Home Textile for Tomorrow is a project whose objective is the development of potential scenarios in terms of products, markets, features desired and technologies which are related to the home of tomorrow as well their validation through strategies and actions linked to textile industry needs; these products and technologies would be developed in cooperation with […]
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The project was focused on the general benefits that a full engineering and architectural approach may provide when dealing with sustainable development and within the framework of critical social realities. In these environments, such as the suburbs of a big town in one of the Least Developed Countries (LCD), many complexities need to be faced.
This project combines two major topics. The first relates to the dramatic growth of the importance of nanotechnologies in science and engineering in the last few years; the second refers to the impact of human activities on the environment, which is becoming increasingly serious, and the stemming interventions which become necessary to reduce and control
EU rural areas cover over 80% of its surface; the per capita income in these areas is, however, up to 30% lower than the EU average. The rest of the community pays for the environmental, social and economical conservation of these rural areas. In the long term, according to WTO rules, the EU works towards
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The AMuPreMo project deals with multisensor assimilation and fusion of the data observed using different sensors and carriers, including satellite-borne sensors, radar and ground-truth raingage networks with different spatial and temporal scales, resolutions and accuracy levels. The identified problems include: 1. errors of radar measurements in presence of orographic controls; 2. variability of the relationship
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The aim of the project is to introduce students to sustainable design in a urban environment. Sustainability is a key term of the project. It involves three aspects of the design process: not only environmental but also economical and social elements. As a result, the objective of the design is to put into a concrete
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In the last decades, it’s becoming more and more clear everyday that the rational use and production of Energy will be a crucial issue for the development of our civilization. Big efforts are being done to find new exploitable energy resources and to improve the performance and efficiency of the existing conversion technologies. To make
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Energy efficiency and green buildings are an important challenge for developed countries in order to achieve the commitments of the Kyoto Protocol. In this field, the WF4E project’s aim was to identify and define solutions for energy retrofitting, environmental monitoring, as well as controls and energy savings in large and complex buildings. Moreover, the goal
The challenge of the project is: – To create a world free of carbon emissions, where power is plentiful, safe and truly green and where even the most remote village has Internet access and with light in every home, including aesthetic solutions for buildings. – To mimic the energy production in plant leaves, creating artificial
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In a new perspective of the value of the past, the preservation domain is being enlarged by a strong increase in the types of artifacts being considered worthy of protection and conservation: in addition to monumental high-style architecture (traditionally the preservation concern) many new categories of sites are now recognized as equally meritorious: cultural and
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