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sustainably use, or re-use, of feasible spaces in the already crowded urban areas.
NCTU/TEAM UNICODE is organized and sponsored by Taiwan’s National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU), which is the leading academy neighboring the worldly famous HsinChu Science Park, Taiwan’s equivalence of Silicon Valley. TEAM UNICODE regards Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 as an excellent opportunity to develop a prototype for urban housing with innovative, sustainable strategy that offers as alternative to solving the above housing issue. The team approaches the design by incorporating very strong backings from local solar-technology resources (Taiwan is ranked the world’s second largest solar-equipment manufacturer) and the globally renowned Taiwan orchid agriculture, into the target project - the Orchid House.
Taiwan is an island situated off the eastern edge of Asian continent with an abundant variety of geological and ecological features. Two-thirds of the island is covered by over two hundred; rugged mountain-ridges while most of the rivers are short and swift before reaching the ocean. Monsoon, typhoons, and earthquakes are frequent and seasonal throughout the year.
Consequently, the ecosystem of Taiwan is fragile and sometimes vulnerable specially when facing rapid industrial growth and increasing urban population. Most of the population concentrated in several metropolitan cities along the west coast. The shear density and limited land supply made Sustainability a pressing priority for rethinking the current urban development and its strategies. Two of the most challenging tasks in this aspect have always been - 1) to optimize the land use, and 2) to
Background
The Orchid House is a manifestation of Sustainability as an urban residential renewal/addition as well as a green mentality for new life style. It is so positioned primarily for future applications in high-density urban areas where land supply is limited and a great percentage of the residential buildings may benefit from a holistic or, at least, partial renewal. The core value of such position is in minimizing potential commuting in order to reduce carbon emission and air pollution. Additionally, the increase of livable space due to such renewal creates possibility of offering social housing to young urban professionals. The current provision of social housing in Taiwan is solely by the government, and the options are quite limited.
Unicode’s prototype of Orchid House is positioned to apply on the rooftops of urban residential housing and is planned to be an option for offering social housing.
The utilization of roof terrace has its socio-cultural root in Taiwan and the Orchid House is designed with a flexible interior plan to be highly adaptive for various functions and configurations. Such additional roof space is readily feasible for the use as housing, social space, or family gathering in daily life. It also serves as an incentive, once endorsed by the government policy, for existing owners to renovate and improve the value of rooftop, which may otherwise remain underutilized, if not abandoned.
A house is like a plant. The leaves collect dewdrops, and the roots absorb water, which circulate in the stems, and the leaves perform photosynthesis. This cycle creates water and energy, which are then properly stored and supplied to the entire plant. Our house will function similarly, as the solar panels absorb and convert light from the sun, into energy that is stored in the battery then supplied to the rest of the house. We can also harvest, circulate, recycle and reuse our own water.
We draw our first key concept metaphorically from Orchid, which is a family of unique, abundant and beautiful plants in Taiwan. They grow symbiotically on tall trees, nourished by a perfected balance weather of indirect sunlight and supply of rainwater. Our solar house prototype which is targeted to be developed and implemented in the future on rooftops over a great number of existing urban housing in
Taiwan. The second key concept is “Blue Sky” which carefully concern about both the water and urban issue. To offer such added rooftop space for affordable Youth housing via policy backing, a solution that is aligned with the government's policy. And, Last but not the least, ”Power House” is the keyword we envisage a reclaimed civic space on the roof can offer a valuable social and economic engine to a new Taipei.
The concept of Orchid House is designed according to the Taiwanese local conditions, it offers benefits in energy, urban, and social aspects. We are extremely excited and proud about SDE competition and the opportunity to create this wonderful solution. We wish Orchid House's values help to improve the quality of built environment not only in Taiwan but the entire global community.
Young urban professionals were mostly excluded from the possibility of living in the heart of Taipei ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝĐĞ͘ With the Orchid House urban strategy, they will be ŽīĞƌĞĚ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ͕ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ life style and be enabled enjoy closer accessibility to their workplace and the urban, social environment. dŚĞLJǁŝůůĂůƐŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽƟŵĞůLJĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ƐŽĐŝŽͲĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂďĞƩĞƌƐƚĂƌƚͲƵƉŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƌĞĞƌŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŽĨ Ă ŐƌĞĞŶĞƌ ůŝǀŝŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘hůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶƐŽĐŝĂůĨĂď-ƌŝĐƐŚĂůůďĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚďLJŚĂǀŝŶŐLJŽƵŶŐĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ͕ integrated community.
Primary Beneficiaries - Young Urban
Professionals
WƌŽũĞĐƚŝŵĂŐĞϭ͗ ŶǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĞŶĞǁdĂŝƉĞŝƌŽŽŌŽƉ
For the SDE 2014 competition, the Orchid House will be configured in an “L” shape containing a typical one-bedroom family unit with a common terrace and rooftop. Furthermore, a “green-core” consists of strategically placed greeneries will also serves to reduce and helps to regulate the indoor microenvironment as well as functional, indoor planting area.
yŝŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚĞƐƚ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ ŽĨ dĂŝƉĞŝ ǁĂƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ situated at the west costal side along the riverside with a bustling harbour. Over the course of more ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ yŝŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŇŽƵƌ-ŝƐŚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĂƐƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶůĂŶĚ͕ ĞĂƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂŌĞƌϭϵϴϬ͛Ɛ͕yŝŵĞŶĚŝŶŐŐƌĂĚ-ƵĂůůLJďĞĐĂŵĞĂƋƵŝĞƚĞƌ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƐůŽǁďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐŽŶůLJƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐ that the citywide MRT (Taipei Metro Rapid Transit System) reconnected Ximending to the public net-work and it regained its momentum with infrastruc-ƚƵƌĂůĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ͘dŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůǀŝďƌĂŶĐLJŽĨ yŝŵĞŶĚŝŶŐƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŽĂŶĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶƚŽ
not only the out-of-town tourists but also the local LJŽƵŶŐĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĂůŝǀĞůLJŵŝdžŽĨƚŚĞŽůĚĂŶĚ new starts to develop.
