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Residential Building Typology

Building Type Matrix

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Generic Building Types - Middle Climatic Zone

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Last updated: 02.09.2014

National Typology Brochure

example buildings --- typical energy consumption values --- effect of refurbishment measures --- building display sheets

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Brochure in Italian language. (Click on picture to download PDF.)

Last updated: 02.09.2014

Statistics of the Italian Building Stock

systematical overview --- available statistics for residential buildings and heat supply systems

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Overview

Statistical Table	Item	Available	Remarks
S-1.1	Frequency of building types of the regional building stock (Piedmont)	yes	[1]
S-1.2.1	Percentage of thermally refurbished envelope areas	yes	[2], [3]
S-1.2.2	Information on insulation level and window types	no
S-2.1	Centralisation of the heat supply (for space heating)	yes	[1]
S-2.2	Heat distribution and storage of space heating systems	no
S-2.3	Heat generation of space heating systems	yes	[1]
S.2-4	Heat distribution and storage of domestic hot water systems	no
S-2.5	Heat generation of domestic hot water systems	yes	[1]
S-2.6	Solar thermal systems	yes	[1], [4]
S-2.7	Ventilation systems	no
S-2.8	Air-conditioning systems	no
S-2.9	Control of central heating systems	no
S-3.1	Domestic energy consumption	yes	[5]

[1] Source: National Institute of Statistics, ISTAT, Census 2011.

[2] Source: National Institute of Statistics, ISTAT, Census 2001.

[3] No available data on thermally refurbished envelope areas but on type of intervention for age of construction.

[4] Only for DHW, no information on heating.

[5] Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA). "Rapporto Energia e Ambiente 2009-2010", 2012; National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Report 2004.

Last updated: 24.09.2015

NOTE: The available statistical data are split by region in the reference source. In the statistical tables, the regional data are merged considering three different groups of regions, as shown in the table below.

CLIMATIC ZONE	ITALIAN REGIONS	CLUSTERING CRITERION
Mediterranean	Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Liguria, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana	Most of the municipalities of the region having a number of heating degree-days:	up to 2100
Middle	Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Umbria, Veneto		from 2100 to 3000
Alpine	Trentino Alto Adige, Valle d’Aosta		more than 3000

Last updated: 24.09.2015

Statistics S-1.1: Frequency of Building Types of the National Building Stock (Piedmont)

PIEDMONT REGION
Construction age	SFH 1 apartment		MFH ≥ 2 apartments
Construction age	number of buildings	number of apartments	number of buildings	number of apartments
Before 1919	190,029	190,029	89,474	277,469
1919 - 1945	91,486	91,486	53,526	211,520
1946 - 1960	61,708	61,708	52,112	272,257
1961 - 1970	62,542	65,542	66,102	420,949
1971 - 1980	57,276	57,276	56,210	326,911
1981 - 1990	32,839	32,839	28,208	156,741
1991 - 2000	27,584	27,584	19,725	98,252
2001 - 2005	18,088	18,088	12,170	68,386
After 2005	16,018	16,018	9,593	53,717
TOTAL	555,570	557,570	387,120	1,886,202

