FireOut is a sustainable design concept that aims primarily to reduce the bushfires’ harm to humans, the environment, and life. The proposal focuses on controlling the bushfires using water while alerting rangers to take the necessary action. FireOut is a fully flexible and adaptive design that meet

Following the Brief given we selected Transport as our focus and identified a focal problem that we could work to solve: “Design a low cost, low maintenance and environmentally sustainable transportation system or solution to allow people to travel and transport goods within the region. Despite the

Our group chose a Plumber Apprenticeship Training Scheme to combat one of the key driving factors of water security risks in the Aboriginal community of Mapoon – disparity and inequality in up-to-date plumbing equipment such as leaking pipes and taps.

Our project aims to propose a solution to issues regarding the ecological harm done by land-degrading agricultural practices faced by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Cape York, Australia. The proposed solution is a solar-powered hydroponic system produced from both sourced

Team members: Yui Harayama Anjali Devadasan Sheung Sheung Chen Summary of design idea: The Reusable Bin Bag is an environmentally sustainable solution that tackles poor waste management in Cape York. According to Andre Grant from the Centre of Appropriate Technology, infrastructure in Cape York

Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula in Queensland, northern Australia. Cape York is the location the Engineering Without Boarders (EWB) group project will be based in. There are many challenge areas that affect the lives of residents within Cape York daily. One of these challenge areas i

From the brief we were given this was the final design outcome, using a thin Terracotta plate and an HDPE housing unit we have developed a filter that will allow 5/6 liters of un-clean water to be filtered per hour. We wanted to create a simple solution that could easily be installed into the client

In order to focus on a challenge area that would have the greatest impact on Cape York residents, we looked at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. This highlighted the impact water availability could have on the drive towards self-actualisation. Given the harsh climate and remote location this aspect of li

The area of Cape York was explored by discovering the lifestyle of inhabitants, education, transport and weather. The inhabitants' attitude and pride towards the “Country “was paramount in looking for solutions to reduce the waste problems. Our team selected Marine waste as the prime target of conce

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Make sure to vote here! Select: Team 88 - "Disease Surveillance Alert System" The WiBR System (Wireless + Bluetooth + Radio) By: Hateem Mohammed-Janjua See Report Below:

This is a report going in-depth on the transportation issues present in Cape York, analysing the background and providing solutions through many design possibilities.

The pilot project my team has been working on, the wash-down station, will help combat the issues caused and reduce the biosecurity threat imposed by invasive species in the area. In addition to this, it is important to understand how the wash-down station is used. This video will go through the c

Dusty, unsurfaced roads are currently a major issue in Cape York. People have no option but to constantly wet the roads to prevent breathing in excessive airborne dust, which studies show is a health risk. This is a huge factor in unsustainable water usage in Cape York. We believe that building grav

Did you know that, in Australia, over AUD $28.3 billion is thrown away every year from replacing household items instead of repairing them? That's enough for 6 Curiosity Rover missions or 13 Burj Khalifas! To tackle waste management in Cape York, we created the concept of a general repair shop that

What is the problem at hand? 🌦️ For the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Cape York, keeping food fresh is a major issue. Cape York is subject to harsh wet and dry seasons, meaning that being able to store food all year round is a necessity to avoid starvation. What is the solution to the

I hope everyone had an amazing bank holiday weekend! We choose to focus on water and flooding as we believed it had the potential to impact on many other areas such as transportation. Using floodplain and road maps we discovered there were places in Cape York that were heavily impacted by flooding d

Our project is a simple yet remarkably helpful device that will allow Cape York residents to store their fresh food safely all throughout any periods of food insecurity without stress. It is a pressure canner that vacuum seals food, preserving it for an incredible length of time. By practically eli

Hi all! Please find attached our brief explaining our project about the implementation of biodigesters in Cape York. Hope you find interest in it!

Cape York faces a number of issues, ranging from harsh weather conditions to difficult terrain over long distances, and a general lack of infrastructure. Our team from De Montfort University decided to tackle both a lack of clean, potable water and the generation of plastic waste through the SODIS p

We decided to address the issue of access to clean water in Cape York and to use a solar still to do this. This would work by using heat from the sun to evaporate water help in a basin (removing contaminants), which would then run down into a storage tank. After further research, it was decided tha

Summary of the design The idea we went for is a polytunnel combined with a crop rotation system. By using the crop rotation in the farmland and inside of the polytunnel we will be able to consistently produce food through all the seasons with a light sprinkler system in the farmland areas during the

Invasive weeds are a huge threat to Australia's environment, economy, and society. Grasses like the large perennial grass are replacing native species at a cost to biodiversity and acting as a fuel to wildfire with the ability to intensify them by up to eight times. It is estimated that the knock-on

Design Idea: Sustainable Bricks Sustainable Bricks intends to provide solutions to various problems. From roads and flood defences to housing, the possibilities are endless. When thinking of the brick design, our initial inspiration was obtained from the design of a Lego brick. This concept allows f

Summary of the Project: The objective of our project is to provide the people of Cape York with clean filtered water in an affordable and accessible way. This is because water mains treatment centres in Cape York can shut down unexpectedly causing dirty contaminated water to enter the mains. It all

This year our group at Gloucestershire College studying through University of West England, and other universities from around the world have entered the Engineers Without Borders competition. The EWB competition was created in line with the United Nations sustainable development goals (UN 17 goals)

The Built Environment in Cape York is characterized by a lack of structurally sound buildings in the homelands which lead to severe overcrowding and social issues. The challenges with introducing new structures are the lack of infrastructure and the remoteness of the communities. To tackle this issu