TEAM UNICODE researched extensively throughout Taipei and select Ximending as it most potent tar-ŐĞƚĂƌĞĂĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞKƌĐŚŝĚ,ŽƵƐĞ prototype. This district consists of mostly 4-5 sto-ry buildings with a clear grid network of streets, ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐůĂŝĚĂƐĂďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĂƚĮƌƐƚĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ:ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞĐŽůŽŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘tŝƚŚƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂƩƌĂĐ-ƟŽŶ͕ƉƵďůŝĐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ street system, Ximending is considered to possess ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĨĂǀŽƵƌĂďůĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ of Orchid House prototype.
Urban Concept of Ximending and Mobility Strategy
ŽŶŶĞĐƚƚŽ džŝƐƟŶŐ^ŝƚĞͲhƌďĂŶWƌŽƉŽƐĂů
Cityinn Hotel Plus Ximending Branch
The Red House
Fuxing Elementary School Parking Lots Parking Lots Kunming St. Baoqing Rd. Xining South Rd. N x32 x59 x35 x20 x30 x1670 x267 x1674 x537 x30 x16 x16 x16
OOur goal is to bridge the generation gap and integrate more eco-friendly buildings in the process. As one of the aspects of environmental architecture is to disturb the surroundings as little as possible, one of the things we hope to accomplish is to create a design that causes minimal disturbance and even contributes aesthetically to its surroundings. We choose "Urban Regeneration" as our goal because we strive not only to improve the architecture of crowded cities like Taipei, but also to target social issues by addressing the social, economic, and physical needs of the people. Our solution is to build on top of existing buildings – specifically, the row houses and duplex apartments that are extremely common in Taipei.
Not only will our design support a sustainable system that increases energy conservation and cuts down on house utility costs, but it will also improve the visual landscape of the Taipei skyline. At the present, most of the roofs are either concrete with metal water tanks placed in the most convenient position or covered by metal roofs to prevent rainwater leakage. Our plan is to place the aesthetically-pleasing solar house on the rooftops of existing buildings, creating a place to live and socialize, as well as to put the necessary mechanical features.
With urban regeneration, we plan to expand existing structures with as little disruption to the original architecture and its occupants as possible. This is why we made sure to modularize the Orchid House. This reduces not only the costs, but also construction time. Additionally, the house is designed to fit on pre-existing buildings. Because the two building types we plan to target -- row
Top-down & Bottom-up Urban Renewal
houses and duplex apartments -- have different rooftop shapes, the Orchid House is designed in an "L" shape, in which the short arm of the "L", the bedroom, can be detached to make an "I" shaped studio. This "I" shaped structure fits perfectly on the long, narrow rooftops of row houses; the stairs of the Orchid House can be connected to the original stairs of the row house, and the mezzanine level can become an open socializing space for all the tenants of the building.
Moreover, when applied to the wider duplex apartment buildings, the "L" shaped Orchid House can be mirrored to form a sideways "C". Not only does this form efficiently increase the number of social houses, but it also contributes to the lives of the original occupants of the apartment. The terrace space within the "C" can have multiple purposes. For example, it can be used as an area to gather and hold social events; people can cultivate plants for aesthetics or for food which idea we’ll use in Dinner Party in competition, and for improved air
quality; the apartment can also utilize the terrace as space to extend its pre-existing elevator. In the last case, the Orchid House can contribute even more by sharing some of the electricity harvested by its solar panels and using it to power the elevator.
Essentially, the best and primary intention of Team Unicode is to create a single dwelling prototype that focuses on environmental and social issues. Our design will reduce the heat island effect of Taipei and encourage households to conserve resources and use less destructive forms of energy. In addition to our “green rooftop system” we also intend to create passive wind ventilation systems that will save energy in the naturally hot and humid Taiwan environment. Furthermore, our design will also contribute greatly to improving the collective Youth housing program of Taiwan and provide better living conditions for the population.
Row house
Corner building
Duplex house dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨƚŚĞKƌĐŚŝĚ,ŽƵƐĞ
ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJĂĚĚĂŶĞǁĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞ͕ďƵƚ also creates a chance to revamp the old building ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĞdžƚĞŶĚƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͛ƐůŝĨĞƟŵĞ͘ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϵϬƐ͕ dĂŝǁĂŶĞƐĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ŝƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌ-ous and it encouraged investors to develop the city. ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŽĨƟŵĞĂŶĚ ŵŽŶĞLJ͕ƚŚƵƐ͕ĂůŽƚŽĨĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǁĂƐƌƵƐŚĞĚĂŶĚ done poorly. Most of the 15 to 20-year old building already have the problems of rusted pipes and in-ƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůǁŝƌĞƐ͕ƚŚĂƚůĞĂĚƐƚŽĐůŽŐŐŝŶŐƚŚĞ sewage pipes, and dangerous electric overload con-ĚŝƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŝƚŝƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞ water and electric equipment every 20 years. &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ůĞĂŬŝŶŐƌŽŽŌŽƉŝƐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŵĂũŽƌƌĞĂ-son that shortens building life cycle. Being an island, Taiwan has a lot of rainfall with high salt content in the air. Before placing the Orchid House, we must ĮƌƐƚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƉƌŽŽĮŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŌŽƉ ƚŽ prevent leakage.
energy through the photovoltaic panels integrated on the roof, but also to regulate the internal temperatures of the house through a thermal mass wall. We also maximize water efficacy by using greenhouse evaporative cooling and drip irrigation systems. Lastly, the functions of sunlight and water intersect to provide heated water that can be used domestically as well as to regulate indoor temperatures when it is cold outside. The implementation of such systems will provide great benefit at little cost, as the lightweight structure of the house will allow for efficient construction and low budgets.
