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Zixiao Zhu

Zixiao Zhu

New York, NY, US

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From Cradle to Cradle to Grave

The demolition of stick frame houses has contributed a huge portion of the construction waste. Although wood is natural carbon tank material, most of the waste wood will be burned or landfilled due to the low recycling rate, which releases carbon back into the atmosphere. Resonated with the Buy Clean initiative in 2025, “From Cradle to Cradle to Grave” responses to the policy, announced by the Alaska governor, to create Stick Frame Waste Treatment Facility in Anchorage. The facility not only transforms stick frame waste into biochar, a highly stable material that has a net carbon-negative production process but also serves as carbon storage. The proposal utilizes mass timber to promote low embodied carbon and reusable construction materials. 

 
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Status: School Project