Introduction
Regional Cluster Name: “Lela Karagianni” primary school in Greece
“Lela Karagianni” primary school is located in Athens, Greece. It was built in 1899, and it belongs to the municipality of Athens since 1978. In Greece, approximately 90% of the school buildings are totally uninsulated, leading to increased annual heating and cooling needs. As a result, the school buildings present increased energy consumption throughout the whole academic year in order to provide thermal comfort to students and staff.
Location of the building
Kyprou 43, Athens, Greece
Construction year
June 1899
Building use
Public primary school
Energy performance certificate
N/A
Expected outcomes
Throughout the SIRCULAR project, the specific building will function as a follower demo and thus it will be studied in terms of energy efficiency. This will lead to the enhancement of thermal comfort of students and general staff, significantly enhancing and improving the quality of life of the inhabitants, since students spend an important amount of their daytime at school for studying and various other activities. In the energy and the implementation study, the application of the following main technologies will be considered; advanced insulation techniques and materials, ventilation mechanisms with heat recovery, innovative prefabricated circular renovation components, and low-carbon precast insulated concrete façade panels with recycled materials. The goal after the proposed interventions will be to upgrade the energy performance of the building and provide a better studying environment for the students which will improve their learning conditions and efficiency and thus the general quality of life of the students.
Value chain approach
The renovation of this building will not only benefit this primary school, but it will also benefit the whole country. That is because, in Greece, there are only four different types of buildings in terms of architectural and construction aspects. Thus, by simulating one school building, a highly replicable model for school renovations in Greece will be available, allowing quick and accurate energy and construction interventions in schools located all over the country. Additionally, this demo site allows the communication and dissemination of the benefits, and the innovative solutions provided by SIRCULAR to students and the general public, and it will foster the spirit of energy saving and the circularity of materials in the whole community. Furthermore, this demo will be easy to access by the general public and engineering students, increasing even further the impact of the SIRCULAR project.
Partners
- CERTH: Center for Research and Technology Hellas
- HPHI: Hellenic Passive House Institute
- NTUA: National Technical University of Athens
Contact information
Dimitris Pallantzas