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Biodiversity, Climate, Collaborations 23, Kerala & Zurich3 Comments

Unlocking the Secrets of the Coral Reefs

May 23, 2023August 6, 2023 23 Coral Reefs

Beneath the crystal-clear waters of our planet’s oceans lies a mesmerizing ecosystem filled with vibrant colors, intricate structures, and a breathtaking array of marine life. Coral reefs, often referred to as the rainforests of the sea, are some of the … Continue reading Unlocking the Secrets of the Coral Reefs

Climate, Collaborations 23, Freechos4 Comments

Glacier melting in Switzerland

May 23, 2023September 30, 2023 23 Glacier melting

The disappearing glaciers of Switzerland are the focus of this work, in which we deal with one of the most important ecological phenomena of our time. The melting of the glaciers is affecting the world, but the changes are particularly … Continue reading Glacier melting in Switzerland

Biodiversity, Building, Climate, Collaborations 232 Comments

Green Roofs: The Return of Nature to the City

May 23, 2023June 10, 2023 23 Green Roofs

Objective: We have made it our mission to bring green roofs closer to the next generation by building miniature green roof models and conduct an interview with an expert for constructive feedback. What are green roofs and why are they … Continue reading Green Roofs: The Return of Nature to the City

Climate, Collaborations 23, Lifestyle, Sports2 Comments
View from the vorab glacier.

Our Future with Artificial Snow

May 23, 2023June 7, 2023 23 Ski Resort

About our project As part of our project work, we would like to find out how much energy is needed in ski resorts for artificial snow. In addition, we compared and studied artificial snow with natural snow. General informations Every … Continue reading Our Future with Artificial Snow

Climate, Collaborations 23, Resources2 Comments

Reducing daily CO2 emissions

May 23, 2023June 24, 2023 23 Reducing CO2

CO2 emissions are a constant topic of conversation in our day and age. As a society, we know that we must reduce our CO2 emissions, and that we have to do it quickly. But how can that be achieved? We … Continue reading Reducing daily CO2 emissions

Climate, Collaborations 22, Izmir & Zurich1 Comment

Planting trees

May 13, 2022June 21, 2022 22 Planting trees

The forest fires in Turkey were the reason why we decided to do this project. Because of the many fallen trees we wanted to plant maple trees or other trees that grow naturally in the forests of Switzerland. In addition, … Continue reading Planting trees

Climate, Freechos1 Comment

TreeNovice – Business Plan

December 1, 2021December 7, 2021 Befter21 Tree Novice

Hello everyone! With this post I would like to show you guys the mandatory steps you need to fulfill to create an environmental charity project. The last five months I’ve been researching and planning my business steps, so I can … Continue reading TreeNovice – Business Plan

Building, City Climate 20/21, Climate4 Comments

Green Roofs – lively green instead of dull gravel

January 27, 2021December 7, 2021 Befter21 Green Roofs

We want to show people that green buildings are a service to our urban environment. Leaves and branches act as natural dust filters for the city air. Green roofs are therefore a real contribution to ecological building. People should not … Continue reading Green Roofs – lively green instead of dull gravel

City Climate 20/21, Climate2 Comments

Cool city-climate

January 27, 2021December 7, 2021 Befter21 City Climate

Imagine a city full of trees, plants and solar panels, wouldn’t this be great? Our vision is to increase the green in cities and equip them with solar panels to improve their climate. The following contribution is going to show you how this vision could be realized and how it … Continue reading Cool city-climate

Building, City Climate 20/21, Climate3 Comments

The Effect of building materials on the environment

January 26, 2021December 7, 2021 Befter21 Buildings

Climate change has been on everyone’s lips for some time. It is clear that measures must be taken to slow down global warming. An important part of the change must happen in the building industry, because it has a direct … Continue reading The Effect of building materials on the environment

City Climate 20/21, Climate, Food, Kerala & Zurich1 Comment

Urban gardening

January 26, 2021March 30, 2022 Befter21 Urban Gardening

How does urban gardening work and what is it? Hey everybody to learn what our topic is about watch the following video: Text from the video: We made research and want to educate the people and raise awareness for this … Continue reading Urban gardening

City Climate 20/21, Climate2 Comments

Survey on climate-impacting measures

January 26, 2021December 7, 2021 Befter21 Climate Measures

What to do to stop climate change? Even with little things we can help our environment a lot. That is why we would like to change people’s mindsets with our project in order to help the earth. What was our … Continue reading Survey on climate-impacting measures

City Climate 20/21, Climate, Electricity, Mobility4 Comments

City Traffic in Zurich

January 20, 2021December 7, 2021 Befter21 City Traffic

Introduction The idea for this project is to look more deeply into the issue to find out what can be done about the reduction of CO2 in the city of Zurich and where the strengths and weaknesses of the different … Continue reading City Traffic in Zurich

City Climate 20/21, Climate3 Comments
MFO-Park Zürich

City Parks and their impact on the environment

January 20, 2021December 7, 2021 Befter21 City Parks

Some cities have big parks, some cities have none. They’re mostly relatively big and green, full of people and a hotspot for insects and animals. These things are really good in a psychological way on one hand and for the … Continue reading City Parks and their impact on the environment

Climate, Experiments, Food, Food & Climate 19/2045 Comments

What does the world look like in 100 years?