Design Approach
The concept of our house is based on local conditions, but we are confident that these systems are applicable around the globe. We are expecting much drier climate conditions during the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 in Versailles, France. The challenge is to design a house that functions well in the both dry and humid conditions. However, this will provide us with valuable experience that will contribute to our plans of marketing the house in different cities and countries.
We have designed the house so that both sunlight and water are utilized to ensure optimal living conditions and minimal waste. Our house harnesses natural light not only to generate electric
House Design
Given the premises of the SDE competition is tar-geted to design and build a single house, however, our aspiration is to develop a potential prototype of urban housing for the young start-ups in the ĐŝƚLJ͘&ŽƌĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐƐƵĐŚŐŽĂůǁŝƚŚĂīŽƌĚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ǁĞ ĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂƌĂƚŚĞƌŇĞdžŝďůĞ͕ŵŽĚƵůĂƌŝnjĞĚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĞdžƉĂŶĚĂďůĞĨŽƌŵƵůƟͲƐƚŽƌĞLJƵƌďĂŶ buildings. We further facilitate the prototyping ǁŝƚŚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞďLJƵƟůŝnjĞƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚƐƚĞĞů͕ sponsored by Tung-Ho Steel Company - the leading ship-recycling corporation in Taiwan. The urban youth housing is aimed to reach maximum self-suf-ĮĐŝĞŶĐLJŝŶŵĂŶLJǁĂLJƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƵƟůŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽůĂƌ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ͕ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐƌĂŝŶǁĂƚĞƌĨŽƌĚƌŝƉͲŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ local agriculture of vegetation as one of the food sources.
Team Unicode’s “Orchid House” will incorporate all
of the progressive technology that is available in the NCTU research lab, Hsinchu Science and Technology Industrial park, as well as all over Taiwan, including greenhouse technologies, digital environmental control interfaces, solar thermal collectors, and ŚŝŐŚĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJƉŚŽƚŽǀŽůƚĂŝĐƉĂŶĞůƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝĨǁĞ only rely on those technologies, the construction costs will likely exceed the limit of market availabil-ity. We aim to make the Orchid House available at ĂůŽǁĐŽƐƚďLJĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐĂŶĚŵŝdžŝŶŐƚŚŽƐĞƚĞĐŚŶŽů-ogies with other passive methods and think about what is the real sustainability. For example, we will ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂŶĂĐƟǀĞĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝǀĞƐŽůĂƌƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĂŶĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽƌƌĂĚŝĂŶƚŇŽŽƌŝŶŐ͕ĚƌŝƉ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƟǀĞĐŽŽůŝŶŐ technology. In order to achieve our goal, we have focused our technological research on the following topics.
In order to utilize the passive solar system, which ƵƐĞƐϵϬйůĞƐƐĞŶĞƌŐLJĨŽƌŚĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŽůŝŶŐĐŽŵ-ƉĂƌĞĚƚŽĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĐŚŝǀĞƐϳϱйŽǀĞƌĂůů energy savings, we have carefully considered the layout of the house. The west side of the house is composed of a long POLLI-Brick™ wall that will act as a thermal mass, which will absorb heat dur-ing the day that will be released at night when it ŝƐĐŽůĚĞƌ͘tĞĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚŝƐƐƵĞƐŽĨŽǀĞƌŚĞĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚ strategies such as careful placement of windows.
Team Unicode creates three keywords of the Orchid House Project, the first one is “Green Core.” The green core serves as the heart of the house, where it moderates the temperature, exchange fresh air and using recycling system for irrigation of plants. Besides, it will minimize the energy consumption for cooling and heating the living space. Using evaporative cooling strategy which is inspired by the orchid growers and green plants of Taiwan, the house will remain cool on the inside even during
hot summer days. Hot air will enter the house through louvers that cover the indoor water sub-unit, called “water wall”, which collects and uses rain water to cool down the air with evaporation. The cool air is then drawn through the house by several large, silent fans stationed at the opposite end of the house. On the other hand, during the winter, the louvers will be closed to prevent frigid air from entering the Orchid House. Additionally, the main water unit, which is heated using solar energy, will provide hot water that will circulate un-ĚĞƌƚŚĞŇŽŽƌďŽĂƌĚƐƚŽƌĂĚŝĂƚĞŚĞĂƚ͘KƵƌĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨ WK>>/ͲƌŝĐŬΡ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŵĂĚĞďLJƚŚĞƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚƉůĂƐƟĐ ďŽƩůĞƐ͕ŝƐĮůůĞĚǁŝƚŚǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚĂĐƚĂƐƚŚĞƌŵĂůŵĂƐƐ͕ which absorbs heat during the day, and release radiant heat at night. It will also be invaluable to providing heat through passive solar methods.
