Operating in the energy sector and interested in the new market possibilities offered by the Micro Combined Heat and Power (µCHP) generation, the group AsjaGen S.r.l. has proposed a study of different technologies in order to understand which is the most promising for innovative production systems to be installed in single-family houses. In an effort […]
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Cycling Tourism is a new and great challenge for enhancing our territories thanks to its powerful ability to generate green jobs, economies, cultural actions involving people. In this general topic, a project named VENTO, born by DAStU – Politecnico di Milano and based on the idea to realize a green infrastructure – a cycling tourism
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The ESTIA project is an innovative product-service solution for earthquake-related housing emergency in ‘aree sparse’, meaning all those areas far from the main urban centres, where housing emergencies cannot be tackled through standard procedures (i.e. large makeshift camps). The groundwork of the project was the collaboration with two external partners: AcellTec Ltd and Protezione Civile
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The proposed solution is a wearable device ecosystem, called IOM (Internet of Mobility), consisting of: a wearable device, which exploits a set of different sensors to collect several environmental data; a multiplatform application delivered both on mobile and web platforms, for an intuitive and appealing visualization of the collected information. Around the wearable device, however,
In the 21st century, changes in economy, politics, culture and social life caused changes in the role of museums. This project aims to respond to the contemporary and future needs of museums, considering digital technologies as important tools in communication between all users. Our interpretation of possible solution is reflected in MemoMapp project, that is
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What does it mean to build a national railway that can switch from freights to passengers in a developing country? Which relations and connections have to be taken into account? Is it possible to enhance the potentiality of a growing nation taking into account both needs of local population and stakeholders’ perspective? How to develop
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The ASP project “The Age of Smart Factories: New ICT for the Automotive Supply Chain of the Future” was commissioned to the group by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Centro Ricerche Fiat with the aim of presenting the students with some concrete and specific issues affecting a complex automotive supply chain, in order to analyse the
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In the Digital Era, social media provide to the fashion industry a powerful tool to stimulate discussion and build brand awareness, along with improving consumer relationships through interactivity and networking. As a result, social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are mostly exploited to promote engagement but also to develop digital marketing strategies to increase
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In recent years, many studies have revealed the increasing rate of hospital obsolescence. This fact is a reflection of the fast pace at which contemporary society and medicine evolve. Therefore, each part of the hospital should be designed to adapt to fast changes without having a big impact on the daily routine of patients and
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Thermal, acoustic and lighting comforts are fundamental aspects in the design of sustainable or resource efficient buildings. The need for low-impact structures is compelling in a world dominated by power demand and threatened by energy shortage. In order to respond to this need, our work has focused on a performative, environment-responsive structure that exploits rigid