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NOVENO CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE DESARROLLO
DE INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA EDUCATIVA
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
November 24th, 25th, and 26th , 2010
Design of sustainable
educational spaces
by Giorgio Ponti architect
Coordinator of Educational Architecture (EA) Area of Cisem (Italy), GoP OECD / CELE
(Centre for Effective Learning Environments / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development) Paris (France)
with collaboration of F. Nidasio, R. Serlenga, P. Tettamanzi, F. Mistò, C. Negri, D. Mannu architects
Graphics by Biancamaria Maldotti architect
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www.undp.org/mdg/
8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
What they are ?
At the Millennium Summit in September 2000 the largest
gathering of world leaders in history adopted the UN
Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new
global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting
out a series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015,
that have become known as the Millennium Development
Goals.
These targets have been reaffirmed in the recent UN summit
on 20-22 September 2010
Therefore our work is an important direct
contribution to two UN goals, at least !
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The “Educational Intelligent Facilities”
Project (EIF)
2000 2010
On 2000 exactly the CISEM experiences on the “Educational
Intelligent Facilities” Project (EIF) (Formerly ISB – Intelligent
School Building – www.n2d.it/isb) started up, also
supported by OECD / CELE in the international contest and
by iLe programme (www.ileweb.org)
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www.cisem.it
CISEM is the Center of Innovation and Educational Experimentation of
Milan – Research Institute of Province of Milan, the Union of Italian
Provinces and Campania Region – Associate Member of OECD / CELE
Paris
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The “Educational Intelligent Facilities”
Project (EIF)
What does it mean?
We simply define an EIF
“Educational Intelligent Facility"
as an ideal group of physical
Intelligent Secondary School
Italy 2010, 13.000 sqm, 1.500
2010, 13.
spaces, of technologies and
students, by Giorgio Ponti and equipments able to rapidly
others respond to a larger number of
possible communal and
dynamic "needs" of education
and training for today and the
future in an "open" relationship
with other social activities
available to the public.
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The “Educational Intelligent Facilities”
Project (EIF)
The project is based on the
below 5 overall Principles
(Also called Macro Index):
1) Functionality and multi-
purpose;
2) Symbolic, visually pleasing
and offers learning
opportunities;
3) Quality of design and Intelligent Infant and primary School, Italy 2005
- 2010, 1.800 sqm, 120 pupils by Ettore
layout; Zambelli, Emilio Pizzi, Giorgio Ponti and others,
Department BEST, University Politecnico of
4) Healthy and safe; Milan Eurosolar Prize 2006
5) Environmentally
sustainable
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Each Principle or Macro Index (MI) is subdivided in several
Quality Index (QI) which make up a sort of Quality Matrix (QM)
as the base of a self-assessment process
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Environmentally sustainable
As for Sustainability the Quality Index (QI) of EIF projects
are:
1. Maximum respect for the environment and natural
resources;
2. Zero carbon, pollution and waste;
3. Space saving and quality by flexibility and by new
pedagogical and educational inputs;
4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality symbols as
educative inputs;
5. Maximum Leed Rating (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design), by U.S. Green Building Council
(www.usgbc.org )
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1. Maximum respect for
the environment and natural resources
Timber covering Example of use of ventilated
Vertical axis faces of the covering with a shape of
wind turbine buildings natural hills and protection
from pollution and acid water
Natural
ventilation
Strip of photovoltaic panels
on the south slopes
Rainwater Vocational school for 600
collection students
Movies Theatre, Commercial Center, Hotel, Residences, Theatre – Cinema – and TV
Vocational and Training School (Muggiò, Italy) by Giorgio Ponti architect and his
team in Milan with a new Master Plan in progress 11
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1. Maximum respect for
the environment and natural resources
Another experience with EIF principles, and
sustainability Quality Index is the Master Plan of the
new university campus UACJ of Ciudad Juarez
(Chihuahua, Mexico), said pilot project CELE / OECD,
for verification of quality standards in architecture of
Higher Education (40.000 students and a campus area
of about 3 million square meters) - 2008
By R. Almeida, J. De La Garza, G. Ponti architects
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1. Maximum respect for
the environment and natural resources
No cars inside the
educational area, only public
electrical transportation,
electrics car, segways,
bicycles, walking way
Use of pilotis for all the
buildings to allow the local
fauna crossing in the night,
natural ventilation and gas
radon elimination, shadows,
protected pedestrian route,
etc.
