Ångström

Friday 20 December, 2024

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Wednesday 1 November, 2023

Record-breaking energy savings at the Ångström laboratory

The approximately 100,000 m2 Ångström laboratory draws roughly as much energy as a small Swedish community. Akademiska Hus and Uppsala University are now carrying out extensive work with the goal of reducing the amount of energy supplied to the building by as much as 30 percent. The savings are unique in terms of size for Akademiska Hus and part of the property company's and the university's deepened sustainability cooperation. The project goes by the name "The Octopus" to symbolize the Ångström Laboratory's total of ten house bodies whose design can be seen as a head with arms like an octopus. The work takes place in different stages and extends until the year 2025. In the first stage, which was recently completed, Akademiska Hus has invested approximately SEK 40 million. The measures that have been taken are aimed at enabling energy to be moved between the building bodies and used where it does the most good in various ways. - Akademiska Hus has a zero vision for its climate footprint and an important part of that work is to reduce the amount of delivered energy. The investment we are making in the Ångström laboratory is unique to us and when the work is finished, the goal is that we will have reduced the annual energy supply to the building by a full 8 GWh, says Andreas Kupenberg, director of Technology and Service at Akademiska Hus. The heat of the server halls becomes circular In the Ångström laboratory, energy-intensive research and teaching is conducted in, among other areas, batteries, solar energy, IT and cyber security. Today, the buildings' energy needs measure 26 GWh per year, where a majority of the energy is used to cool the large server halls needed for the university's technology-intensive operations to function. The work in the first stage of the project has focused on making use of the heat created in the server halls and efficiently moving it to other parts of the building where heat is needed and then going back as cooling to the server halls. The circular energy system means that the amount of delivered energy that would otherwise have been required to heat and cool the building can be drastically reduced. - It is important that we as a university participate in this development. Uppsala University is strong in energy research and it is not only about developing new energy technologies but also new solutions for energy saving, says Charlotte Platzer Björkman, professor of solar cell technology and vice-rector for the discipline of technology and natural sciences at Uppsala University. The work to greatly reduce the energy supply to the Ångström laboratory now continues with the two remaining stages. In these, Akademiska Hus invests an additional SEK 35 million. The focus is, among other things, on improving ventilation.This text has been automatically translated, and some inaccuracies may be present.

Thursday 15 December, 2022

Energy saving tips!

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Tuesday 25 October, 2022

Electric car charging at the Ångström laboratory

By offering charging for electric vehicles, we want to contribute to sustainable transport on, to and from our campus areas. In collaboration with the charging operator Mer Charging Solutions, we want to make it easy to be able to charge the car regardless of which university you visit. The charging stations are part of Mer's public charging network in Sweden and are visible in Mer's app. With the app, you can also pay, start and stop charging. The user can receive charging assistance 24/7 from Mer's customer service.At the Ångström laboratory, there are 4 parking spaces equipped with this type of charging station.See the map in this post for info on where these are located. Benefits for the universityPossibility to rent a charging point, e.g. daytime weekdays. Talk to Akademiska Hus if interested.Simple reporting of fuel costs for the company car driver.The charging stations are visible in Mer's app and Mer's charging map.Make it easy for the visitor to load with the same payment method and function for all campuses.More takes care of questions about charging and offers charging assistance around the clock, all week.Benefits for the userCan charge easily, flexibly and safely when the car is still parked.The same payment method via app or charging token regardless of campus area and when charging along the way in Mer's public charging network.Easy to find the charging stations via Mer's app or charging map.Option to choose between different charging subscriptions depending on charging needs.Charging assistance around the clock, all week by Mer's customer service. 

Wednesday 7 September, 2022

Start of construction for Akademiska Hus student housing in Uppsala

The start is now underway for the construction of 170 apartments that will provide 350 students and researchers with accommodation close to the campus in connection with the Ångström Laboratory and Biomedical Center (BMC) at Uppsala University. The investment is an important contribution to reducing the student housing shortage that prevails in the city and which means that Uppsala was recently redlisted in Sweden's United Student Unions' annual report on the housing situation for the country's students in 34 study locations. The new student and researcher residences have been named Aquila, which is the Latin name for the constellation Örnen and Uppland's landscape constellation. The location in Rosendal, the emerging new district between Stadsskogen and Dag Hammarskjölds väg, means that Ångström and BMC are connected with commerce, services and other housing that is currently being developed in the area. There is also proximity to recreation areas and communication routes. Aquila will consist of 13,000 square meters of new construction divided into a high part of twelve floors and a low part of six floors. The building will be shaped like a U around a farm and with a beautiful wooden facade it will be woven together with the pine trees in the area. The project also includes a rebuilding of three older heritage-listed buildings of a total of 350 square meters, which will be used, among other things, for bicycle storage. - The demand for student and researcher housing is high all over the country, including in Uppsala. At Akademiska Hus, we are therefore committed to creating more housing on campus that is both sustainable and affordable. With more student housing, the universities' attractiveness increases and the campus areas become more lively and open, says Annika Stridh, property area manager at Akademiska Hus. Both shared accommodation and classic studios The new student and researcher apartments are built according to Akademiska Hus' housing concept Academic Living, which means that the block will contain a variety of different types of apartments - everything from classic studios with their own kitchens to apartments where up to six people share common areas such as bathrooms and kitchens . Sharing accommodation offers many advantages. It promotes social community and thus counteracts the feeling of loneliness that many students experience when moving to a new city. Shared accommodation is also positive from a sustainability perspective, as functions and surfaces are shared. - The student housing situation is strained in the country and it is positive to see Akademiska Hus being built for students and researchers in Uppsala. In SFS's latest housing report, it was found that the pace of construction needs to increase in order to meet the students' need for safe housing for the entire period of study, says Linn Svärd, chairman of Sweden's United Student Unions. Solar cells on the roof The building has also been equipped with solar cells which are estimated to produce 60,000 kWh of sustainable energy per year. The investment is part of Akademiska Hus' work to create locally produced renewable energy and to reach a zero vision for the company's climate footprint. The new student and researcher residences are expected to be ready for occupancy in 2024. Akademiska Hus is investing approximately SEK 360 million in the project.

