From Smart
Schools to
Smart Cities
Comenius week Haarlem
27.01.14 -- 31.01.14
“Never waste
a good Watt”
An introduction video
Who we are…
We are a group of students from 3 different
places –
 Coornhert Lyceum (Netherlands)
 Longsands Academy (England)
 Friedrich-von-Bodelschwingh-Schule
(Germany)
Our company – Ecologic
Energy
Company
Of
Life comfort
Organising
Green neighbourhoods
In
Cities
Directors
Designers
Journalists
Researchers
Presenters
BUSINESS CARDS
 publisher
By the designers
and chose a design
 green/ecologic theme
 Idea for an email address
 The logo was copied and
 The name of the project: Comenius Smart
Schools
The Engelandlaan apartments
A
model
For insulation
To make green energy
Separate bins for recycling and
a solar-powered charger
Use of kinetic energy
Grass
on
the
roof
Model of the house
Double
glazed
windows
Electric car
charger
Model of the house (top view)
Windmills
skylight
Roof garden
Solar
panel
s
Sustainability for everyone
Website
Sub question 3:
How do we
motivate young
people towards
changing their
attitudes?
Sub question 2:
How do we
change people’s
behaviour?
The Main
question:
Sub question 4:
What do the
people think of
our ideas?
What does the
energy efficient
neighbourhood
of the future look
like?
Sub questions 1:
What kind of
measures can
we take to make
our homes more
sustainable?
What kind of measures can you take
to make your house more
sustainable?
Saving Energy:
LED lights
Don’t pre-heat
Turn off your electronics and lights when not used
Hang clothes out to dry
Use a lower setting for your washing machine
Saving water:
Shower instead of taking a bath
Turn off the tap when not in use
Other ways to help environment:
Eat better quality meat
Don’t use plastic grocery bags
Why sustainable houses?
 You
save money.
 You get the satisfaction of knowing your
house is green.
 You get a more modern-looking house.
 You get a better quality house and life
 It brings the neighbourhood together.
How do you change people’s
behaviour?
The community
Energy communities
 Help from the government
 More information and examples from
already existing projects.
 A green city is more attractive
How do you change people’s
behaviour?
The costs
 LED
lights: €11 per room
 Recycling rainwater: €4000 for 4 persons
 Double glazed glass: €500 per glass.
 Vegetable garden: €100 per year
 Share a car: €30 once and then € 0,15 per
Kilometre.
How do you motivate young
people towards changing
their attitudes?
 Information
at school
 Make the school sustainable
 Do fundraisers in schools
 A game about the environment
 An idea: Bicycle cellphone charger: €25
Yellow bike project
It’s a bike sharing project, we would like to introduce to Haarlem
Germany:
 €0,08 per minute
 €9 per day.
 €60 per week.
USA:
 $40 a year.
 $5 per day.
 $30 a month.
Netherlands:
it’s called white bikes and you only have them in Amsterdam.
 Probably: €0,50 per 10 minutes
What do the people think of
our ideas?
We did interviews about sustainability
Some already are sustainable
 Short showers
 Going by bike
 Sustainable houses
Many want to become more sustainable but
 It considered too expensive
 People have to move out for the renovation
What does the energy
efficient neighbourhood of the
future look like?
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There will be events to advise the community about how to
be sustainable.
Most people will be travelling by bike, using public
transportation or the ‘To Go Car’
They will try to save energy by making their houses more
sustainable using the previous methods (insulation, double
glazing glass, windmills)
Everyone will separate their garbage – e.g. plastics, glass
Chargers for the electric cars will be everywhere
Conclusion: How are we going
to introduce sustainablity in
Haarlem?
We have to organise public events to inform
people and make them more aware of
sustainability
 Introduce electric buses
 Promote locals products so there will be less CO2
emission because of reduced transport
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Solution to convince the
community to become
sustainable
 Show
them the pro’s of sustainability like
saved money from the enery bill
 Inform them about the possibilities of
sustainability
 Try to make sustainability into a hot topic
What have we done
 Day
1 – Introduction to the assignment.
Brainstorming.
 Day 2 - Excursion to Haarlem. ABC
Architecturaal centre to look at
architecture. Looking at Engelandlaan
apartment for ideas on sustainable
houses.
What we have done
 Day
3 – Excursion to Amsterdam. Looked
at Nemo museum to look at loads of
science things especially the energy
saving ideas that there were.
 Day 4 – Preparing the presentation for the
next day.