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1 Group PIP 2014 Sustainable building: the application case for industrial building (green industries, SIP) Modena 18/11/2014 PIP Program 1 Prize Winner Climate-KIC, Innovation Festival 2014, Valencia Elena Vincenzi, Sara Rizzo, Nicola Arzilli, Gianluca Baldisserri, Roberto Colucci and Riccardo Silingardi 1

2 GA5 Program in PIP GA5 Team Work training program and Key Words Theory Transition Thinking/System innovation to Sustainability Towards a Low Carbon Society Actors Drivers Regimes Socio -Technical Innovation Action Local drivers interview Local community action Regional placement International Placement Innovation Valencia Long term commitment Low Carbon Social Entrepreneurs / Community of socio-technical innovator 2

3 GA5 Program in PIP GA5 Team Work training Deepening Broadening Scaling up INTERNATIONAL LOCAL 3

4 GA5 Program in PIP GA5 Team Work training Business Model Canvas 4

5 General Overview & Goal SIP (Sustainable Industrial Park) Best Practice Manual for retrofitting requalification and new construction Conventional Sustainable 5

6 Potential Impact of the Project Intervention on individual buildings and common areas SEMI INDEPENDENT, EFFICENT, ENERGY SHARING AND CONFORTABLE MICRO-GRID-COMMUNITY I-EMS 1. Building Envelope and structure 2. Power Energies systems and machinery 3. Information - Energies Management System 4. Wellbeing Workers Confort and Safety -Greenery Interdisciplinary Approach 6

7 Actions & Player & Resources goal for Best Practice Manual Multyservice company, Industrial Districts and Municipalities drivers regimes action resources Local Community, Local Entrepreneurs Grid Company, Power Company Politicians and Public Administration Start-up research funding, Pilot Study Team of 7 professionales 1 year of planning 235 k cost 7

8 BUILDING ENVELOPE and STRUCTURE energy efficiency - antiseismic improvement Envelope: energy loss 65 % total (15% roofing, 10% flore, 40% walls) synthetic origin insulation: o materials of petrochemical origin type expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), polyurethane natural origin insulation : o mineral origin: rock wool, glass wool, perlite and vermiculite o raw earth: mixed with vegetable fibers o plant origin material: hemp fibers, cellulose, coconut palm o animal origin material, sheep wool Glazing: Energy loss: 35% total Green Roof o Double Glazing o Double Glazing low emissivity o Triple Glazing o Glazing Coat o Intensive tipology o Extensive tipology Structure: seismic improving and natural materials o Wooden structure o Carbon fibers o Material for prefabricated additions o Steel structures: tie rods, beams,etc Bioclimatic and Olistic approach 8

9 Office Building thermal analysis CONVENTIONAL before SUSTAINABLE (applications) after 9

10 Building Envelope Example Ozone Progetto di riqualificazione energetica ed architettonica a cura di Fabrizio Latrofa, Benedetto Bavaro, Andrea Facchi, artificilarga.org CONVENTIONAL Poor insulated cladding Poor efficiency Poor antiseismic structures Poor Aestethic appereance /look (workers efficiency) SUSTAINABLE (applications) Highly insulated and efficient building envelope and windows Wodden and Antisiesmic structure Natural and eco material Green roof Light Wells Rainwater harvesting Good Aestethic 10

11 SIP Summary S.I.P -Sustainable Industrial Park Sharing-Semi-independent Micro-Grid Community Social Technical, Efficient and Feasible Innovation Workers Community Well -Being energy + Impact on information well being Efficie ncy i-ems grid Climate Change PIP Program 1 Prize Winner Climate-KIC Innovation Festival 2014 Valencia GA5 PIP 2014 Italy 11

12 Stand Up Make it Happen Let the World Follow You J.R. Thanks for listening Contacts Elena Sara Nicola Gianluca Roberto Riccardo

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