Turin, Italy

The CONCERTO-community in Turin is a district named Arquata, located near the city centre.
The Turin project is part of a larger initiative aimed at promoting integrated energy systems based on distributed generation in the Piemonte region. The initiative involves the relevant stakeholders in the regional area, such as public administrations, utilities, research centres, and end users. The application project, Arquata, is a modernisation and re-qualification project of a district of the city of Turin, comprising of 30 residential council houses and one high rise commercial building, owned by the Agenzia Territoriale per la Casa.

The CONCERTO approach

The overall Arquata District Contract is a detailed programme including several measures of urban and social requalification such as the refurbishment of the council buildings, the realisation of green areas, the creation of common spaces dedicated to social activities, social and occupational development of the district, the improvement of mobility, the creation of small commercial spaces. Such measures have been completely approved and funded by the contractors.


Use of Renewable Energy Sources

•    Photovoltaics
•    Active Cooling (solar/thermal driven cooling)


Low Carbon Technologies

•    Insulation
•    Combined Heat and Power (CHP) - conventional fuels
•    District heating
•    Glazing, Windows


Highlights

Information will follow.


The Arquata district is part of the CONCERTO community in Turin
The Arquata district is part of the CONCERTO community in Turin


Site facts & figures

•    Estimated population involved: 2,500
•    Approx. geographical area coverage: 87,500 m²
•    Approx. energy saving: 46%
•    Approx. energy from RES: 5%


The consortium

•    Comune di Torino (ComTo)
•    Agenzia Territoriale per la Casa della Provincia di Torino (ATC)
•    Azienda Energetica Metropolitana di Torino Societá per Azioni (AEM), Turin
•    Centro Ricerche Fiat Societá Consortile per Azioni (CRF), Turin
•    Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo)


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