Barrio 7 – Antonio Tames , Carlo Caltabiano, Amay Uday Gurkar.

Looking at the complexities of our Barrio – comprising of Torre Baro (singular family houses), Ciutat Meridiana (multi-storeyed Housing complex), and Vallabona (mix of singular family houses + multi-storeyed housing), the presence of the Cement manufacturing Industries, and the widest stretch of highway connecting Barcelona to the neighbouring cities; there was an obvious interpretation that the site produced huge amounts of Carbon emissions, only from the industries and the highways. The map was generated to understand the quantity of carbon emission at various stages, eg- Industries, Cars, Housings. and compare this quantity to the amount of carbon sequestrated by the trees. So a grid of 100 m x 100 m was created which would measure the amount of carbon emitted while also mapping the sequestration process by all the trees within each grid. The conclusion from the mapping was that the sequestration amount is so little it is not the optimum solution for the consumption of carbon.  The mapping shown above is at 1:2000 scale and shows the monthly cycle of emissions.

Introductory Design Studio: Barcelona 0 Emissions

 Neighborhood: 16. Putxet i Farro, Vila de Gracia, El Camp d’en grassot y Gracia Nova.

Group: Daniela Quesada, Luz Michelle Lavayen, Yashaswini Apte.

There has been an important growth in Hydroelectric production in Spain due to the high rainfall and a considerable increase in self-generators. The total installed power as of December 31st 1996 was 48,736 MW (36.3% hydroelectric, 48.4% thermal and 15.3% nuclear). There are more than 900 hydropower plants of < 5 MW with an installed power of 1031 MW. Putxet is a small mountain located between Vallarca and Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, 181metres high which has a potential for generating hydroelectricity from rain water. Taking advantage of the mountainous area and amount of rainfall received here, we have undertaken a study of the rain water flow pattern, rain water collection, areas of water flooding to conclude with a zero-emission proposal for powering the area of Putxet.

To arrive at our conclusion we have undertaken the following studies:

1) Mapping of the street rain water collection network in the area, this includes mapping the location of rain water collection chambers along the road and sewers, highlighting the rain water flow and areas of flooding.

2) Identifying building with terraces for rain water collection and calculation of the quantity of water collected. Mapping of the buildings differentiated accordingly to their heights to assess the velocity of the water flow from the terraces to the rain water collection chambers.

3) Study of the above two maps in conjunction to comprehend the rain water collection pattern and flooding zones to enable us to provide a proposal for generating electricity for the neighborhood of Putxet.

Conclusion

Hydroelectric power (hydropower) is a largely untapped source of energy which can be harnessed without producing harmful emissions. The mountainous area of Putxet is well suited for hydro-electric power production.

The rain water flows down at high velocities through the slopes, and down the building and drains. This rain water _flowing down the streets and that is collected on the terraces of the buildings shall be used to power the neighborhood using the ‘Micro-hydroelectric system’. We propose to locate turbines and generator houses at infrastructure of the existing sewer systems located at the flooding areas and at the highest pressure head locations. In order to tackle the irregularity in the precipitation, reservoirs to store water can be located strategically, so that this water can be used to generate electricity during periods of low or no rainfall.

Barrio 16: Putxet, mapping the potencial to harness water for hydroelectric power.

There has been an important growth in Hydroelectric production in Spain due to the high rainfall and a considerable increase in self-generators.
The total installed power as of December 31st 1996 was 48,736 MW (36.3% hydroelectric, 48.4% thermal and 15.3% nuclear). There are
more than 900 hydropower plants of < 5 MW with an installed power of 1031 MW.

Putxet is a small mountain located between Vallarca and Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, 181metres high which has a potential for generating hydroelectricity
from rain water. Taking advantage of the mountainous area and amount of rainfall received here, we have undertaken a study of the rain water flow pattern, rain water collection, areas of water flooding to conclude with a zero-emission proposal for powering the area of Putxet.

To arrive at our conclusion we have undertaken the following studies:

1) Mapping of the street rain water collection network in the area, this includes mapping the location of rain water collection chambers along the road and sewers, highlighting the rain water flow and areas of flooding.

2) Identifying building with terraces for rain water collection and calculation of the quantity of water collected. Mapping of the buildings differentiated accordingly to their heights to assess the velocity of the water flow from the terraces to the rain water collection chambers.

3) Study of the above two maps in conjunction to comprehend the rain water collection pattern and flooding zones to enable us to provide a proposal for generating electricity for the neighborhood of Putxet.

Conclusion

Hydroelectric power (hydropower) is a largely untapped source of energy which can be harnessed without producing harmful emissions. The mountainous area of Putxet is well
suited for hydro-electric power production.

