research center: sustainable processes and procedures (fz_npv)

Seven days at sea together: Professor Gesa Foken experienced this alongside five students from the Department of Design as part of the ‘MEER Demokratie’ project. Also on board: Josephine Gerhardt from the independent design and sustainability…

The climate crisis, social inequality and tight public finances are usually discussed as separate issues. However, the research project ‘Wealth-based taxes in the socio-ecological transformation’ at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da),…

Dr Torsten Schäfer, Professor of Journalism and Text Production at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, is convinced that animals and plants can become vehicles for storytelling and open up new perspectives on humanity’s relationship with the…

What can public spaces look like that are suitable for children and at the same time can withstand climate change? In Eltville am Rhein, the city of Darmstadt, h_da and young people have launched a joint 'real-world laboratory'. Dr Eszter Tóth is the…

The nationwide “abpflastern” competition came to an end in October 2025. The cities that have removed the most paving stones have now been confirmed. Darmstadt is in second place in League G (major cities) with a total of 9,500 paving stones removed.…

The built environment and its impact on the people living within it were the focus of the 7th h_da Dialogue Forum, held on 29 January at Mathildenhöhe. 70 guests attended the second of three events under the theme ‘Shaping Democracy’. The theme of…

Even wafer-thin layers of dirt have a major impact. If dirt accumulates on the blades of aircraft turbines, this means more kerosene consumption, additional emissions and a shorter service life for expensive components. Scientists at Darmstadt…

How can we improve the traceability of chemicals in products and thus move closer to a climate-neutral and resource-efficient circular economy? This is the key question behind the ‘ECHT’ project, led by Jonas Rehn-Groenendijk from the Innovation and…

Cycling to the shops after work and arriving home dry despite the rain - that would be something! But how well does the commuter bike work in practice? E-bike expert Hannes Neupert from Thuringia puts it to the test.

Sven Linow is a friendly person. He always speaks in a calm voice. As a professor of thermodynamics and environmental engineering, Linow aims to promote ‘energy literacy’. Linow thinks and acts beyond the boundaries of his specialist field. He is…

DaVe is somewhere between an S-pedelec, motorcycle and car. Like an e-bike, it can be ridden with battery support, the fairing is reminiscent of a motorcycle and serves as a splash guard and storage space, among other things. The upright, ergonomic…

How can the heating transition succeed in Wilhelminian-style districts such as Darmstadt's Johannes and Martinsviertel? Sustainability researchers at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da) and stakeholders from the city and urban economy are…

The buzzing of bees in your ears, passing colorful crocuses and beds of herbs and shrubs on your way to class. At Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da), the Green Office and Sustainability Management have been working on various (student)…

The Hessian state government has appointed a scientific climate council for the first time as a new advisory body for climate protection and adaptation. Five scientists are members of the new advisory board, including environmental engineer Prof.…

It's still just a vision and yet already worthy of an award: Hesse's Minister of Economics Tarek Al-Wazir presented the “BAULAB” at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences with the 20,000 euro Future Prize of the Großer Frankfurter Bogen 2022 at the…

The physicist and philosopher Jan Cornelius Schmidt on interdisciplinarity as the key to the pressing issues of our time.

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The Modau, once the lifeline of the region, leads a hidden existence. Yet life flourishes along its course and there are people who are fully engaged with the river. A research team therefore followed the Modau for a year - for a multimedia, personal…

Sven Linow is a professor of thermodynamics and environmental engineering at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da) and a member of Scientists for Future, an interdisciplinary network of researchers involved in the climate debate. Scientists…

Online journalism students at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences will be reporting on sustainability and digitalization in the 2019/20 winter semester. Also on the basis of the public lecture series Sustainability and Digitization -…