By Almeida, De La Garza, Ponti architects - 2008
Studies on sustainable building for UACJ (Universidad
Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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1. Maximum respect for
the environment and natural resources
No cars inside the area, only
public electrical
transportation, electrics car,
segways, bicycles, walking
way, green covering,
viewless architecture
Location of Secondary
School (Vocational and
Training) for 600 students
Coverings with grass and
with typical local crops
Design on sustainable settlement at the north of Milan (Italy) (called “The Grooves”)
with a Secondary School for 600 student – By Giorgio Ponti and his team - 2010
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1. Maximum respect for
the environment and natural resources
Settlement with tertiary,
research, commercial, sports
and cultural activities, hotel,
hostel, expo, farmer activity
Design on sustainable settlement at the nord of Milan (Italy) (called “The Grooves”) with
a Secondary School for 600 student – By Giorgio Ponti and his team
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1. Maximum respect for
the environment and natural resources
Location of Secondary
School (Vocational and
Training) for 600 students
“The Grooves”
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1. Maximum respect for
the environment and natural resources
“The Grooves”
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2. Zero carbon, pollution and waste
Another primary condition for sustainable development
is the specific target / Quality Index on “Zero carbon,
pollution and waste”
• “Zero carbon” refers to the drastic reduction
and / or elimination of traditional energy sources
(Coal, gas, gas oil, etc) ….. by saving energy and
natural resources and the use of the local and
alternative energy and new technologies;
• “Zero pollution” refers to a careful control of
any form of pollution and the use of some of the
principles of the bio-architecture;
• “Zero waste” refers to the choices of
differentiated waste collection and disposal in
systems, also by cogeneration of hot water and
electricity
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2. Zero carbon, pollution and waste
We can identify different possible sources of
local, alternative and suitable energy to assess
and if it is possible to use, for instance:
a) Centralised sources
a1) Centralised eolic energy;
a2) Centralised cogeneration (Hot water and
electricity);
a3) Energy from the waste
b) Building performances
b1) Eolic tools;
b2) Solar panels and photovoltaic panels and surface;
b3) Natural ventilation;
b4) Heat pumps and geothermal energy;
B5) Double skin;
B6) Trombe walls;
B7) Solar cooling
B8) Natural shadows by planting or roof
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2. Zero carbon, pollution and waste
Example of
natural shadows
means by
appropriate
planting
Shadows and
natural ventilation
by the roof put
out and the
particular
treatment of the
face
Double skinned face for natural
ventilation or solar chimney or solar
cooling in relation to the orientation of
the building. Surface in concrete, or
sheet metal stretched, or glass, etc.
Studies on sustainable building for EIF Project (Cisem)
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2. Zero carbon, pollution and waste
Ventilated covering with the
Solar chimney, wind tower and big
shape of an umbrella and face’s
waterspout for the overflowing
protection from pollution and acid
subsidiary of the rainwater
water
Rainwater
collection in the
concave roof
Copper for the reduction of
natural and artificial
electromagnetism and the
durability over time and lack of
maintenance.
The wind turbines with a vertical
axis
The last cut in wind speed is 2
m/s (In every location)
independent from the wind
direction. Then the maintenance
is very easy
Studies on sustainable building for EIF Project (Cisem)
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility and by
new pedagogical and educational inputs
Closing of Multimedia
external blackboard and
openings computer connected
with with internet
automatic
Dividing mobile
input of
element
domotic (removable) for
Vertical flexibility and
sheath with versatility of
all necessary space, with
facilities that surface made of
can ensure cork (natural,
the flexibility biodegradable,
plant without acoustic
any floating insulation and
floor Full support for the
spectrum posting of sheets,
solar light posters, etc.).
Plant network
Closet, passage, possible water intake, placed under the
toilets, internal staircases, storage, etc. floating floor or in
with curved sliding doors to reduce the Horizontal grids for natural the ceiling, in case
encumbrance and increase security ventilation of the rooms of floor fixed
Studies on “ Flexible Learning Module” (FLM) (Cisem)
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility and by
new pedagogical and educational inputs
Example of use as a room of hospital
Multi – functional bar for electrical system,
lights, oxigen, computer lan, domotics tool,
etc.
As for the multi – purpose capability it is important underline as the basic module adopted
can turn itself quickly in a different functional space: for instance as residence, hostel,
temporary hospital, refuge during the natural collapse, etc.
