Chancellor’s Research Fellow
Data-driven Bio-fabricated Carbon-Negative Building Skin for Passive Cooling (BioCOOL)
Funding authority: University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Duration: 4 years (2024–2028)
In my current research project, BioCOOL (Data-driven Bio-fabricated Carbon-Negative Building Skin for 2021–e Cooling), I am developing a weather-resistant building skin made from agricultural waste and mycelium composites. The goal is to create a biomimetic, carbon-negative solution that can passively cool buildings through evaporation. This project involves interdisciplinary research and innovation in building skin design, bio-based material development, and large-scale prototyping for climate resilience. BioCOOL is co-sponsored by the School of Architecture, Faculty of Design, Architecture, and Building (DAB), and the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences at UTS. This project should benefit climate change resilience and the goals of achieving net zero by reducing active energy demand and embodied carbon in the building sector and fulfilling SDGs 7, 11, 12, and 13.