Building 102, ISPRA Joint Research Center – Varese

Construction of a new building at the ISPRA Joint Research Center, Varese.
Building 102 was built to host the Citizen’s Protection and Security Institute at the European Community’s Joint Research Center (JRC) in Varese.

Consisting of two wings four and five stories high positioned around an inner courtyard, the building vaunts a transparent polymer roof. This large roofed area reduces heat loss and improves natural ventilation while illuminating the rooms facing the courtyard

As a Near Zero Emission Building (NZEB), the building meets high environmental requirements and offers renewable energy production from a state-of-the-art geothermal plant and photovoltaic panels with international certification for environmental, economic and social sustainability

Location: Ispra, Varese
Building function: Office building – new construction
Client: Centro Comune di Ricerca/Joint Research Center

Data:

Contract value: 16.6 million euros
Completion: 2020
Highlights: 10,500 sq m gross surface area of which 2,900 underground;

Courtyard roofing in two-layer high-strength EFTE; Class A building with BREEAM certification (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)