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PrysmianGroup Insight
GLOBALSCENARIO
The Isozaki Tower, under
construction inMilan’s futuristic new
CityLife district and a candidate to
become an icon of Expo 2015, is to
be cabled by Prysmian Groupwith
300km of eco-friendly, special fire-
safety cables for power distribution.
This contract too involves supplying
low andmedium voltage cables
from the Afumex range: Afumex
750, Afumex 1000 Amico and RF
31-22, which aremanufactured in
compliancewith the IEC 60332-3-4
and EN 50266-2-4 fire testing norms
and drawing heavily on European
environmental management
standards (ISO 14000). Designed
by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki,
the eponymous tower will exceed
200metres in height to become one
of Italy’s tallest buildings.
Another major project in preparation
for Expo 2015was awarded to
PrysmianGroup. It involves the
supply of 200km of LV andMV
Afumex cables that will be installed
along a 15km stretch, joining the
A8Milan-Varese and A9Milan-Como
motorways, as part of the new
Pedemontanamotorway currently
under construction in Northern
Italy. The cables will be laid along
5.5km of buried section, 5.2km of
embankment and 3km of artificial
tunnels.
In a symbolicmove, Prysmian
Group used the ‘Competing in the
worldwith heart and head inMilan’
event to announce a project to build
in the Italian
city that will provide a 22,000 sqm
space and accommodate some
700 people. More than
€
30million
will be invested in the building
complex, which in turnwill allow a
saving of around 50% on the annual
operating costs of the Group’s
current headquarters.
Designed by the architect Maurizio
Varratta, the PrysmianGroup’s new
headquarters will be built in the
Bicocca district and even its shape,
similar to a typical Lombard factory,
will recall the industrial roots of this
Tower cabled
in futuristicdistrict
200kmAfumex
cables fornew
motorway
Anewhome in
anultra-greenbuilding
area of Milan. In fact, the complex
will consist of four wings, used for
offices and services, connected by
two large “greenhouses”, i.e. full-
height glazed areas intended for
internal mobility. The “greenhouses”
will be real oases of greenery and,
thanks to the presence of plenty
of vegetation andwater tanks, will
make a significant contribution
towards improving energy efficiency
and the internal microclimate.
Another feature of the buildingwill
be the extensive use of natural light
thanks to extensive glazing. The
complexwill include the renovation
of the Group’s historic optical fibre
spinning tower andwill also house
an auditorium and a staff training
centre.