Last updated: 24.09.2015

MIDDLE CLIMATIC REGIONS
Construction age	SFH 1 apartment		MFH ≥ 2 apartments
Construction age	number of buildings	number of apartments	number of buildings	number of apartments
Before 1919	546,667	546,667	364,782	1,252,383
1919 - 1945	330,754	330,754	232,776	885,486
1946 - 1960	372,840	372,840	345,000	1,506,876
1961 - 1970	415,190	415,190	486,783	2,331,452
1971 - 1980	399,082	399,082	459,929	2,099,946
1981 - 1990	242,287	242,287	265,212	1,239,523
1991 - 2000	175,838	175,838	189,973	919,465
2001 - 2005	102,964	102,964	118,095	648,027
After 2005	87,824	87,824	97,659	560,992
TOTAL	2,673,446	2,673,446	2,560,209	11,444,150
ALPINE REGIONS
Construction age	SFH 1 apartment		MFH ≥ 2 apartments
Construction age	number of buildings	number of apartments	number of buildings	number of apartments
Before 1919	30,528	30,528	31,723	107,419
1919 - 1945	9,615	9,615	10,924	40,625
1946 - 1960	11,247	11,247	14,633	64,939
1961 - 1970	15,069	15,069	19,808	93,147
1971 - 1980	15,740	15,740	19,248	94,989
1981 - 1990	12,816	12,816	13,070	60,521
1991 - 2000	12,923	12,923	11,024	49,471
2001 - 2005	7,069	7,069	6,031	28,316
After 2005	6,788	6,788	5,900	28,853
TOTAL	121,795	121,795	132,361	568,280
MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS
Construction age	SFH 1 apartment		MFH ≥ 2 apartments
Construction age	number of buildings	number of apartments	number of buildings	number of apartments
Before 1919	513,024	513,024	345,780	1,206,521
1919 - 1945	459.393	459.393	283,545	1,073,534
1946 - 1960	555.928	555.928	401,188	1,757,008
1961 - 1970	583.742	583.742	530,241	2,547,448
1971 - 1980	634.778	634.778	588,874	2,526,416
1981 - 1990	505.969	505.969	423,413	1,813,845
1991 - 2000	269.900	269.900	211,359	883,979
2001 - 2005	132.922	132.922	98,023	429,147
After 2005	90.849	90.849	70,959	346,204
TOTAL	3.746.505	3.746.505	2,953,382	12,584,102

Statistics S-1.2.1: Percentage of Thermally Refurbished Envelope Areas

Percentage of refurbished apartments

PIEDMONT REGION
Construction age	Not refurbished apartments	Refurbished apartments
Before 1919	48.5 %	51.5 %
1919 - 1945	46.7 %	53.3 %
1946 - 1961	45.6 %	54.4 %
1962 - 1971	45.4 %	54.6 %
1972 - 1981	47.4 %	52.6 %
1982 - 1991	58.7 %	41.3 %
After 1991	75.6 %	24.4 %
On the whole	49.3 %	50.7 %

Last updated: 15.11.2013

Percentage of refurbished apartments

MIDDLE CLIMATIC REGIONS
Construction age	Not refurbished apartments	Refurbished apartments
Before 1919	46.6 %	53.4 %
1919 - 1945	44.9 %	55.1 %
1946 - 1961	41.8 %	58.2 %
1962 - 1971	40.6 %	59.4 %
1972 - 1981	43.1 %	56.9 %
1982 - 1991	57.0 %	43.0 %
After 1991	77.1 %	22.9 %
On the whole	47.5 %	52.5 %
ALPINE REGIONS
Construction age	Not refurbished apartments	Refurbished apartments
Before 1919	49.2 %	50.8 %
1919 - 1945	45.7 %	54.3 %
1946 - 1961	41.0 %	59.0 %
1962 - 1971	39.7 %	60.3 %
1972 - 1981	44.0 %	56.0 %
1982 - 1991	59.4 %	40.6 %
After 1991	69.9 %	30.1 %
On the whole	48.6 %	51.4 %
MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS
Construction age	Not refurbished apartments	Refurbished apartments
Before 1919	56.1 %	43.9 %
1919 - 1945	56.9 %	43.1 %
1946 - 1961	53.7 %	46.3 %
1962 - 1971	52.1 %	47.9 %
1972 - 1981	55.3 %	44.7 %
1982 - 1991	64.4 %	35.6 %
After 1991	76.3 %	23.7 %
On the whole	57.2 %	42.8 %

Percentage of refurbishment types

PIEDMONT REGION
Construction age	Refurbishment on technical systems	Refurbishment on structural elements	Refurbishment on no-structural elements
Before 1919	46.6 %	15.0 %	38.4 %
1919 - 1945	48.4 %	12.0 %	39.6 %
1946 - 1961	51.1 %	7.7 %	41.2 %
1962 - 1971	52.1 %	6.5 %	41.4 %
1972 - 1981	53.6 %	6.7 %	39.7 %
1982 - 1991	53.1 %	8.3 %	38.6 %
After 1991	41.2 %	20.4 %	38.4 %
On the whole	50.2 %	9.8 %	40.0 %

