Architectural integration of solar technologies into sustainable schoolhouses- The energy environmental retrofit design for the Liceo artistico M.Preti in Reggio Calabria (sud Italy),

solar technologies as plants, by considering them as a morphological and functional part of the building, integrated into its systems and construction process. The research investigates the potential of the building of the Liceo Artistico “Mattia Preti” in Reggio Calabria to act as a pilot-project of energy-environmental retrofit with integration of solar technologies for other schoolhouses managed by the Reggio Calabria Provincial Administration. The general objective is to increase the energy efficiency of the building by controlling its energy consumption, optimising its service life and integrating all plants, proposing sustainable strategies focused on use of ecological materials and the users’ wellbeing.