Exploring passive design and circular economy strategies in tropical west Africa

Based on research findings on Passive Design and Circular Economy principles, design strategies were put together for the construction of a practical project for the demonstration of passive design and circular economy interventions in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria in collaboration with Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in The Niger Delta (PIND)/Appropriate Technology Enabled Development (ATED) Centre, Ambrose Alli University and Utimits & Mira Associates. This research and project were vested on increasing the awareness of passive design strategies and circular economy principles especially in the tropical region of West Africa as Passive design and Circular economy principles offer sustainable strategies for energy and resource-efficient buildings. The demonstration project adopted basic passive design and circularity concepts to promote energy and resource efficiency principles in West Africa. This was intended to reduce the dependency on electricity in running buildings which is currently inadequate and unstable in the region whilst potentially increasing the reusability and recyclability of building materials since there is a great recession of construction materials.