Agyenim Boateng, Francis

Boafo-Mensah, Gloria

Byrne, Tony

Fernandez-Ibanez, A P

Golden, Saul

Smyth, Mervyn

Turnbull, David

English

This report sets out the background, timeline, actions, and outcome of a GCRF Pump-Prime funded project linking architecture and design with sustainable energy and water–security infrastructure in urbanising areas of Sub-Saharan Africa; a partnership between Ulster University, ATOPIA Research, and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research– Institute for Industrial Research in Ghana. The project established a cross–disciplinary team to evaluate innovative urban and building design approaches to integrate low–cost rain-water harvesting and decontamination, sanitary waste provision, and off-grid PV electricity within new or retrofit urban settlements. It aimed to aid the welfare of rural, urban–edge, and inner–city communities by tackling basic survival needs and inequality through improved access to resources within collective, inclusive spaces for living, learning, and economic opportunity. The 6-month project ran from 20 November 2017 until 30 March 2018; it finished within budget and successfully: 1. Established new international partnerships to develop future grant bids between Ulster University’s Faculties of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment (CST, NIBEC, BERI) and The Institute for Industrial Research, Accra; 2. Collected a new body of primary and secondary data on Ghana’s resources and infrastructure, relative to global challenges for sustainable communities, design, health, &amp; socio-economic need; 3. Identified rural-village development sites for community-engagement &amp; research on the benefits of integrating low-tech energy/water solutions with existing local building/farming investment; 4. Developed on-the ground support from local communities and Government MPs for future work. 5. Agreed a pilot project and team actions to develop further grant applications. The report details the research team's actions with Golden as PI, to develop a Habitable Index (HI) for evaluating Housing, Electricity, Clean Water, and Sanitation - a unique outcome that identifies the areas most challenged by water and energy stress and poor living conditions from lack of potable water and sanitary environments. HI will help guide future research proposals to study, and work to improve the physical, social and economic conditions for people in the affected areas

