Smart City research with the Smart "Sector coupling" measure at the Friedrichstadt district festival

The Smart City Dresden model project has defined three "intelligent quarters" in order to test its research and measures in a defined environment. The team from WISSENSARCHITEKTUR - Laboratory of Knowledge Architecture (TU Dresden) regularly provides information at city festivals and engages in discussions with citizens. A partner project was also present at the Friedrichstadt district festival.

The sector coupling project aims to digitally network energy systems to integrate renewable energies into the municipal district heating supply. The model has been developed and will be tested in Friedrichstadt. Representatives from the Office for Economic Development and the participating companies Sachsen Energie and STESAD presented the technology, implementation and benefits of the smart energy system. Many visitors showed great interest.

As part of the accompanying and synthesis research(Smart City Research), the WISSENSARCHITEKTUR team (TU Dresden) is determining the needs of citizens for the further development of the city districts, among other things. The co-design tool U_CODE is also part of the Smart Participation Toolbox, which provides tools for citizen participation. It served as a "playground" to try out at the model project stand.

The self-developed tool makes it possible to be creative in the 3D model of your neighborhood. For example, you can construct buildings, plant trees or create playgrounds. A low-threshold playground that makes you want to play, but also very vividly depicts the needs and ideas of the neighborhood residents.

"Intelligent Quarters"

The "Intelligent Quarters" concept was established in the scientifically developed Smart City strategy . Following the guidelines of Dresden's "Integrated Urban Development Concept" (INSEK), three districts were selected that together represent a range of geographical and demographic framework conditions for urban development: Johannstadt, Friedrichstadt and Prohlis.

The WISSENSARCHITEKTUR team conducts regular participation formats in the districts under the title "Smart Participation" in order to determine the needs of the citizens for the further development of the districts. City festivals were defined as a fixed point for the so-called neighborhood workshops. They make it possible to reach a large number of residents. The results also provide a basis for comparison due to the annual rotation of the festivals.