UPC participates in the First TECNIO Congress to discuss the knowledge transfer model that Catalonia needs
October 21, 2022
The UPC, at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2022
November 17, 2022UPC participates in the First TECNIO Congress to discuss the knowledge transfer model that Catalonia needs
October 21, 2022The UPC, at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2022
November 17, 2022Once again, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), through the CIT UPC, will be present at the Smart City Expo World Congress (#SCEWC22), which will be held at the Gran Via Fira de Barcelona venue between 15 and 17 November. During the congress, technological capabilities and solutions for smart cities will be presented that are being worked on by the University
As a distinguishing feature, in this edition the UPC space, which is on stand 55, street B, Floor 0, Hall 2, will have a 12 m² model of Barcelona city. The model has been provided by the Architects' Association of Catalonia (COAC) and was created in the model workshop of the Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV). Onto this model will be projected the results of one of the most notable projects in the field of resilient urban design: the X-ClimPlan, developed by the Centre for Land Policy and Valuations (CER-CPSV).
Above left, a model of Barcelona shows, at the UPC stand, the effects of climate change on the city, in a project developed by the Centre for Land Policy and Valuations (CER-CPSV). The model was created by the model workshop of the Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV) and loaned by the Architects' Association of Catalonia (COAC). On the right, detail of the model of Barcelona exhibited at the UPC stand.
UPC Technology at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2022
In addition, the technological capabilities and solutions that the University is working on in the field of smart cities will be presented.
The projects that will be exhibited are aimed at government bodies. The objective is to present solutions that can be adopted or be an inspiration for government policies on the cities of the future and citizenship. They are designed to improve various aspects of the sustainability of cities.
As part of SCEWC22, on Wednesday 16 November from 10.00 am to 12.15 pm, on the UPC stand, a session will be held in which UPC researchers present projects selected for this trade fair.
The session is called “People-centred solutions to make cities more liveable and resilient”, as all the projects address this subject area from different perspectives. The UPC can offer solutions in this area based on the technology that it develops, for example, sustainable urban development that helps to mitigate climate change, solutions to promote sustainable tourism, or how AI can help to improve the services that the government offers citizens.
The session is open to all visitors of the congress and will be held at the UPC stand in the Gran Via Fira de Barcelona exhibition centre: Hall 2, Floor 0, Street B, Stand 55.
PROGRAMME | 16 NOV 2022
10.00 - 10.15 h. X-ClimPlan: urban heat islands and heat waves. How can we adapt our cities to climate change?
Blanca Arellano, researcher at the Centre for Land Policy and Valuations (CER-CPSV).
10.15 - 10.30 h. REV-TER: Revive the rooftops.
Pere Joan Ravetllat, from the Architectural Rehabilitation and Restoration (REARQ) group.
10.30 - 10.45 h. SAVASCO. A building made of corn and sunflower. Biology-based solutions for decarbonisation of the construction sector.
Mariana Palumbo, researcher at the Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED).
10.45 - 11.00 h. Diskover. Towards a new tourism model: personalised, “slow” and of quality.
Josep Lluís Larriba, director of the Data Management (DAMA) group.
11.00 - 11.15 h. Coffee break.
11.15 - 11.30 h. Smart solutions for micromobility: the RideSafeUM project.
Ramon Morros, researcher at the Image and Video Processing Group (GPI).
11.30 - 11.45 h. A tool to assess urban infrastructure and the effects of mobility on heat islands.
Deniz Kizildag, researcher at the Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre (CTTC).
11.45 - 12.00 h. Drones as a support for emergency systems.
Enric Pastor, director of the Intelligent Communications and Avionics for Robust Unmanned Aerial Systems (ICARUS) research group.
12.00 - 12.15 h. Artificial intelligence as a knowledge tool for a sustainable, people-centred city.
Karina Gibert, director of the Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDEAI) research centre.
Related Projects
- A research team from the inLab FIB at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), together with the Asociación de Personas con Movilidad Reducida (AsoPMR), has taken part in the Spot4Dis project to enhance the mobility and autonomy of people with reduced mobility.
- The La Volta project foresees the construction of a large Catalan vault pergola within the Llars Mundet campus, in the Montbau neighbourhood (Horta-Guinardó district). This structure will become a new architectural landmark for Barcelona, combining traditional construction techniques with contemporary innovation. The project involves the Rehabilitation and Architectural Restoration Research Group (REARQ), at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), and is led by the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC) and the Barcelona Provincial Council.
SATE-VEG: A system for energy renovation of buildings that helps reduce the urban heat island effect
Researchers from the Architecture, Energy and Environment (AiEM) group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) have developed SATE-VEG, an external thermal insulation system with a vegetal coating that offers seasonally adaptive thermal behaviour, enhances urban biodiversity and promotes positive health effects. The system is made from organic materials, requires low maintenance and consumes minimal water.- A research team from the Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) is leading the BioSAFE project, which aims to develop sustainable building envelopes —mainly façades— designed according to sustainability, comfort and safety criteria, with particular attention to their acoustic behaviour and fire performance.