Last updated: 15.11.2013

Percentage of refurbishment types

MIDDLE CLIMATIC REGIONS
Construction age	Refurbishment on technical systems	Refurbishment on structural elements	Refurbishment on no-structural elements
Before 1919	47.2 %	15.3 %	37.5 %
1919 - 1945	49.1 %	12.4 %	38.5 %
1946 - 1961	52.0 %	8.8 %	39.2 %
1962 - 1971	53.1 %	7.6 %	39.3 %
1972 - 1981	54.8 %	7.0 %	38.2 %
1982 - 1991	54.3 %	7.8 %	37.9 %
After 1991	42.2 %	18.5 %	39.3 %
On the whole	51.5 %	9.9 %	38.6 %
ALPINE REGIONS
Construction age	Refurbishment on technical systems	Refurbishment on structural elements	Refurbishment on no-structural elements
Before 1919	43.2 %	17.6 %	39.2 %
1919 - 1945	45.2 %	13.9 %	40.9 %
1946 - 1961	47.1 %	10.3 %	42.6 %
1962 - 1971	47.6 %	9.1 %	43.3 %
1972 - 1981	48.2 %	8.5 %	43.3 %
1982 - 1991	47.3 %	9.7 %	43.0 %
After 1991	38.4 %	24.1 %	37.5 %
On the whole	45.7 %	12.7 %	41.6 %
MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS
Construction age	Refurbishment on technical systems	Refurbishment on structural elements	Refurbishment on no-structural elements
Before 1919	45.4 %	13.9 %	40.7 %
1919 - 1945	46.8 %	10.9 %	42.3 %
1946 - 1961	49.1 %	7.5 %	43.4 %
1962 - 1971	50.8 %	6.4 %	42.8 %
1972 - 1981	51.2 %	6.6 %	42.2 %
1982 - 1991	49.8 %	7.6 %	42.6 %
After 1991	43.2 %	15.7 %	41.1 %
On the whole	49.0 %	8.6 %	42.4 %

Statistics S-2.1: Centralisation of the Heat Supply (for Space Heating)

	PIEDMONT REGION
Central heating system for several dwellings	34.7 %
Individual heating system for a single dwelling	49.0 %
Single heating devices for dwelling as a whole	6.2 %
Single heating devices for part of dwelling	10.1 %

Last updated: 24.09.2015

	MIDDLE CLIMATIC REGIONS	ALPINE REGIONS	MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS	On the whole
Central heating system for several dwellings	21.5 %	35.3 %	14.7 %	18.8 %
Individual heating system for a single dwelling	60.7 %	36.4 %	61.6 %	60.5 %
Single heating devices for dwelling as a whole	6.4 %	8.9 %	10.3 %	8.2 %
Single heating devices for part of dwelling	11.4 %	19.5 %	13.4 %	12.5 %

Statistics S-2.3: Heat Generation of Space Heating Systems

	PIEDMONT REGION
Natural gas	70.5 %
Gas oil	6.2 %
LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas)	3.2 %
Soli fuel (wood, coal)	14.0 %
Fuel oil	0.2 %
Electricity	1.5 %
Other fuel or energy	4.4 %

Last updated: 24.09.2015

	MIDDLE CLIMATIC REGIONS	ALPINE REGIONS	MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS	On the whole
Natural gas	73.9 %	43.0 %	64.1 %	68.7 %
Gas oil	4.7 %	16.4 %	4.7 %	4.9 %
LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas)	3.0 %	3.9 %	6.5 %	4.6 %
Solid fuel (wood, coal)	12.9 %	28.9 %	15.1 %	14.3 %
Fuel oil	0.1 %	1.2 %	0.1 %	0.1 %
Electricity	3.0 %	1.5 %	8.0 %	5.2 %
Other fuel or energy	2.4 %	5.1 %	1.6 %	2.1 %

Statistics S-2.5: Heat generation of Domestic Hot Water Systems

	PIEDMONT REGION
Dwellings without hot water system	0.8 %
Dwellings with hot water system - heating and hot water generated by the same system	62.8 %
Dwellings with hot water system - hot water generated by system different from heating system	36.4 %

