PAOLO FRISI HIGH SCHOOL
#moreenergytoschool The “Paolo Frisi” secondary education institute specialises in Hospitality&Tourism,Healthcare and Business. Art was also introduced in the 2022-2023 Academic Year.Together with the Liceo Ecomomico-Sociale (Social&Economics) they form a high-schools hub named after master of photography Giovanni Gastel. The school’s renovation project included important demolition and re-building worksas well as the updating of fire and seismic systems.Rethink Energy designed the mechanical, electrical and special installations of thenew school, using multiple heat-pump systems to ensure maximum flexibility whileminimising energy consumption. Place:Milan Type:Education Client:Comune di Milano Year:2023-ongoing Surface in sqm:12.000
LIBRARY OF MILAN’S CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
#savingculture Presently, the library at Milan’s Catholic University consists of a main room andannex depot, 8 section-libraries located in the various institutes and departments,the open shelves Giuseppe Billanovich Reading Room and a further 12 readingrooms. It possesses around 1.5 million books and 38.000 periodicals, of which13.000 in a digital format.Rethink Energy took on the design and the works direction of the mechanical,electric and special systems using heat-pump technology, on the occasion of thecomplete restructuring of the prestigious library that also involved the SalaCinquecentine, where ancient manuscripts and incunables are kept. Among theman extremely rare specimen containing the Visconti family tree, around 1.000 scrollsgoing from the 3rd Century B.C. to the 7th Century A.C., Sumerian tablets, preciouseditions of rare books and more than 2.000 “cinquecentine”, books printed in the 16th Century, including an invaluable, miniature edition of Dante’s DivinaCommedia and a rare edition of Plato’s Dialogues curated by Marsilio Ficino.These ancient works are protected by a fire-extinguishing system using NOVECgas, an innovative product that constitutes an alternative to other extinguishinggases that have a higher GWP. Place:Milan Type:Education Client:Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Year:2020-2021 Surface in sqm:600
VILLA ROMANA APPIANO MUSEUM
#museovillaromana The museum is dedicated to the conservation of a stunning Roman villa found in Appiano (Bolzano, Northern Italy), with magnificent, intact mosaics. Rethink Energy was in charge of the mechanical, electric and special systems of the new museum, taking all the necessary measures to ensure the perfect preservation of the finds. Place:Appiano (BZ) Type:Museum Client:Provincia di Bolzano Year:2022-ongoing Surface in sqm:1.000
ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL
@sustainableschool Enrico Fermi secondary school is part of the “Vasco Pratolini” Institute of Scandicci. Several extension, restyling and maintenance works have been carried out over the years, one of which led to the creation of new multimedia classrooms, DADA (Didactics for Learning Environments) classrooms and special classrooms such as carpentry and pottery laboratories. Rethink Energy designed the mechanical, electric and special installations of the school, using multiple heat pump systems tha ensure maximum flexibility while minimising consumption. Thanks to these improvements, the school obtained LEED sustainability for buildings certification. Place:Scandicci Type:School Client:Comune di Scandicci Year:2022-2023 Surface in sqm:4.000