SDG12
Responsible Consumption and Production
Reduce food waste and losses, promote sustainable consumption and production, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle.
[NYCU SDGs Project] Solving Environmental Problems with Self-Recycling Urban Farms
Professor Jehng-Jung Kao from NYCU Institute of Environmental Engineering led his team to build completely zero-waste self-recycling urban farms on concrete floors such as roofs and balconies. With the circular rooftop farm, people can grow vegetables on their own and cool down the roofs simultaneously, thereby achieving energy saving and
Announcement for 2021 Abandoned Bicycle Towing, Reusing and Recycling
For the last few years, NYCU has implemented the tow, reuse, and recycle of abandoned bicycles. This activity aims to ensure the utilization of resources and avoid the unnecessary accumulation of junk. Recycling unused bicycles and giving them to the person in need will improve the item’s quality of life
A Glimpse into ESG Sustainability Strategy Forum
Now that the world has officially entered the post-pandemic era, NYCU finally held its first “ESG Sustainability Strategy Forum”, inviting experts from scholars and practitioners alike to give lectures, providing solid theories and practical experiences that best suit development, and looking forward to the implementation of the ESG sustainable management
Mass Timber Construction Development with Taiwan Wood
In the past, Taiwan’s construction and urban environment was closely related to the traditional steel and concrete industries. This means that the materials used for urban construction and pavements were homogeneous; this situation resulted in the generation of large amounts of waste in the urban renewal process and caused considerable
Hult Prize 2021—Food for Good: Transforming Food into a Vehicle for Change
Hult Prize is a global annual competition founded in 2009 by Ahmad Ashkar of the HULT International Business School; it is held in partnership with the United Nations. Known as the Nobel Prize for university students, the Hult Prize is an entrepreneurship- and commerce-based competition for university students. The topic
Energy Saving & Carbon Reduction for Earth: Recycling Indoor Lightings through Perovskite Photovoltaic Cells
Professor Chen Fang-Chung of the NCTU Department of Photonics led a research team to use emerging perovskite materials to create photovoltaic cells for recovering light energy from indoor lighting. Through theoretical calculation and evaluation, the team found that up to 60% of indoor lighting energy can be recovered, creating
