Enhancement of the high-school building “Liceo Renato Cottini” – Torino

School building security and structural rehabilitation plan (Mission 4 – Component 1 - Investment 3.3)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan contributes to climate recovery also by enhancing school buildings’ safety and energy consumption. In particular, this measure aims to contribute to the improvement of energy classes and leading to lower consumption and CO2 emissions as well as to increase structural safety of buildings. Particular attention is paid to the most disadvantaged areas with the aim of tackling and eliminating economic and social imbalances.

The investment is financed by Italy’s Recovery and Resilience plan by EUR 4.4 billion.

The project Enhancement of the high-school building “Liceo Renato Cottini” in Turin is part of this investment.

The building currently houses the Renato Cottini High School of Art. For a successful completion of the project, all parts of the building, especially the external envelope, were analyzed, both with analysis of previous projects and with on-site scrutiny and surveys, and verification of the current stratigraphy both opaque and transparent. In addition, thermal camera inspections were conducted to highlight thermal bridges in the structure and intervene accurately.

The project includes the replacement of all windows and doors in the classroom building on the entire street front, where the state of deterioration appeared most evident, with high-performance windows and doors suitable for significant energy efficiency. Work is also planned to upgrade the outdoor areas.

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience plan provides funding of EUR 400.000.

The work was completed and tested at the end of June 2023.