SY Ecofit, together with Phyona & Studio Bio, are developing a new zero-waste local supply chain for healthier, warmer homes.
Project team
Alice Grant, Project Manager
Dr Julia Smyrnowa, Technical Lead
Elin Keyser, Architectural Lead
Lizzie Stygall, Project Developer & Stakeholder Lead
Lakshmi D Vemula, Data Analyst
Alex Sparrow, Bio-based Materials & Commercialisation Specialist
Dr Lorna Anguilano, Experimental Material Techniques Specialist
Where contaminated post-industrial urban soils are undergoing remediation through phytomining, SY Ecofit will be redirecting the biomass waste stream into the production of a carbon-sequestering insulation.
Commercialising the products of an end-to-end carbon negative process, the project recognises the value of post-industrial urban soils, whilst meeting the need for locally produced insulation materials, the growth of green skills, and the sustainable re-industrialisation of former steel working and coal mining communities.
