Virtual Research Center (VRC)
VRC offers information about the activities, organizations, documents related to the field of Sustainable Architectural Design and Urban Planning and the sustainability in general at the three participating universities: the UPC, HAU and POLIMI.
Hanoi Architectural University
Housing development in Hanoi
In English
This extensive document contains details information of: overview of housing policies, housing demand and supply, legal system on urban planning and construction management
Models and solutions for architecture and planning of ecological areas in VN
in Vietnamese
Reforming Hanoi towards sustainable development
in Vietnamese and English
Series of documents and research papes on possibilities for sustainable development for Hanoi
Agenda 21 - Vietnam
In Vietnamese
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
UPC has a strong dedication to the sustainability issues both in eduaction and in its functioning as a physical entity. On the Internet, the follwing documents are illustrating the importance given to this theme.
- Environment Website of the UPC
Environment Website of the UPC contains the information on the following issues:
International Evaluation of UPC: Environmental and Sustainability Research and Education
Offeres a report on the Sustainability at UPC. The evaluation comittee was composed of Prof. Em. Leo Jansen, chair
Prof. John Holmberg and
Dr. Francesco Saverio Civili. The report provides recomentadions on education and research.
Environment Report 2003-2004
Environmental Research at UPC
introduction about the environmental research at UPC and more detailed information on research about: The water cycle, Environmental management in industry, Natural hazards, The region, the landscape, urban systems and transport, Architecture and building, Energy systems, Waste management and soil contamination, The atmosphere and global change
Training
Including the information such as: Justification for Curriculum Greening, online resources for curriculum greening in technology, and Postgraduate programmes
University and Campus Life
The relevant information regarding the sustainability of the campus site: Management of Waste and Resources, Environmental Criteria for Buildings, Mobility and Transport, etc.
Coordination
Contains information on Environment Plan, The UPC Declaration on the Environment, Links etc. The information on this section is mainly in Catalan language
- Organizations and programmes at the UPC
Cities - Interdisciplinary Centre for Technology, Education and Innovation for Sustainability
The mission of the centre is integration of the sustainability in all the areas of the UPC and offer opportunity for the innovation in sustainability
UNESCO Sustainability Chair (Catedra UNESCO)
"This Chair has been operational since May 1996, and investigates the following interdisciplinary line: the past, present and future impact of technology on development, seeking to contribute towards a better understanding of the impact of technology in past (history), present and future (future studies) on nature and society, and in general on development and its sustainability in today’s context of emergent information, globalization and the crisis of civilization. "
Portal Sostenibilidad (in Spanish)
Reports, bibliography, legislation, web links etc. related to the sustainabiolity issues. Developed at catedra UNESCO.
CISol – Centre d’Investigació Solar
"The CISol – Centre d’Investigació Solar is a new Centre for Solar Research that promotes the sustainable solar architecture at the Faculty of Architecture ETSAV of Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, which belongs to the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).As a centre for information, exposition and documentation of products, systems and projects in the field of sustainable architecture with emphasis on solar systems, CISol offers a solid base of knowledge about the architectural integration of solar technologies in buildings."
REAL Laboratory Programme
Research for the environmental sustainability of the UPC campus.
- Postgraduate Programmes at UPC related to sustainainable architectural design and urban planning
Fundació UPC
Master, postgraduate and professional retraining programmes
- PhD programmes at UPC related to to sustainainable architectural design and urban planning
Research in Building Environment and Energy in Architecture
The programme is oriented toward architectural energy and form, environment and the sustainability of construction.
