As part of the Hanoi Green Building Week 2024 at the NECC organized by the Vietnam Ministry of Construction (MoC) and co-hosted by the Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC), the SUA team was able to present, explain and illustrate the current project status in detail. The holistic view of the Smart Urban Areas project on the topics of building climate, materiality and energetics with regard to living comfort, building optimization and management was perceived very positively and discussed in more detail in a concluding panel discussion. The conference itself was extended by a specialist exhibition on sustainable building materials and products, and the conference gala dinner provided an opportunity for a subsequent and sustainable exchange between the construction stakeholders and players.
As part of Prof. Thinh's Master's degree course, a group of students are visiting the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) and the new urban quarter SALA URBAN PARK in Ho Chi Minh City as interns.
Project presentation at the BaukunstArchiv NRW
The current project status was presented to the audience at the 13th workshop in the “Sustainable and intelligent buildings” series of events organized by the Competence Network Environmental Economy NRW. Further information will follow at:
The project team has been chosen the annual storm season for plantations on the roof top and two facades (South & West) at an eight storey tall building in Hanoi for two reasons. First, we can move and prove strong wind loads and second, extreme weather conditions providing the peaks in data. We had plenty of everything. Sunshine with temperatures around 38 degrees celsius (feels like 56 degrees celsius) and heavy downfalls that literally flooded the roof. All 730 plants in plant containers A, B and C proved durability, the very complex sensor network placed within the green proved its reliability and the IoT devises delivered properly. Now time to gather and synthesize data of growth and cooling effects. A leaf count, a final drone flight and a three week monitoring phase rounded up the work scope on site.
Ministry of Education visited TU Dortmund, June 2024
The delegation of the Ministry of Education Vietnam under Huynh Thanh Dat and staff members from the Vietnam Consulate Frankfurt visited TU Dortmund and WILO SE in talks about strengthening scientific research and project collaborations. Watch here.
Global Gallery Awards, TU Dortmund University 2024
The third Global Gallery took place on May 16th, 2024 at the International Meeting Center (IBZ) of TU Dortmund University. In the style of a vernissage, outstanding projects from TU Dortmund University were presented with a poster presentation. Interesting examples of best practice from other TU members were displayed and a get together conversation with the exhibitors, scientists and visitors was arranged in a gorgeous evening event.
The team of the SUA project was nominated and won one of the three awards.
At the end of April, the SUA team welcomed the scientific and industrial guests and guided them through a detailed program over two days. While the first day focused on diplomatic relations, the second day was able to inspire the audience with many expert impulses. In addition to the keynotes of the currently ongoing EXI programs in Vietnam, the SUA team was able to attract speakers on the topics of green, blue and digital from German-speaking countries. The holistic approach was once again recognised and approved by the audience. In addition to lively and interested discussions between all participants, the extraordinary EXI tree planting campaign was integrated into the program. Wilo as industry partner guided the special guests from Berlin and Frankfurt through their new facility and factory 4.0. Both days were rounded with culinary delights and a network bbq into the evening hours.
ZUG / BMUV delegation of German Ministry site survey
Prof. Nguyen Xuan Thinh and the SUA team welcomed the ZUG delegation of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Within a week the delegation visited three projects of the EXI - Environmental Export Initiatives program in northern Vietnam:
Besides intensive project information, detailed on-site presentations and official meetings, the delegation came in touch with the local communities, work environment and culture of each project and project area.
Working together with local partners and the Research Center for Environmental Monitoring and Modeling of the VNU University of Science (CEMM). Maintenance is carried out by Dr. Duong Ngoc Bach, Dr. Nguyen Viet Hoai, the SUA project was able to successfully initiate the implementation phase between February and April 2024. During this time, TestBed 01 with a green roof and façade was built, which collects rainwater and uses it for automatic irrigation. In addition, 26 LoRaWAN sensors for relative air humidity and air temperature were installed on three levels of the TONKIN2 test building. Two LoRaWAN gateways are used to transmit the data collected by the sensors about the building's dynamics to the project server in Germany for evaluation. The project achieved milestones 3 & 4 successfully.
Team SUA Project Conference and Tour, November 2023
Prof. Nguyen Xuan Thinh and the SUA team organised the conference ‘Innovation in green building construction - legal implementation strategies in Vietnam’. A decent audience followed the speakers. Besides important project gatherings all three project partners signed the project contract officially at Vinhomes headquarters in OceanPark and focusing on next milestones of greening, smart pumps and climate sensor installations in 2024. Meetings with VinUni and Vietnam National Innovation Center rounded up the tour.
Team SUA Project Tour, September 2023
Prof. Nguyen Xuan Thinh visited WILO SE's SEA Summit in Singapore and met Tobias Kuester-Campioni In Hanoi to meet with project partners besides attending the Vietnam Green Building Week in HCMC, where Tobias presented the SUA current outcome project to the audience. This will be followed by further meetings with institutions and a site survey that is using Viglacera AAC blocks for interior and exterior walls.
Expert Workshop Dortmund, July 4th, 2023
The workshop was characterized by transdisciplinary research and was able to offer added value for industry, science and society by bringing together different forms of knowledge. The event was graphically documented by Marie Jacobi and accompanied by lively exhibitions by the companies Wilo, Frox, Leonhards and alta4. It is planned to stick to the developed ideas and to continue a regular exchange.
The participants of the SUA Expert Workshop
Visual Recording of the workshop
SUA Project Survey 2023, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Within March 2023 the entire team of the RIM institute went to Vietnam on different purpose all related to the SUA project. Prof. Thinh and his team of Master students took the route via HCMC to Ben Cat in order to collaborate with the VGU and conduct a point cloud scanning project of the campus’s library building. The SUA team of Mathias and Tobias on the other hand went to Hanoi for a month of care about the LoRaWan equipment besides technical and legal tasks of sensor placement whilst implementation procedures. In addition to the work scope the team joined several meetings with authorities to address the SUA project goals.
Green Growth Survey 2023, HH, Dusseldorf, Eindhoven
The green growth survey took us mid of January 2023 to three cities that currently represent latest public buildings and social housing using natural facade for cooling purposes. Thank and Kudos to all participants for that professional insight.
Kick-Off Conference 2022, Grand Plaza Hotel, Hanoi
The kick-off conference reached over 120 visitors from the construction industry, politics and society. The expert presentations were listened to with great interest and open conversation, and discussions were held during the breaks.
