Launch of the Transnational Access Project “Standard for stormwater management in Sweden”

IKT, RISE and Luleå University of Technology launch cooperation within Co-UDlabs Water pollution caused by stormwater discharges from separated sewer systems is currently subject of intense debate, particularly concerning pollutants that are washed off from paved surfaces via stormwater. Decentralized stormwater treatment facilities can mitigate this challenge, as they are designed to retain and treat…

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Launch of the INDOOR-GRASP Transnational Access at INSA Lyon

On September 16-17, 2024, a user’s group participated in the installation of a green roof at INSA Lyon. During the first day, Co-UDlabs partners gave an initial presentation and demonstration of the models and software tools developed at INSA Lyon to simulate green roofs: URBIS (publicly available at https://deep.insa-lyon.fr/fr/content/urbis), and GEPETO (will be publicly available…

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Co-UDlabs at G-Night 2024 

Last Friday, 27th of September, Europe celebrated the Researchers Night. The Co-UDlabs Project took part in this open science initiative to bring scientific findings to the general public. Researchers from the project participated with the event “G-Night. Noite Europea das persoas investigadoras de Galicia”, which was coordinated by the University of Vigo and in which…

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EUROSAM 2024: 9th EUROpean – Sewer Asset Management network workshop

Co-UDlabs supported the 9th EURO-SAM workshop, held at the University of Sheffield on 17th and 18th September 2024. This workshop is organised by the UDAM working group of the IWA Joint Committee on Urban Drainage and is open to any researcher from any background to present and discuss research around sewer asset management. Core topics…

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Applied Course on Urban Drainage Metrology 

The Applied Course on Urban Drainage Metrology was held at Universidade da Coruña and CITEEC – Research & Innovation Centre on Civil Engineering and Building from 16th  to 19th July 2024 in the framework of the EU’s Green Week 2024.  With 21 attendees registered for the four-day course, Co-UDlabs provided a mixed approach to urban drainage…

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Green Week Open Days welcome over 60 visitors at Co-UDlabs facilities

At the end of June 2024, the European Union has supported hundreds of initiatives across the continent to give visibility and centrality to green transitions, infrastructure, and community activities in the framework of its yearly Green Week. Co-UDlabs has participated in the campaign with two events at the University of A Coruña: an Open Days…

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Co-UDlabs at the 1st Symposium on Urban Flood Experiments

A delegation of Co-UDlabs partners and researchers was invited to the 1st Symposium on Urban Flood Experiments, an expert-group event hosted by INSA Lyon on September 1 and 2, 2022. The symposium was coordinated by Emmanuel Mignot (INSA-LMFA) and Benjamin Dewals (University of Liége), and included invitees from several research institutions across seven European countries.…

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Co-UDlabs is now on YouTube!

The Co-UDlabs project has created its own YouTube channel! Joining the video platform was a milestone for our communication efforts, considering how visible and available the teaching, networking, and training materials produced by our teams and partners can now be. The channel is currently available online at this address. The channel will host a series…

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Co-UDlabs Training Activities schedule now ready

In support of its research activities and the establishment of a pan-European network for urban drainage innovation, Co-UDlabs is organising a series of training activities and initiatives: public and open webinars; early-stage and junior researchers training events and initiatives; and training activities aimed at professionals, practitioners, and members of the industry. The current expected plan for Co-UDlabs webinars include (at least) six events on the following…

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