Projects
Linking places through artistic practices. KU Leuven
A-PLACE. Linking places through networked artistic practices
A-PLACE will design and implement art-centred placemaking activities (i.e. performances, installations, debates, video and photography productions) in six European cities -Barcelona, Bologna, Brussels, Lisbon, Ljubljana, and Nicosia- to connect meanings and experiences associated to places across cultural and geographic boundaries. People of multiple origins ...
A comparative study of urban govervance in China and the EU member states University of Antwerp
Smart and Sustainable Host UniverCities: leveraging city-university interactions to further the twin green and digital transition KU Leuven
SUNSET aims to develop innovative research and training capacity around city-university interactions driving the EU’s green and digital transition. This twin transition is a defining element of the current EU policy agenda towards achieving climate neutrality and sustainable growth. The European Commission considers cities to be frontrunners in this transition agenda, but their transformational capacity and resilience crucially depends on the ...
ECO-Life: Sustainable Zero Carbon ECO-Town Developments Improving Quality of Life across EU Ghent University
In three European countries (Belgium, Denmark and Lithuania), urban areas are transformed into sustainable zero-carbon communities. Innovative energy efficiency measures and technologies with 100% renewable energy sources are demonstrated and integrated in an overall sustainable neighbourhood design. The building physics section of Ghent University leads the energy monitoring and performance assessment of the communities, buildings and ...
sAfe Urban aiR mObility for euRopeAn citizens Ghent University
AURORA is a cross-disciplinary project aiming at linking aeronautical, smart mobility, intelligent systems, urban planning, and citizens’ engagement with industry, authorities and citizens perspectives to foster the adoption of urban air mobility.
AURORA primary focuses on emergency-related applications, such as medical emergency services and/or critical mobility infrastructure-related services, where urban air mobility can extend and ...
Sustainable Policy Response to Urban Mobility Transition - SPROUT Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Future-proofing Heritage Buildings by Optimising Comfort and Energy in Time and Space Ghent University
The transition to climate neutrality is particularly challenging for historical cities throughout Europe, wishing to safeguard their cultural heritage and identity, while enhancing its overall energy and environmental performance. In this context, the HeriTACE project proposes innovative solutions to future-proof heritage townhouses and historical neighbourhoods in three EU climate zones in a holistic way, while preserving their heritage ...
Towards improved compliance and quality of the works for better performing buildings Ghent University
QUALICHECK Towards improved compliance and quality of the works for better performing buildings IEE/13/610/SI2.675574 Prof. Arnold Janssens
This proposal aims at determining best cases and tackling bottlenecks to increase the reliability of EPC input data, to influence quality of construction and to support compliance with building Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy regulations, as well as to support transition towards nearly ...
SUPURBFOOD - Towards sustainable modes of urban and peri-urban food provisioning Ghent University
In this project we want to approach 'short food chains' and 'multifunctional agriculture' rather from an urban than rural perspective. Shortening food chains is a way to reduce the environmental impact of agro-food systems. If want to improve the environmental performance of the agro-food system, also other streams (eg nutrients, water, and municipal waste) must be taken into account. This project aims to integrate all these aspects.
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