This initiative arises through the open innovation platform Sinapsis Usach, managed by the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Dinem) of the Vice Rector's Office for Research, Innovation and Creation (Vriic), which announced the teams selected for the Pre Sinapsis stage, where Campus Vivo was one of the 9 projects chosen in the category Sustainable Usach Challenge.
This challenge aims to implement innovative and sustainable solutions in three key areas: regeneration of natural spaces on campus; improving safety and experience through sustainable lighting; and efficient solid waste management.
Technology and sustainability in a single project
Driven by motivation, concern and responsibility for the environment and efficient use of resources, the Campus Vivo project aims to reduce the obvious gap between the natural environment and technology, as well as the limited participation and commitment of the university community to issues related to sustainability.
The installation of the monitoring equipment, which will initially be located at the Faculty of Technology, will enable analyzing the environmental status of the surroundings, such as air quality, lighting in specific areas, vegetation health, and environmental noise, among others.
Considering that the data collected will be freely accessible, the initiative seeks to promote the development of educational and interdisciplinary research projects, facilitating planning and reducing the environmental and health impact.
“Implementing Campus Vivo will make the campus a smart environment, significantly improving the quality of life of the university community. This system will enable more efficient management of resources such as water and electricity, facilitating the detection of leaks and inappropriate use, and encouraging the active participation of the community in the continuous improvement of the campus,” said the research team.
Regarding the Campus Vivo infrastructure, they explained that the data collected through the sensors will be centralized, making it possible to obtain an integrated vision that will optimize resources and facilitate rapid responses to changing needs. “In addition, the Campus Vivo infrastructure is open for innovation, i.e. it is designed to be used by other projects and ventures, encouraging the development of new technologies in a real environment,” they added.
Key projections of the project include elements such as the expansion of prototypes, interdisciplinary collaboration, scalability and community empowerment stand out, with a clear intention to expand the technological infrastructure to other areas of the campus in addition to the Faculty, as well as the implementation of new prototypes in collaboration with departments such as Electrical Engineering and the Electromobility Center.
The team is composed of Ignacio Díaz Ponce, director of Campus Vivo; Cindy Gallardo Villarroel, director of Innovation; Marina Orellana Pérez, in charge of Sustainability; Jeffry Riveros Sepúlveda, Telecommunications technologist; Ángela Gómez Cid, Telecommunications technologist; and Vicente Aedo, student of Civil Computer Engineering at the Universidad del Bío-Bío, who collaborates as director of Cloud Infrastructure.
More information on the website of the campusvivo.cl project.