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	  Sustainable	Design	and	Shared	Space:	Addressing	acute	 water-stress,	 energy	 delivery,	 health	 and	socio-economic	challenges	in	Sub-Saharan	Africa	GCRF	Pump-Priming	Award	Final	Project	Report	13th	April	2018			Sustainable Design and Shared Space (SDSS) GCRF	Pump-Prime	Funding:	Ulster	University,	ATOPIA	Research,	Ghana	Council	for	Scientific	and	Industrial	Research	 93141R-Final Project Report 13th April 2018 Project PI, Dr Saul M Golden Report Contents	1.0	EXECUTIVE	SUMMARY:	PROJECT	OVERVIEW	&	KEY	OUTCOMES	 1	2.0	DAC	FOCUS	COUNTRY	&	BENEFITS	RELEVANT	TO	GCRF	OBJECTIVES	 3	2.1	GHANA:	URBAN	AND	RURAL	SUSTAINABLE	DEVELOPMENT	 3	2.2	FOUR	KEY	THEMES:	BUILT	ENVIRONMENT,	ENERGY,	WATER,	WASTE	 4	2.2.1	HOUSING	 4	2.2.2	ELECTRICITY	 5	2.2.3	CLEAN	WATER	 5	2.2.4	SANITATION	 6	3.0	REVIEW	OF	KEY	PROJECT	ACTIONS	AND	PARTNERSHIP	GROWTH	 6	3.1	JOINT	GCRF	PROJECT	LAUNCH	AND	WORKSHOPS,	19-21	NOVEMBER	2017	 6	3.2	INWARD	VISITS,	GHANA	13-18.01.2018	 8	3.3	REPORT	COMMISSIONING	AND	TEAM-PARTNER	DEVELOPMENT	02.2018	 11	3.4	BELFAST	WORKSHOP	–	FOCUSED	ON	WATER	DECONTAMINATION	AND	ARCHITECTURE	 11	3.5	COMMISSIONED	CASE	STUDIES,		03.2018	 13	3.5.1	CASE	STUDY	REPORT:	URBAN	AREA	OF	NEED	–	ACCRA	(NIMA)	 13	3.5.2	CASE	STUDY	REPORT:	RURAL	AREA	OF	NEED	–	KATAPEI	 16	4.0	FINAL	WORKSHOP,	ACCRA:	AGREED	TEAM	ACTIONS	27.03.2018	 19	5.0	FINAL	PROJECT	BUDGET	&	SPENDING	SUMMARY	 21	APPENDIX	1:	POTENTIAL	ARCHITECTURE/	URBAN	AND	SOLAR/WATER	PROJECTS	WITH	TEAM	 22	APPENDIX	2:	EXTRACT	OF	CSIR-IIR	WORKPACKAGE	REPORT	 23	APPENDIX	4:	EXTRACT	OF	JUST	GHANA	JAMESTOWN	REPORT	 27	APPENDIX	5:	EXTRACT	OF	MUSTARD	ARCHITECTURE	ACCRA-NIMA	STUDY	 33	  Sustainable	Design	Shared	Space:	GCRF	Pump-Priming	Final	Report	April	2018																			 					List of Figures Figure	1:	Ghana	&	Africa	context;	Ghana	Provinces	&	Partner	sites;	Key	focus	areas	in	Kumasi	&	Accra	(SDSS	2018)	 2	Figure	2:	Examples	of	housing	from	shanty	areas	to	wealthy	urban	development	(SDSS	2018)	 4	Figure	3:	Examples	of	power	distribution	and	usage	in	Ghana,	grids,	cities,	rural	areas	(SDSS	2018)	 5	Figure	4:	Examples	of	typical	water	distribution	and	usage	in	Ghana,	pumps,	dams,	containers	(SDSS	2018)	 5	Figure	5:	Examples	of	sanitation	issues	in	urban	and	rural	Ghana	(SDSS	2018)	 6	Figure	6:	Programme	for	individual	and	shared	workshops	and	GCRF	project	team	launch,	November	2017	(SDSS)	 7	Figure	7:	SDSS	and	HERD	Project	teams	at	joint	launch,	November	2017	 7	Figure	8:	Joint	SDSS	and	HERD	teams	at	the	GCRF	project	team	launch,	November	2017	(SDSS)	 7	Figure	9:	Establishing	contacts	in	Ghana,	Katapei	visit	and	meeting	MP	Suleman	Sanid,	January	(SDSS,2018)	 8	Figure	10:	Black	Star	Energy	solar	installation	at	Katapei	Village,	January	2018	(SDSS,2018)	 9	Figure	11:	Scoping	visits	to	Katapei	village,	understanding	environment	and	building	conditions	(SDSS,2018)	 9	Figure	12:	Scoping	visits	to	Jamestown,	Accra,	Just	Ghana	site	and	local	fishing	neighbourhood		(SDSS,2018)	 9	Figure	13:	Fishing	neighbourhood,	poor	living	conditions	and	open	sewage	(SDSS,2018)	 10	Figure	14:	Scoping	visits	to	Waste	Compost	plant	and	CSIR-Testing	facility	for	Sustainable	Waste/Energy	(SDSS,2018)	 10	Figure	15:	Summary	of	final	day	workshops	at	CSIR-IIR,	January	(SDSS,2018)	 10	Figure	16:	SDSS	connected	public	lecture	by	Prof	David	Turnbull,	March	2018	(SDSS,2018)	 12	Figure	17:	Clay-pot	filtration	making	and	testing	rig,	Ulster	University,	March	2018	(SDSS,2018)	 12	Figure	18:	Maps	of	Greater	Accra	Region	showing	District	boundaries	within	the	Metropolitan	Region	(SDSS	2018)	13	Figure	19:	Maps	of	Greater	Accra	Region	showing	location	of	improverished	(zongo)	area,	Nima	(SDSS	2018)	 14	 Figure	20:	Electrical	distribution	and	standard	fittings	are	available	in	Nima	(SDSS	2018)	 14	Figure	21:	Nima	has	a	population	of	82,000	residents	in	an	overcrowded	inner-city	area	(SDSS	2018)	 15	Figure	22:	images	of	housing,	electricity,	water,	and	waste	in	improverished	(zongo)	area,	Nima	(SDSS	2018)	 15	Figure	23:	Ashanti	Region	map	showing	sub-district	boundaries	including	Kumasi	and	Ahafo	Ano	North	(SDSS	2018)	 16	Figure	24:	Katapei	Elders	and	SDSS	Team,	official	welcome	meeting	and	sharing	of	village	data	(SDSS	2018)	 17	Figure	25:	New	Healthcare	Centre	and	School	Toilets;	the	former	closed,	both	without	any	water	supply	(SDSS	2018)	 17	Figure	26:	Typical	village	mud	buildings	with	connections	to	solar	electricity	but	no	consistent	water	supply;	3	of	5	borehole	water	pumps	are	dry/do	not	function;	secondary	well	as	water	supply	is	10	minutes	away	(SDSS	2018)	 17	Figure	27	Typical	village	dwellings	and	industry	showing	impacts	of	climate	and	erosion	(SDSS	2018)	 18	Figure	28:	Central	“Town	Square/market”	erosion	and	deterioration;	possible	rainwater	study	area	(SDSS	2018)	 18	Figure	29:	Sketch	proposals	for	