The I2CE Lab is a transdisciplinary research lab at GATECH. The lab works closely with other organizations on and off the campus. Our goal is to transform Cross-Industry Innovation for a Circular Economy. Following the Labs’ Industry Innovation Framework sustainable solutions are elaborated leveraging emerging technologies. From vision to realization the Labs works on social, environmental, and economically sustainable cross scalar projects to protect and steward natural resources while benefiting sustainably local populations’ livelihoods.

The Lab actively engages communities which are most challenged by the consequences of climate change: ranging from temperature increase, severity of storms (wind destruction, flooding), warming & rising Oceans (flooding, ocean acidity, destruction of maritime and costal ecosystems), droughts (water & food scarcity, destruction of ecosystems), to the loss of species, and the endangerment of our own species through food and water scarcity, health risks and eventual displacement, the destruction of livelihoods. Many of the severe challenge encountered are further amplified by the prevailing linear economic model relying on the exploitation of natural resources and the associated financial benefit allocation.