Green Sensitivity

Foresta Pilot Italia 3 years later

Twelve names that may seem unknown, and in fact they often are: Common Oak, Hornbeam, Ash, Alder, Cherry, Roverella, Cornel, Privet, Scots Pine, Manna Ash, Maple and Dogrose. These are the tree species that have been planted to create the Pilot Forest. At the moment only the branches of these 250 trees can be seen poking out of the ground.

220 square metres, 91 photovoltaic panels for 72 people at a time. Because a canteen is also a place of encounter and exchange.

Giancarlo and Andrea Vimercati explain the main reason why they decided to create a new facility to host, in shifts, the lunch break of their employees. Thus the Vimercate-based firm, Architetti Resch Associati, began the planning and long bureaucratic phase that led to the construction of the canteen located in the area next to the company car park.

250 plants dedicated to the city of Milan. This is Pilot Italia’s contribution to the Forestami project

Twelve names that may seem unknown, and in fact they often are: Common Oak, Hornbeam, Ash, Alder, Cherry, Roverella, Cornel, Privet, Scots Pine, Manna Ash, Maple and Dogrose. These are the tree species that have been planted to create the Pilot Forest. At the moment only the branches of these 250 trees can be seen poking out of the ground.

1,694 panels facing the sun

Paolo Casiraghi is the Chief Executive of PC Project of Merate, the Engineering & Construction company specializing in the construction of electrical systems from renewable sources who oversaw the design and installation of the solar system of Pilot Italia.