MAE-LING LOKKO
The upcycling of agricultural waste into building components, water treatment technologies, household goods, and other items is a growing sector of sustainable material research. A proponent of this field of innovation is Mae-ling Lokko, an architectural scientist, academic, and entrepreneur who is committed to developing eco-friendly construction materials that can be easily adopted by diverse communities as alternatives to conventionally manufactured products.
Lokko was born in Taif in Saudi Arabia to a Filipino mother and a Ghanaian father. Her parents’ successful medical careers took the family to Oxford, Grenada, Kuala Lumpur, Negros in the Philippines, and finally to Accra where she spent her teenage years. The constant moving led her to
