deprived and populous regions in the world Most slums are facing important drinking water accessibility problems. Large population groups are living in slums
- it is a slum: That is facing the challenge we choose to tackle, namely access to drinking water. With a population large enough to have an significant effect Lacking basic infrastructure but having a political/social fabric that would allow a project from the outside to be applied 26% of India’s population are slum dwellers. In 2002, around 4000 families were resettled to Bhalswa.
- Water issue: Lack of water infrastructure and pollution of groundwater due to landfill proximity Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has never installed pipelines and residents are forced to use hand pumps. Improperly built landfill results in the seepage of chemicals and waste contaminating groundwater. The little water supplied by the DJB is contaminated. The DJB sends 4 tankers once every five days to Bhalswa to meet the demand for water of the 22000 inhabitants.
- The first step within the B2 Template is… Biologizing the Challenge. To biologize the challenge is to take the human need we want to fulfil with our design and rephrase it so that an answer may be found in biology. So, Rather than ask the question, “How do people in slums attain and store clean drinking water?” we should rather “biologize” the challenge, and put it into nature’s context. So, what do you have to do?
- Ask Nature! Ok I hope you were paying attention, because the person who biologizes the question properly, will win a leek! Does any one want to try to biologize the question??... We can ask more specific questions.. How does nature extract water from dew and fog? We should also ask how nature does that function in our specific context, in this case the Bhalswa slum.
- Our next step was to Discovering Natural models. We looked at 100 hundred organisms that answered the biologize questions. We then decide to look more in depth to 10 of them.
- De estos 10 seleccionamos 3 para nuestro diseño.
- We put all the information into templates, so we describe the natural mechanism, its living environment, its stakeholders. From these 10, we chose 3 for our design, The Leek, The Bromeliad and The Lichen. So to give you and example of an organism we analysed and its strategies and how we abstracted its principle, here you are the leek.
- The relevant strategies of this organism are its impermeability Impermeability • The external coating of the leaf is a layer of extremely packed and flat particles that do not allow water to stick to it or to infiltrate the leaf. In fact, the small channels of its surface direct the water towards the centre of the plant. Its ability to harvest Rain and fog: • The leaf’s impermeability, along with the “V” shape of the leaves, enhances its ability of harvesting rainwater and fog.
- The following flow chart shows the processes and materials involved in the life cycle of the BromBot as well as the system boundaries used for the calculations:
- We decided to make the calculations by hand, according to the tables provided by the Eco-Indicators as we thought it will give us a better understanding of the LCA process.
- For the calculations we made some assumptions as for example:
- Because we have designed a concept rather than a prototyped and tested product, performing an in depth comparison and Strategic Lifecycle Analysis (SLCA) would be counterproductive and an inefficient use of time. As such, the comparison stands as a high-level view of how our product might perform against a current product that fulfils a similar need and function. We were unable to find any biomimetic devices designed to harvest rain water, moisture from fog and purifying what it collects to make it proper for human consumption all at the same time, so we went looking for devices that perform these functions separately. The one device that we found most similar to ours is the Dew Bank (Pak 2010). We were looking biomimitic products (Making all five appear, then just one stays and becomes bigger).
- General info on the dew bank, what is biomimitic about it and how it works, for where it is intented.
- Explaining that we use the cycle stages again as a lens to look at the BromBot (tabels disappears), then showing the colored table (explaining some of it) tables disappers, showing lives principles explaining one of them. Don’t forget to explain that u used the same structure with the life cycle steps.
- Life’s principles would be done verbally