1. ABITARE MEDITERRANEO SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION Regione Toscana - POR FESR 2007 – 2013 BANDO REGIONALE 2008 Asse IV: Studio dell'architettura e del disegno industriale per il contenimento dei consumi energetici

2. A research project for the development of a New Oper System as database for technological and architectural innovation to reduce energy consumption

3. Continuous innovation in an OPEN SYSTEM: Continuous updating of criteria and procedures in order to re-define a quality-based methodology for integrated conservation of existing buildings Define new building models able to meet changing customers profiles, rising standards of indoor comfort in hot and cold season and the necessity of a more aware management of the available energy resources

4. MAIN IDEAS Climate & Architecture Tradition & Innovation Identity & Competitiveness UrbanTransformation & EnvironmentalQuality Inclusivity & Change

6. Appropriated building solutions to climatic conditions

7. Focus on summer comfort conditions