A new 100% solar powered residence has opened in the South Tyrol in the old village of Fistì at Pedraces.  The Residence Rosarela (www.rosarela.com) was built by Christine Dalleaste and Ulrich Foppa and has been awarded a “casa clima AAA” classification (basically the more A’s there are, the lower the energy consumption). 

Constructed mostly from local wood but using the latest techniques to minimize internal heat loss, it is of tradition design outside but power is produced by a 95m² installation of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of the adjacent hay-loft which produces sufficient energy to cover the needs of the entire building.

Veronica adds “We often hear less about environmental developments in Italy so it is great to learn about this development which is a great combination of traditional architecture with cutting edge technology”