Last updated: 24.09.2015

	MIDDLE CLIMATIC REGIONS	ALPINE REGIONS	MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS	On the whole
Dwellings without hot water system	0.6 %	1.0 %	0.7 %	0.6 %
Dwellings with hot water system - heating and hot water generated by the same system	78.1 %	77.8 %	71.1 %	74.8 %
Dwellings with hot water system - hot water generated by system different from heating system	21.4 %	21.2 %	28.2 %	24.5 %

Statistics S-2.6: Solar thermal systems

		PIEDMONT REGION
Dwellings with hot water system - hot water generated by system different from heating system	Electricity system	34.8 %
	Solar thermal system	4.1 %
	Other system type	61.1 %

Last updated: 24.09.2015

		MIDDLE CLIMATIC REGIONS	ALPINE REGIONS		MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS	On the whole
Dwellings with hot water system - hot water generated by system different from heating system	Electricity system	27.3 %	30.4 %	54.3 %		41.7 %
	Solar thermal system	7.0 %	30.4 %		4.1 %	5.9 %
	Other system type	65.7 %	39.3 %		41.6 %	52.4 %

Statistic S-3.1: Domestic energy consumption

Italy

Primary energy [kWh/m2]	1990	1995	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total energy consumption	151	155	147	160	148	144	151	156
Space heating*	104,9	106,4	97,6	107,8	97,5	93,7	100,1	104,7
Domestic hot water*	17,3	17,5	17,4	16,5	15,4	14,8	15,1	15,2
Cooking	9,92	9,77	9,30	9,54	9,51	9,57	9,64	9,36
Lighting and other electrical appliances	19,2	20,9	22,7	25,7	26,0	25,9	26,3	26,6

* referred to the buildings with a thermal system, not to the entire residential building stock

Sources: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA). "Rapporto Energia e Ambiente 2009-2010", 2012; National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Report 2004

Primary energy [GWh]	1990	1995	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total energy consumption	292.063	298.421	284.079	308.456	287.281	278.788	292.555	301.587
Space heating	200.611	203.414	186.577	206.209	186.472	179.256	191.422	200.200
Liquefied petroleum gas	10.495	11.444	11.858	11.984	11.111	10.643	11.018	10.847
Natural gas	106.129	130.685	118.951	140.569	124.614	120.071	129.437	137.741
Gasoil	70.594	47.028	38.834	35.365	30.912	24.156	25.226	23.937
Fuel oil	3.658	786	883	543	323	242	167	167
Coal	827	1.093	629	43	47	36	28	23
Wood	7.524	10.668	13.218	14.325	15.709	20.164	21.142	23.049
Electricity*	1.384	1.710	2.205	3.380	3.757	3.944	4.405	4.436
Domestic hot water	32.636	33.040	32.897	31.127	29.089	27.837	28.420	28.748
Liquefied petroleum gas	1.073	1.205	3.208	3.121	1.787	1.049	1.577	1.293
Natural gas	15.256	17.163	16.615	17.242	17.100	17.191	17.489	18.148
Gasoil	5.535	3.478	2.501	1.966	1.877	1.797	1.720	1.647
Fuel oil	144	43	28	21	13	16	14	21
Coal	98	106	48	35	33	28	22	21
Electricity	10.530	11.045	10.497	8.742	8.279	7.757	7.599	7.619
Cooking	20.046	19.744	18.794	19.275	19.220	19.344	19.491	18.915
Liquefied petroleum gas	6.390	5.967	5.771	5.694	5.692	5.698	5.706	5.707
Natural gas	11.500	11.387	10.314	10.500	10.348	10.358	10.502	9.914
Coal	41	41	16	9	7	7	6	5
Wood	63	83	93	106	106	113	113	144
Electricity	2.052	2.266	2.600	2.965	3.067	3.169	3.164	3.145
Lighting and other electrical appliances	38.770	42.222	45.811	51.846	52.500	52.350	53.221	53.724
Electricity	38.770	42.222	45.811	51.846	52.500	52.350	53.221	53.724

* space cooling included

Source: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA). "Rapporto Energia e Ambiente 2009-2010", 2012

Last updated: 02.09.2014

National Scientific Report Italy

Fundamentals and elements of the national residential building typology

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Last updated: 31.10.2012

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