End of camp! Great experience!

To all the low-carbon innovators…THANK YOU!

The camp was intense but we are happy and proud to have worked with you. We think the camp was really productive!

Soon, we will upload pictures and contact you.

Thanks again,

the team

Chosen ideas

These are the final ideas groups are working on:

1- Making a concept where employees choose if they want to keep a parking lot or get money (the expenses company would pay for the parking lot). Or people could use the land of the parking lot for urban gardening (such as small green house) instead.

By Carlos Lamuela, TKK

Carlos Lamuela pitching the idea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2- Open source database with carbon emissions information of typical house hold items. The data would show the emissions caused by production and use. There would be first average data, and then later, when available data published by manufacturers. The data would be available for everyone.

By Juha Koponen, Netcycler

Juha Koponen pitching idea n.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3- A service on the Internet to request and offer “waste” = raw materials, for example old blankets and sheets

By Maria Laitinen, Ordinare

Maria Laitinen pitching her idea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4- Transportation between different Aalto University schools:  For example a service of shared rides in smaller vehicles or hybrid/electric cars. A ride would be customized to the needs of commuters. This could also take the form of a car-sharing club for Aalto students, also for other uses than campus transportation. Hybrid cars could be potentially sponsored by advertising on them. Another possibility would be to develop the biking possibilities between the campuses.

By Laura Honkapirtti, Aalto School of Economics

 

Laura Honkapirtti pitching her idea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5- A bike sharing system for the city of Helsinki, getting inspired from previous experiments in other cities (Amsterdam, Copenhagen, …). How to improve the parking system and how to make the bike the best option for citizens?

By Emilia Koivunen

Emilia Koivunen pitching her idea

Camp Day!

Here we are!

The camp has started and groups are already working on the ideas!

This is the schedule for the day:

9.30 Opening words / Aalto students
9.50 Climate Issue as a Lifestyle Change / Demos Helsinki
10.10 Presenting the initial ideas and forming the teams
10.30 Break
10.45 1st session 
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Check point: 5 min per group
14.15 Break
14.30 2nd session
16.15 Break
16.30 Blueprint show: 10 min per group + Announcing the winners
18.00 Closing

Soon we will upload the first pictures!

Invitations sent, first sign ups and ideas received!

We are excited to post your first ideas of low-carbon innovations. Now we invite you to comment on the ideas and help us choose which ones to develop further during the camp. Also we are still taking more sign ups for the camp, so if you are thinking of it, just hurry up!

We are very happy to notice, that many of you are eager to come develop your own idea (some of which you are already working on in your company) with a group of excited students and professionals.  We know that there are many of you who are waiting until the last day to sign up (April 20th), but just don’t forget to do it. Even if the sun is shining bright out there and the birds are singing (and mobile phones ringing).

Can’t wait to innovate with you!

Organizing team

Let’s get it started!

Welcome, everyone!

The group organizing the “Low-Carbon Innovation Camp” @Aalto University is excited and ready to work with you!

We have many contacts to interesting people and we are trying to build the camp in the best possible way!

Sign up for the Camp here, stay tuned and follow us for more information on our development! We will keep updating you with the latest news on LoCIC!

Do not hesitate to comment or to contact us to give us your insights/thoughts! We will be more than glad to hear from all of you! 

The team