please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message miniwiz ltd. miniwiz office entrance founded 2005 headquarters taipei taiwan key people arthur huang services upcycling solutions number of employees 40 website www.miniwiz.com miniwiz or miniwiz ltd. is an internationally operating and privately owned company dedicated to upcycling consumer trash and industrial waste . it creates low carbon footprint materials semi finished goods and building modules suitable for uses ranging from construction to consumer products . the company was established in 2005 . contents 1 description 2 employees 2.1 governance and operation 3 products 3.1 products 3.1.1 materials 3.1.2 building modules 3.1.3 end user products 4 major projects 4.1 ecoark 4.2 recycling plant 4.3 nikelab 4.4 le bl d or 4.5 ecofighter 4.6 anything butts 5 awards 6 references 7 external links description edit miniwiz was created in march 2005 by architect and structural engineer arthur huang and jarvis liu an architect engineer . the company was registered and located in taipei taiwan . in 2007 miniwiz developed the hymini a portable wind solar and handcrank power generator made from recycled abs . soon miniwiz became active first as a green building material consultant then as a building material manufacturer . the world economic forum recognised miniwiz as a technology pioneer in 2015 1 in the category energy environment infrastructure highlighting the positive impact that the company s activity has on the world s environment and economic growth . at the same time miniwiz received much media attention and many awards for its innovations in the recycling and building material sector . employees edit miniwiz employs 40 engineers and administration staff . a team of chemical mechanical structural and industrial engineers is leading the company s r & d activities other employees work in areas of architecture industrial design and engineering . governance and operation edit the company s leadership team comprises arthur huang founder and chief executive officer jarvis liu co founder and chief technical officer tina chang partner johann boedecker partner products edit products edit polliber miniwiz develops and sells materials 100 % recycled from waste but also re engineers them into various applications . it recycles trash including electronic food agricultural packaging and automotive waste into products like cellphone cases sunglasses interior applications and construction materials . 2 materials edit miniwiz claims that most of post consumer agricultural and industrial waste can be recycled into materials that if enhanced can be reused to substitute any virgin material . avoiding the usage of toxic and environment polluting chemical agents miniwiz reworks the composition of its recycled materials . miniwiz developed a set of materials 100 % made from trash that combines polymers with nano silica extracted from organic elements of agriculture waste as well as other non toxic chemical and mechanical reinforcements . polymers developed by miniwiz all enter in the category of thermoplastics ensuring a reduced carbon footprint during the phase of transformation into products and possible re recycling after usage . building modules edit miniwiz develops modular elements for construction and interior architecture purposes . made of miniwiz materials modules are engineered around the general ideas of interlocking functions to avoid the need of any chemical bonding agents easy mounting and dissembling minimum amount of material used 100 % recycled and re recyclable . cost saving polli brick module building modules developed by miniwiz include polli brick a building module made from 100 % recycled pet polyethylene terephthalate that is translucent naturally insulated and durable . polli brick won the earth awards and placed miniwiz as a finalist in the wall street journal s asian innovation awards . eco morph a modular shelving system with a wooden finish made from three green materials recycled aluminum pc from recycled post consumer cds and dvds and fsc certified mahogany or teak . polli ber wall system contrary to conventional bricks polli ber bricks does not require any mortar the bricks connect to one another by means of either a connecting pin or by clicking the bricks together with their sides . 3 ricefold can be folded into a 3d ceiling panel and installed in standard ceiling t bars . consisting of recycled pc polycarbonate from water containers and compact discs mixed with sio2 extracted from agro waste rice husk used as a bonding agent and performance enhancer . end user products edit miniwiz designed various pieces of furniture and consumer goods made of recycled materials . some of them include hymini a wind solar and hand crank charger that can be fixed on a bike or one s arm to recharge electronic items batteries using natural sources of power ; 4 review sunglasses made from recycled post consumer cds and dvds ; 5 as well as shelving systems and wine cases made from recycled materials . major projects edit ecoark edit ecoark rendering ecoark was the main exhibition hall for the taipei international flora exposition . commissioned by far eastern group the nine story tall pavilion is made of 1.5 million 6 polli bricks which saved 300 tons of plastic from ending up in landfills . 7 the transparent nature of the polli bricks allows the pavilion to be naturally lit whilst the air pockets in the help insulate the structure . 8 like a giant lego building the use of polli bricks allows the structure to be disassembled and assembled elsewhere . 9 polli brick s low weight and strong bond of the units make ecoark both earthquake and hurricane resistant . 10 not in citation given it is featured in an hour long special by national geographic channel s megastructures ecoark . 