Technical visit from Italy to the Passivhaus Library

On Thursday, March 19, 2015, a group of Italian technicians visited the Save the Planet Project. Library of Villamediana de IreguaThe group, made up of a total of 18 people, mostly architects and engineers, also included university professors, directors of engineering colleges and construction schools and representatives of construction companies from all over Italy. The day began at 9:30 in the morning at the youth centre in Villamediana de Iregua and consisted of a total of 3 presentations and a visit to the construction site of the Municipal Library built under the Passivhaus standard.

The first presentation was made by the architect Roberto Garcia Berlanga and focused on the General Municipal Plan of Villamediana de Iregua as an eco-efficient regulation. The second presentation was given by Ángel Ibáñez Ceba and dealt with the eco-district of Sarriguren and its sustainability strategies and balance between human and natural systems. Finally, the third presentation was given by Esteban Pardo Calderon and focused on the Passivhaus standard in public buildings and on the Villamediana de Iregua Municipal Library Project as the first Passivhaus public building in Spain.

The Mayor of the town, Tomás Santolaya, and the councillors for urban planning and culture attended the event at all times. The Italian group highly valued the town's commitment to regulations and a construction standard for public buildings that are so demanding in terms of energy efficiency and so committed to sustainability, both of which place the municipality at the forefront of urban and municipal eco-efficiency.