SABIC will present its ICEhouse at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, 23rd-26th January 2018.

The ICEhouse is a reusable, energy-efficient, quick to construct building. Built using SABIC’s LEXAN sheet and systems for the walls, ceiling, roofing and windows.

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SABIC collaborated with architect William McDonough along with his companies William McDonough and Partners and Wonder Frame LLC, to design and build the ICEhouse. Architect, William McDonough, emphasises the use of closed-loop, durable carbon systems in the design, promoting breakthrough technology.

ICEhouse represents a prototype for innovative building designs and structures that can be rapidly implemented, and are useful in applications such as addressing the housing needs of people in extreme distressed situations.

Yousef Al-Benyan SABIC Vice Chairman & CEO, said: “We believe that sustainability provides short-term gains while strengthening long-term prospects for any organisation, both internally and externally. This is why we have embedded sustainability in the fabric of our business and actively seek collaboration with thought leaders, such as William McDonough. In the process, we are benefiting global society, while, at our home base in Saudi Arabia, we are enabling Vision 2030 by stimulating downstream growth.”

While at the WEF, SABIC will outline its work to underpin its continued commitment to help solve the issue of plastic waste. The company aim to decouple plastic from purely fossil-based feedstocks and drastically reduce the leakage of plastics into nature.

“Plastic waste that is today being incinerated or used for landfill, will in future be chemically recycled. We are the first in the industry that is committed to scale up high-quality recycling processes for chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste to the original polymer. SABIC has the know-how, the resources and the resolve to help reduce the waste-stream,” explained Frank Kuijpers, SABIC General Manager for Corporate Sustainability.

“Plastics are valuable and have many benefits. We believe that the steps we are taking today will directly affect the world, the economy and the quality of life in decades to come.”

The ICEhouse shows the company’s commitment to invest heavily in innovative sustainability projects, where ICE stands for Innovation for the Circular Economy.

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