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Seminar: Prof. David Nichols from Melbourne School of Design

14 Oct. 2019 09:00 – 10:00 , F744:

“The challenge of mitigating climate change in locations of heritage significance: a Melbourne case study”

Study on nutrient recovery from urine to agriculture in Northern Sweden

In the North of Sweden, nutrient recovery from wastewater fractions is still not practised. In this study, we assessed the potential of reuse of nutrients from urine to agriculture in theNorth of Sweden in terms of quantity and environmental impact of collecting, treating and spreading urine-based fertiliser.

Call for content to the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2020 in Copenhagen

On October 18-23, 2020, Copenhagen will host the world's largest water congress and exhibition. Then 6,000-10,000 people from companies, academia and organizations gather to network, share knowledge and find new collaborations. Stormwater&Sewers also plans to participate and take an active part in this water forum.

Licentiate seminar Alexandra Müller - Urban Water Engineering

15 Nov. 2019 10:00 – 11:00 , E632:

Urban surfaces as sources of stormwater pollution: An evaluation of substances released from building envelopes

Follow online with Zoom. Link: https://ltu-se.zoom.us/j/798562352

Havremagasinet art hall focuses on microplastics

Resource Efficient Sewerage Systems

11 Nov. 2019 12:00 – 13:00 , Vetenskapens hus:

Source separating sewage systems allow vital nutrients from wastewater to be returned to agriculture. Elisabeth Kvarnström, Adjunct Professor in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, lectures on how we build sustainable cities.

Licentiate seminar Alexandra Müller - Urban Water Engineering

On November 15, 2019, Alexandra Müller will defend her licentiate thesis entitled "Urban surfaces as sources of stormwater pollution: An evaluation of substances released from building envelopes".

Nordic Waste Water Conference – NORDIWA 2019

On September 23-25, this year's NORDIWA conference was held in Helsinki with a participant record of 450 people from all over the Nordic region. The conference concerned the implementation of the global goals for sustainable development in the Nordic countries, the situation in the Baltic Sea and how to build a bridge between researchers and actors in the urban water sector.

New position paper on “Prioritisation of Emerging Contaminants in Urban Wastewater”

The EU’s directive on Urban Waste Water Treatment has been open for public consultation, for the commission to assess whether a revision of the directive is needed or not.

Data-driven asset management for VA infrastructure

Emmanuel Okworis’s research work focuses on data management and improving data driven asset management and maintenance strategies for water and sewer pipe infrastructure for municipal systems.

Horizon 2020 Environment & Resources Information Days

Lecture delivered by professor John Glasson, Oxford Brookes University, UK

4 Oct. 2019 08:15 – 09:45 , F531:

The Architecture research group at LTU is glad to advertise the lecture "Monitoring and Auditing in EIA: Examples from current major energy projects of approaches to addressing this weak link in the EIA process".

Stormwater&Sewers strategy days and theme reference group meetings

During Stormwater&Sewer's strategy days 2019 held in Sigtuna in September, discussed future challenges for Urban Water organizations and research in the Urban Water area, with a particular focus on education, competence and vision work.

Stormwater&Sewers visiting VAKIN in Umeå

Maria Viklander, Annelie Hedström, Joel Lönnqvist and Youen Pericault traveled to Umeå on September 5 to meet VAKIN.

DRIZZLE's General Assembly Meeting 2019

This year's DRIZZLE Annual General Assembly meeting took place at the end of August in Stockholm with the DRIZZLE member Tyréns hosting the event. During the days, some of the researchers and PhD students associated with DRIZZLE presented news from their ongoing research.

SPN9 2019 in Aalborg, Denmark

During 27th – 30th of August, the 9th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks (SPN9) was held in Aalborg, Denmark. This is one of IWA’s specialist conferences that comes back every three years.

New PhD student in DRIZZLE

Lisa Öborn was hired on August 26, through a collaboration between Stockholm City and LTU, as a municipal PhD in Waste Water Engineering within DRIZZLE.