Wednesday 20 May, 2020

Akademiska Hus is investing in increased biodiversity

In order to create more attractive campus areas and contribute to a more sustainable society, Akademiska Hus implements a series of initiatives around the country that promote biological diversity. The result has positive effects for humans as well as animals and vegetation.As one of Sweden's largest park managers, Akademiska Hus places great focus on the outdoor environments that surround the 3.3 million square meter property portfolio. Through greenery and nature on campus, conditions are created for a stress-relieving and performance-enhancing living environment, while positive effects arise for animals and vegetation.- We want the country's campuses to be an asset for the entire society and we work to strengthen biological diversity in both our ongoing management and when we develop new buildings or entire areas. In this way, we provide better conditions for both people, animals and insects to thrive on campus and in the ecologically sustainable outdoor environments that are created there, says Mia Edofsson, head of sustainability at Akademiska Hus.Small and large stakesWhen Akademiska Hus, together with higher education institutions, plans for the development of campus areas, this is done through long-term campus plans, where climatic, social and ecological perspectives are taken into account. In the systematic work, great focus is placed on protecting the green qualities and biological diversity - now and over time. Around the country there are a number of examples of investments made to promote increased species richness. These include, for example, insect hotels, hedgehog nests, beehives and nest boxes adapted for, for example, tits, starlings, tree crawlers, bats and butterflies. In several places, Akademiska Hus has reinforced the ecological values of the campus by creating meadows, cultivation plots, storm water ponds, water mirrors and permaculture gardens. A large number of buildings have been given green sedum roofs with space for bee batteries that provide nests for wild bees.Contributing to increased biological diversity has in some cases also been guiding in the development of completely new campus areas. In Stockholm, a coherent university area is emerging that stretches from Stockholm University in the north, via KTH over to Hagastaden with Karolinska Institutet in the west. The development of the Albano campus into a modern and competitive university environment takes place in harmony with nature and the goal is to become a role model in sustainable urban construction. As proof of the project's sustainability success, Albano is the first campus area in Sweden to be certified according to Citylab, a sustainability certification that does not only cover an individual building but includes an entire urban development project.At Albano, new water systems are being created to take care of stormwater, an improved microclimate and outdoor environments designed to strengthen the dispersal routes for plants and animals between the Nationalstadsparken and Hagaparken. Selection of biotopes and plants is based on the surrounding landscape and placed so that they support known, ecological dispersal routes. Through green roofs with large open roof terraces where students, employees and even the public have access, the university buildings become an integrated part of the park environment.- With efforts large and small, we contribute to increasing biological diversity on the country's campus areas. The work takes place in close collaboration with our customers and other stakeholders, where we work together for an even more sustainable society, says Mia Edofsson.Ask us!If you are interested in how we work with biodiversity on your campus area, you are welcome to ask your administrator!Read more!Read more about Akademiska Hus' sustainability work here:

Friday 8 May, 2020

Welcome to the My Campus app

Welcome to the My Campus app, it is available to give you a better experience of your campus and simplify your everyday life. In the app we have collected all the information that we think you need and you choose which campus and which buildings you want information about. On Akademiskahus.se under my pages you will find the same information and features as in the app. So the app works Keep track of what's happening on campus By choosing a campus and one or more buildings, your personal flow is created with updated information, maps, contact information, service, news and disruptions that may affect you in your everyday life. Create and track your error report You can easily create, follow and leave feedback on your bug report directly in the app. You get an overview of error reports you made and can easily see the status of your case. Find the right person in the right place You can easily search, find and save contact information for each campus and building. This way you know who you can contact if you have questions or if something happens. Get started with three simple steps: 1. Log in or use the app without creating an account. If you register your email address, your personal profile is created where you have the opportunity to: - Create a bug report and see history. - Set up the campus and highlight the buildings you want information on. - Use My Pages at akademiskahus.se 2., Choose your campus and the buildings you want information about. 3. Ready! Your feed is now filled with the information you want.