According to the general EU perspective of renovating the public buildings, the universities can provide the exemplary role contributing with the strategic role of research and innovation, but also of teaching and training the professionals of tomorrow. From this perspective, the university building appears to be the ideal place for experimenting with innovative energy retrofit strategies for public buildings, as well as innovative processes that support the effective achievement of ambitious energy and environmental quality targets

In the framework of MED EcoSure project, fostering the Mediterranean Cross border Living Lab strategies, the research group proposes to launch a design workshop-competition to define different scenarios, identifying the best architectural energy retrofit solutions for the pilot building of the Santa Verdiana, responding to specific performance requirements and above all integrated in the context of architectural value.