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Campus Blue–Green Infrastructure & Flood–Heat Risk Modeling

Faculty of Architecture , Bang Khen Campus

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This project deployed campus-wide blue–green infrastructure: rain gardens, bioswales, infiltration plots, and distributed shallow retention to buffer extreme rainfall and heat waves. Dense rain/ponding gauges and surface–air temperature sensors tracked microclimate heat indices in real time.

A high-resolution (1–5 m) hydro–urban energy model, coupled with 48-hour weather forecasts, identified flash-flood and heat hotspots and drove predictive operating rules for gates, pre-emptive pumping, and targeted shading/misting during critical heat-index periods. A public dashboard displayed live status and health guidance.

In 2025, average post-storm ponding depth fell 67% with drainage time 42% faster; afternoon surface temperatures dropped 1.9°C, and heat-related incidents outdoors decreased 36%. Indirect carbon cuts (~930 tCO2e/year) came from reduced emergency pumping and air-conditioning demand, advancing SDG 11, SDG 13, SDG 6 and fulfilling 2025 indicators 96, 210, and 111.