Seminar: What can we create at old mining areas?

24 Sep. 2019 10:30 – 17:15 , F 531:

LTU, Svemin and SIP STRIM are organizing a seminar on the opportunities to create interesting and exciting areas where mining has previously occurred.

Association of Polar Early-Career Scientists - APECS Workshop

3 Sep. 2019 12:30 – 17:00 , F664f:

“Voices from the North. Exploring research on resource extraction, local communities and built environments in Northern Sweden”

New Post Doc

Kelsey Flanagan joined the Urban Water group at LTU on August 12 as a Post Doc, as a part of DRIZZLE – Centre for Stormwater Management.

New PhD student at DRIZZLE

On June 17, Emelie Hedlund Nilsson started as a PhD at DRIZZLE, through a collaboration between Luleå municipality and LTU.

Focus on stormwater management at Novatech conference

In early July, Stormwater&Sewers participated with seven researchers at the 10th edition of Novatech, an international stormwater conference that takes place every three years in Lyon, France.

Great interest in Almedalen for stormwater as a resource

During this year's Almedalen week, DRIZZLE participated in the seminar "Stormwater as a resource". The seminar was organized by LTU, NCC and Tyréns.

WETPOL 2019

WETPOL (International Symposium on Wetland Pollution Dymanics and Control) is an international conference that brings together scientists, engineers and practitioners working on wetland ecosystem services, including improving water quality, climate control and flood control.

EURO-SAM 2019

On June 18-19 a workshop was held on renewal and maintenance of sewage systems in Delft, the Netherlands.

DRIZZLE at Almedalsveckan

Come and participate in the seminar "Stormwater is a resource!" that DRIZZLE is part of during Almedalsveckan!

Time: Tuesday, July 2 at 11.45 - 13.15
Location: Arena City Development Days, Trappgränd (between St Hansgatan and Mellangatan, Visby)

Cities, rain and risk, Malmö 13-14 juni

The international conference CITIES, RAIN AND RISK, hold their joined end project event in Malmö on June 13-14 2019.The theme of the conference was urban flood management in cities.

Stormwater biofilter - four field plants soon installed

The implementation of stormwater biofilters (sometimes also called plant beds) is increasing rapidly in Sweden. Still, there are no measurement results showing the function of the filters under Swedish conditions, including how the cold climate can affect the function of the filter.

"Svampen" takes care of large stormwater volumes

How can large amounts of stormwater be taken care of in built-up areas where there is lack of space? This is a question that researchers in the DRIZZLE competence center want to answer in a project with the work name "Svampen".

David Chapman in international jury

David Chapman, a researcher in architecture at Luleå Technical University, was part of the international jury for Cosentino Design Challenge 13 2019 in Spain.

In the media: She becomes new head of Urban Water Engineering in Örebro

Jenny Johrin is a graduate engineer from Luleå University of Technology and at the beginning of her career she has worked for two years as a urban water engineer.

Licentiate seminar Urban Water Engineering

Uncertainties in computer models of stormwater systems.

Computer models are used more and more often as a tool for analyses and predictions of the performance of stormwater systems. These models are a simplification of reality and based on uncertain measurement data. Therefore, there will always be uncertainties in the modelling process and its outcomes, which could impact on the design and operation of stormwater systems.

Design and environmental impact of biofilter

Laila Søberg defended her doctoral thesis entitled "Bioretention for stormwater quality treatment: Effects of design features and ambient conditions” the 29th May 2019 at Luleå University of Technology. Opponent was David McCarthy from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Workshop for young scientists in Urban Water Engineering

On May 20-25 this year, PhD student Sarah Lindfors participated in the 24th edition of the European Junior Scientist Workshop in La Bérarde, France. The workshop is addressed to young scientists in Urban Water Engineering and this year's theme was "Monitoring of sewage and storm water systems".

Sediment sampling for the floating baffle in Östersund

Recently, a floating baffle (in Swedish: skärmdamm) has been built in Lake Storsjön in Östersund for stormwater treatment. In urban areas where there is not much space to install conventional stormwater treatment plants, such floating baffles can be advantageous.

