Recurrent pathologies in recently built schools in Palermo,

Abstract

This topic concerns the most significant pathologies noticed in the facilities being used as schools, which were built in Palermo in the last three decades. Many among these facilities already have undergone major restoration works, while the others are in poor conditions, which remarkably compromise the quality of their utilization. Sober elegance and safety are particularly important whenever a facility is to function as a school, especially if we consider the type of users and the ways of utilization. In order to achieve such goal, it is fundamental to analyse the most frequent pathologies, relating them to their causes, so as to have the tools for correcting previous errors and prevent any future mistake. The results showed that some particular elements of the facilities presented the most severe pathologies, which in most cases could have been avoided if projects had been more attentive to the durability of the technical solutions.