pilot	rainwater	harvesting	and	testing	rig	at	CSIR-IIR	(Turnbull,	SDSS	2018)	 20	 List of Tables Table	1	Population	and	size	of	the	various	districts	in	Greater	Accra	(SDSS	2018)	 13	  	  Sustainable	Design	Shared	Space:	GCRF	Pump-Priming	Final	Report	April	2018																			 				1	1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: PROJECT OVERVIEW & KEY OUTCOMES 			 	CI		Dr	Michael	Brennan						Ulster	University,	Senior	Lecturer	in	Strategic	Management						Department	of	Management,	Leadership	and	Marketing		This project links architecture and design with sustainable energy and water–security infrastructure in urbanising areas of Sub-Saharan Africa; a partnership between Ulster University, ATOPIA Research, and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Institute for Industrial Research in Ghana. The project aims to build a cross–disciplinary team to fund, develop and evaluate innovative urban and building design approaches to integrate low–cost rain-water harvesting and decontamination, sanitary waste provision, and off-grid PV electricity within new or retrofit urban settlements. It will aid the welfare  of rural, urban–edge, and inner–city communities by tackling basic survival needs and inequality through improved access to resources within collective, inclusive spaces for living, learning, and economic opportunity. Sustainable design addressing acute  water–stress, energy delivery, health and socio–economic challenges in  Sub–Saharan Africa.PI Dr Saul M Golden   Ulster University, Lecturer in Architecture and Spatial Design, UK Built Environment Research InstituteCI Dr Francis Boateng Agyenim  Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Director, Ghana Institute of Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR)CI Dr Mervyn Smyth Ulster University, Reader in Solar Thermal Technologies, UK Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST)CI  Professor John Byrne Ulster University, Professor of Photocatalysis Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC)CI Dr Pilar Fernandez Ibanez Ulster University, Lecturer in Engineering Science, UK Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC)CI Professor David Turnbull  ATOPIA Research/PITCHAfrica, Design Director, USA, France, UKCI Professor Jane Harrison ATOPIA Research/ WATERBANKS, Director, USA, France!e Project TeamGlobal Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)  Ulster University Pump-priming.The Project Team invites industry, NGO, and Government collaborators to become stakeholders and project  partners and seek UKRC Global Funding.  Contact Details Ulster University, Belfast, UK | Dr Saul M Golden    e: s.golden@ulster.ac.uk  CSIR-IIR, Accra, Ghana | Dr Francis Boateng Agyenim    e: director@csir-iir.org Project TimelineNOVEMBER — DECEMBER 2017 Project launch and Partnership JANUARY — FEBRUARY 2018Scoping visits in Europe, Ghana and Sub–Saharan AfricaMARCH 2018Stakeholder and Research  Partner Symposium, BelfastNovember	–	December	2017	Project/New	Partnership	Launch		January	–	February	2018	Scoping	visits	in	Europe	and	Ghana	Establishing	project	focus	and	Commissioning	primary	research.		March	2018	Stakeholder	and	Site	Research	Targeted	visits-	Ghana	Partner/Team	Meetings	–	Belfast	Final	Project	Workshop	-	Accra		Sustainable	Design	Shared	Space:	GCRF	Pump-Priming	Final	Report	April	2018																			 				2	Project	outcomes	as	of	close	of	pilot-project	on	30th	March	2018	The	Sustainable	Design	and	Shared	Space	project	has	finished	within	budget	and	has	successfully,		1. Established	 new	 international	 partnerships	 to	 develop	 future	 grant	 bids	 between	 Ulster	University’s	 Faculties	of	Computing,	 Engineering,	 and	 the	Built	 Environment	 (CST,	NIBEC,	BERI);	Arts,	 Humanities	 and	 Social	 Sciences	 (RIAD);	 The	 Institute	 for	 Industrial	 Research,	 Accra;	 The	Kwame	 Nkrumah	 University	 of	 Science	 and	 Technology,	 Kumasi;	 Black	 Star	 Energy/Energicity,	Kumasi	and	Washington,	D.C.;	Mustard	Architects,	Accra;	and	NGO	Just	Ghana	Ltd,	London/Accra.	2. Collected	 a	 new	body	of	 primary	 and	 secondary	 data	 on	Ghana’s	 resources	 and	 infrastructure,	relative	to	global	challenges	for	sustainable	communities,	design,	health,	&	socio-economic	need.	3. Identified	rural-village	development	sites	for	community-engagement	&	research	on	the	benefits	of	integrating	low-tech	energy/water	solutions	with	existing	local	building/farming	investment.	4. Developed	on-the	ground	support	from	local	communities	and	Government	MPs	for	future	work.	5. Agreed	a	pilot	project	and	team	actions	to	develop	further	grant	applications	in	4-6	months.																					Figure	1:	Ghana	&	Africa	context;	Ghana	Provinces	&	Partner	sites;	Key	focus	areas	in	Kumasi	&	Accra	(SDSS	2018)	

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