EnGen Institute 1992-2018
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TOTAL SUSTAINABILITY
GENERATIVE ENGINEERING OF ENGINEERED ENVIRONMENTS FOR LIFE SUPPORT
HISTORY
The development of EnGen Institute and its mission and objectives as now constituted
has developed over four decades and through four phases -
1970’s Background Research -
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Closed Cycle Life Support Systems (as in submarines)
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Formal Technology Transfer Mechanisms (CAD & Knowledgebases)
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Generative Systems for software & electronics (Design Environments)
1980’s ENGEN Research Project -
Inspired by NASA’s 1980 study of developmental engineering as a formal basis
to design a spacebase ‘seed’ based on the ‘Theory of Self-Replicating Systems’
a research program integrating the three research themes of the 1970’s began.
1990’s EnGen Institute
The ENGEN Research project solved core problems identified by NASA’s 1980
study which NASA recognised as a ‘Scientific Breakthrough’ leading to the
formation of EnGen Institute and a decade of detailed foundational research.
2005 - Implementation Phase
EnGen Institute commenced it’s own ‘Mission to Planet Earth’ to address the
emerging challenges to Earth-based life-support systems due to climate change
by implementation of environmentally & economically sustainable distributed,
closed-cycle, cellular production and life-support systems. In the longer-term
these systems must be capable of Accelerated Natural Climate Recovery.