Workshop in the Multifuctional datacenter project

During Wednesday May 22 Cristina Ramos Cáceres and Marcus Sandberg visited the datacenter operator Acon i Lycksele and arranged a workshop..

Denmark's Swedish Ambassador visited LTU

Ove Ullerup, Denmark's Swedish ambassador, visited Luleå University of Technology (LTU) on May 21 to discuss cooperation opportunities between the university and Denmark. Lena Goldkuhl, VA technology, was invited to talk about "City planning of sustainable cities".

Master thesis work in drinking water preparation

Emelie Hedlund Nilsson completed her studies in Natural Resource Technology at Luleå University of Technology before the summer with a degree project in drinking water preparation; "Biological separation of iron and manganese in groundwater works: A study in Klöverträsk with regard to preparation periods and seasonal variations". The work was carried out in collaboration with Luleå municipality.

Water Research School's annual seminar

The Water Research School's 2019 seminar was organized on May 2-3 by Lund University. Six PhD students from Stormwater&Sewers visited the event. The first day included different activities from team building to lectures by PhD students on their research.

GreenNano Day in Stockholm, May 8

At the beginning of May, participants from the GreenNano project gathered in Stockholm to give all participants in the project the opportunity to share what is going on in the different parts of the project, and also to contribute their knowledge.

Improved stormwater quality using grass swales

With increasing urbanization, there will be more of hardened surfaces, such as roads, parking places and roofs. Hard surfaces cause higher levels of pollutants to storm water, higher flow rates and higher volumes. Urbanization thus affects both the quantity of water and the quality of the stormwater.

Chemical precipitation of stormwater

On April 26, 2019, Fredrik Nyström presented his licentiate thesis "Coagulation Process Characteristics and Pollutant Removal from Urban Runoff" at a seminar with Michael Cimbritz, senior lecturer at Lund University, as discussion leader. In the paper, a chemical precipitation process has been investigated as a possible purification technique for contaminated stormwater.

How do we build climate-smart societies in the Arctic environment?

9 May. 2019 12:00 – 13:00 , Vetenskapens hus:

Welcome to a popular science lunch lecture in The Arctic Five's director, where researchers from Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University present challenges and solutions linked to sustainable community building in the Arctic region.

Creating a Global Watch Center - Lars-Eric Aaro, Senior Advisor ÅF

15 May. 2019 16:00 – 17:00 , Vetenskapens hus:

Space creates new opportunities for a sustainable world and future new business. IVA, Norrlandsfonden and LKAB invite you to a lecture. After the lecture and questions, a simpler buffet is served for those who signed up.

New Vinnova project - RECO

Stormwater&Sewers has been granted a new Vinnova project

In the media: Site manager Emma has her dream job

"I studied at Luleå University of Technology. I enjoyed it very well and the education has a very good reputation in the industry, which weighs heavily when looking for a job", says Emma.

Licentiate seminar Ico Broekhuizen - Urban Water Engineering

5 Jun. 2019 10:00 – 12:00 , F1031 Also online with Zoom. Link: https://ltu-se.zoom.us/wc/join/9432208054:

Uncertainties in rainfall-runoff modelling of green urban drainage systems: measurements, data selection and model structure

Dissertation Laila Soeberg - Urban Water Engineering

29 May. 2019 10:00 – 12:00 , C305 or online with Zoom. Link: https://ltu-se.zoom.us/j/586895804 :

Bioretention for stormwater quality treatment: Effects of design features and ambient conditions

In the media: Stormwater hero of the year 2019 awarded at Water Conference

For the first time in the Water Wastewater Circle conference's history, a prize was distributed to this year's stormwater hero. This year's award winner is Godecke Blecken, assistant professor at Luleå University of Technology.

New industy-employed PhD student

The March 18, Robert Furén, through a collaboration between NCC and LTU, started as an industry-employed PhD student at DRIZZLE.

