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Bauhaus University Weimar Research Projects


Project ongoing since: 2005 • BUW (Bauhaus University Weimar)

Purpose

The Department of Urban Mater Management and Sanitation deals with theoretical, experimental and applied problems in the field of wastewater technology, capacity building, resources economy and integrated sanitation.

Activities

The research activities of this department deal with theoretical, experimental and applied problems in the field of wastewater technology, capacity building, resources economy and integrated sanitation.

The most important research activities are currently:
Sanitation in extreme environments
Planning and operation of wastewater treatment facilities and systems (energy analysis, improvement of company organisations, optimisation of processes and cleaning performance)
Integrated sanitation systems based on material-flows and value added resource utilisation
Example: MoMo2 project in Darkhan, Mongolia - based on material flows and reutilisation of feces and urine in a biogas plant and agriculture respectively, in connection with the iPiT® toilet, which is an integrated personal innovative toilet.

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Image: bahaus uni project © BUW

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Biogas systems Capacity development Composting, vermicomposting (solid waste), composting toilets Decentralised wastewater treatment (e.g. DEWATS) East Asia & Pacific Europe & Central Asia German government Global Other funding source or unspecified Product design and engineering Resource recovery Technology comparisons Treatment of wastewater or greywater University, education or research institution Urine diversion dehydration toilets (UDDTs)

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Bauhaus University Weimar
Weimar
Germany


With faculties and areas of study such as Architecture, Art and Design, Civil Engineering and Media, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has a distinctive identity. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has become well-known for its wide range of teaching and research activities based on civil engineering and architecture-oriented disciplines. Today the University offers an extensive spectrum of instruction with over 30 courses of study, including free art, design, web design, visual communication, media design, media culture, architecture, civil engineering, materials science, processing technology, environment and management.

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