Philippe Horvath

Biotech Living Saves Energy

The Biotech project has several objectives:

• Design a house with a positive environmental and social impact;
• Design a house which can be produced and built using 50% less energy;
• Significantly cut the costs of a sustainable house;
• Integrate advanced technology with nature.

The design of the Biotech project brings together unit with a kitchen, bathroom and a technical core.

 

Seth Astle

Cadence

The Cadence project is based on a prosthesis and a pedal for cyclists who have undergone amputation below the knee. It helps to restore fluidity and efficiency to pedaling movements, giving a much safer and effective experience, which is less traumatic to the body. Pros and amateurs alike are able to benefit from this type of prosthesis.

 

Nicholas Werby, Timothy Werby

D.R.I.P.S

The D.R.I.P.S project involves a funnel which collects the water present in the air using a condensation or collection process and channels the droplets below the evaporation layer.
The D.R.I.P.S system includes a broad, shallow plate of about 40 centimetres in diameter, which is constructed using a material designed to retain coolness, and a thin funnel of about 50 centimeters.
Dew can be a source of clean water, which although small in amount, is reliable. The D.R.I.P.S would help farmers living in semi-arid environments where rainfall is scarce or irregular.

 

Amy May Chin, Diana Kovacheva, Sabatina Leccia, Cho-Rog Lee, Silvia Rigoni

Energy Diet

Energy is invisible. The project Energy Diet is an attempt to evaluate and measure energy into something tangible we all understand – our own physical movement and food intake. Energy can be expressed in human movement and food calories.

 

Xavier Auffret, Chemsedine Herriche, Laure Guillou

HP City

HP City is a project which places humans at the heart of energy production. This system meets three objectives: it makes individuals aware of energy issues, encourages environmentally-friendly transport systems and produces electrical energy in cities. HP City enables the capture of energy from cycle hire systems and metro turnstiles. This energy is then used to implement projects put forward by the local residents. Once submitted, the projects are studied by a committee which assesses the energy needs of each system.

Léa Bardin, Anne Devoret, Germain Magat

Kill a Watt

Kill a Watt is a brand launched by a street campaign it sells a 100% wool sweater. Kill a watt is a pragmatic action through which one can reduce energy consumption and consequently, save money. The project intends to criticize the general dogma surrounding energy consumption where much is said but little tangible is done.

Ines Khoudja, Yaeka Koggi, Antoine Pateau

Produce, plug and play

The objective of this project, which is aimed at children, is to encourage a new relationship with energy and bring about a change in behavior.
Working from the principle that energy is wasted because it is invisible and that it comes from nowhere, the project seeks to make energy tangible via an educational playground which recreates the energy cycle using toys. This playground is for schools, nurseries and parks, and comprises three factories, each one producing a type of energy: the wind "factory", the hydraulic "factory" and the movement "factory".

 

Jérémy Gaudibert, Antoine Giret, Marion Jestin

Wind Skin

The Wind Skin project involves the installation of an active surface on existing buildings, demonstrating two characteristics.
The first is to visually represent the wind blowing through the city as a source of energy. This shows how each person’s activities influences this energy, transforms it and reinforces it.
The second feature of the project makes use of piezoelectric technology. In other words, it is based on the capacity of certain materials, which, when subject to pressure, electrically polarise and generate an electrical spark. This technology, which has excellent capture and reuse potential, is still in an experimental phase.