Holidays in Solda

Archive for January 2012

Of the 24 shelters that takes the country by the CAI, three torn down and rebuilt.

The cabins in Edelraut Mühlwald / Lappago, black stone in St. Johann im Ahrntal and White Ball in Graun in Vinschgau should not be built in the traditional form.

"Maybe we can implement three innovative projects, such as in Switzerland," Governor Luis Durnwalder said on Monday.

The submitted projects were therefore rejected on Monday. The country will instead announce a design competition. The cabins would have to fit into the landscape and fulfill its mission, it was a requirement, said the Governor.

"The cost of two million for each hut, we would have spent for a classical building, but should not be exceeded," said the Provincial Government.

Mountaineer Reinhold Messner has created five museums spread across the Dolomites architecturally attractive meeting places for people and the mountain

They are called Juval, Dolomites, Ortles, Firmian and Ripa. Five names, five museums in the mountains of South Tyrol. That it exists, is a man to thank for that explored like no other, the mountains and made the people understand: Reinhold Messner. Under the umbrella brand Messner Mountain Museum (MMM), these sites venues and architectural works of art are at the same time - castles, caves and former gun corridors, which were driven deep into the mountain. As different as they are, together, they devote themselves to the question of what happens when people meet and Berg.

Who, if not the mountaineer Messner could address these issues? Critics think that he had created with its museum, a kind of Messner's mausoleum, others become annoyed that he, the sustainability of Apostles, is gekraxelt for its museums with a concrete mixer and Hilti in the Dolomites and the mountains in an "alpine Disneyland" transformed has. But neither in the houses only personal expedition objects are visible, yet he has destroyed the mountains through the buildings.

Make a museum about itself Messner would have found embarrassing. "Museums have to do with me only in passing," he says. "I have invented and put into it because my knowledge. But I tell you there about Moses and Buddha, and the alpine history, geology, altitude and caves where people lived. "

Each of the five museums Messner has placed under a motto. At Castle Juval Venosta it comes to the holy mountain in the Dolomites Monte Rite is dedicated to the theme of "rock"; Ortles in Solda, at the foot of the Ortler, looks into the world of ice, at Castle Firmian Sigmundskron addressed as MMM heart-the struggle between man and mountain, and the Museum Ripa on Bruneck Castle hill tribes are presented from around the world, with Messner illuminates not only their crops but also the mountain tourism, which changed their lifestyles. There is government support for the ambitious project, however. That was a condition that had to submit to Messner to get prominent locations such as Castle Firmian of South Tyrol for 30 years over suitable. Because only Juval and Ortles belong to him, the other three houses are on loan.

This is also reflected in its architecture. Thus, as the additions and alterations in expression of the Castle Firmian temporary use and are deposited in the choice of the material from the walls of the medieval castle. Instead of dolomite was untreated, slowly corroding steel. The manner in which such beams, profiles, gratings and other elements are used, recalls, technical applications, as Andreas Gottlieb Hempel in his book "The Messner Mountain Museums. Architecture and describes mountains. " Also keep all the parts away from the old walls, almost as if they were only briefly visited the old castle.

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Quite different in the two houses and Juval Ortles. The castle Juval since 1983 owned by Reinhold Messner and has been carefully restored in twelve years' work. Here he spent with family during the summer months, here is the larch wood with paneled study, where he writes his books, and the expedition basement with all kinds of equipment. At Castle Juval Messner has realized his dream of independent living as subsistence farmers.

Despite extensive refurbishment and is Juval but in parts of a ruin, has found a home in the Reinhold Messner for his collection, especially for the Tibetan. In the niches of the ruins there are Buddha images, religious in the old window openings for religious activities. In addition to the grand ballroom in the palace with its restored Renaissance frescoes, one meets in the "Hall of a Thousand Delights" on the world's largest collection of Tibetan legendary figure, Gesar Ling So Hempel writes about the castle: "As a result, it has remained a Renaissance, that of the idea of ​​a Tibetan monastery fortress of new life was breathed. "

His expression is this new spirit in the form of modern architecture, especially in the delicate structure of the glass roof, which was designed by the architect and engineer Robert Danz Swabian as weather protection for the old building. Elegantly composed of numerous floats the glass plates 200-square-foot area along the roof line of the old building and the castle is a very unique architectural character. Better way to bring together tradition and modernity barely.

