FLAgShIP FLexible Accommodation – Sustainability In Progress. Flexible residential solutions – Conception, development and model realization of sustainable and flexible living facilities Erasmus Project

Project Title

FLAgShIP
FLexible Accommodation – Sustainability In Progress.
Flexible residential solutions – Conception, development and model realization of sustainable and flexible living facilities

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Energy and resources

Project Summary

FLAgShIP
FLexible Accommodation – Sustainability In Progress.
Flexible residential solutions – Conception, development and model realization of sustainable and flexible living facilities

Behind this project title stands a two-year project, which took on the needs of new housing possibilities and aims to design flexible, serial housing construction.
The project involved five partners from different countries in the European Union: Germany, France, Spain, Sweden and Hungary. In each of these countries, there was and still is an urgent need for housing. The countries of France, Spain and Germany were affected by the refugee flows; Arriving refugees still live in old houses, in tents or containers. In Hungary, many people have no home and are forced to flee to homelessness. In Sweden there is a great lack of housing in university cities. However, the right to housing is an indispensable human right, which should be achieved in every country and under every condition.
According to this need, the project partners were committed to designing a flexible residential solution that can be adapted to the respective needs and climatic conditions. The aim was to create a feasible concept of serial housing construction.
In the course of the project, five corporate meetings were planned, to which pupils could apply. The meetings took place at the locations of the various project partners so that each project school could be hosted in their expert area.
For the first meeting, the students prepared the needs analysis and also analyze the climatic and logistical conditions of the different locations.
Afterwards, the different building materials for the wall construction were discussed. On the basis of established criteria of sustainability, the learner compiled a catalog outlining the usability of the various building materials with regard to climatic conditions. The sustainable use of resources and a positive energy balance was always the focus here.
In the third meeting the appropriation of professional content was carried out with regard to the design in the supply engineering sector. The learners learned the installation possibilities and summarized the results with regard to the serial housing construction.
In the course of the next meeting, the pupils developed the energy supply for the apartment. This was done by considering alternative energy generation and the ideal use of resources. The results were documented all the time.
In the last meeting, the learner have implemented the housing construction as a model. This was done graphically, on the one hand, on the other hand also in analog 3D models. In addition, digitally designed models (CAD) were implemented using the 3D printer. The models served to illustrate housing construction.
The results were also tested by the learners applying the modular kit to other countries with different climatic conditions.
Between the project meetings, the pupils were continueing to work on specific objectives and carried out the documentation of the project results, as well as internal evaluations. The learner always focused on the project work. The systemic-constructivist, didactic basis enabled pupil-centered teaching in which the pupil experiences the greatest possible increase in competence through self-examinations. The aim was to promote the learning groups in their relevant, highly qualified skills and competences, in order to train them to become independent and mature citizens in a constantly changing world.
The results of each meeting, as well as the results of the work between the meetings, were equally significant. The innovative idea of the project aims at a comprehensive design of the project results (project diaries, models, catalogs of the modular system, visual dictionary). These were routed to the project internal and external target groups on the different channels. Due to the range of the project results and the good visual presentation, the project results can be self-explanatory and without any detours. This allows interested groups to benefit directly from the blueprints.
The series of lessons prepared and the thematic preparation of the project served to further lesson-plans at the project schools and were also made available for others.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 145155 Eur

Project Coordinator

Friedrich Albert Lange Berufskolleg & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Lycée La Prat’s
• INSTITUTO DE ENSEÑANZA SECUNDARIA GENETO
• Győri SZC Lukács Sándor Mechatronikai és Gépészeti Szakgimnáziuma, Szakközépiskolája és Kollégiuma
• Åtvidabergs kommun