Skip to content

Don't Waste My Energy!

An Energy- and Resource-Project. Questions were answered by student research teams.

  • Collaborations 22
  • Biodiversity
  • Building
  • Energy
  • Fabrication
  • Lifestyle
  • Further Topics
    • Climate
    • Economy
    • Experiments
    • Food
    • Freechos
    • Electricity
    • Mobility
    • Recycling
    • Resources
    • Sharing
  • Joint Collab
    • Collaboration Map
    • Antwerp & Zurich
    • Berlin & Zurich
    • Delhi & Zurich
    • Izmir & Zurich
    • Kerala & Zurich
  • ABOUT
    • “The Horse” concept
      • “The Horse” concept
      • What is «befter»?
      • Since 2016
    • The Collaboration Teams
    • Contact / Imprint
    • About the Projects
    • Project Summaries
    •   2021 City Climate
    •   2020 Food & Climate
    •   2019 Befter
    •   2018 Scenarios Z.B.
    •   2018 ZürIzmir
      • Topics’ pick
      • Follow ZürIzmir
    •   2017 where2where
      • Choose a Thing!
    •   2016 Energy
      • Questions’ pick
      • Principles
      • Heat

Tag: interview

Collaborations 22, Waste & Pollution1 Comment

Plastic Pollution

May 13, 2022June 22, 2022 22 Plastic pollution

As we’ve always been interested in knowing how much of a problem our consumption of plastic is for our environment, we decided on doing this project about the plastic pollution going on in Switzerland compared to Hawaii. More precisely, this … Continue reading Plastic Pollution

Collaborations 222 Comments
Tesla Header Picture

Tesla in Kosovo, Portugal and Switzerland

May 13, 2022November 24, 2022 22 Tesla

For our project, we focused on electric cars, especially Tesla. We have made interviews with Tesla owners and test drives. Our goal was to interview people that lived in Portugal and Kosovo and compare their experiences with electric cars. Finally, … Continue reading Tesla in Kosovo, Portugal and Switzerland

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

Building, City Climate 20/21, Energy, Lifestyle6 Comments

Tiny Houses – An Environmental Movement

January 20, 2021December 15, 2022 Befter21 Tiny House

Introduction The tiny house movement (also known as the Tiny-house movement) is an architectural and social movement that advocates living simply in small homes. The small house movement has been gradually and consistently picking up steam for many environmentally and … Continue reading Tiny Houses – An Environmental Movement

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

Food & Climate 19/20, Kerala & Zurich3 Comments
organic farming in Kerala, India

Organic Farming in Kerala

March 25, 2020March 30, 2022 Befter20 Organic farming

Introduction Organic farming is something that we have all heard of thousands of times. But what really is it? Does it help the environment? Is it efficient? Can it bring us more yield; if more research were to be done … Continue reading Organic Farming in Kerala

Delhi & Zurich, Food & Climate 19/2011 Comments

Food Wastage in Indian Weddings

March 24, 2020June 7, 2022 Befter20 Foodwastage

Hi everyone! Being an Indian, attending Indian weddings is common, for each relative gets married at some point, and organize a grand celebration for the same. The best things there are the celebration of cultures, love between people, and the … Continue reading Food Wastage in Indian Weddings

Delhi & Zurich, Food & Climate 19/20, Waste & Pollution1 Comment
air pollution problem through stubble burning in Delhi India, Pic by Neil Palmer (CIAT)

Stubble Burning and Air Pollution in Delhi

March 23, 2020June 7, 2022 Befter20 Stubble burning

Hello everyone! We had many questions about this theme, like What is Stubble? What is stubble burning? Why are these stubbles being burnt? What are the effects of burning stubble? What we can do as citizens? What are the other … Continue reading Stubble Burning and Air Pollution in Delhi

Delhi & Zurich, Food & Climate 19/201 Comment

Junk food and the Consumer Blame Game

March 4, 2020June 7, 2022 Befter20 Junkfood Delhi

Hello everyone, For our project we chose the topic “Junk Food” as junk food has become a crucial part in daily life. We had a lot of questions about this topic. Firstly, what is junk food? Why is the junk … Continue reading Junk food and the Consumer Blame Game

Food, Food & Climate 19/20, Mobility1 Comment

Airplane Food facts

January 8, 2020January 31, 2021 Befter20 Airfood

In the name of our Technology and Environment classes we had to think about a topic which includes the environment and food and make an article about it. We are Loris Hitz and Jeffrey Medina and our goal is to … Continue reading Airplane Food facts

Showcase Environment1 Comment

The Bournemouth Showcase!

March 12, 2019April 21, 2019 Eva Waiblinger

The students’ teams present their project, both as an audio or video pitch and a written report created during the language exchange weeks in Bournemouth. Contents of the 9 teams’ contributions 1. Is it necessary to kill badgers to stop … Continue reading The Bournemouth Showcase!

