Scheda tecnica
Installazione completata
Genoa – Hospital
TYPE OF BUILDING | Healthcare facility (San Martino Hospital, Monoblocco Building) |
YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION | 1979 |
LOCATION AND SEISMIC ZONE | Genoa, Liguria Seismic Zone 3 |
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL | Reinforced concrete, frame structure |
FLOORS AND SURFACE AREA | 15 above-ground floors – 855 smq per floor |
CLIENT OBJECTIVE TO BE ACHIEVED | Seismic upgrading to reach a safety index of at least 0.60 |
TYPE OF INTERVENTION | Mixed intervention: 31 Electro-Pro 20x devices installed on the roof slab and 19 Electro-Pro 20x devices installed on the balcony of the second-to-last floor. Strengthening of 6 façade beams. Strengthening of the balcony beams on the second-to-last floor. Strengthening of the roof slab joists. |
NUMBER OF ISAAC DEVICES installED | 50 |
retrofit SOLUTIONS USED in partnership | Strengthening of 6 façade beams. Strengthening of the balcony beams on the second-to-last floor. Strengthening of the roof slab joists. |
GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION | The seismic retrofit project for the San Martino Polyclinic in Genoa—one of the largest hospital complexes in Italy, with more than 50 buildings and 1,600 beds—represents a strategic intervention within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). The goal is to ensure safety and continuity of healthcare services in two buildings considered essential to the facility: the Monoblocco Building, which serves as the core of surgical and diagnostic activities, and the Specialties Pavilion, housing the neurosurgery and stroke departments. The intervention involved the adoption of innovative seismic upgrading solutions capable of ensuring the hospital’s full operability during the works, without compromising the safety of patients and staff. |
WHY ISAAC WAS CHOSEN ANDACHIEVED ADVANTAGES | ISAAC was selected following a European market survey as the only company capable of offering a patented Active Mass Damper (AMD) technology able to combine safety, speed, and minimal operational impact. The AMD solution reduces seismic stresses by acting on the building’s dynamic response, without the need for invasive interventions on the load-bearing structures or interruptions to healthcare activities. Installed mainly on the roof, this technology enabled the Polyclinic to keep critical departments such as neurosurgery and stroke fully operational, while halving both time and costs compared to traditional methods. Furthermore, the collaboration between ISAAC engineers and the design team made it possible to calibrate the devices on real structural models, resulting in a precise, effective intervention perfectly integrated with hospital operational requirements. |
Floor plan of the protected building