January 31, 2020May 19, 2022 Befter20 100years & Sharing

100 years, ten decades (Jahrzehnte), 1200 months, 36500 days, 876000 hours, a whole century has passed … Close your eyes and image yourself in our world 100 years later … You are standing in the middle of a city. Look … Continue reading What does the world look like in 100 years?

Antwerp & Zurich, Biodiversity, Building, Climate, Food & Climate 19/202 Comments

Green walls for a green City!

January 18, 2020June 19, 2021 Befter20 Green Walls

We love the idea of a city full of houses with plants on the walls. Our vision is to make the polluted cities with lots of plants cleaner and improve the living conditions. Besides, it looks great walking along a … Continue reading Green walls for a green City!

Befter 18/19, Climate, Resources9 Comments

Forests – why are they so important for us?

January 25, 2019March 23, 2019 Befter19 Forests

Forests and their impact on our environment We can find forests all over the world, unfortunately not so many as in the past. Our forests are threatened worldwide and need our help to be protected. The deforestation (=Abholzung) and the … Continue reading Forests – why are they so important for us?

Befter 18/19, Biodiversity, Climate1 Comment

How can plants survive in the climate change?

January 25, 2019January 30, 2021 Befter19 Plants

That we are in the middle of the climate change is no secret. The news all over the world are filled with headlines which tell us that we are not looking into a bright future but what does this mean … Continue reading How can plants survive in the climate change?

Befter 18/19, Climate, Mobility5 Comments

What are the true costs of an unsustainable flight?

January 22, 2019September 21, 2019 Befter19 Flights

In the name of our Technology and Environment classes we had to think about an issue which troubles the environment and how we could solve or improve it. We are Jeffrey Medina and Mark Mocan and our goal is to … Continue reading What are the true costs of an unsustainable flight?

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The lighting conditions in the North

January 22, 2019February 18, 2019 Befter19 Light

Hi there, We, Jessica Züger and Dominique Baumann, present you our findings about the theme long bright and short dark days. The idea came us during our summer holidays. We spent our summer holidays  in Scandinavia. Introduction When we were … Continue reading The lighting conditions in the North

Climate, Lifestyle, Recycling, Resources, Scenarios Z.B. 182 Comments

The «yellow» side of aluminium

May 28, 2018February 1, 2021 ZB Team Aluminium

The aim of this post is to show the readers which effects the use of aluminium have. Especially we show you the consumption of Zurich and … Continue reading The «yellow» side of aluminium

Climate, Fabrication, Lifestyle, Resources, Scenarios Z.B. 188 Comments

Paper production through hemp – an alternative?

May 28, 2018July 17, 2021 ZB Team Hemp

Hemp as an alternative to paper made out of wood Before we start with our explanation you can watch our introduction video:  Paper use in general and paper production from wood After we did some research we discovered that … Continue reading Paper production through hemp – an alternative?

Climate, Food, Lifestyle, Resources, ZürIzmir 17/189 Comments

Palm Oil

January 25, 2018August 20, 2024 Team ZurIzmir Palmoil

Introduction Nowadays palm oil is one of the most popular oils that we people love to consume. Not only is it very harmful for us, it is also destroying our environment rapidly. It is known that palm oil is grown … Continue reading Palm Oil

Climate, Lifestyle, ZürIzmir 17/182 Comments

Glacier melting & Floods – Climate crisis’ Effects

January 24, 2018February 1, 2021 Team ZurIzmir Climate

Introduction Today all people around the world are talking about climate crisis, melting glaciers and hotter temperatures. What are the problems in Switzerland and in Turkey? With this article we want to present you our video and diagram about some … Continue reading Glacier melting & Floods – Climate crisis’ Effects

Climate, Electricity, Mobility, ZürIzmir 17/182 Comments

Get further with e-mobility!

January 19, 2018February 1, 2021 Team ZurIzmir Climate

Introduction Today the world is running by electricity. Not everywhere and everything but almost. Even cars, buses and bicycles. At the end of the 19th century … Continue reading Get further with e-mobility!


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