Molazzana school reopens after green retrofit, adds first new class in 25 years

The "Don Giovanni Bosco" school in Molazzana, Italy, was inaugurated on Friday after a major energy-efficiency renovation, marking the addition of a new class for the first time in 25 years. The 254,669 euro project, funded by Tuscany's "Pr Fesr 2021-27" program, added wall insulation, a new roof, and windows, and replaced diesel heating with a heat pump and solar panels to cut primary energy use by at least 30 percent. Mayor Andrea Talani said the school is now nearly self-sufficient, while Unione Comuni Garfagnana president Raffaella Mariani praised the investment in the marginal area, which attracts students from neighboring towns despite regional demographic decline.