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Paper Wastes Become Innovative Architectural Material
First, Shadow Chen, the vice-CEO of the Taiwan Circular Economy Network, delivered a lecture about the basics of circular economics and its global trends. Secondly, Bart van Bueren, the director of the Taiwan Dutch Design Post, shared several examples of circular economy in the Netherlands. Pi Cheng Chen, an assistant professor in NCKU’s Department of Environmental Engineering, gave an introduction to environmental resources, while Yang Jia Han, an assistant professor in NCKU’s Institute of Creative Industries Design, illustrated business models. Finally, CEO Wen Yih Kuo from LOTOS analyzed the current development of Taiwan’s industries and shared his own experiences with circular economic ventures.In addition to studying the above theories, the students also participated in four workshops to put circular economy into practice. To begin with, a QIZHI team held brick-making workshops. Students learned to design the shape of the bricks, mix papermaking by- products and wastewater with concrete, and make molds.