Also, the MMM Ortles represents the fusion of old and new, but in a different way: instead of into the air, it goes here in depth, in an underground extension. Inspiration for this was obtained basements of the demolished barn, which belonged to the farm "Yak & Yeti." Architect Arnold Gapp, already entrusted with the rebuilding of the farm, developed for the museum an underground crystal in the stomach to go round, to deal with the issue of ice and glaciers.

The shape of untreated concrete room that connects to the whitewashed barn cellar attracts visitors year after year. Not only because it take to get into the exhibition, go down an inclined plane must, but above all because of the light. Gapp has here inserted along the folded-back of the concrete strip in the crystal a glass ceiling, which can invade the daylight effective, as in the interior of a glacier. From the outside, the glass window strip appear in the meadow, which covered the roof of the museum, like a threatening glacier crack. Thus, the architecture itself becomes part of the exhibition, the atmospheric experience without overwhelming the exhibits.

An experience is the MMM Dolomites on the summit of Monte Rite. Although the former fortress Messner not heard, he shall bring it in contrast to the two locks and more architecturally realized simultaneously a love letter to the Dolomites. The "Museum in the clouds" still less impressive because of its exhibits or building. It is the imposing architecture of the surrounding landscape, which captivates the viewer and makes him forget all human Supplies. So it's fitting that the architect responsible for the conversion, Enzo and Paolo Siviero Faccio, the dolomite crystals have chosen as a model and where once peaked turrets, have built glass roof sections of irregular crystal forms. They are a tribute to the Dolomites and at the same time a light source for the museum. Who then looks again at the exhibition from the works of art from the window, Reinhold Messner and understand his vision of a mountain museum

Located at just 6 months and winter heating requirements and energy at 1900m is the subject of special importance.

The first ascent of the Ortler (3905m) in 1804 is Solda for recreation, hiking, mountaineering and winter sports is a popular holiday destination. The altitude gives the guest a pleasant summer temperatures and winter sports enthusiasts excellent skiing conditions until spring.

The favorable climatic conditions for the tourism industry of the high valley Sulden confront the other hand, people with problems as they come along rarely contribute to the main Alpine ridge in this weighting. The cool summer nights and the long cold season, requiring a year-round supply of heat caused by the Italian taxation of fuel oil, which is the European-wide comparison on average, significant cost expenditures. In 1999, the fuel consumption of the place amounts to over 1.5 million liters to almost 250 residents. This corresponds approximately to the fuel economy of 60 cars in 24 hours, and all year round.

In addition to the oil price, which exceeds its own daily record highs, this was sometimes the main reason alternative solutions for energy supply to the valley Solda finding that was previously chosen by the newspaper Skimagazin already the most environmentally friendly ski resort in the Alps.

Around the village, surrounded by national park, not to leave at the mercy of oil prices and to comply with the spirit of the times with regard to environmental protection, the idea of ​​a common district heating power plant building.

The objective in building a common heating system for the future a favorable energy prices create, to minimize the emission of pollutants, facilitate the purchase of energy by the community and reduce the elimination of private facilities maintenance costs and the ever-changing fire codes to escape. Cheap heat from the outlet for all!

On behalf of the electric consortium Solda and with the support of the EU Project Leader II in Nov 98 the planning office EUT (energy and environmental technology) Brixen, specializing in power plant construction, with the study for the construction of a district heating plant with biomass charge. "If not in Solda, then nowhere in the whole of South Tyrol" says project engineer Carminati at the first site inspection.