dĂŝǁĂŶŝƐŚŝƚďLJĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨϯ͘ϳƚLJƉŚŽŽŶƐƉĞƌLJĞĂƌ and these storms can produce heavy rainfall and strong winds, leading to severe damage to agricul-ture and industry, and serious loss of human life. In order to conserve resources and act environmen-tally, we will harvest rain water in a subunit water tank close to the roof. This reservoir will be used
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Building envelope and passive solar
system
Temperature controlling space
Green Core
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The Strategy of Blue
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We consider our scheme towards developing an engine for initiating social influences in several aspects - a network of social spaces, housing re-newal, housing issues for the younger generation, ĂŶĚĂŶŽǀĞƌĂůůŐƌĞĞŶĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶ͘ Therefore, the Orchid House choose to tackle SDE’s sustainability agenda by embracing the mission to revitalize not merely the housing supply strategy ďƵƚĂůƐŽĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƐŽĐŝĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐďLJŽīĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĞǁƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘/ŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌĚƐ͕ ǁĞĂƐƉŝƌĞƐƚŽŽīĞƌĂŶŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŚĂƚƉƌŽ-vides the hard ware as well as the vital momentum ĨŽƌĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƐŽĐŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘
Lighting system
Lighting design will be an integral element of the house and its energy system. Taiwan is current-ly one of the largest manufacturers of LED in the world and NCTU’s research institute is also taking ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘tĞǁŝůůƵƐĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ůŝŐŚƚƐŽƵƌĐĞŽŶƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĂůůůŝŐŚƟŶŐ with the house sensor system to monitor the room for brightness, comfort, and temperature. Our elec-ƚƌŝĐĂůůŝŐŚƟŶŐǁŝůůǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ͘ůůƚŚĞŚĞĂƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƚ-ed by the light source will be pairƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ͘ůůƚŚĞŚĞĂƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƚ-ed with the perfor-ŵĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŝƌĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚŽĂǀŽŝĚǁĂƐƟŶŐŚĞĂƚ ďLJůŝŐŚƟŶŐƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘
PV system
Among many companies we have researched, we have noticed the innovative work of a Taiwanese company called the Delta Group. An offshoot company, Delta, is a leading PV manufacturer in the global industry, products have cell efficiencies ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵϭϴйƚŽϮϬй͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞKƌĐŚŝĚ House to harvest more energy using less material. Our design team is working closely with their re-ƐĞĂƌĐŚƚĞĂŵƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚWsƐLJƐƚĞŵ for the house. We plan not only to use the PV sys-tem as a power generator, but also as a key element ĨŽƌƚŚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐ͘
In the past few months, the NCTU Unicode team has attended several conferences, organized several field trips, and introduced itself and the Solar Decathlon Competition in several presentations
One day internship in Ruentex Group –
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The NCTU/Unicode team participated in Ruentex Group’s internal "Innovation and Technology Committee Meeting" , hosted by the chairman Dr. Samuel Yin. As a result, we had a better understanding of on-going projects, cross-functional operations and innovative construction/material development.
Study Tour of Green Factory
MARCH 20 2013, TAINAN
T h e N C T U / U n i c o d e t e a m arranged a study tour to visit Green house as well as the Taiwan International Orchid S h o w 2 0 1 3 i n Ta i n a n . I n this tour, we observed the a rc h i te c t u ra l e l e m e nt s o f green house, such as shelter, waterproof system, cooling system, fans, artificial lake, and more.
Field trip in Grand
Biotechnology
MARCH 21 2013, HSINCHU To gain knowledge of orchid nursery industry, NCTU/Unicode organized a field trip to Grand Biotechnology, a professional orchid grower company, which is involved in the research and development of orchid tissue culture, through the adoption of biotechnology and high tech bio-processes.
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Excursion to Living 3.0
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Looking for the most recent advances made in modern living, NCTU/UNICODE made a trip to Living 3.0 to tour its modern house. Living 3.0 strives to develop an efficient intelligent living space, making use of present technological a d v a n c e s i n e l e c t r i c a l engineering , electronics, m a t e r i a l s , i n f o r m a t i o n , communication, automation, and control industry.
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MARCH 25 2013, HSINCHU In 20 seconds per slide, for a total of 20 slides, one of the members of NCTU/UNICODE presented her experience of traveling to France for a Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 meeting. This event was held in the Graduate Institute of Architecture of National Chaio Tung University, open to all the architecture students.
Signing the Memorandum
of Understanding
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Introduction to Delta
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JUNE 6 2013, HSINCHU I n a m e e t i n g w i t h re p re s e n ta t i v e s o f D e l ta E l e c t r o n i c s I n c . , N C T U / UNICODE learned about the long-term goals of the Delta Groups, which includes a focus on smarter and greener l i v i n g s u c h a s re n e wa b l e energy and energy efficient architecture.Guided Tour of Mega
House (EAG)
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NCTU/UNICODE was given a guided tour around the i n n o v a t i v e M e g a H o u s e , which is also known as the EAG House. "E" stands for the electronic management of the entrance and exit of personnel and the sensors that reduce energy consumption. "A" is for automatic, and the "G" stands for green building, in which the building panels can be reused and recycled after disassembly.
Meeting with Schneider
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N C T U / U N I C O D E s e e k s t o implement only the most e f f i c i e n t a n d a f fo r d a b l e technology in our Orchid House. The search led us to the Schneider Electrics branch in Taiwan, where we witnessed their conviction to constantly increase the safety, reliability, efficiency and productivity of their products.
Final NCTU/UNICODE
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JUNE 19 2013, HSINCHU
NCTU/UNICODE gave its last presentation on the finalized d e s i g n t o t h e u n i v e rs i t y professors involved in the project. The presentation, which included a slideshow, a 1:25 model, and several large posters, received favorable responses.
NCTU/UNICODE SDE Tea
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JUNE 19 2013, HSINCHU
NCTU/UNICODE held a tea party to present its final project design and results to all the professors and students of the Graduate Institute of Architecture at National Chaio Tung University. This was the first time the project was announced to the public, and many current students expressed interest in joining the team.
