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Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María academic projects
Overview
The Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (USM) has engaged in diverse academic and research initiatives involving sustainable construction and disaster prevention.
Architecture students at the university recently completed a project to build a sustainable shelter using the ancestral ‘quincha seca’ technique. This method, which utilizes a wooden frame filled with pressed wheat straw and coated with earth, clay, sand, and vegetable fibers, was selected for its high energy efficiency and low environmental impact.
In a separate research effort, academic Gonzalo Severino is leading a study funded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). This project investigates how thermal radiation from forest fires impacts structures in urban-wildland interfaces, even in the absence of direct flame contact. Researchers are utilizing heat flow sensors and optical techniques to analyze temperature and soot concentration to improve predictive models and risk assessments.
Entities
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María · Camilo Moraes · Gonzalo Severino · Pablo Silva · Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
Timeline
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[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sourcesUniversidad Técnica Federico Santa María studies wildfire heat impact on homes
Researchers at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María are studying how thermal radiation from forest fires impacts buildings to improve risk assessment in urban-wildland interfaces.
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[CULTURE] 3 sourcesUniversidad Técnica Federico Santa María students build sustainable shelter
Architecture students at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María built a sustainable student shelter using the ancestral ‘quincha seca’ technique, combining wood, earth, and straw.
Sources
ciencia.lasalle.edu.co · g5noticias.cl · mediabanco.com · portaleduca.cl