The collaboration between La Banca della Calce and the Oasis Wwf La Malcontenta and the Wolf has been going on for several years. The farmhouses that are part of the Oasis have been renovated thanks to the materials and support of this organization, which is involved in sustainable construction.
The Oasis La Malcontenta and the Wolf deeply believes in the importance of spreading a building culture that goes in the direction of respect for workers and for the environment.
Today unfortunately, often, in the construction field, we are faced with a loss of knowledge of the use of traditional techniques of construction. Effective techniques and solid materials: stone, iron, wood, terracotta, lime. An art of building that could last over time and without all the risks associated with handling the materials that are almost always used in today's construction (rock wool, glass wool, glues, silicones, paints with synthetic polymers, etc.).
The Oasi La Malcontenta e il Lupo aims to promote awareness in the field of construction.
The Banca della Calce moves with passion among materials of ancient origins and innovation using, in addition to lime, also hemp. In this regard, since 2012, it has developed CalceCanapa Termointonaco, the first sustainable building product made from the union of magnesian lime putty and geomineralized hemp shiv.
Here at the WWF Oasi La Malcontenta e il Lupo we have managed to start a process of in-depth study, dissemination and research that we hope will last as long as possible, and which has been made possible also thanks to the technicians and workers involved in the restoration of the farmhouses.
Unfortunately, in much of Italy we are still faced with a paradoxical situation, where most technical offices and construction companies never talk to clients about the possibility of lime masonry, in fact, they are afraid of it. And so, one of the materials that should be at the foundation of construction history, lime, is now being set aside.
Today, talking to a construction company about lime masonry, laying a fresh floor, or painting with lime putty is extremely difficult. Generally speaking, discussing the use of non-toxic products, which are therefore not those in common use, becomes an undertaking that rarely leads to the start of a construction site.
For this I must acknowledge that at Oasi La Malcontenta e il Lupo we instead found people open to dialogue, who had the courage to get involved, and the courage to start building “like in the old days” again. And this was also thanks to the support of the Italian Lime Forum and of Dr. Andrea Rattazzi, President of the Forum (the leading international association in the world of lime).
The Pizzichini studio and the Spadini Piero construction company, supported by the Spadini Luca and Il Casale companies, got their hands “dirty” with lime: they insulated the farmhouses, painted them, laid the floors, did masonry work and created a beautiful Venetian stucco, showing imagination and resourcefulness.
We hope that many others can follow their example and that we will soon return to healthier, safer, and more resilient construction for everyone.
The collaboration between La Banca della Calce (The Lime Bank) and the WWF Oasis La Malcontenta e il Lupo has been going on for several years. The casolari that are part of the Oasis have been renovated thanks to the materials and support of this reality that deals with sustainable building.
The La Malcontenta e il Lupo Oasis believes deeply in the importance of spreading a building culture that goes in the direction of respect for workers and the environment.
Today, unfortunately, in the construction field, we are often faced with a loss of knowledge of the use of traditional building techniques. Effective techniques and solid materials: stone, iron, wood, terracotta, lime. An art of building that could last over time and without all the risks associated with handling the materials that are almost always used in building today (rock wool, glass wool, glues, silicones, paints with synthetic polymers, etc.) .
The Oasis La Malcontenta e il Lupo wants to promote awareness in the field of construction.
The Lime Bank moves passionately between materials of ancient origins and innovation using not only lime but also hemp. In this regard, since 2012, it has been developing CalceCanapa Termointonaco, the first sustainable building product made from a combination of magnesium lime and geomineralised hemp.
Here at the WWF Oasis La Malcontenta e il Lupo we have managed to start a path of research, dissemination and study, which we hope will last as long as possible, and which has also been implemented thanks to the technicians and workers involved in the restoration of the buildings.
In most of Italy, unfortunately, we are still faced with a paradoxical situation, where most technical offices and construction companies never talk to their clients about the possibility of lime masonry; on the contrary, they are afraid of it. And so, one of the materials that should be at the heart of the construction story, lime, is today being sidelined.
Talking to a construction company today about lime masonry, laying a fresh floor, painting with lime putty, is extremely difficult. Talking generally about the use of non-toxic products, which are therefore not those in current use, becomes an undertaking that rarely leads to the start of a building site.
I must therefore recognise that at the Oasi La Malcontenta e il Lupo we have instead found people who are open to dialogue, who have had the courage to get involved, and the courage to go back to building “like they used to”. And this was also thanks to the support of the Italian Lime Forum and Dr Andrea Rattazzi, President of the Forum (an international reference association on the world of lime).
The Pizzichini studio and the construction company Spadini Piero, supported by the companies Spadini Luca and Il Casale, “got their hands dirty” with lime: they insulated the casolari, painted them, laid the floors, walled them up and created a beautiful Venetian stucco, demonstrating imagination and initiative.
Let us hope that many others will follow their example and that we will soon return to healthier, safer and more resilient building for all.