Delta ELC. Meeting
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This week, the NCTU/UNICODE team has meeting with our sponsor, Delta elc., to look for the best way of PV technique, communication plan and social awareness.
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h'h^dϮϵϮϬϭϯ͕d/W / T h i s we e k , o u r te a m h a s frequent discussions that fo c u s o n t h e fa c a d e a n d framework detail design with our technical support vendors : YKK AP. We will have a great partnership with YKK AP until the end of this project. Our goals are the same: do the best design proposal. In the YKK AP exhibition room,there are a lot of great cases and material samples. We hope we can combine these materials with our orchid house in the future!
Bayer Meeting
AUGUST 29 2013, HSINCHU Bayer PC board (polycarbonate) n o t o n l y a l l o w s l i g h t t o penetrate in but also isolates the heat. It’s a good choice of building façade because it makes indoor space bright as well as reduces the energy consumption. Our Orchid House replaces the original glass with Bayer PC Board.
Ruentex Meeting
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This week, the NCTU/UNICODE team has been very busy gathering support for the Orchid House! We had meetings with our main sponsor, Ruentex Group, to look for the best materials and technologies for our sustainable solar house.
Fatton Company Meeting
KdK ZϬϳϮϬϭϯ͕d/W / This week, Transportation Management Team specially went north to visit Fatton C o m p a n y t o d i s c u s s t h e transportation process from Taiwan to France. How much volume the container can afford and what materials we need in the transportation process are both big challenges for us.
Thermal Mass Testing
OCTOBER 02 2013, HSINCHU We speculated that the thermal mass can mitigate the dramatic change in outdoor temperature. So we had measured for three days and finally we had the summary that the heat could be stored in PET bottles bricks but not in a cumulative way. So the temperature could be ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƐƚĂďůLJ͘ϳϮ ŚŽƵƌƐ continuously measurement really made us crazy.
SGS Meeting
KdK ZϬϭϮϬϭϯ͕d/W / NCTU UNICODE visited SGS Taiwan branch to share the Orchid House project and Solar Decathlon Europe to discuss further collaboration. NCTU Professor Ms. Jan gave an impressive presentation to the professionals in sustainable building industry and amazed them with team UNICODE’s vision of the Orchid House!
UIS_Smartliving Meeting
OCTOBER 07 2013, HSINCHU we have a meeting with UIS to integrate electronic design. The engineers come to NCTU to give us assistance and suggestions about electronic as well as explain how and where the sensors can be set. They also sorted out the distribution graph for us.
Emergency First Aid
Training
OCTOBER 10 2013, HSINCHU The NCTU/UNICODE team has trained the emergency first aid care by professional training course. This is a necessary technical skill for the team members. Ultimately, we all get the certificate for emergency first aid.
Tung Ho Steel Meeting
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Interview in senior high
school
DECEMBER 24 2013, HSINCHU T h i s we e k , o u r te a m h a s recruited 35 high schoolers representing our solar seeds, who will participate in the Winter Camp and be green v o l u n t e e r s t o i g n i t e t h e sustainable awareness.
Mockup
JANUARY 17 2014, HSINCHU T h i s we e k , t h e f i rst p a r t of structure arrives NCTU. Te a m U n i co d e sta r t s t h e construction phase and it might be considered as an impossible mission. Because of everyone’s determination and perseverance, we successfully make it!
Architect Bar
:EhZzϮϯϮϬϭϰ͕d/W / The NCTU/UNICODE team has invited to present our project in front of the famous architecs salon. They really appreciate the Orchid House Project and encourage us to do our best.
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Conference
& ZhZzϬϳϮϬϭϰ͕d/W / This week, NCTU hold a press conference as the kick-off of Orchid House project to general public. The design, construction, fundraising and activities are all done by students, which is the eye-catching idea for eduction.
the Exhibition
& ZhZzϬϵϮϬϭϰ͕d/W / After the winter camp, we are invited by the architecture d e p a r t m e n t t o j o i n t h e exhibition in Taipei which aims to introduce the idea of architecutral education for the general public.
Orchid House Winter
Camp
& ZhZzϬϳΕϬϵϮϬϭϰ͕d/W / Team NCTU/UNICODE regards e d u c a t i o n a s t h e m o s t important outreach way since it directly reaches our next generation-the foundation of our future. In addition, t h e s e h i g h s c h o o l e rs a re highly involving and using their imagination as well as innovative ideas to enjoy this activity.
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FEBRUARY 20 2014, Hsinchu Our team is ready for pre-assembly period at NCTU, all of us follow the H&S regulation and well-trained before on site. The students have the mouse on our right hand and carry the equipment on the other hand. Team Unicode's Orchid House go!
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FEBRUARY 25 2014, HSINCHU The NCTU/UNICODE team i nv i te d t h e V I P f ro m t h e University System of Taiwan, Delta Foundation and President Wu of NCTU. They appreciated what we students did and encouraged us to keep working hard.
Meet with Bureau de
France in Taipei
FEBRUARY 26 2014, HSINCHU This week, the director of La France à Taiwan (Bureau de France in Taipei) come to NCTU to see our Orchid House, and give us a lot of cheering.
Training for Boom Lift
MARCH 31 2014, HSINCHU This week we receive training of Boom Lift by the professionals. It will be a handy skill when go to Versailles.
Tung Ho Steel Sponsor
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This week, one of the most important sponsors signed the MoU with Team Unicode. Tung Ho Steel recycled ships to make steel and it is truely a sustainable action.
Broadcasting online
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T h i s w e e k w e m e e t a n important host in UNI FM ϵϲ͘ϳ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ abbreviation as our Team name. We talk about our Orchid House project and the interesting stories behind the scene.
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The online Speed Peer Review is a lot fun for us. We are in thrilled to share our efforts to ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌϭϵƚĞĂŵƐ͘^ĞĞLJŽƵ guys in Versailles in June!
