Three new decrees on the energy efficiency of buildings.
After being agreed on by the Unified Conference and signed by Ministers Guidi, Delrio, Galletti, Lorenzin, Madia and Pinotti, the three decrees of the Ministry for Economic Development that will complete the regulatory framework on the energy efficiency of buildings are about to be published in the Official Journal.
The first decree contains the new national guidelines for the Certificate on the Energy Performance of Buildings. The Minister has explained that the new APE template will be the same throughout the country and will offer to citizens, Administration and operators more information on the efficiency of the building and of systems, assuring easier comparison of the energy quality of different properties and steering the market towards buildings with better energy quality.
There are going to be ten energy classes: from A4 (the best) to G (the worst). The APE will need to indicate proposals to improve the building’s energy efficiency and provide information on financial incentives to implement them.
The decree also defines a template for sale and rental ad, that standardises the information on the building’s energy quality and establishes a national database of energy certificates (SIAPE).
The second decree that entails application of the operative regulation, consistent in all Regions, defines the new methods for calculating the energy performance and the new minimum efficiency requirements for new buildings and for those undergoing renovation.
The decree includes the comparison with a reference building (identical by geometry, orientation, location, intended use) for newly constructed buildings and for those undergoing significant renovations. The minimum requirements are also provided for buildings undergoing mere energy upgrades, concerning the building enclosure and utility installations.
The third decree provides reference diagrams and methods for filling in the technical design report for the purpose of applying the requirements and minimum requirements for energy performance in buildings. The diagrams have been prepared according to the type of operation: new construction, significant renovation, energy upgrade.
The Ministry’s note explains that “By issuing these provisions, an important step is taken towards the increase in Near Zero Energy Buildings. In fact, as of January 1st, 2021 new buildings and those undergoing significant renovations must be constructed so as to reduce energy consumption to the minimum, mostly covering them with renewable sources. For public buildings this deadline is brought forwards to January 1st, 2019."
The three provisions will come into force in October 1st, 2015 and “will allow Italy to be fully aligned with European directives on the matter,” the communiqué concludes.
Decree: Draft 26/06/2015
Appendix A: APE Exclusion
Appendix B: APE Format
Appendix C: Efficiency Indicator Format
Appendix D: AQE
After being agreed on by the
Unified Conference and signed by Ministers Guidi, Delrio, Galletti, Lorenzin,
Madia and Pinotti, the three decrees of the Ministry for Economic Development
that will complete the regulatory framework on the energy efficiency of
buildings are about to be published in the Official Journal.
The first decree contains the
new national guidelines for the Certificate on the Energy Performance of
Buildings. The Minister has explained that the new APE template will be the
same throughout the country and will offer to citizens, Administration and
operators more information on the efficiency of the building and of systems,
assuring easier comparison of the energy quality of different properties and
steering the market towards buildings with better energy quality.
There are going to be ten energy classes: from A4 (the best) to G (the worst).
The APE will need to indicate proposals to improve the building’s energy
efficiency and provide information on financial incentives to implement them.
The decree also defines a template for sale and rental ad, that standardises
the information on the building’s energy quality and establishes a national
database of energy certificates (SIAPE).
The second decree that entails
application of the operative regulation, consistent in all Regions, defines the
new methods for calculating the energy performance and the new minimum
efficiency requirements for new buildings and for those undergoing renovation.
The decree includes the comparison with a reference building (identical by
geometry, orientation, location, intended use) for newly constructed buildings
and for those undergoing significant renovations. The minimum requirements are
also provided for buildings undergoing mere energy upgrades, concerning the building
enclosure and utility installations.
The third decree provides
reference diagrams and methods for filling in the technical design report for
the purpose of applying the requirements and minimum requirements for energy
performance in buildings. The diagrams have been prepared according to the type
of operation: new construction, significant renovation, energy upgrade.
The Ministry’s note explains that “By issuing these provisions, an important
step is taken towards the increase in Near Zero Energy Buildings. In fact, as
of January 1st, 2021 new buildings and those undergoing significant renovations
must be constructed so as to reduce energy consumption to the minimum, mostly
covering them with renewable sources. For public buildings this deadline is
brought forwards to January 1st, 2019."