The idea for the heating plant Solda is confirmed by calculations and is a realization of the first concrete thought.

In order to safeguard the interest of the village remains, for this major project, the cooperative form is chosen. This form of enterprise that has caused, according to company law means any economic advantage of his success as an equal among the cooperative binding, individual business interests and is the basis for the popularity of its equal members.

On 06/01/99 with 10 founding members of the Energy Cooperative established Solda, which are the prerequisite for the appointment of the administrative bodies. With a power-purchase agreement, the population required by the cooperative thermal energy if it is able to decrease below the current price of oil heat to be delivered.

Under the assumption that none has the co-operative members to vouch for the private construction of the plant, the financing offered by the South Tyrolean Sparkasse AG is assumed. Without equity, and exclusively for the mortgage load on the building and the exhibition of the purchase agreements the planning office EUT passed the works contract.

The 73 purchasers, where everything is made to the household bestation Energieüberga-free and without payment of membership available are included in the cooperative as a shareholder. € 1.9 million contribution from the Office of Energy Savings of the province of Bolzano, € 0.3 million contribution from the Mutualitätsfond ZENFOR AG and is generated from the difference between the price of oil revenue from the energy supplied is sufficient for the construction project of € 6 million to finance.

After obtaining the necessary permits and reports is the end of August 2001, the first spade-engraving. Under the leadership of the company EUT according to different tenders to build the health-bäudes the contractor Paulmichl Matthias of times, for the laying of pipelines, the company Atzwanger from Bolzano, for the construction of transfer stations of households that PEWO (A charge) for the thermal hydraulic systems at the plant, the company blacksmith hammer from Brunico, for the combustion and flue gas systems and for the computer control the company VAS (A) and for the elec-trical wiring from the company Moriggl Glurns.

The 17.1 km pipeline network can be installed with the approval of the road authority of the province of Bolzano to 90% below the national road. With the thermal power that overcomes up to 100 m altitude, is driven into the basements of the customer and connected to the transfer stations (heat exchanger) in the household. A total of 109 different heat exchangers equipped as required by a decrease in power of 30-400 kW / h Depending on the size and structure of the heating circuit to be set up in some places 2 and several stations. The connected load of all customers located at 8700 kw / h 90% of all homes in Solda be connected. The insulated steel pipes are continuously monitored with a leak warning system.

The stations are computer controlled and with a data cable connected directly to the headquarters. The changes in the boiler room will be made by the purchasers. In an ideal purchase of approximately 90 ° C flow temperature of the return of about 50 ° C at the heating plant is discharged.
With the choice of location at the entrance of the valley of the GE entire supply transport for the work is kept away from the town center. The purpose built architecture blends into the landscape and generally consists of the boiler house and covered the camp, which offers the maximalsten monthly consumption of 3,000 m³ of fuel space

The system is built on two circuits. The heating circuit in the boiler house is from the heat produced by heat exchangers in the power of the place. The heating is primarily designed for the combustion of waste materials from the sawmill industry, though some may be higher-failure of the wood stoves in the service of a 4000 kw strong oil furnace. The combustion of wood chips takes place in two furnaces, which are individually or jointly, depending on consumption in operation. The resulting energy released from <900 ° C is given in the water heater to the internal circuit. The incinerators are designed for a capacity of 1200 kw / h and 2800 kw / h and fully utilized in the joint operation at the maximum decrease of 80%. The rated capacity of the boiler could be increased by 30% if necessary.

The exhaust air from the water heater is in Luwo (air preheater) preheat the incoming air to the furnaces. Thus, a cooling of the combustion chambers and prevents the wood chips in the slot can be pre-dried.