Engineering degree with a MSc thesis about green roof functionality on cold climates

Jonathan Hjelm has completed his studies in Natural Resources Technology with a thesis on green roofs.

Welcome to the opening of the snow igloo!

22 Mar. 2019 14:00 – 15:00 , Between Teknikens hus and the D-House, by the fountain:

Now opens the snow igloo that the students have built in the middle of the university area, welcome!

Second place in architectural competition

Anton Magnusson is doing his degree project in architecture at White Architects and has together with his colleague Hugo Hardell participated in the competition "Steel Race Reuse" which resulted in a prestigious second place. The competition task was to produce a proposal for an entrance portal to the architectural gallery 2019 in steel and with a clear connection to recycling.

Licentiate seminar Urban Water Engineering - Youen Pericault

10 May. 2019 10:00 – 11:00 , C305 or online with Zoom https://ltu-se.zoom.us/j/9432208054:

Shallow co-location of water, sewer and district heating pipes: Applicability in cold climate regions

Shallow co-location of water, sewer and low temperature district heating pipes

Lic. seminar Fredrik Nyström - Urban Water Engineering

26 Apr. 2019 09:00 – 10:00 , F231:

Coagulation process characteristics and pollutant removal from urban runoff

New Post Doc

Jiechen Wu has started working as a post doc at the Urban Water group at LTU from the 1:th of March. He will mainly be connected to projects in DRIZZLE.

Architecture on Mars

Anna Schylander has, in her thesis work on the civil engineering program in architecture, chosen to explore the possibility of building a house on the planet Mars. In her building, existing technology, Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), is used for solar cells as an energy source.

In the media: Bridge construction at the university

The interest was great when Luleå University of Technology invited 100 high school girls from all over Sweden to the 5-TEK event. The aim is to increase interest in civil engineering among girls.

Industry day with focus on sewage systems

What do you do when the treatment plant burns up? In March 2018, the plant in Täfteå burned down to the ground. Urban Water-manager Robert Hansson talked about the work on crisis management and reconstruction.

New SWWA report on stormwater quality available

Recent knowledge about stormwater quality has been compiled and published in the Swedish Water and Wastwater Association (SWWA) report 2019-2 that summarizes stormwater pollutants, their sources, concentrations, and variations in concentrations.

Urban Water Seminar and Business Day

27 Feb. 2020 13:00 – 18:00 , Specified later:

The Urban Water Seminar and Business Day with the theme Drinking Water is organized for students in Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering, The Master Programme in Civil Engineering and The Higher Education Diploma Programme in the Built Environment.

New PhD student for Urban Water Engineering

In February 2019, Haoyu Wei was employed as PhD student in Urban Water Engineering at LTU. His research will be connected to projects in DRIZZLE.

National Conference Sewerage & Environment, #NAM19

#NAM took the lead 6-7 February 2019 in Sundsvall and Heléne Österlund from Stormwater&Sewers at LTU joined the program committee.

Invitation: Seminar on stormwater management and plant environments in northern climate

March 19-20, 2019, a seminar will be arranged in Luleå, which deals with stormwater management and plant environments in northern climate for persons active in park and urban environment issues.

Press Release: New research project focuses on reducing microplastics in the Baltic Sea

Sweden Water Research

In the media: LCA in soil mechanics, are we ready?

The construction sector today accounts for a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden. Two major factors are the production of building materials and the use of work machines in the production stage. When building a building, large amounts of resources such as concrete, steel, land use and energy are often consumed.

In the media: New project focuses on the Baltic Sea microplastics

The total budget is EUR 2 968 068.80, about SEK 30 million, and is financed by the EU Interreg, as well as the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency for the Swedish parties Sweden Water Research and Luleå Technical University.

Micro litter in urban environment: Analysis of anthropogenic particles accumulated in snow

Lovisa Renberg, who studied environment and water in the Civil Engineering Engineering program at Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has now completed her thesis "Micro-litter in urban environment: Analysis of anthropogenic particles accumulated in snow".