We are almost there
MARCH 31 2014, HSINCHU This week, we have a photo to celebrate the day we finish our pre-assembly in Hsinchu. After today, we are going to the next phase of the Orchid House project. we hope see the prototype soon in June.
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management, fabrication, and design-building. Professor Tseng, the project principal, has over 15 years of professional experience at all stage of design and construction with high profile award winning projects. Professor Nagatomo and Jan, the design director, are specialized in translating digital design to fabrications. In addition, the architecture team also includes professionals in business development, interactive mechanism, interior design and furniture design.
NCTU/UNICODE includes architects, engineers, scientists, graphic designers, interior designers, product designers, and representatives of many other disciplines , all extremely knowledgeabl of and skillful in their respective fields. This wide range of experience and expertise provides NCTU/UNICODE great opportunity to explore our unlimited possibility of collaborative environment to complete our fist Solar House in Taiwan.
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ARCHITECTURE
Since NCTU/UNICODE will be the first Taiwanese team to enter the Solar Decathlon, we have gathered a team with the best and most knowledgeable among the fields of architecture, engieneering, science, and management in Taiwan.
Sheng-Kai Sky Tseng
is a research assistant at the National Chiao Tung University. Tseng received his master degree in architecture and bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from NCTU. Tseng is the founding member of Archicake Design and worked as designer, film editor, and reporter in multi-disciplinary projects. While at Graduate Institute of Architecture, Tseng managed several exhibitions including Taipei Pavilion at 2011 Hong Kong/Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture.Chih-Ming Chien
is a Ph.D student at the National Chiao Tung University. He had received his bach elor degree from the National Taipei Univeristy of Technology, and master degree from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Chien is the founder of “Volunteer Architect” program, which is a special group that gathers student volunteers to build projects at remote locations.Ya-Ting Wu
is a research assistant at the National Chiao Tung University. Wu graduated from NCTU with master degree in architecture as well as bachelor degree in foreign languages and literatures. Prior to pursue career as an architect, Wu served as flight attendant in one of major air flight companies in Taiwan. Wu also has worked with Kengo Kuma architects and associates in Tokyo, Japan.Chia-Hao Lin
is a research assistant at the National Chiao Tung University. Lin received his master degree in digital architectural media from NCTU and bachelor degree from Tamkang University in Taipei. Lin’s research focuses on parametric and interactive design application in architecture. Lin recently completed his installation “Teagloo”, which utilizes digital fabrication technologies.Yu-hsien Lin, Jeff
Andrew Su
Cheng-Wei Wang
Trista Wang
I-Chih Chen
Ming-Hung She
Sunny Chou
Chester Hu
Pei-Ling Wu
Yiting Chen
Rui Lin
Shao-yi Lu
Yung-Yen Teng
Yu-Ming Su
Chin Yuan Fan
Wan-Ling Cheng
Oswalt Ho
Tze-chun Chen
Ching-Ju Chen
Jason Huang
Ruby Tu
Summer Lee
Sophie Chen
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TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR
June-Hao Hou Ph.D
is an Assistant Professor of the Graduate Institute of Architecture at NCTU and also the program director of Master of Science and PhD program. Dr. Hou received Doctor of Design and Master of Design Studies from Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. He is the Direc tor of A Learning and Design Environment for Parametric Modeling in VR CAVE, National Science Council of Taiwan.TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR
Pei-Hsien Hsu Ph.D
is an Assistant Professor of Graduate Institute of Architecture at NCTU. Dr.Hsu holds a Ph.D in Architecture, Digital Research Studio, from the University of Cambridge. His research was funded by National Science Council and is aimed to investigate the use and the design of mobile aug mented reality system to assist collaborative urban design.DESIGN ADVISOR
Chi-Yi Chang
is a Professor of G.I.A. at NCTU. He has received Master in Design Studies from Harvard University and the Ohio State University. Mr. Chang has won many design awards and competition projects, and has made major contributions to the academic field. He is a member of Council at Urban Design Institute of Taiwan.WZK: dWZ/E/W>
C. David Tseng
is a Professor of the Graduate Institute of Architecture as well as the Dean of the Col lege of Humanity and Social Science at NCTU. Mr Tseng received his Master degree from Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. He was formerly the Dean of the Architecture Department of Tunghai University in Taiwan and also an Architecture/Landscape Architecture Evaluation Board member of Ministry of Education.DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Shu-Chang Kung
is the Director of the Graduate Institute of Architecture at NCTU as well as a vice profes sor. Mr. Kung graduated from the Architecture Department of Tunghai University, dĂŝǁĂŶŝŶϭϵϴϲ͕ĂŶĚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂDĂƐƚĞƌŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌŽĨĞƐŝŐŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ,ĂƌǀĂƌĚ Graduate School of Design, U.S.A. He is also a licensed architect in Taiwan.D ,E/> > dZ/>ΘW>hD/E'KE^h>dEd
Chenwu Chung
holds Mater of Architecture as well as Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Arizona. He is a member of International Facility Management Association (IFMA), Mr. Chung won the first Diamond Award of Taiwan Intelligent Building. He is doing research on integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Facility Management.Faculty Member
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Eric Chuang AIA
is an Assistant Professor of G.I.A.. Mr. Chuang received his Master of ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞĚĞŐƌĞĞĨƌŽŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ;h^ͿŝŶϭϵϴϴĂŶĚĂĂĐŚĞůŽƌŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ ĨƌŽŵdƵŶŐŚĂŝhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ;dĂŝǁĂŶͿŝŶϭϵϴϱ͘,ĞŝƐƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨDĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƚƚƐ͘ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ADVISOR
Shaw-Bing Chen
is an Assistant Professor of the Graduate Institute of Architecture at NCTU. He received his Master of Science in Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California. He also is a licensed architect in the state of California.DESIGN DIRECTORS
Minnie Jan
is an Assistant Professor at the NCTU Graduate Institute of Architecture. Ms. Jan graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She is the select ed researcher for Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 of Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Ms. Jan is also an USGBC LEED Accredited Professional.hZE s >KW D Eds/^KZ
Chin-hua Huang
is an Assistant Professor at the NCTU Graduate Institute of Architecture. Mr. Huang graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He is the founder of PLAN architecture | design | strategy.MANAGING DIRECTOR
Benjamin Tang
is an assistant research fellow at the National Chiao Tung University. Mr.Tang received his master degree in architecture from Tunghai University, Taichung. Mr. Tang is a registered architect/interior designer in Taiwan and also certified specialist for construction and inspector for public accessibility.
