EeTAC – Energy Efficiency and Conservation of Contemporary Architecture: preservation, quality, and innovation of the building envelope is a research project that investigates the delicate balance between the conservation of mid-20th-century architectural heritage and the improvement of its energy performance, with a specific focus on the building envelope. Contemporary architectures, built with innovative materials and experimental techniques, represent a fragile heritage where interventions on opaque and transparent components require targeted approaches capable of combining efficiency, sustainability, and respect for original values.

EeTAC examines thirty case studies—twenty Italian and ten international—through critical pre- and post-intervention analyses, integrating archival, bibliographic, and on-site investigations. The collected data will be organized into an information system (DBMS + WebGIS) accessible online, enabling systematic comparison between interventions and adopted solutions.

The project is promoted by the University of Genoa, Department of Architecture and Design (DAD), in collaboration with DOCOMOMO International, and funded under Architetture Sostenibili per il Restauro del Contemporaneo, promoted by the  Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea of the Italian Ministry of Culture.