Publication date: 
2020/08/03
The University Center for Energy Efficient Buildings succeeded in the competition of business plans called Parádní nápad. It scored in the Levitee urban furniture, which won the Best Innovation category.

The aim of the competition, organized by PowerHUB, the Pardubice Business Incubator and other partners, was to find new business projects, provide them with the opportunity to consult their solutions and gain new experience and potential business partners and investors.

 

Tomáš Vlach from the Laboratory of Composite Structures of the CTU UCEEB designed the Levitee furniture as a set consisting of a console bench and accessories, which should bring wide variability when placed in a public space. Depending on the level of its equipment with intelligent technologies, the bench offers various functionalities, such as connection to Wi-Fi, charging of mobile devices or measuring air quality.

More details about the Páradni nápad competition, including a press release, can be found on its website.

 

More articles about Levitee furniture can be found at:

·         Concrete benches appear on streets 

·         ČTU UCEEB  presents the Levitee design furniture