Multiple urban challenges
Cities face multiple challenges, including energy consumption, urban heating, a decline in biodiversity, increased peaks in rain fall, problematic air quality, noise nuisance, and sub-optimal wellbeing of inhabitants. Addressing these issues in an urban setting is extra challenging as the physical space for solutions is limited in cities.
Facades to improve the city
Waste-based, biobased, circular and biophilic façade panels can help in addressing these issues by using the vertical space in the city. Biobased, waste-based and circular materials lower the embodied energy, while plant growth on the façade adds an insulation layer to lower operational energy demand. Furthermore, green facades can increase biodiversity, store excess water, improve air quality and enhance well-being.
“BIO-SKIN combines technical know-how from TU Delft with ecologist expertise from Wageningen University and Research to create green facades for Amsterdam.”
Peter Mooij
Program Developer
Multidisciplinary research
IN BIO-SKIN industrial designers, material scientists, ecologists, legal scholars and educational experts join forces. Jointly they will develop the BIO-SKIN façade, a legal whitepaper, a design perspective and an educational toolbox.
BIO-SKIN Living Lab
The façade and other deliverables will be developed in the BIO-SKIN Living Lab by researchers, end-users and other stakeholders. The façades will be iteratively tested and improved at several locations in and around Amsterdam.
A green city
With a group of strong end-users in the consortium, including the Municipality of Amsterdam, the to be developed facades can easily be employed and scaled up after the project.
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