Aalto sustainability news
Sustainable development important and challenging in wood construction today
International conference enables mutual, experience-based learning.
Constructing refugee camps might cause massive carbon dioxide emissions
Architect Matti Kuittinen developed a model for low-carbon rebuilding, which will facilitate constructing in accordance with sustainable development.
Fibres from textile waste to be turned into new attractive consumer products
Trash textiles are a valuable resource that should not be left untapped. Aalto and VTT are participating in an EU project called Trash-2-Cash.
Magazine puts focus on materials research
Aalto University Magazine 16 examines a key research area that focuses on materials and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Students at the world’s edge
Students of the Sustainable Global Technologies studio course talk about their experiences in Mexico, Uganda and the island of Lesbos on 16 May.
Students aim to give Lift to Lesvos
A visit of four students to the Greek island of Lesvos is the latest example of the Sustainable Global Technologies programme being put into practice.
Awarded method makes textile fibre from waste cotton
A greener textile industry requires expertise in chemistry, design and economy, stresses Herbert Sixta who leads the development of Ioncell-F.
A maker of better materials
Professor Tanja Kallio develops ecological, safe and affordable materials for batteries and electrocatalysts.
A process revolutionising cotton recycling wins the H&M Global Change Award
The Ioncell-Fâ„¢ process adapted for the conversion of waste-cotton into new textile was awarded as one of five winners among 2,700 proposals.
Water is a treasure
Human activities have a strong impact on water cycle and water quality, which leads to challenges in both Finland and elsewhere in the world.
Bicycle designed by students is powered by solar energy
Students on the Advanced Project Design course implemented a solar powered electric bicycle.
Entrepreneurship can be a path to adjustment for asylum seekers
Preconditions for entrepreneurship can be supported by expanding their knowledge base, networking, internships and entrepreneurship training.
Sustainable development to be further integrated to teaching
According to Nordic universities, sustainable development should be further integrated not only to campuses but also to teaching.
Barrier-Free Finland prize awarded ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University Undergraduate Centre
The Barrier-Free Finland prize 2015 has been awarded to Undergraduate Centre in Otaniemi.
Students developed Otaniemi waterfront walkway
Multidisciplinary urban planning course brought together students and leading experts from the Aalto and the other Nordic countries.
Luxury fibre from recycled cardboard
Prize-winning spinning method can reduce the environmental hazards of textile production.
Universities demand closer cooperation to stop climate change
Universities challenge ministers in COP21 to acknowledge the role of research and education in stopping climate change.
Students generating ideas for a welcome package for asylum seekers
Course participants approach the task by means of service design and graphic design.
Otaniemi is being developed into a new kind of city district
Energy self-sufficiency for the campus area requires not only sun, wind and deep holes but also radical changes into the habits of moving around.
