Last year Mary joined our team to complete her master’s program, Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design, at Politecnico di Milano in Piacenza (Italy). She recently finished - and did an amazing job! Her final grade was 105/110 - a 9,5 in Dutch terms. Read more about her research and the process here.

Diergaarde Blijdorp is a testing ground for innovations in the field of delta technology and water. Our Bluebloqs biofilter is also shining here among the elephants and giraffes. Are you in favor of smart water innovations and do you think it's cool that this zoo is suitable for this? Then vote for Diergaarde Blijdorp by clicking here! (Closed for voting)

Field Factors was unanimously voted the winner of the Copenhagen-New York Dual Urban Water Challenge. The cities had joined forces during their search for innovations to purify and reuse rainwater. Besides the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain we are now going to Denmark and America. Let's go!!

📍 (soon in) Copenhagen and New York.

Would you like to know how our Bluebloqs technology contributes to the sustainable management of water in the city of Madrid? Tomorrow, June 15, the #REDSUDS Conference will take place in Valencia.

Today, March 22, is World Water Day. You wouldn't expect it with this winter's rain showers, but the Netherlands is dealing with an increasing freshwater shortage. Read here how the Municipality of The Hague uses rainwater in a smart way (text in Dutch).

He is back! A few years ago Kasper did his R&D internship at Field Factors, and now he is back to make our system designs even better. Click here to read more about Kasper.

A great start of the new year: we will be building our Bluebloqs system in Rotterdam Zoo. The zoo will be saving 9.000.000L drinking water a year, equalling 30% of their annual water use. The water will be used for the plants and animals. More info soon!

In a webinar on November 12th, Field Factors and Delft University of Technology elaborated on the main principles of designing circular water systems in urban areas, using natural treatment systems and the subsoil. Participants got to learn the ins and outs about the technical guidelines for the implementation of these circular water systems.

We have won the first prize of the Urban Water Challenge 2020, organized by the water innovation accelerator Imagine H2O. This global competition is intended for technology start-ups that use their innovation to make the water world more sustainable. This year, there were 235 entries from 44 countries, we received the top prize of $100,000! (Text in Dutch)

Out of 235 startups from 44 different countries, we were chosen as a finalist of the 2020 Urban Water Challenge! During the World Water Week, Karina had the opportunity to explain why BlueBloqs is the best solution to water scarcity in the city. Very cool!

Will you help us win? You can vote for the audience award here! (Voting is closed)

Read the interview with our new graduate Abe here.

What are you most excited about? I like the fact that FF is a small team that works closely together. Because of this, I think you know well what everyone in the team is doing and therefore also how you can support each other (interview in Dutch)

The city of Valladolid, like many other cities in Spain, is vulnerable to the effects of drought and heavy rainfall. This entails many negative consequences, such as a higher risk of flood damage, higher maintenance costs and impacts on ecosystems. A circular water system will soon be built here to meet these challenges. “Thanks to this new rainwater reuse project, Valladolid will become a groundbreaking and innovative example for sustainable urban water management in Spain.” (Text in Dutch)

Research has shown that the Urban Waterbuffer makes cities climate-proof. Together with various knowledge institutes, engineering firms, contractors, suppliers and end users, we have tested an innovation for underground water storage in urban areas (text in Dutch)

Why did you choose FF as your graduation company?

Water re-use, sustainability and the urban environment gets me very excited. With my background a water management student, FF was the perfect graduation company. Also, the first encounter was very spontaneous and it immediately felt as a warm and enthusiastic team.

Heath and drought: important subjects we need to take action on. Are you looking for a way to make your project climate resilient? As a visitor of The Green Village, soon you’ll walk around on their ‘‘Heatsquare’’: a place where three concrete climate adaptive solutions and innovations are demonstrated. They all aim to make cities more resistant to the consequences of rises in temperature which in turn reduces the risk of heat stress. We will be testing our newest biofilter here. To be continued!

As a multidisciplinary team, together with VE-R, Vast Architecten and Move Mobility, we are selected as one of three teams for the Panorama Lokaal design-contest for the location of Schalkwijk in Haarlem (NL). Together we will develop a vision to make this vulnerable neighbourhood future-proof. Liveability, population density, and the transition towards a sustainable society are key elements in this process.

On Thursday 6 February, together with Struyk Verwo, we will be at the Infra Relatiedagen in Hardenberg - the largest trade fair for infrastructure professionals in the east of the country. Which climate-proof solution best suits your project? You can find us in hall 5, booth 513.

Due to your votes, Field Factors is selected as start-up of the month. Therefore Innovative Origins made us this cool visual. Thanks for voting, all!

Karina is selected for the VIVA400 2019 award, in the category tech talents! An honour to be selected!

Click here to bring out your vote

The Gouden Gieter challenge is looking for products that combat problems due to climate change -drought and flooding. Together with 16 others we are selected for the category ‘Best Product’! A jury will review all nominees and the winner will be revealed on November 21 in Houten.