Energy and Environmental Monitoring of a School Building Deep Energy Renovation in Italy

Abstract The Tito M. Plauto school in Cesena is the Italian case study in the FP7 School of the Future project. Objective was the energy renovation of school buildings with high energy and indoor environment targets, to be demonstrated by monitoring before and after the retrofit. Measures involved envelope components and energy systems, including renewable. The energy monitoring started in January 2014 and included thermal and electricity uses; as well the electricity produced by the PV plant. Data were compared to those registered for the 2008-2010 period. The environmental quality was addressed by thermal comfort and CO 2 concentration instrumental monitoring

URBAN RENOVATION OF THE NEW MARINA IN RIMINI: DISPLACEMENT PILES AS SOIL IMPROVEMENT AND SETTLEMENT REDUCTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING AND BUSINESS CENTRE.

Renovation and reuse of cast-off buildings in urban or former industrial areas represent a field presently encountering great development and is a continous challenge for the ground engineering. the new residential and business centre named "La prua", built in the area fo the new marina in Rimini, perfectly fits in this scenario. As an alternative solution to the conventional foundation piles, a widespread soil improvement has been proposed, to be carried out under the concrete slab