11 recycling plant edit miniwiz worked with sdti one of taiwan s leader in electronic waste recycling to rethink the recycling process with a more sustainable approach and limit potential health issues and environmental impacts . miniwiz designed and built sdti s new factory using the it waste produced by existing sdti recycling plants . 12 it is featured in national geographic special megastructures urban mine . 13 nikelab edit constructed from blocks of a recycled polymer composite made by combining nike grind a premium grade raw material derived from recycled athletic shoes and materials left over from the manufacture of nike product with non toxic odorless eco polyurethane . nikelab stores can be found in six cities around the world new york london paris milan shanghai and hong kong . 14 15 le bl d or edit le bl d or restaurant xinzhuang store is located in new taipei city taiwan . directly related to the theme of the restaurant the main material developed entrance walls ceiling chairs is a bio composite of recycled pp injected with hop and wheat husks issued from wastes of beer brewing . in the entrance the polli ber bricks wall system set the tone . the semi opaque leveled surface with its gold brownish shade creates a casual yet sophisticated atmosphere . as for hops chair its translucent body finish adds an extra layer to the depth of the chair s aesthetic scope . no glue is incorporated in this design ensuring maximum recyclability after its life cycle . ecofighter edit miniwiz announced the ecofighter project in may 2015 . miniwiz will take upcycling technologies to the ultimate test aeronautics . the ecofighter initiative will transform a veri ez experimental aircraft part by part replacing its original elements with flexible but resistant recycled material wings . one of the latest material innovations that will be applied is called srpx self reinforced polymer matrix which simply denotes materials that reinforce themselves for example a pet fabric reinforcing a pet sheet . after the ecofigther has undergone the re engineering process it will take flight in 2016 documenting environmental damage and environmental progress across the globe . 16 anything butts edit in april . miniwiz and philip morris international pmi launched their latest collaboration at salone demodile 2016 during milan design week . a revoliutionary new material made with recycled filters of iqos heatsticks was applied to cesare leonard s most groundbreaking furniture designs from the 60s . the collaboration was presented in palazzo clerici courtyard among an ever changing installation of iqos tetrapods an air purifying illuminated self structured retail fixture system designed exclusively to tell the story of iqos . tetrapods are made with 100 % post consumer recycled materials and air purifying amorphous bamboo charcoal and can be entirely re recycled . a board of plyfix foam made with recycled iqos filters or regular cigarette filters . anything butts was born from the encounter between the innovative iqos heat not burn technology developed by philip morris a revolutionary system that heats tobacco instead of burning it . 17 awards edit earth award winner industrial product financial times london united kingdom 2010 18 finalist for wall street journal innovation award hong kong 2011 19 make a difference mad award ministry of cultural affair hong kong china 2012 20 idea gold award chicago usa 2013 21 technology pioneer category energy environment infrastructure world economic forum 2015 references edit miniwiz 1st local firm to win wef pioneer award . www.chinapost.com.tw . retrieved 2015 10 15 . nunns cain 2013 11 29 . short on space taiwan embraces a boom in recycling . the new york times . issn 0362 4331 . retrieved 2015 10 16 . bdny 2015 . from the source . retrieved 2015 12 10 . hymini tiny portable wind powered gadget charger . inhabitat.com . retrieved 2015 10 15 . sunglasses made from recycled cds and dvds . core77 . retrieved 2015 10 15 . brit liggett april 14 2010 . ecoark pavilion made from 1.5 million plastic bottles . inhabit . inhabitat.com . retrieved 2 sep 2012 . paul mozur 6 july 2011 . miniwiz builds its green presence brick by brick . the wall street journal . retrieved 2012 01 12 . annie huang may 17 2010 . taiwan builds plastic bottle structure . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2012 01 12 . ecoark built with 1.5 million plastic bottles . the china post . april 13 2010 . retrieved 2 sep 2012 . polli brick . detail magazine in german . december 2010 . megastructures ecoark . national geographic . ngc europe limited . retrieved 2 sep 2012 . urban mining treating waste as a resource amcham american chamber of commerce in taipei . www.amcham.com.tw . retrieved 2015 10 16 . . www.fictw.com . retrieved 2015 12 10 . bringing product design principles to retail with nikelab . the guardian . retrieved 2015 12 10 . nike presents nikelab . nike inc. retrieved 2015 12 10 . this taiwanese startup aims to make trash sexy . e27 . retrieved 2015 12 10 . da philip morris italia e miniwiz ecco progetto anything butts . adnkronos . retrieved 2016 06 16 . the earth awards announces six finalists to redesign tomorrow . realwire blog . retrieved 2015 10 13 . the wall street journal s 2011 asian innovation awards 12 finalists . asian scientist magazine science technology and medicine news updates from asia . 2011 06 29 . retrieved 2015 10 13 . past make a difference award winners . www.mad.asia . retrieved 2015 10 13 . nike flyknit collective feather pavilion . industrial designers society of america idsa . retrieved 2015 10 13 . external links edit taiwan portal official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title miniwiz & oldid 730599359 categories companies of taiwansustainable buildingmaterialsarchitectureengineeringpolymershidden categories cs1 german language sources de articles needing additional references from october 2015all articles needing additional referencesall articles 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