The rain water flows down at high velocities through the slopes, and down
the building and drains. This rain water _flowing down the streets and that is collected on the terraces of the buildings shall be used to power the neighborhood using the ‘Micro-hydroelectric system’. We propose to locate turbines and generator houses at infrastructure of the existing sewer systems located at the flooding areas and at the highest pressure head locations. In order to tackle the irregularity in the precipitation, reservoirs to store water can be located strategically, so that this water can be used to generate electricity during periods of low or no rainfall.

Introductory Design Studio: Barcelona 0 Emissions

Neighborhood: 16. Putxet i Farro, Vila de Gracia, El Camp d’en grassot y Gracia Nova.

Group: Daniela Quesada, Luz Michelle Lavayen, Yashaswini Apte.

There has been an important growth in Hydroelectric production in Spain due to the high rainfall and a considerable increase in self-generators. The total installed power as of December 31st 1996 was 48,736 MW (36.3% hydroelectric, 48.4% thermal and 15.3% nuclear). There are more than 900 hydropower plants of < 5 MW with an installed power of 1031 MW. Putxet is a small mountain located between Vallarca and Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, 181metres high which has a potential for generating hydroelectricity from rain water. Taking advantage of the mountainous area and amount of rainfall received here, we have undertaken a study of the rain water flow pattern, rain water collection, areas of water flooding to conclude with a zero-emission proposal for powering the area of Putxet.

To arrive at our conclusion we have undertaken the following studies:

1) Mapping of the street rain water collection network in the area, this includes mapping the location of rain water collection chambers along the road and sewers, highlighting the rain water flow and areas of flooding.

2) Identifying building with terraces for rain water collection and calculation of the quantity of water collected. Mapping of the buildings differentiated accordingly to their heights to assess the velocity of the water flow from the terraces to the rain water collection chambers.

3) Study of the above two maps in conjunction to comprehend the rain water collection pattern and flooding zones to enable us to provide a proposal for generating electricity for the neighborhood of Putxet.

Conclusion

Hydroelectric power (hydropower) is a largely untapped source of energy which can be harnessed without producing harmful emissions. The mountainous area of Putxet is well suited for hydro-electric power production.

The rain water flows down at high velocities through the slopes, and down the building and drains. This rain water _flowing down the streets and that is collected on the terraces of the buildings shall be used to power the neighborhood using the ‘Micro-hydroelectric system’. We propose to locate turbines and generator houses at infrastructure of the existing sewer systems located at the flooding areas and at the highest pressure head locations. In order to tackle the irregularity in the precipitation, reservoirs to store water can be located strategically, so that this water can be used to generate electricity during periods of low or no rainfall.

Introductory Design Studio: Barcelona 0 Emissions

Neighborhood: 16. Putxet i Farro, Vila de Gracia, El Camp d’en grassot y Gracia Nova.

Group: Daniela Quesada, Luz Michelle Lavayen, Yashaswini Apte.

There has been an important growth in Hydroelectric production in Spain due to the high rainfall and a considerable increase in self-generators. The total installed power as of December 31st 1996 was 48,736 MW (36.3% hydroelectric, 48.4% thermal and 15.3% nuclear). There are more than 900 hydropower plants of < 5 MW with an installed power of 1031 MW. Putxet is a small mountain located between Vallarca and Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, 181metres high which has a potential for generating hydroelectricity from rain water. Taking advantage of the mountainous area and amount of rainfall received here, we have undertaken a study of the rain water flow pattern, rain water collection, areas of water flooding to conclude with a zero-emission proposal for powering the area of Putxet.

To arrive at our conclusion we have undertaken the following studies:

1) Mapping of the street rain water collection network in the area, this includes mapping the location of rain water collection chambers along the road and sewers, highlighting the rain water flow and areas of flooding.

2) Identifying building with terraces for rain water collection and calculation of the quantity of water collected. Mapping of the buildings differentiated accordingly to their heights to assess the velocity of the water flow from the terraces to the rain water collection chambers.

3) Study of the above two maps in conjunction to comprehend the rain water collection pattern and flooding zones to enable us to provide a proposal for generating electricity for the neighborhood of Putxet.

Conclusion

Hydroelectric power (hydropower) is a largely untapped source of energy which can be harnessed without producing harmful emissions. The mountainous area of Putxet is well suited for hydro-electric power production.

The rain water flows down at high velocities through the slopes, and down the building and drains. This rain water _flowing down the streets and that is collected on the terraces of the buildings shall be used to power the neighborhood using the ‘Micro-hydroelectric system’. We propose to locate turbines and generator houses at infrastructure of the existing sewer systems located at the flooding areas and at the highest pressure head locations. In order to tackle the irregularity in the precipitation, reservoirs to store water can be located strategically, so that this water can be used to generate electricity during periods of low or no rainfall.

