Case StudiesInstitute for Renewable Energy

Social housing complex, Palermo street, Bolzano

The municipality of Bolzano has carried out a complete refurbishment of social housing apartment complexes. The inteventions were carried out within the Sinfonia research project and included: energy retrofitting, the installation of mechanical ventilation systems, and geothermal heating, photovoltaic and solar thermal systems. The Sinfonia energy retrofit involved more than 300 apartments in 5 different building complexes for a total area of 53.000 m². The details below refer only to the building complex in the Palermo street.

Building type

residential / social housing

Facts
& Figures

3.995

m² area

buildings

apartments

78%

energy saving

monitoring still ongoing

54%

RES - renewable energy sources

photovoltaic, solar thermal, district heating

Credit: Eurac Research / Ivo Corrà Credit: Eurac Research / Ivo Corrà

The role of Eurac Research

As part of the SINFONIA project, Eurac Research coordinates the activities relevant to the Bolzano district. In this building our researchers have provided support in relation to the measurement of solar potential, the development of wooden prefabricated windows and "loggia"elements, simulations of solar-thermal systems and district heating, post-refurbishment energy consumption monitoring.

Implemented technologies

Energy coat, wooden prefabricated windows and "loggia"elements, green roof, centralized hydronic system, solar thermal system and photovoltaic plant, connection to the district heating network by a centralized sub-station.