UMSICHT researchers develop resource-saving glass-film roofs Glass roofs adorn railway stations, leisure pools and even shopping arcades. However, the often heavy panes consume a lot of resources. Together with industrial partner Wolfgang Block Industrie- und...
Cultivation in or on buildings in urban centres offers a resource-conserving and space-efficient form of agricultural production. The inFARMING® development platform at Fraunhofer UMSICHT has been developing innovative technologies and materials that form the basis...
Sep. 9, 2024 The inauguration of the ALTMARKTgarten on the roof of the Oberhausen Job Centre on 26 September 2019 marked the start of a flagship project for urban agriculture. This is not just a pure production facility, which will grow produce on over 1000...
Aug. 15, 2024 Obst- und Gemüse-Absatzgenossenschaft Nordbaden eG and Obstgroßmarkt Mittelbaden eG have commissioned Fraunhofer UMSICHT to further develop a new cultivation method. The focus of the ‘inBerry’ project, which has now been launched, is a data-driven...
Nov. 17, 2022 On 13 September 2022, the SUSKULT pilot plant was inaugurated at the Emschermündung wastewater treatment plant together with Mario Brandenburg, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. For those who couldn’t...
