Old Lisbon market transformed into efficient parking (with video)

Our readers know how much we love abandoned building â€" especially those who have just renovated and at the same time manage to retain some of its history. The building that for years housed the market floor Loureiro, in downtown Lisbon, recently transformed into efficient car park.

Recovery kept the original architecture of the building and added a floor to the six existing ones. Coordinated by the enterprise and mobility in Lisbon (EMEL), the project built 192 parking spaces, with 32 of these, are prepared for the supply of electric vehicles.

In addition to the downtown Lisbon 192 parking spaces â€" in an area in which these scarce â€" the new park just by introducing a new concept of efficient car park.

"We have acted in the main vectors of consumption of a park â€" the lighting and ventilation. This Park has natural ventilation, so the energy consumption associated with it is null. The facades receive natural light, so we can, through a lighting management system and regulation of flow of lighting, artificial lighting control, "explained to the green economy Pedro Laurel, of Galp.

The bet on efficient lighting and natural ventilation allowed reduce energy consumption by 30%. Before, the monthly bill came to € 1,800. 144 were also installed photovoltaic panels, which help reduce the electricity bill and prevent the emission of 300 tons of carbon dioxide. The panels also allow upload about 1000 electric vehicles per year.

"The project was four years old and was stopped. Is a difficult project with a complicated economic viability, and the solution found was to add other valences and outdoor Park, which contribute to its sustainability, "added António Júlio Almeida, President of EMEL.

So, they leased a supermarket on the ground floor, and a restaurant, on the terrace with a magnificent view over Lisbon. "Our vision is to contribute to an intelligent city," strengthens the President of EMEL.

See the episode 177 of the green economy.

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