EU 6th Framework Programme -
Integrated Project BRITA in PuBs
 
 
Building Retrofit Diary: Daniel's Student Hostel Milano, Italy

This diary consists of quarterly reports of the status of the demonstration site written by the responsible demonstration partner.
 
General Overview

Description of the renovation and its purpose
Built in 1950, the complex, consisting of four buildings, was built as a public hostel. The building was realised, like most buildings of those years, without thermal insulation materials and with an old heating system concept: a single central heating plant, without distinct thermal zones, serves all the radiators; several electrical boilers are installed to provide hot water. The lower levels of the building, used as offices, services, meeting rooms, and a canteen, have been successively equipped with an air conditioning system. The Politecnico di Milano has rented this building 2004 for 35 years, to adapt it as a students hostel.
Status up to today
The definitive design for conventional refurbishment was already completed few months ago, as required by Italian law for receiving the national funding foreseen for student-houses. Because of an unexpected long delay (due to the administrative procedures in the part of the Ministry) in order to receive the national funding, the building rehabilitation is at present in a stand-by phase. Consequently also the process for the advanced energy rehabilitation foreseen in the BRITA-project is being delayed. Therefore, the design implementation for integrating Brita solution is in a very preliminary stage. As soon as the funding for conventional refurbishment will be released the actual work for the demonstration building should be started.
 
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