Integrated Approach to the Functional, Structural, and Energy Assessment of a School Building

The theme of the recovery of existing buildings is increasingly topical as the buildings built from the post-war period until the 80s of the last centuries are not able to meet the required performances from an energetic, functional, technological, and structural point of view. The topic of recovery therefore appears to be increasingly a multidisciplinary approach and to this end it is essential to choose an adequate process management strategy in order to concentrate resources and information in a single work environment. In particular, the retrofitting of school buildings takes on special relevance because more than 40 percent of the buildings were built before 1976 (Agnelli Foundation and Federcepicostruzioni 2023 [1]). In this scenario, a “BIM oriented” approach to design is fruitful. That is, the use of tools that ensure a sharing of information frameworks capable of guiding designers in common strategies. Tools capable of making different disciplines and professional figures interoperate to ensure maximum collaboration and success of the process. In this paper, referring to a school building, the application of the methodological path will be illustrated, evaluating its advantages, and highlighting critical issues.