Smart Citizen and Climate Shelters in Schools
Developing and deploying a hundred of measurement sensors in schools across Barcelona
Client
Institut de Salut Global – ISGlobal
Service Format
R&D Deployment
Duration
Delivery Method
Available On-site
Fab Lab Barcelona’s collaboration with ISGlobal – Barcelona Institute for Global Health developed and deployed 102 low-cost measurement sensors installed in 15 schools across Barcelona. The sensors used were that of Fab Lab Barcelona’s Smart Citizen project. The Smart Citizen sensors capture various environmental conditions – from air pollution to noise level data and then transmit the data autonomously to the central Smart Citizen platform, connected to other Smart Citizen sensors from across the globe.
The ISGlobal consists of a collaboration between organisations La Caixa, academic institutions and governmental bodies. ISGlobal works towards the understanding and addressing challenges in global health, priding itself on its work towards progressive scientific research and the ability to transfer this knowledge to practice.
This project was commissioned within the framework of the research project ‘Blue, green & grey: adapting schools to climate change ’ around the improvement of the adaptability of educational centres in Barcelona to climate change and was financed by the European Union. The project reflected the reputability of the Smart Citizen sensors and their ability to capture accurate data which contributed towards IS Global’s wider mission.
Project Team
Guillem Camprodon
Guillem Camprodon explores emergent technologies and community collaboration as Executive Director of Fab Lab Barcelona at IAAC. Over the past decade, he has been pivotal in evolving it from a digital fabrication facility into a leading research and innovation laboratory at the heart of the global Fab Lab network and the Distributed Design Platform. As co-director of the Master on Design for Emergent Futures (MDEF), a partnership between IAAC and ELISAVA, he pushes the boundaries of what design can do. Previously, he co-developed Smart Citizen, a groundbreaking initiative democratizing access to environmental data and challenging traditional Smart City paradigms. His extensive contributions to European research and innovation projects underscore his dedication to open, community-driven approaches to technology and design.
Óscar González
Óscar González is an Industrial Engineer based in Barcelona with expertise in data analysis, testing and calibration through his experience in automotive and sensor development. Óscar is the Sense Making lead at Fab Lab Barcelona team doing research and development within the Smart Citizen project and is an instructor at the Fabacademy program.
Víctor Barberán Soler
Víctor Barberán is an Industrial Designer with more than 20 years of experience developing custom technology for multidisciplinary art and science projects. Throughout his career, Victor Barberán has worked in electronics design, software development, data analysis, modelling and animation, and digital postproduction. Currently, Victor works as part of the Fab Lab Barcelona as a software and hardware developer in multiple research projects, such as the Smart Citizen project. He is also the Electronics lead for the Fabricademy, Fab Academy and the Masters of Design for Emergent Futures program.
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