Invitation to Water seminar and industry day 2019 at LTU

21 Feb. 2019 13:00 – 17:30 , Luleå University of Technology, C305:

On February 21, it's time for the annual Water and Industry Day at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). This year, the topic is Wastewater Treatment. The day ends with an industry overview. The seminar and Industry Day is organized in collaboration between the national research center of excellence Stormwater&Sewers at LTU and the Swedish Water & Wastewater Association.

Improved sanitation systems in rural areas

In large areas of northern Scandinavia on-site sanitation systems are used. In a new project investigates the function of existing treatment systems, their effect on the environment, how the treatment efficiency can be increased and which alternative systems can be used.

Small-scale climate smart, ecological and sustainable communities

The district of Porsön next to the Luleå University of Technology campus will be part of a case study, becoming a so-called "living lab", for a new study in Architecture and Construction Management and Building Technology in how smaller neighborhoods or communities in cold climate can become more self-sufficient.

In the media: If you do not have spikes, you have to walk as an elephant

If you do not have spikes under your feet, you will go as an elephant, says researcher Glenn Berggård at Luleå University of Technology.

Sustainability and treatment efficiency of on-site sanitation systems

The PhD student Brenda Vidal presented her Licentiate thesis on December the 19th with the title “On-site Sanitation Systems – An Integrated Assessment of Treatment Efficiency and Sustainability”.

In the media: Suggestions to improve accessibility in Kiruna

The assignment was to present measures to create good accessibility * to Kiruna's new center that is adapted for the climate in Kiruna, and which works both in the near future and in a longer perspective. The assignment has been carried out in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology.

Investigates microplastics in our cities

Helene Österlund, a researcher in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has been commissioned to investigate how microplastics are transported and dispersed in our city centers, stormwater systems and via busy roads. The result will show what actions will be most effective to stop spreading.

How municipalities can work with design of environmental goals

Elvira Lindström, studying Environment and Water at The Master Program Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has now finalised her master thesis work Design of environmental target model, from global to local scale – Case study with focus on selection of indicators and water related environmental targets.

In the media: SVU report on sector-wide cooperation in the Urban Water industry

The two collaborative initiatives studied have been Sweden Water Research AB, which since 2013 is a collaboration between the public organisations NSVA, VA SYD and Sydvatten, and the competence network Stormwater&Sewers, which is an older collaborative organization between public and private actors and with the base at Luleå University of Technology.

Greenhouse at data center

Now researchers at Luleå Univesity of Technology want to take advantage of the waste heat generated by many industries in a better way. In a cold city like Luleå there are both heavy industries and large data centers that create large amounts of heat, which is apparent during the cold part of the year when steam rises to the sky.

Urban Water Engineering celebrated 25 years

The research subject Urban Water Engineering celebrated 25 years at Luleå University of Technology with a jubilee conference. The challenges and opportunities of the future were on the agenda with inspiring lectures from both university and invited lecturers.

Licensing seminar Brenda Vidal - Urban Water Engineering

19 Dec. 2018 09:30 – 11:30 , F1031:

On-site sanitation systems – An integrated assessment of treatment efficiency and sustainability

In the media: Urban Water Engineering is worth all the attention

"The need for research and collaboration between various VA actors was great already 25 years ago. Today, it is even bigger if we are to meet the challenges we face now, "says Maria Viklander, Professor in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology.

Hydraulic modeling of sedimentation grids

Urban stormwater carries large amounts of large and small particles, which are seen as a significant burden on the recipient, especially as the particles can also be carriers of other pollutants. Particle sedimentation in stormwater ponds is one of the most common methods for removing suspended particles and creating a cleaner stormwater flow.

Progress in Research and Technology 2018 Technology Conference - IVA Nord

22 Nov. 2018 16:30 – 17:30 , Vetenskapens Hus:

IVA, the Norrland Foundation and LKAB invite you to a lecture. After lectures and questions, simplified eating is served for those who reported.