-Team members. J. Antonio Tamez E, Amay Gurkar, Carlo Caltabiano

The objective of this map is to understand the layers of noise present on the three barrios by dividing them into a grid composed ofquadrants of 100*100 meters., coordinated in alphabetical columns and numerical rows. The main idea is to try and use this system as a way to find areas that not only are noisy but also are producers of ambient contaminants.
The system uses both the average lower decibel and the average higher decibel to compare the differences in noise in a given quadrant. It was found that areas where the difference between low and high decibels is marginal are the areas that contain some sort of industrial age infrastructure, which could be anything between an electric tower carrying power lines that vibrate with the wind, to industrial warehouses and highways that produce large quantities of noise and, by extension, ambient pollution.

• Team Group 4 : Carlo Caltabiano, Amayuday Gurkar, Juan Antonio Tames Elizondo

This work analyzes the density and energy performarce of the residencial buildings in Ciutat Meridiana and Torre Barò district in Barcelona.
Comparing these two models is possible to see the difference in the neighborhoods identity.
Ciudad Meridiana was developed to accommodate the boom of immigrants coming to Barcelona during the 1960s. This neighborhoods can be consider a dormitory city, the concentration of residencial buildings is very hight, on the contrary Torre Barò has a very low density, but the concentration of the buildings is spread out in a bigger area, and also almost all are single houses.
To compare these two situation, we have mesured the amount of volume building for each fabric in the neigborhoods and to mesure the energy efficent we considerded the geographic location, typology and age of the building. We have taken in consideration also the type of the heiting system , the insulated surfaces (roofspace, walls), the number and type of windows.

The analysis of these two differets living condition has the goal of improve the energy condition of the general area, in order to use Ciutat Meridiana as energy collector for Torre Barò, trying to find a balance between them.

The analysis was focused on the typology of the buildings in terms of configuration of density, and related to the actual density of population in the neighborhoods. At the end, the most dense areas were used to identify potential available space in them to take advantage of this and to have a general base from which we could make some proposals to develop in the next phase in order to reduce the impact in terms of emissions.

Analysis:

For  the Barcelona “0 emission” project we extracted a part of our whole barrio to test the mapping technique which after confirmation can be appllied to the whole area; our intention consists in showing which places are most frequented by tourists in order to identify and show where most energy has to be spent in order to maintain the city as a tourist attraction.

Hotels, resturants and museums are being considered as the potential emitters and attractors of tourists.

In the selected area highest tourist densities occur in “Las Ramblas”, around the Catherdral, at axis from  Jaume I  to Via Laietana and around the Picasso museum; the color code informs about the vicinity of hotels, restaurants and museums.

Based on general data on efficiency for  the three categories hotels, restaurants and museums we trace the total consumption of energy for the mapped entities to find out which ones have the higghest energy saving potential. Hotels and large museums stand out to be the biggest energy consumers.

We also analyzed motorized traffic  and parkings as indicators of increased CO2 emission; though this diagram identyfies areas of increased traffic in the area the total traffic is still low compared to other parts of the city. For this reason this diagram will probably discarted for the final analysis.

Proposal:

Based on the tourist density city services can adapt their maintenance of the city. Areas with high density will receive more attention, energy and money for maintenance services than others. Like this a street with many tourists will be cleaned more often than a street with lower touristic density.

The biggest energy consumers ( hotels an large museums) should be working in a selfsufficient way. Systems to achieve that should be integrated into the same buildings.

The Process
The zone assigned to us consists of parts of two barrios Horta-guinardo, Nou barris and covers the neighbourhoods of Horta, la Guineueta, Can Reguera, El Turo de la peira, Porta, Vilapicina I la Torre Llobeta, La font d’en Fargues.The main factor which affects all the factors in our zone is the Topography. The topography is moderately complex due to the presence of two hills on site one with Parc del turo de la peira , other with parc del guinardo and the mountains in the north west.We focussed our mapping process on the people especially old people which account to 30% of the population in our zone and open spaces and walkability in the zone towards bus stops, metrostops, bicing and other amenities in the area.We also analysed the production of garbage and waste in the zone and concentrated on the market as the prominent generator of organic waste.

The Conclusion and the Proposal

The position of markets and other important amenities and transport stations are not favourably distributed in the zone predominantly because of the topography. There is a lack of pedestrian only zones.

The Public spaces are far from most of the residential area and old-age homes because of which people have to use other modes of transport, most of the times the public spaces are situated in pockets created by intersecting roads.

The Proposal will consist of the following:

1 An efficient distribution of markets and other amenities (favouring old people and walkability).

2 Community farming zones and the composting plants.

3 Pedestrian streets.

Andrés Briceño, Siddhesh Kale, Jesús Armando Zabala, Ohad Meyuhas