Five energy-efficient and self-sufficient projects aimed at helping developing communities by solving problems related, for example, to water quality and livestock management. These are the proposals presented by the Design Degree Programs at the University of the Republic of San Marino during the "Maker Faire," held from October 14th to 16th in Rome. This event, founded in the United States to promote and support social and technological innovation linked to the "do-it-yourself" movement, chose the Italian capital for its European edition.
Conceived during one of the initiatives included in the "San Marino Design Workshop 2016," which last summer brought together students from across Italy on San Marino, the projects are based on self-construction and low-cost technologies. This approach, aimed at facilitating information exchange and improving resource efficiency in communities, led to the development of tools such as "UVstick," a hygiene system for purifying water contaminated by pathogens; "Us View," a network of devices for monitoring and protecting livestock farms; and "Ranger," a project for monitoring major transport routes and areas most prone to natural disasters.
The works involved 18 students, the director of the Master's Degree in Design, Michele Zannoni, and the designers Mirco Piccin and Gian Andrea Giacobone.
