The city of Madrid has released a detailed heat map that allows residents to see if they live in an area affected by extreme temperatures. This initiative highlights the increasing impact of urban heat islands, a phenomenon where certain areas…
The SUTEE project has successfully joined the pan-European Education for Climate community. The platform supports and promotes educational efforts towards climate actions by, among other things, addressing UN SDGs and Green Competences. SUTEE will advertise and announce its targeted community…
Trees and greenery in urban densely populated areas have many positive effects. Among them are lowering the heat effects of hot summer days, regulating the humidity and quality of the air, and providing a home to species like birds and…
One of the most overheated spots in urban areas are commercial centres, supermarkets, and outdoor shopping malls. Flat open roofs and large parking lots bare of any shade mark the concrete wasteland of such urban features. Additionally, a high volume…
On August 3-5, 2024, part of the SUTEE team moved to the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo to explore how plants can interact with people through dance. The SUTEE team installed electrophysiology sensors on hydrangeas and basils to see how they…
Urban heat islands (UHIs) have become a well-known issue in built-up areas of large cities. A recent study shows that temperatures in UHIs are on average 5⁰C higher than in surrounding areas. Since a growing proportion of the population in…
Last Monday, June 24, took place the Educational Innovation Conference organized at the School of Computer Systems Engineering. The aim of these conferences is to share innovative initiatives that teachers carry out in the classroom in order to find ways…
On June 17 and 18, Goethe University Frankfurt hosted the 2nd Transnational Project Meeting for the “SUTEE: Showcasing Urban Trees for Environmental Education with IoT Technology” project. All project partners traveled to Frankfurt to participate in the in-person event, fostering…
SUTEE partners have presented the communication titled “IoT and generative AI technologies to support urban environmental learning” in the IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) 2024 held in Kos (Greece) on May 11-13, 2024. This paper focuses on the critical…