Antwerp & Zurich, Befter 18/191 Comment

The Mystery of Kalmthoutse Heide

March 9, 2019August 12, 2019 Befter19 Forest Team from Belgium

Our climate is changing. This is something we can’t deny. The icecaps are melting, the sea level is rising, some animal/plant species are disappearing, … Therefore, we should study and try to prevent the causes of global warming. The main … Continue reading The Mystery of Kalmthoutse Heide

Antwerp & Zurich, Befter 18/192 Comments

Antwerp’s City Park

March 6, 2019March 24, 2019 Befter19 Plants Team Belgium

Dear audience, We have written an article about the City Park in Antwerp (google.be/maps). Our question was whether an urban environment would have an influence on the park’s vegetation or not. The City Park, officially called the ‘Stadspark’, lays very … Continue reading Antwerp’s City Park

Befter 18/19, Electricity, Mobility4 Comments

Future Mobility

February 1, 2019March 7, 2019 Befter19 Mobility

It is a common fact, that the future of individual mobility will tend away from fossil fuels to more sustainable technologies. But which one can replace the existing technology while being used in the same widespread scale? Purely electric cars … Continue reading Future Mobility

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, Electricity, Lifestyle3 Comments

Doing sports in an energy-efficient way

January 25, 2019February 18, 2019 Befter19 Sports

Hello everyone, We would like to introduce you to our project about doing sports and saving energy at the same time. In this decade it has become a huge trend for people all over the world to visit a fitness-center … Continue reading Doing sports in an energy-efficient way

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, Food2 Comments

Chicken consumption

January 25, 2019August 12, 2019 Befter19 Chicken

Hello everyone, For our project befter (before & after the experience) we chose the topic chicken consumption. We had a lot of questions about this theme, like how much chicken meat does our society consume daily? How do the chickens … Continue reading Chicken consumption

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?

Befter 18/19, Recycling, Resources3 Comments

What happens during the DRY SLAG process?

January 22, 2019August 12, 2019 Befter19 Slag

Dear Audience, We chose the topic “dry slag processing“, which means the process of the materials which were not burnable and came again out of the … Continue reading What happens during the DRY SLAG process?

Befter 18/19, ClimateLeave a comment

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

Befter 18/19, Biodiversity, FoodLeave a comment
Biodiversity the importance of nature for ours all future

Biodiversity – The importance of nature for ours all future

January 10, 2019January 30, 2021 Befter19 Biodiversity

Hey guys, today you will read about our experience and what we found out with our project! Below you can see all the tasks and things … Continue reading Biodiversity – The importance of nature for ours all future

Befter 18/19, Electricity, Fabrication, Mobility1 Comment

The lifecycle of a railway cable

January 8, 2019February 1, 2021 Befter19 Cable

Our thoughts before the project Two of our group members didn’t know much about cables. We had no idea how important cables are for our lives and where they are used. We decided that we make our project about the … Continue reading The lifecycle of a railway cable

Befter 18/19, Lifestyle2 Comments

Is Upcycling Fashion Fashionable?

November 9, 2018January 28, 2021 Befter upcycling

Hello everybody, For our Projectino Befter we chose the topic Upcycling Fashion. We wanted to know how sustainable clothing is made. We contacted Karin from Animazul … Continue reading Is Upcycling Fashion Fashionable?

Befter 18/19, Electricity, Mobility4 Comments

Overview of electric cars and personal experience

October 5, 2018February 1, 2021 Befter electric cars

Hi everyone, This is our finished befter projectino (befter – before & after the experience) about Electric cars. We chose this topic because we believe electric cars will play a huge part in our future and therefore wanted to know … Continue reading Overview of electric cars and personal experience

Befter 18/19, Food2 Comments

What are the standards for Swiss organic meat? Are those better than in the EU?

October 5, 2018February 17, 2019 Befter Meat

Hi there, Here is our Befter project. Our project begins with two steps. The first step is what we would like to know about it and … Continue reading What are the standards for Swiss organic meat? Are those better than in the EU?

Befter 18/19, Recycling, Resources, Waste & Pollution8 Comments

Help Clean the Ocean and Coastlines

October 5, 2018January 31, 2021 Befter Ocean

4Ocean Today we want to show you how much plastic is swimming in the ocean and how ugly and unclean the coastlines are. We’re going to tell you what a single person can do to help clean the ocean. We … Continue reading Help Clean the Ocean and Coastlines

Befter 18/19, Mobility3 Comments

Formula E Car: How fast can you go?

October 5, 2018February 18, 2019 Befter Formel E

Our vision of this project Our idea was to interview a person who works at “Julius und Bär” (main sponsor of the Formula E car race … Continue reading Formula E Car: How fast can you go?

Befter 18/19, Food7 Comments

Best before, not deadly from

October 4, 2018February 17, 2019 Befter expiry date

First thoughts For our Projectino Befter, we would like to know more about, what happened with the food that has expired, who decides the best before date. Until now we know: You can eat it safely after their best-before dates … Continue reading Best before, not deadly from

Fabrication, Food, where2where 16/177 Comments

Cheese for “Fondue” from a local dairy

January 16, 2017February 19, 2019 Team w2w40

With this article, we want to show you, how cheese, especially for fondue, is produced in a local dairy. Also, we wanted to know where the milk is coming from, how their cows are treated and if there are some … Continue reading Cheese for “Fondue” from a local dairy

Posts navigation

Older posts

dontwastemy.energy :: Impressum | Contact | Website Creation Team | View don’t waste my energy profile on Facebook | View don’t waste my energy profile on Twitter | View don’t waste my energy profile on Instagram
© 2016 su-pa.net