Example
of use as
a room of Mobile element (removable)
residence,
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As for the multi – purpose capability it is important to underline as the basic module
adopted (FLM) can turn itself quickly in a different functional space: for instance
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility and by
new pedagogical and educational inputs
Multimedia blackboard Closet
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Connective Computer Integrated Building
The Flexible Learning Module” (FLM), for 25 / 30 users, experienced, for the first time, by
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility wind tower
Example of
and by
new pedagogical and educational chimney) for
(Solar inputs
natural ventilation
Multipurpose little space
150 (MLS) (Closet, passage
toilet, little stairs, wind tower,
etc) 3.14 sm
students
C L L
L
C C C C
Floors in linoleum Mobile partition without
(natural, plants inside for space
biodegradable, flexibility. Faces in cork
acoustic insulating (natural, biodegradable,
and with a large acoustic insulating and
color palette) support sheets)
Recent studies on “ Flexible Learning Sector ” (FLS) (Cisem) based on FLM
(Solution 1): traditional, 5 classrooms (frontal lesson) (C) and 3 labs (L)
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility wind tower
Example of
and by
new pedagogical and educational chimney) for
(Solar inputs
natural ventilation
Doble slides doors for
200 the flexibilities inputs
students
C C Lift / Elevator
G G
G
Space for small
group and for Cylinder for natural
operative activity ventilation and
lighting (solar
G G G G chimney) It work also
through the air
systems in the
corridor false ceiling
Recent studies on “ Flexible Learning Sector ” (FLS) (Cisem) Ponti architect FLM
Giorgio based on
(Solution 2): groups, 2 classrooms (frontal lesson) (C) and 9 groups (G)
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility wind tower
Example of
and by
new pedagogical and educational chimney) for
(Solar inputs
natural ventilation
250 60%
60%
students more
students
than solution 1
(traditional
classrooms)
classrooms)
Teachers toilet
students toilet
Possible
solution with
little stairs for
the vertical
flexibility
Recent studies on “ Flexible Learning Sector ” (FLS) (Cisem) Ponti architect FLM
Giorgio based on
(Solution 3): 8 thematics areas, (T)
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility wind tower
Example of
and by
new pedagogical and educational chimney) for
(Solar inputs
natural ventilation
Double skinned face for
300 natural ventilation or solar
chimney or solar cooling
according to the
students orientation of the building.
.
Vertical sheath
with all
necessary
facilities that
can ensure the Stairs with double
flexibility plants ventilated skin by
without any glass
floating floor
Recent studies on “ Flexible Learning Sector ” (FLS) (Cisem) Ponti architect FLM
Giorgio based on
(Solution 4): open space
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3. Space saving and quality by flexibility wind tower
Example of
and by
new pedagogical and educational chimney) for
(Solar inputs
natural ventilation
Open spaces
Thematics areas
Groups
Traditional
Perspective of “ Flexible Learning Sector ” (FLS) (Cisem) with the different
solution showed before
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
A quality educational architecture can be the best educative input for the new
generations (It Is the concept of architecture as third educator even through a strong
symbolism)
Ventilated and concave roof
with a protection net (Anti birds,
bugs, etc.)
Double skinned face for natural
ventilation or solar chimney or
solar cooling in relation to the
orientation of the building.
Surface in concrete, or sheet
metal stretched, or glass,
photovoltaic film / panels, etc.
Prefabricated concrete panels
with the possible covering for
solar (air or water) and
photovoltaic tools also for the
possible solar cooling conditioning Stairs with double ventilated
system skin by glass
Studies on sustainable building for EIF and EQF (Campania Giorgio Ponti architect
Region, Italy) Project
(Cisem) 30
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
Natural Photovoltaic cells, skylights and
Copper roofing ventilation natural ventilation
Closet
Didactic
flexible
Timber Module
Psychomotor activity Pergola
and greenhouse
Heat pumps Timber
(Under construction 2010)
2010)
Heating floor with low
temperature water
Italy – Municipality of Solaro (MI) 2006, new primary school, by GiorgioPonti architectEttore
Giorgio Ponti and
Zambelli architects, Department BEST, University Politecnico of Milan, Eurosolar Prize 2006
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
Psychomotor activity and
greenhouse
Timber
This project is the result of a joint venture between the Solaro Municipality, CISEM and the
University Politecnico di Milano, whose Department of Building Environment architect and
Giorgio Ponti Science
Technology (BEST) was responsible for the design (Giorgio Ponti and Ettore Zambelli
architects) 32
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
The most important aspects of the Solaro
design from an energy standpoint are the
following:
• High thermal insulation achieved mainly
through dry-mounted multilayer panels.
• Ventilated copper roofing (also for
electromagnetic insulation).
• Solar chimneys.
• Facility designed with CIB.
• Ground water heat pumps.
• No emissions into the air (the building
has no boiler).
