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Is concrete toxic? The effects of concrete in our cities on human health

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Is the concrete used to build cities toxic? Every so often an article appears (with little evidence) warning us of the potential dangers of living with this material, claiming that its components or manufacturing phases can be harmful for humans and the environment. But, what is the impact of concrete?

Green roofs: advantages and disadvantages of rooftop gardens

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Rooftop gardens have become increasingly popular in urban centers in recent years. This system does not mean simply installing plants in individual and removable pots, but rather a permanent facility, made with plant elements designed to form part of the building’s structure.

HOPU: Monitoring & visualization of indicators for sustainable urban design

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HOPU has a service that simplifies available data in a unique indicator that contextualizes, models and forecasts the environment for supporting informed decision making of each territory, based on its specific characteristics, management team, and citizens. Following the FIWARE Open Source approach, this service allows the collection, analysis and visualisation of large amounts of data related to the environmental situation of the city in a simplified way, including data sources on transport, utilities, social data, open data and sensor data, to provide a unique indicator that facilitates the understanding of the environmental state and the main affected areas of the territory. The current use cases of the service include a high range of indicators related to the pollen families & levels, pollution sources detection (industry, traffic, etc.), the impact of Low Emission Zones (LEZ), compliance with Sustainable Development Goals, low urban security zones control, and the urban health monitoring in specific areas as the case of schools to inform urban planners about harmful situations for the youngest. HOPU also offers high-quality devices for monitoring pollution and environmental parameters that affect their growth to provide an infrastructure that collects contextual data of the territories, improving the quality and accuracy of indicators for decision making.

Kuorum is a SaaS for online voting and citizen engagement solutions

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Kuorum provides solutions for online voting and citizen engagement. Our clients organize telematic public consultations, shareholders meetings, assemblies, elections and other secure and legal processes since 2013. Kuorum complies with the European Regulation of Electronic Identification (REU 910/2014), with the National Security Scheme according to RD 3/2010, and with the ISO/IEC27001/2014 of Security of Information audited by AENOR. Our technology is the result of more than five years of research and development in the field of security and usability. And we provide custom support, paying attention to the particularities of each client and advising their teams in technological, as well as legal and strategic aspects.

Kunak AIR Pro: Manage air quality with large and accurate data thanks to the revolutionary sensor-based air quality monitor for professionals

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Kunak AIR Pro is a small, multi-pollutant, patent-pending air quality station for measuring CO, CO2, NO, NO2, O3, SO2, H2S, NH3, VOCs, PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 and environmental data like temperature, humidity and pressure, and offers the possibility of connecting external sensors & probes through various connectors. It includes some innovations never seen before like its plug & play Smart Gas Cartridges, its autonomous operation thanks to the solar panel, the wireless data transmission in real-time, the remote easy calibration tool, and the Kunak Cloud software, a web-based cloud platform to visualise, analyse and manage the data, and many more. Between its innovations, we find the new system called GasPlugTM technology, which allows you to connect a new gas sensor easily, without having to dismantle the equipment or having to send it to the factory for the replacement. Kunak Smart Gas Cartridges guarantees measurement control throughout the lifecycle of each sensor. Designed to cover all needs: With a low-cost of ownership and accurate measurement of target pollutants, Kunak AIR Pro is useful for cities, industries, and researchers that need to make better decisions based on supplementary systems with larger & accurate data. All those characteristics make this new station one of the most innovative products on the outdoor air quality monitoring market.