The University of Ljubljana is continuing ReGreenUrb – Resilient Green Urban Societies of the Future, a project in which teams from multiple faculties develop practical answers to everyday urban challenges: using less energy, ensuring cleaner water, creating cooler and greener buildings, reducing weeds without chemicals, and fostering a healthier living environment overall. Principal Investigator (PI): Assoc. Prof. Primož Poredoš, PhD (UL Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UL FS).
The project brings together the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (UL FS), Faculty of Architecture (UL FA), Faculty of Health Sciences (UL ZF) and the Faculty of Social Sciences (UL FDV), linking technical innovation with questions of health, architecture, spatial planning and public awareness. ReGreenUrb combines complementary workstreams, including optimising solar panels, harvesting water from air for irrigation, multifunctional green building-envelope elements, cavitation-based membrane cleaning, second-life battery use, smart robots for mechanical weed control, and more efficient water-based lubrication in industrial processes. This multidisciplinary approach ensures strong local relevance and long-term impact. Solutions will be piloted locally first and then expanded more broadly.
“ReGreenUrb is an opportunity to accelerate the transition to resilient green urban environments by combining expertise in process engineering, mechanics and mechatronics with interdisciplinary knowledge in water management and recovery and in food systems—working in harmony with the health sciences, architecture and the social sciences,” says Assoc. Prof. Primož Poredoš, PhD.
The project runs from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027, supported by the University of Ljubljana and ARIS, with a total budget of EUR 225,000. The goal is clear: more pleasant, cleaner and more resilient cities for everyone.
*ReGreenUrb – Resilient Green Urban Societies of the Future
