historic mountain refuge
Rifugio Boé, Canazei, Dolomites
Building type
Facts & Figures
Rifugio Boè
Credit: Fanti legnami | All rights reservedThe role of Eurac Research
The researchers studied the climatic conditions in the area where the shelter is located and analyzed samples of the walls in the Hylab - Laboratory for the hygrothermal characterization of building materials - to determine the properties of the dolomia rock. They then entered the data into advanced simulation softwares (WUFI, DELPHIN, ProCasaClima) to recommend the best insulation solution. They also calculated the ideal thickness of the insulation and installed the solar-powered monitoring system that will measure temperature and humidity in the walls.
Implemented technologies
Interior walls insultation, solar-powered monitoring system
The historic refuge
monitoring system energy retrofit mountain refuge Dolomites
Credit: Eurac Research | Marco Larcher
energy retrofitting historic mountain refuge
Monitoring system interior walls historic mountain refuge
Credit: Eurac Research | Marco Larcher
energy retrofitting of an historic mountain refuge
Credit: Eurac Research | Marco Larcher
Rifugio Boé historic mountain refuge energy retrofit
Credit: Eurac Research | Marco LarcherContact
Marco Larcher
Senior ResearcherInstitute for Renewable EnergyT +39 0471 055 704marco.larcher@eurac.edu
Alexandra Troi
Vice Head of InstituteInstitute for Renewable EnergyT +39 0471 055 602alexandra.troi@eurac.edu
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