New student house in Ca’ Foscari Scientific Campus of Via Torino: a step toward a more inclusive and international University

New student house in Ca’ Foscari Scientific Campus of Via Torino: a step toward a more inclusive and international University

December 11, 2023: ribbon cutting ceremony at the Ca’ Foscari Campus in Venice for the official opening of the brand new student residence in Via Torino. The event, chaired by the Rector of Ca’ Foscari University, Tiziana Lippiello, was attended by Representatives of the University Authority for the Right to Study (ESU) and Local and […]

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CityLife Milano leads the world in Sustainability

CityLife Milano leads the world in Sustainability

CityLife reaches the top in sustainability as the first district in the world to be awarded three certifications at the maximum level (Platinum): LEED for Cities and Communities – Existing, WELL Community, SITES for Existing Landscape. These certifications are a prestigious international award for the profound commitment that CityLife delivered in developing the whole neighbourhood […]

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BREEAM In-Use: The International Standard for Sustainable Existing Buildings

BREEAM In-Use: The International Standard for Sustainable Existing Buildings

Designing sustainable buildings and meeting high energy standards that can maintain efficiency and performance over time has become the engineering challenge of the future. In this context, we must not forget that existing buildings require upgrades to meet today’s sustainability standards. This explains the increasingly widespread adoption of sustainability assessment systems such as LEED and […]

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ENR Top 225 International Design Firms 2023: Manens ranks again among 12 Italian firms

ENR Top 225 International Design Firms 2023: Manens ranks again among 12 Italian firms

Manens ranks 153rd among the 225 leading international engineering and architecture companies (12 of them Italian), selected by the US magazine ENR, based on 2022 turnover. Following the successful closure of our first company annual report as a single group, this further confirmation leads us to look forward confidently to the next challenges awaiting, in […]

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ITACA Protocol: Andrea Fornasiero among the Experts of the Italian green buildings model

ITACA Protocol: Andrea Fornasiero among the Experts of the Italian green buildings model

The evolution of the building sector towards increasingly innovative and zero-impact construction has led to the adoption of protocols and models to establish criteria for the construction and certification of sustainability in new buildings. In a national context, the ITACA Protocol is an example of an authentic Italian green certificate. Based on the international model […]

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Alessandra Lisiero becomes Envision Sustainability Professional

Alessandra Lisiero becomes Envision Sustainability Professional

Alessandra Lisiero – environmental specialist at Manens – has become Envision® Sustainability Professional (ENV SP), the international rating system certifying infrastructure sustainability. As a trained and qualified ENV SP, Alessandra is a key figure in the certification process, working with the project team to achieve the highest levels of sustainability. Envision® is a rating system […]

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Presenting the biophilic office “Welcome” at Progetti d’Italia 2023

Presenting the biophilic office “Welcome” at Progetti d’Italia 2023

In the yearly event of Progetti D’Italia from il Quotidiano Immobiliare, 600 delegates from the Real Estate community gathered to listen to some of the landmark projects currently being developed in Italy. Manens was present with our Director, Fabio Viero to briefly illustrate the financial benefits of Welcome, Feeling at Work, the first biophilic high-performance office building designed together […]

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REbuild 2023: designing the future of Smart Cities

REbuild 2023: designing the future of Smart Cities

The 9th edition of Rebuild is about to begin: 9-10 May, the Congress Centre of Riva del Garda (Trento) will host meetings, conferences and networking, gathering all the construction industry players. This year, the event dedicated to sustainable innovation of the built environment will tackle the challenges of tomorrow’s building industry introducing case histories, studies […]

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