The primary goal of the challenge is the creation of an innovative sustainable architectonic modular system that allows a high degree of versatility, a necessary requirement to adapt the buildings and architectural elements to the different contexts of use present in the territory.
Enel Global Infrastructure & Networks is looking for a new design concept for a prefabricated secondary substation, which must have innovative features in design, materials, and construction, incorporating the principles of sustainability and, in particular, a circular by design approach. The new design must ensure, both in the technical characteristics and in those of the product, the complete compliance with the technical and safety regulations currently in force for its use and installation, and must take into account the minimum dimensions necessary to house all the equipment normally found inside.
OVERVIEW
Secondary substations are electrical infrastructures dedicated to the transformation of medium voltage to low voltage, as well as to the control and the protection of the electricity grid and are accessed by Enel's expert staff. The described Challenge aims to identify an innovative architectural design of a street-level secondary substation that utilizes sustainable materials and improves the integration of the structure in rural and urban contexts, while retaining existing functionality.
Enel is committed to a sustainable business model, with a marked acceleration on decarbonization that foresees becoming zero-carbon by 2040. This approach is adopted by all the Group’s businesses and leverages the circular economy as the way to boost Net Zero through sustainable materials, modularity to extend useful life, and circular processes across and beyond the value chain, starting from the design and procurement phases up to production and end-of-life management. To maximize value creation and to ensure full implementation of each solution, a sustainable by design approach must be applied. This means starting from context analysis and from the identification of all solutions that avoid or minimize environmental and social impact, in order to guide the design of the new prefabricated secondary substations.
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DescriptionThe use of prefabricated secondary substations follows daily and ordinary activities that require internal interventions and inspections to be performed only by competent Enel personnel, in order to check the structure, and verify its integrity in the event of accidental impacts or any tampering. For the safety of Enel specialist personnel and third parties such as pedestrians, the secondary substation must comply with specific safety conditions.
The respective dimensions of the internal components that must be installed and maneuvered are highlighted but determining the layout of these components is not within the scope of this Challenge.
THE CHALLENGE
The purpose of this Challenge is the creation of new sustainable architectural concepts dedicated to secondary substations. The primary goal of the Challenge is the creation of an innovative sustainable architectonic modular system that allows a high degree of versatility, which is a necessary requirement to adapt the buildings and architectural elements to the different contexts of use present in the area.
The primary objectives are:
The jury that will evaluate the proposal will include representatives of EGI&N and a number of high-level personalities from universities, institutions, and the design and architecture field.
CONTEXTS OF USE
Given the great variety of contexts to which the secondary substations relate, the Challenge is proposing three case-study sites in which to apply the proposed architectural concepts and strategies. These sites have been chosen as examples of three different contexts of use.
1. URBAN SECONDARY SUBSTATION (Minibox)
Secondary Substations located in an urban context of large municipalities:
In Annex B1, the competitors will find CAD drawings and BIM models for the current urban secondary substations (Minibox).
It is not possible to apply size variations to doors and windows.
2. SEMI-URBAN SECONDARY SUBSTATION (Standard Box)
Secondary Substations located in semi-urban (small municipalities) or peripheral contexts:
In Annex B2, the competitors will find CAD drawings and BIM models for the current semi-urban secondary substations (Standard Box).
It is not possible to apply size variations to doors and windows.
3. RURAL SECONDARY SUBSTATION (Micro Box)
Secondary Substations located in rural contexts:
In Annex B3, the competitors will find CAD drawings and BIM models referred to the current rural secondary substations (Micro Box).
It is not possible to apply size variations to doors and windows.
DESIGN FEATURES
1. Project modularity and replicability
The proposals must be modular, scalable, and adaptable both in their construction elements and in terms of their visual and stylistic features; their size and complexity will change according to the context of use and the type of associated electrical infrastructure. The architectural modules provided can be chosen and used based on the type and category of the intervention area, ensuring their replicability in any envisaged context. It is therefore important that the distinctive characteristics shared by the proposed architectural variants emerge clearly and are appropriately highlighted.
2. Visual and sustainability impact
New design and architectural interventions shall have the aim of enriching the skyline and the silhouette of the substation with an aesthetic-symbolic value, enhancing the visual impact from the external and internal areas.
3. Communication
The proposed architectural projects shall be able to:
It is possible to provide communication elements such as monitors, projectors, etc., positioned on the external surfaces of the architectures to transmit information related to the substation, corporate content, or content of public interest.
4. Sustainable materials and renewable energy
The use of sustainable materials in project proposals, both in Technical and Development Areas, as well as the inclusion of green energy sources integrated in the plant dedicated to internal uses, is required.
The materials and technologies proposed must, in every case, allow for immediate feasibility and be suitable for the sector and the context of application envisaged.