Conference invitation - Urban Water Engineering at LTU celebrating 25 years

The Urban Water group at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Stormwater&Sewers and the Swedish Water & Wastewater Association invites you to a jubilee conference to celebrate the official launch of the Urban Water Engineering research subject 25 years ago. The conference "Future Urban Water Engineering 2.0 - More Challenges and Opportunities" connects to the urban water conference that we hosted on the occasion of the research subject's 20th anniversary and will allow you to listen to many more inspirational lectures, to discuss the challenges we face now and the opportunities we have to build and shape the urban water future.

In the media: Pools will clean the water

Two pools at Storsjö Strand in Östersund, will clean the water from pollutions. The purification basins are part of a research project at Luleå University of Technology. It is to be measured how effective this purification method is.

Industrial PhD student from Tyréns

On October 1, 2018, Pär Öhrn Sagrelius began as an Industrial PhD student in DRIZZLE, through a collaboration between Tyréns and Luleå University of Technology. He holds an MSc in Environmental Engineering at Lund University.

How to prioritize where the pipeline for water and sewage is to be renewed?

Andreas Nilsson och Fredrik Stoltz have studied Master Programme in Civil Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. The have now finalized and published their Master Thesis work. The thesis is about how water utilities can prioritize in which areas the pipe system needs to be renewed.

Treatment of faecal sludge with urea and lime

Emma Lindberg and Anna Rost have now finalized their Master thesis work as the last part of the master program Natural Resources Engineering. They have carried out a study in Uganda with the aim to investigate how to treat faecal sludge with urea and lime. They have studied the die-off of pathogens and assessed the implications of implementing such treatment in full-scale.

"I wanted to study something that was both creative and theoretical"

Name: Frida Lindberg
Age: 24
Hometown: Pello, North Sweden
Education: Master of Architecture

In the media: Conference focusing on solar energy in the Nordic climate was organized in Piteå

Johan Lindahl from Swedish Solar Energy lectured on trends and current news on the solar market, while Björn Ekelund, planner and architect at Luleå University of Technology lectured around solar cells based on a design and architecture perspective.

DRIZZLE's Annual General Meeting 2018

On 28-29 August, DRIZZLE's General Meeting held room. About 35 people from DRIZZLE's partner organizations gathered at Luleå University of Technology to, among other things, to negotiate ongoing and planned joint research projects. The day started with a presentation round, as there were some new participants in the room.

Small scale electricity producers in cities

Cities are the biggest polluters and must transform their energy systems. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will now investigate how to support "prosumers", people who produce and consume energy, by using design thinking and participatory strategies. Porsön district in Luleå will become a testbed for such methods.

In the media: Improved South Harbor plan

This summer, 12 young people between the ages of 15 and 18 have worked to develop a proposal for how to make the South Harbor Plan in Luleå more attractive to the public.

In the media: Energy Minister Ibrahim Baylan will open Solvåg solar park on August 30th

On Thursday 30th of August, Energy Minister Ibrahim Baylan will launch the unique research park and the Solvåg green park in conjunction with the Arctic Solar Solency Conference in the Nordic Climate, a national conference focusing on double sided solar panels (bifacial) this year.

RES-LINK: Workshop on Resources and Urbanization in the Arctic

8 Oct. 2018 13:00 – 9 Oct. 2018 11:00 , F1031 (8/10) and F719j (9/10):

An event funded by the Joint Arctic Agenda

Urban Water PhD students visiting INSA in Lyon

Two of LTU PhD students visited INSA in Lyon, France to study methods for multicriteria analyzes and green roof solutions.

Experiences from Cape Town

Neil Armitage, Professor in Urban Water Management, University of Cape Town, South Africa, visited LTU.

Dissertation David Chapman - Architecture

12 Oct. 2018 09:20 – 10:20 , C305:

Urban design of winter cities

New board of Directors at Bergsskolan, Filipstad

Nine founders from the industry and the municipality of Filipstad have agreed on statutes, appointed a board and collected SEK 12.75 million in donation capital.

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Updated: 17 October 2016
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