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Wei Tseng
is an Assistant Professor at the National Chiao Tung University. Mr. Tang received hismaster degree in architecture from Tunghai University, Taichung. He had earned a Master's degree at Architectural Association in England.
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Daisuke Nagatomo
is an Assistant Professor at the NCTU Graduate Institute of Architecture. Mr Nagatomo has received his master degree in architecture from Columbia University and bachelor degree from Meiji University. He also holds a research diploma from Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia specialized in Solar House development program. Mr Nagatomo is also an USGBC LEED Ac credited Professional.WZ ^/ EdK&Edh
Yan-Hwa Wu Lee Ph.D
is the president of NCTU. Dr. Lee received her doctoral degree in biochemistry from the University of Tennessee and her master and bachelor degrees from the National Taiwan University. She has been member of The Academy of Sciences for the Developing tŽƌůĚƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϳĂŶĚǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂǁĂƌĚĞĚdĂŝǁĂŶKƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐtŽŵĞŶŝŶϮϬϭϬ͘ƌ͘>ĞĞtƵǁĂƐ elected to become an academician of Academia Sinica at Taiwan in 2000, a prestigious position for her scientific achievement.Ws^z^d D/Z dKZ
Chain-Shoo Hsu Ph.D
is a vice president of National Chiao Tong University and also a chair profes sor of the College of Science, Department of Applied Chemistry. Dr. Hsu’s research area is focused on the synthesis of organic materials for optoelectronic applications. Particular examples refer to liquid crystals, liquid crystalline polymers and conjugated polymers.WZK: T MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Hsin-Li Chang Ph.D
is the Dean of the College of Management and a professor in the Depart ment of Transportation Technology and Management. Dr. Chang received his Ph.D from Northwestern University in Transportation System Engineering. He specialized in Transportation Safety, Traffic Engineering and Control, Travel Demand and Behaviour, and Railway Engineering and Operation.DEAN OF ENGINEERING
Chiun-Hsun Chen Ph.D
is the Dean and a professor of the College of Engineering at National Chiao Tong University. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D and Master degrees in Mechanical & Aerospace Engi neering from Case Western Reserve University. His area of research is Energy-Thermofluids Engi neering / Micro / Nano Engineering.WZK: dKͲ/Z dKZͬ/d^z^d D/Z dKZ
Dr. Jason Yi-Bing Lin
is the Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ;^/ ͿĂƚEĂƚŝŽŶĂůŚŝĂŽdƵŶŐhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ;EdhͿƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϵϱ͘>ŝŶŝƐƚŚĞ co-author of three books Wireless and Mobile Network Architecture (co-authored with Imrich Chlamtac; published by John Wiley, 2001) Wireless and Mobile All-IP Networks (John Wiley, 2005), ĂŶĚŚĂƌŐŝŶŐĨŽƌDŽďŝůĞůůͲ/WdĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ;:ŽŚŶtŝůĞLJ͕ϮϬϬϴͿ͘,ĞŶŽǁƐĞƌǀĞƐĂƐsŝĐĞ President of NCTU.dZE^WKZdd/KEs/^KZ
Professor Hsun-Jung Cho
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Ph.D in dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕hƌďĂŶĂŶĚZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶϭϵϴϵ͘,ĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ a professor in National Chiao Tung University in the Department of Transportation Technology and Management. His areas of interest include Intellegent Transportation Systems, Logistics Management, Network Analysis, Game Theory, and Bi-level Optimization.Organizer
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University System of Taiwan
NCU, NCTU, NTHU and NYMU are all outstanding educational and research institutions in Taiwan. The aim was simple: academic excellence and the creation of a true world-class university, as the University System of Taiwan (UST).
Bureau Francais de Taipei
La France a Taiwan’s mission is to facilitate and promote the exchange between France and Taiwan, especially in the economic, cultural, educational and scientific fields. Associations including the Department of Journalism, Public Relations Academic Cooperation, Cultural Office, Economic Department, the Administrative Department and Commerce Department.
University System of Taiwan
Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) Team Unicode is a highly integrated task force of experts in architecture, engineering, visual design, construction, communication as well as many interdisciplinary professionals. It represents the highest-quality team ever assembled in this renowned institution.
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Ruentex Engineering & Construction Co.
Ruentex Engineering & Construction Co. is mainly engaged in construction operations, civil engineering contracting, equipment installation and project planning and consulting business. The company also manufactures and sells building materials.
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation
Tung Ho Steel's base on the needs of the customers, Tung Ho aims for ƚŚĞϭϬϬйĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐĂƚŝƐĨĂĐƚŝŽŶ͘^ŝŶĐĞŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ͕ƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ have been widely accepted by the market and have earned the largest market shares in the Taiwan construction steel industry. Besides numerous awards for excellent quality in Taiwan , Tung Ho has also been certified by JIS, ISO, UL, DQS, and BS for the quality and environmental management systems. The laboratories of works all have been certified by CNLA, which assure of the highest product quality.
