KITE Engineering collaborated with Meg.studio on the integrated detailed design of MEP systems for the public tender concerning the demolition and reconstruction of the “Piero Maroncelli” lower secondary school. Thanks to EU funding, the city of Forlì will have a new, modern, sustainable, and multifunctional school building.

The school will accommodate 375 students and feature 20 classrooms, laboratories, a library, an auditorium, and a gym. It will also serve as a community hub, with spaces accessible to the public outside school hours.

Special attention was given to energy efficiency and comfort, including a photovoltaic system, advanced HVAC, and energy recovery systems. The HVAC system has been designed to cope with increasingly frequent heat waves and is configured not only to condition all offices, laboratories, and common areas, but also to dehumidify the primary air supplied to the spaces, ensuring optimal comfort conditions.

Energy efficiency of the complex has been further enhanced through chillers with partial heat recovery, which supply post-heating coils in the air handling units, making use of thermal energy that would otherwise be lost to the external environment.

This project exemplifies how innovation and sustainability can go hand in hand in creating facilities that serve the community.