• Underfloor heating/cooling with low-
temperature water.
• Photovoltaic panels (on the solar
chimneys) providing electric power to the
heat pumps;
Total energy consumption: 20 Kwh/sqm/Year
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
Solaro dimension, costs and timing:
- Area of the first segment (12
learning modules for 300
students): 2 624 square meters of
gross floor area;
- Area per student: 8.7 gross square
meters;
- Projected overall cost: EURO
2.000.000 that compares with
2.800.000 USD;
- Cost per square meter of gross
floor area: EURO 1.000 that
compares with 1.400 USD;
- Beginning of work: end 2008
- Completion of work: 2011
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
Another interesting and important experience in Italy at the north of Milan (Gallarate - Va): an
hotel vocational school for 1.200 students as base (Called Falcone Institute) carried out on
an old industrial area in the city center. By Giorgio Ponti architect and his team, Studio
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
The situation of the Falcone area in Gallarate on 2003,
before the start up of the works 36
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Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
The situation inside buildings on 2003, before the start up of the works
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
A ) New building with learning spaces ,
management, restaurant, gymnasium
B ) Old building restored
with learning spaces ,
labs, hall, auditorium
A rendering of the design: on the left the building restored (An ex cotton mill
of the early 18th century) and on the right the new building 38
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4. Emphasizing of sustainability and
Example of wind tower
quality symbols as educative chimney) for
(Solar inputs
natural ventilation
A ) New building with learning spaces ,
management, restaurant, gymnasium
B ) Old building restored
Skylight with learning spaces ,
Photovoltaic panels
labs, hall, auditorium
Learning area old building
Learning area new building
Management
Entrance Restaurant and kitchen
Gym and stores
Atrium and public spaces
The most important informations are: Ground area 6.570 sqm, Gross total floors surface
13.200 sqm (7.500 building A, 5.700 building B), max 1.500 students, standard from 9 to 11
sqm/st, 3 years of work, cost of 26.545.000 €, 37.000.000 USD (about 2.000 € / sqm , 2.800
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
Ground floor
Second floor
First floor
Roof
Flexible
Flexible
Learning
Learning
Module
Module
Spiral
Spiral
stairs
stairs
Spiral
stairs
Labs Existing
Existing
faces
Existing
Labs faces
1820 old
faces
Existingold
1820 old
1820
faces
1820 old
This experience is very important because it is the most recent
opportunity to input the EIF (Educational Intelligent Facilities) principles
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
The big bright central hall of the Building B (restored) with the skylight,
natural ventilation, total air conditioning, antiseismic structures, spiral 41 stairs
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
The big central hall of the Building B (restored) with high aesthetic quality
which refers to an hotel hall or to a big socialization collective space opened
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
The indentations of the entrances to didactic spaces, functionally effective,
recognisable, protected, with the closet of separation transformable in toilet
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
The massive structures, completely antiseismic, the total air conditioning, the
total energy autonomy, the large escape routes, the multi-purpose of spaces
have allowed the administration and the civil protection to declare the 44
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4. Emphasizing sustainability and quality
Example of wind tower
symbols as educative (Solar chimney) for
inputs
natural ventilation
300 Km of electrical cables and predispositions to the most advanced
domotic, precised controls of energy consumption, rainwater recovery, high
thermal and acoustic insulation, photovoltaic panels, are a sign of a particular45
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5. Maximum Leed Rating (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design), by U.S. Green Building
Example of wind tower
(Solar chimney) for
Council (www.usgbc.org ) ventilation
natural
What is LEED®?
The Leadership in Energy
and Environmental
Design (LEED) Green
Building Rating System™
encourages and
accelerates global
adoption of sustainable
green building and
development practices
LEED is an internationally recognized green through the creation and
building certification system, providing third-
party verification that a building or community
implementation of
was designed and built using strategies aimed at universally understood
improving performance across all the metrics and accepted tools and
that matter most: energy savings, water
efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved
performance criteria.
indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of
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The cost of an intelligent and sustainable
educational facilities
3 questions:
1) How much would it cost compared to traditional buildings, new or
remodelled?
• 5% more for energy saving;
• 10% more for quality, bio-architecture, new systems / plants and
technologies;
• 5% more for domotic / building automation;
2) How much could we save?
About 40% of management costs and real estate operation;
3) How many years we need to amortize the extra costs?
They can be amortized in about 15 years
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To conclude it is sufficient a sentence of a great philosopher
of the ancient Greece, Aristotle of Stagira (384 – 322 B.C.)
“What we have to learn to do,
we learn by doing”
Aristotle
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