To avoid an excessive increase of temperature inside the buildings, solutions that are able to screen the buildings and to dissipate the internal heat during summer are required, for example through the choice of materials suitable for the purpose.
It is possible to foresee the recovery of rainwater from horizontal surfaces not subjected to possible contamination. The rainwater recovered can be reused inside the station area for ordinary maintenance operations or for the irrigation of green areas available to the public.
Designers must consider the criteria of the circular economy and sustainability as strategic design drivers for the development of the infrastructure according to ENVISION methodology (see annexed documents with the self-assessment table and ENVISION self-assessment manual).
Please apply the self-assessment ENVISION methodology to provide an estimated positive impact score (based on the ENVISION scoring system) for the proposed infrastructure in terms of sustainability as a whole (please see Annex C). This score must accompany the proposal.
5. E-mobility promotion
The inclusion of services in favor of e-mobility will be positively evaluated. In particular, a space used for the installation of a recharging system for electric vehicles (EVSE) may be provided (as a suggestion and not binding).
It will therefore be possible to clearly identify and reserve these spaces for the use of plug-in electric vehicles only.
6. Social inclusion
For the new sustainable design, the inclusion of services in favor of social inclusion will also be positively evaluated, such as activities to involve people and encourage positive behaviors aimed at fostering good social practices.
7. Lighting
It is possible to use natural light for the internal lighting of the architecture, avoiding the excessive increase of the temperature inside the buildings. In particular, in the warm season, there is a need to shield off the external heat, and dissipate internal heat for instance through proper choice of materials.
SDGs
This Challenge contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
This Challenge is reserved to engineers, architects, designers, startups, scaleups and SMEs, industrials incorporated in any country, acting both as natural and/or legal persons.
Please note that:
By applying to the Challenge, the Applicant shall represent and warrant that it is eligible to participate in the Challenge according to the provisions of the present CTC. Moreover, the Applicant shall represent and warrant that:
EGI&N reminds all Applicants that Enel Group has adopted and adheres to the principles set out in Enel’s Ethics Code (available at https://www.enel.com/content/dam/enel-com/documenti/investitori/governance/sistema-di-controllo-interno/codice-etico-enel_2021.pdf), the Zero Tolerance Plan against corruption (available at https://www.enel.com/content/dam/enel-com/documenti/investitori/governance/sistema-di-controllo-interno/piano-tolleranza-zero-corruzione.pdf), Enel’s Human Rights Policy (available at https://www.enel.com/content/dam/enel-com/documenti/investitori/sostenibilita/diritti-umani/human-rights-policy_december2021.pdf) , the Organizational Model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01, as subsequently amended and supplemented, (available at https://www.enel.com/content/dam/enel-com/documenti/investitori/governance/sistema-di-controllo-interno/modello-231.pdf).
The Applicant hereby agrees to conform to the same principles adopted by the Enel Group. The Applicant also acknowledges that the Enel Group has adopted the Enel Global Compliance Program, which was drafted taking into account the main international conventions against corruption (i.e., Bribery Act; Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, etc.) and which shall be adopted by all non-Italian subsidiaries of the Enel Group.
EGI&N reserves the right to reject any proposal that does not comply with these Terms and Conditions. If the Challenge is won by an Applicant not meeting the cited requirements, the Applicant will lose the right to the award.
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND AWARD
Proposals must be submitted exclusively online through the platform.
The Applicants are requested to submit their Proposals in English or Italian. Proposals submitted by any other means or in any other language will not be considered.
The Applicants are further requested to disclose whether they have participated with the same or substantially similar proposal in any other challenge promoted on the Open Innovability® Platform.
Proposals must be submitted in a single stage and must include the following sections:
1. A written description (only text, no images or drawings) on an A4 vertical document, containing the following content
1.1 Description of the design principles and elements of the proposed architectural solution with an explanation of how the Applicant proposes to address the requirements listed in the Challenge brief.
1.2 An overview of the materials and technologies of the design proposal.
1.3 An overview of the technical and economic feasibility of the design proposal.
1.4 The completed ENVISION scoring system table.
1.5 Description of how the Applicant proposes to address the sustainability requirements.
1.6 Confirmation of adherence to all the requirements or declaration of any requirement that has not been not respected.
2. For each of the 3 case-study sites:
2.1 3D visualizations (renderings) providing a walkthrough of the proposed architectural concept.
2.2 Technical drawings with all maximum dimensions, plans and elevations in dwg and pdf format.
Applicants can upload up to 3 files of 25Mb each.
EGI&N will award:
DEADLINE
Submissions to this Challenge must be received by 11:59 PM (Central European Time) on August 31, 2022.
Late submissions will not be considered.
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