Czech Republic

Glassiteca agile piloting

Demonstrator of the use of the Glassticine material in public spaces for green walls, surfaces and roofs. This is a 1.5 x 1 x 2 m relocatable device that will test the material's potential for reducing temperature and increasing ambient humidity, while also allowing city residents to learn about innovative and environmentally friendly solutions. Glassticine is a material prepared from waste glass (which ends up in landfills), the mixture of raw materials can be shaped initially and after sintering (baking), a material with open pores is created. The material is thus absorbent and one possible use is for growing plants. The material retains moisture and, due to evaporation from its surface and from the plants, passively lowers the temperature and increases the humidity in its surroundings. The demonstrator will allow to verify in real conditions the technology (material and associated fixing and irrigation systems), the expected properties (reduction of temperature and increase of humidity in the surroundings, resistance to climate change, conditions for plants), interaction with the environment.