From Little Liuqiu to Dadaocheng, NTUT Wins All Four Taiwan Sustainability Action Awards

National Taipei University of Technology took all four of its entries in the 2026 Taiwan Sustainability Action Awards, collecting one silver and three bronze awards across projects that move from high-tech factories to island communities and primary schools.

A civil engineering project led by assistant professor Liu Chi-yun won a silver award under Sustainable Development Goal 7 for smart operations management in high-tech factories. The project uses deep learning, life-cycle assessment and dynamic decision-making in factory operations. Its tools include energy-use forecasting, equipment failure warnings, supply-chain risk analysis and the recycling of construction materials.

The university also sent its expertise beyond the campus. Industrial engineering and management associate professor Li Yu-chi won a bronze award under SDG 3 for “Sustainable Liugyu, A Future of Good Intentions,” which uses Little Liuqiu as a field site. The project links schools, medical institutions, local groups and businesses around elderly health promotion, health screening, disease prevention and low-carbon tourism education.

Design teams focused on local memory and younger students. Industrial design associate professor Li Tung-ming’s “Taipei Memory Train: Dadaocheng” combines field research with local organizations, businesses and alumni, and uses generative AI for cultural preservation, digital interpretation and the renewal of accessible spaces. Another industrial design project, led by associate professor Chang Jo-han, turns forest management, locally produced timber and responsible consumption into lessons, teaching materials and teacher training for elementary and junior-high schools.

NTUT said it would continue working with industry and local partners, linking technology and design to sustainability in real-world settings.