EcoDesign
The EcoDesign teaching project is about analyzing the entire life cycle of an everyday object using the example of a toaster, from production and use through to recycling and disposal, with the aim of optimizing product design primarily from an ecological, but also from an economic and technical perspective. The core is to anticipate the processes that take place with and in a product and their effects in all product life phases and to select, design and optimize them from the point of view of environmental and resource compatibility. The user's interaction with the product, which in turn depends heavily on the design of the human-product interface, and his or her appreciation of the product play an important role here.
15. – 28.09.2022 | Preparation of the project presentation and working hypothesis |
29.09.2022 | Presentation of the exposé for “EcoDesign” at the 7th Hessian Sustainability Day |
30.09.2022 – 28.02.2023 | Project processing and documentation, preparation of final presentation |
März/April 2023 | Final presentation and outlook |
GreenKart Campus
The aim of the project is to document the development of the campus with a view to increasing biodiversity. By mapping the sealed, unsealed and greened areas, the sealing, unsealing and greening can be recorded and documented. The mapping is based on digital orthophotos (DOP), i.e. distortion-free, georeferenced aerial photographs. These are true to scale and, depending on their ground resolution, can be used directly for mapping.
DOPs are produced by the HVBG for the whole of Hesse with a ground resolution of 20 cm (DOP20) in 4 color channels (multispectral, i.e. red, green, blue, near infrared). In the near-infrared range, living vegetation reflects the incident light particularly well; therefore, infrared aerial photography plays an important role for all information on the state of vegetation.
The Surveying Office of the City of Frankfurt also has digital orthophotos, which are taken annually for the Frankfurt city area. These aerial photographs are available with a ground resolution of 10 cm.
The image flights of almost all providers are primarily carried out in the period January-February, at a time of year when the terrain is not yet covered by tree foliage. This makes it easier to map the ground surfaces.
The condition of the UAS campus will initially be recorded and mapped within a GIS environment for 2021 and 2022 based on existing data from the HVBG and Stadtvermessung Frankfurt. From spring 2023, the condition of the greenery can be recorded annually with higher resolution multispectral data using our own UAV flights. This will make it easier and more accurate to record green facades in particular. This should also simplify the recording of surface materials on the campus.
Oct. 15 - Feb. 15, 2023:
Inspection of existing material and evaluation of existing data
a) on the roofs, at ground level/ horizontally
b) and vertically on the facades
c) Provision of existing data, as well as mapping with regard to coverings, location of benches and flower beds, façade greening, pergolas (e.g. above the entrance to the underground car park)
Jan. 2023 - Feb. 15, 2023:
a) Aerial survey, evaluation of data for roofs and at ground level/horizontally, mapping under the aspect of coverings, location of benches and flowerbeds, façade greening, pergolas
b) Vertical images of the façades, location of the façade greenery
LieferradFFM
Since the coronavirus crisis, delivery networks have been robust and handle large delivery volumes. While online retailers are benefiting from the crisis, retailers in cities and municipalities that are not critical of the system have had to close to the public and offer a rudimentary, self-organized delivery service. In Darmstadt, from May 2020 to December 2020, a prototype bike delivery service was set up with the integration of local retailers and current cargo bike solutions and empirical research was conducted on the acceptance of such a delivery service by suppliers (retailers), bike couriers and customers.
In order to investigate the transferability of this concept for the Nordend district of Frankfurt, a communication and marketing concept will be developed and the transfer of the concept already applied in Darmstadt will be tested for the first time and regional modification requirements will be identified.
Jan - March 2022: Identification of suitable retailers, especially in Oeder Weg
April - July 2022: Determination of the delivery frequency in Oeder Weg
August 2022: Calculation of the sales potential.
Wasteland
In the "Wasteland" educational project, bulky waste serves as a valuable material resource for the construction of musical instruments at the Museumsuferfest in August 2022. Student assistants from the BüroN led children in crafting and talked to them and their parents about sustainability. Parents and other adults were able to take part in the sustainability quiz and take home a small prize as an "incentive for sustainability" if they named the correct solution word.
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