TY - JOUR
T1 - Potential of technology parks to implement Roof Mosaic in Brazil
AU - Salvador, Douglas S.
AU - Toboso-Chavero, Susana
AU - Nadal, Ana
AU - Gabarrell, Xavier
AU - Rieradevall, Joan
AU - da Silva, Ricardo S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Douglas Santos Salvador would like to thank the Sostenipra Research Group at the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Center of excellence in R&D “ Maria de Maetzu ” ( MDM-2015-0552 ). The authors would also like to thank CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) for awarding a research scholarship and providing financial support to Douglas Santos Salvador through the following grants: PDSE (Doctorate Exchange Program) n. º 19/2016/Process nº: 88881.132959/2016-01 , the National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) and the Council for Science, Innovation and Technology of State of Yucatán (CONCIYTEY) for awarding a research scholarship to Ana Nadal ( CVU 376044 ), and the Spanish Ministry of Education , Culture and Sports for the grant awarded to S. Toboso-Chavero ( FPU 16/03238 ).
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PY - 2019/10/20
Y1 - 2019/10/20
N2 - Technology parks promote science, technology and innovation through their components, such as high-tech companies, universities and incubators. They show a significant increase in the number of units, especially in emerging countries such as Brazil. Unlike the industrial and logistic parks that, due to functional requirements, have their pre-determined and standardized architectural and urban characteristics, technological parks have in the innovation, their main characteristic, the possibility of proposing more suitable spaces for urban innovation. The Roof Mosaic is an approach that seeks self-sufficiency in urban areas from the food-energy-water nexus, using rooftops to produce food, renewable energy and rainwater harvesting. The integration between technology parks and Roof Mosaic can be advantageous since their roofs have a lower slope and greater design flexibility than other parks and can, therefore, contribute to the sustainable development of cities. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the potential of technology parks when implementing the Roof Mosaic. A case study underway was used, which is the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The results from the case study show the potential for: 100% food self-sufficiency using hydroponic production of lettuces and tomatoes, meeting the demands of approximately 3,300 people; 45.2% for energy generated from photovoltaic panels; and 43% for water reusing rainwater harvesting. The potential of avoided CO2 emissions using rainwater for non-potable purposes, food production and renewable energy, presented of nearly 805 tons of avoided CO2 equivalents.
AB - Technology parks promote science, technology and innovation through their components, such as high-tech companies, universities and incubators. They show a significant increase in the number of units, especially in emerging countries such as Brazil. Unlike the industrial and logistic parks that, due to functional requirements, have their pre-determined and standardized architectural and urban characteristics, technological parks have in the innovation, their main characteristic, the possibility of proposing more suitable spaces for urban innovation. The Roof Mosaic is an approach that seeks self-sufficiency in urban areas from the food-energy-water nexus, using rooftops to produce food, renewable energy and rainwater harvesting. The integration between technology parks and Roof Mosaic can be advantageous since their roofs have a lower slope and greater design flexibility than other parks and can, therefore, contribute to the sustainable development of cities. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the potential of technology parks when implementing the Roof Mosaic. A case study underway was used, which is the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The results from the case study show the potential for: 100% food self-sufficiency using hydroponic production of lettuces and tomatoes, meeting the demands of approximately 3,300 people; 45.2% for energy generated from photovoltaic panels; and 43% for water reusing rainwater harvesting. The potential of avoided CO2 emissions using rainwater for non-potable purposes, food production and renewable energy, presented of nearly 805 tons of avoided CO2 equivalents.
KW - Food-energy-water nexus
KW - Innovation
KW - self-sufficiency
KW - smart cities
KW - Sustainable strategies
KW - Urban planning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.214
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.214
M3 - Article
VL - 235
SP - 166
EP - 177
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
SN - 0959-6526
ER -