The three provisions will come into force in October 1st, 2015 and “will allow
Italy to be fully aligned with European directives on the matter,” the
communiqué concludes.
Decree: Draft 26/06/2015
Appendix A: APE Exclusion
Appendix B: APE Format
Appendix C: Efficiency Indicator Format
Appendix D: AQE
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It is an incredible experiment of shared art engaged in a constant conversation between past and future. The complex architectural layout, in fact, combines seven existing buildings with three new constructions (Podium, Cinema and Tower), for a total of 19 thousand square metres, and is the result of the renovation of a former distillery in the south east area of the city, in Largo Isarco, which dates back to the 1910s and has been completed redesigned by the OMA firm.
In addition to the exhibition spaces, the facility will house a cinema, a theatre, the Prada archive and a space designated for children’s education at the entry – developed with the students of the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles Bar Luce, designed by the US film director Wes Anderson, which recreates the atmosphere of a historical Milanese coffee shop and is set to become the meeting point of Milan’s chichi set.
An extraordinary space and a complex project, for which the celebrated fashion house required the best. So for air-conditioning of the complex, the choice was to use Sabiana AHU and Fan Coils, to assure superior technological level and aesthetic quality of the appliances.
The date is getting closer and
closer. On Saturday May 9th Fondazione Prada will open its permanent
headquarters in Milan, a unique place that is already anticipated to be one of
the city’s highlights. Fashionistas and not just them are eagerly counting the
days to the grand opening, in view of the grandeur of the project, which was
designed by the OMA firm led by starchitect Rem Koolhaas.
It is an incredible experiment of shared art engaged in a constant conversation
between past and future. The complex architectural layout, in fact, combines
seven existing buildings with three new constructions (Podium, Cinema and
Tower), for a total of 19 thousand square metres, and is the result of the
renovation of a former distillery in the south east area of the city, in Largo
Isarco, which dates back to the 1910s and has been completed redesigned by the
OMA firm.
In addition to the exhibition spaces, the facility will house a cinema, a
theatre, the Prada archive and a space designated for children’s education at
the entry – developed with the students of the École Nationale Supérieure
d'Architecture de Versailles Bar Luce, designed by the US film director Wes
Anderson, which recreates the atmosphere of a historical Milanese coffee shop
and is set to become the meeting point of Milan’s chichi set.
An extraordinary space and a complex project, for which the celebrated fashion
house required the best. So for air-conditioning of the complex, the choice was
to use Sabiana AHU and Fan Coils, to assure superior technological level and
aesthetic quality of the appliances.
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A chronological museum itinerary that covers a time span from 4000 b.C. to 700 b.C.
Visitors have the option of following each find on tablet and smartphone; a redesigned logo, a sort of graffiti with the hieroglyph symbolising water, hinting to a connection between the two rivers, the Nile and the Po; the addition of audio-guides in Arabic.
A true cultural jewel, which is already expected to attract long queues of visitors from all over the world. The second museum by importance on the planet, after the one in Cairo.
Carisma CRC and CRS fan coils by Sabiana have been selected for the air conditioning.
Yesterday the press was
offered a preview of the new layout, stemming from 5 years of design and
construction work and an investment of 50 million Euro.
The outcome is considered to be outstanding by all the world’s leading experts.
The collection of finds is spread on an overall surface of 10,000 square
metres, up from the previous 6,400, over four floors, connected by an escalator
system that mimics an ideal journey upstream the Nile, designed by scenographer
Dante Ferretti.
A chronological museum itinerary that covers a time span from 4000 b.C. to 700
b.C.
Visitors have the option of following each find on tablet and smartphone; a
redesigned logo, a sort of graffiti with the hieroglyph symbolising water,
hinting to a connection between the two rivers, the Nile and the Po; the
addition of audio-guides in Arabic.
A true cultural jewel, which is already expected to attract long queues of
visitors from all over the world. The second museum by importance on the
planet, after the one in Cairo.
Carisma CRC and CRS fan coils by Sabiana have been selected for the air
conditioning.
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This edition of the event has
confirmed its standing as an important showcase on Europe.
Sabiana participated with a stand that was thronged with industry operators
from all over the world. An important opportunity for our company to take
Italian quality into Eastern markets, as one of its strengths is its presence
on foreign markets.