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Naomi Keena

 Naomi Keena
Contact Information
Email address: 
naomi.keena [at] mcgill.ca
Group: 
Full Member
Department: 
Architecture
Area(s): 
Sustainable Infrastructure & Urban Development
Current research: 

Naomi Keena, architect and interdisciplinary researcher, is an Assistant Professor at McGill University’s Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. Keena’s research focuses on broadening the space and time upon which we consider architectural and urban design, to understand both the work of the techno-sphere in constructing our urban environments and that of the geo-biosphere in sustaining such development. She combines life cycle approaches to design with data visualization and computational techniques as a means to assess socio-ecological factors in architecture and to transform complex data streams into organized knowledge. A current project explores the development of ‘Housing Passports’ to provide standardized digital descriptions of residential building characteristics which aim to support circular economy decision-making in the built environment. Keena is a Fulbright Fellowship recipient and has published and presented her research widely in the areas of architecture, data visualization, life cycle approaches and circular economy, design-driven interdisciplinary research, and environmental policy.

Areas of interest: 

7 SDG Affordable and clean energy8 SDG Decent work and economic growth 9 SDG Industry, innovation, and infrastructure11 SDG Sustainable cities and communities12 SDG Responsible consumption and production13 SDG Climate Action17 SDG Partnerships for the goals

Stream: 
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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