Delta Electronics Inc.
Delta Group strives to provide innovative, clean, and energy-efficient solutions for a better future. The company has long implemented green manufacturing processes, recycling, and waste management programs. In recent years, the company has developed high-density and high-efficiency telecommunication power systems, UPS’s with advanced interfaces, computer networking components and products with high software content, microdisplay PTV’s, and much more.
Delta Electronics Foundation
dŚĞĞůƚĂ ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ&ŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϬƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞůŽĐĂů and global action among a wide range of philanthropists, nonprofit partners, and even private corporations or public policymakers. The foundation focuses primarily in the fields of scientific development, education, and the environment – specifically, the challenges of global warming and international energy deficits.
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Société Générale de Surveillance
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. It is recognized as the global benchmark for ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ͘tŝƚŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϳϱ͕ϬϬϬĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ͕ŝƚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐĂ network of more than 1,500 offices and laboratories around the world.
United Integrated Service Co. Ltd
The E-O department of United Integrated Service Co. Ltd (UIS), originally merged from the Telesis Technologies Co., in July 2003, The vice president of UIS, Dr. O Chang, has exerted his professional experience in military Infrared science accumulated from his academic work in Chung-Shang Institute of Technology (CSIST) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute. Most technologies of E-O achievement are integrated with special hardware and software specialists in electronics, optics and image processing for the medical instrument of the DITI Thermograph and IR security systems applied in commercial areas.
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world’s best-selling, most award-winning, motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home and office. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won ϰ͕ϭϲϴĂǁĂƌĚƐŝŶϮϬϭϮĂŶĚŝƐǁŝĚĞůLJĐƌĞĚŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĞ PC industry with its Eee PC™. ASUS has more than 12,500 employees ĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŐůŽďĞǁŝƚŚĂǁŽƌůĚͲĐůĂƐƐZΘƚĞĂŵŽĨϯ͕ϴϬϬĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ͘ Company revenue for 2012 was approximately US$14 billion.
Bayer Taiwan Co.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. As an innovation company, it sets trends in research-intensive areas. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and acts as a socially and ethically responsible corporate citizen.
MINIWIZ Sustainable Energy Development Co.
MINIWIZ is a global innovator, dedicated to sustainable solutions through Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. We believe great design and performance in sustainable technology can intersect with and enhance important niches in today's consumer lifestyles. MINIWIZ is an all-in-one design / engineering / manufacturing / product marketing company that creates value through innovative applications of existing and future green technology, translating state-of-the-art sustainable technology into real world practices and delivering well-designed green products at competitive prices.
Silver Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Autodesk Inc.
Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries. From blockbuster visual effects and buildings that create their own energy to electric cars and the batteries that power them, the work of our 3D software customers is everywhere.
Fuh Shan co.,Ltd.
&ƵŚ^ŚĂŶĐŽ͕͘>ƚĚ͘ǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶĞĐĞŵďĞƌϭϵϵϵ͕ĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƚŚĞ future environmental protection and construction industry in Taiwan, especially in fire protection engineering, smoke control equipment, metal building materials.
HOCHENG Corporation
HCG specializes in manufacturing bathroom facilities in Taiwan since ϭϵϯϭ͘/ƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝŶŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶĐĞƌĂŵŝĐƐĂŶĚ other building products.
Spring Pool Glass Industrial CO., Ltd.
^ƉƌŝŶŐWŽŽů'ůĂƐƐ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůK͕͘>ƚĚ͘ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŝŶ,ƐŝŶĐŚƵƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϳϬ͕ and contributes to recycling waste-glass and reforms it into glass art. Nowadays, the products with highly sustainable added value export to all over the world.
Grand Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Grand Biotechnology concentrates on research and development of orchid plant tissue. It relates to plant biotechnology, seeding and flower import and export to foreign countries.
Bronze Sponsors
Mega Master Technology Inc.
Mega Master Technology Inc., advanced Clean Production technologies - including the raw material, manufacturing processes, and to the final green products - follow the Kyoto Protocol in spirit and meet the European RoHS requirements.
Berlin Co., Ltd.
Berlin has long been active in the latest technology from abroad, research institutions abroad to improve the level of research and development of technology; continuous research and improvement, the products can better meet the needs of Taiwan's environment and serve their reach customers the quality of perfection. The innovation of the next challenge is presenting to people a better future.
Silver Sponsors
ORCHIDS4ALL
KƌĐŚŝĚϰĂůůŝƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϯϵ͕ǁŚĞŶ:͘͘:DĞĞƵǁŝƐƐĞŶƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŚŝƐĨŝƌƐƚ nursery in Aalsmeer. Through the success in Meeuwissen’s growing methods, he was capable to invest in more and better nurseries. From ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϭϵϲϳƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƐƚĂƌƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƌĐŚŝĚƐ͘dŚƌŽƵŐŚĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ breeding and selection we have been able to give our customers the latest trends in orchids.
Mason Universal Enterprise Ltd.
Mason Universal Enterprise Ltd. focus on the prevention and treatment of noise-induced hearing loss, products and materials.
Bronze Sponsors
EVA AIR
sŝƌĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶDĂƌĐŚϭϵϴϵ͕ƋƵŝĐŬůLJĐĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶŽĨ the global aviation industry. In June 2013, EVA became a Star Alliance member, giving passengers access to a vast network of nearly 1,400 ĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶƐŝŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϵϬĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐŐůŽďĂů services. EVA also offers the added benefits of geographic advantages as Taiwan steadily gains status as the Asia-Pacific’s transportation hub.
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