The School of the Future project has arrived at last, financed by the European Commission under the FP7 framework and has counted upon four pilot schools in all of Europe and located in different regions (Denmark, Germany, Italy and Norway). The project emphasizes how schools may be sources of exceptional energy efficiency, providing a high quality interior environment, while also being economically viable.
Through the renovation of existing schools and their power systems, the integration of renewable energy solutions and the creation of advanced management systems, the project wanted to demonstrate that the complete use of energy may be reduced by a factor of 3.
On the other hand, a 75% reduction in the power usage for heating may be achieved with an investment of less than € 100 for cubic meter, addressing the results obtained by the project.
Another of the project’s objective was to disseminate the results obtained through the students themselves from the schools that served as pilots, consociating families to the activities of energy efficiency and its results.
It has also equipped the classroom with tools to educate students, the faculty and service personnel in energy efficiency topics with the objective of expanding knowledge on an area with much relevance for the European Union such as environmental sustainability.