The Climate Tile—Inauguration of the Scalable Climate Adaptation System for Future Cities

A pilot sidewalk for the innovative climate adaptation project. The Climate Tile is now laid out in front of Café Heimdalsgade 22.The Climate Tile is a new scalable climate adaption system for future cities. It equips the sidewalk as we know it with a set of additional capabilities - abilities that not only treat water in a purely technical manner but celebrate water as a valuable resource. The Climate Tile reintroduces the natural water circuit in the existing cities by a simple process that manages the rainwater from the roof and sidewalks and ensures that the water runs to the right place e.g. to plant holes and water banks. It can catch and redirect 30 % of the projected extra rainwater coming due to climate change, and thereby prevent overloads within the existing drainage infrastructure.