The electrons emitted by the boilers, flue gases are first passed through an electric dust collector (cyclones) in which taking advantage of the centrifugal force 94% of the entrained dust and ash particles are separated. After the cyclones, the flue gases pass into the condensing system. By cooling the 120 ° C hot gases below the dew point, the heat of evaporation is recovered. This is supplied depending on the fuel moisture content up to 20% boiler output to the heating circuit. The resulting condensation of water droplets in the bind-Ruspartikel which have not been separated in the cyclones. After this run remains pure air and an annual deficit of 20 liter waste. The withdrawn by 80 ° C during the cooling energy is emitted in the form of a heat recovery to the return of the local network so that the condensation unit itself has a heating capacity of 800 kw / h.

The return of the local network also runs through a 250 kw 220 kw Thermal and electrical energy-generating CHP (combined heat and power). This small generator is exclusively for emergency power supply of the work planned and operated with diesel fuel. By this stage any way arranged heat recovery energy released by the plant is recycled. Thus, for optimum operation of the heating plant to exploit its energy produced is 98%. By comparison, a car used only 1/3 of the energy produced and the rest dissipates through the exhaust.

The electrostatic precipitator removes the exhaust from the furnaces 94% of fine dust and soot particles. The remaining 6% is filtered in the condensation unit 90 and specifically to% so that the chimney of the factory solely CO2 escapes and can be spoken of 99.9% pure air.

The particulate matter collected in the ash container from the combustion chamber and the electrostatic precipitator is disposed in the landfill. Thus, the residue is burned per m³ wood chips, including air cleaning limited to approximately 0.06 mg of fine dust. If you blow out the fire in the air is mixed with hot air from the condensing unit, allowing up to one external temperature of -10 ° C, no clouds (water vapor ancestors).

The work of Internal heating and thermal power in the village are from the insertion of the wood chips to the transfer of energy in the home automatically controlled and monitored in real time in office space of the boiler house. The task of the two amounts Heizwärter employed solely on the control and maintenance of at-age in the event of a fault alarm triggered by radio.

The heat exchangers in the households of the over-transmitted data serve as the basis for calculating the energy loss. Thus, from the temperature difference between the pre - determined and return at the transfer station of the kw consumption and charged to the buyer at the agreed purchase price of the cooperative into account. The low number of customers who have, however, exhibit a high consumption are ideal for such a heating plant, and so was already in the second year of operation Heizpreis achieved 25% below the current price of heating oil. The optimal operation of the plant will reach full capacity in the condenser system. For the use of which has a low return temperature of the local network is required which in turn depends on each individual customer. Customers that your return temperature to regulate target of 50 ° C down to be rewarded by favoring the cooperative.

The heaters are designed for the combustion of untreated wood. When recycled material is solely for waste products from sawmills and wood processing industry where the price is up to the free market principle, and is available from anywhere.

Favoring the purchase price has a continuous and consistent decrease in amount in each month varies greatly, however, Solda. Thus, to obtain during the summer months, bought more than needed and stored at cold during the winter months an adequate price. M³ of wood chips, in the jargon called SMR (cubic meters) out has a calorific value of about 680-750 kw. One liter of fuel oil in comparison has a calorific value of 12 kw. The calorific value itself is the moisture content and the type of wood requires. For the design of the heating plant to dry wood chips Solda is disadvantageous since reached full capacity of the condensing unit only after a certain moisture content. Most economical for the wood chip heating plant is currently Solda certainly low detes larch wood with a moisture content of about 40%.

Thus, in Solda be held outdoors despite the weather and without sacrificing quality of a bearing material can be stored up in the SMR to 7000 chips. Rank for a wheel loader is used. The inset in the boiler is performed automatically by sliding trays in the camp.

What do you do between New Year and Carnival? You do not know yet? Then join us to Sulden. On more than 1,900, you can enjoy the spectacular runs. The "Sports Weeks" bring with them great deals. Do not hesitate: The price is € 630 per person for 7 nights half board and 6 day ski pass.

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White weeks in Solda
Gone are the weeks of celebration - time to once again operate athletic. What do you think when you determined to use this time of year is not over crowded slopes of world-class skiing? Present in the "white weeks" we will offer a great total: The price is € 580 per person for 7 nights half board and 6 day ski pass

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