Three Novara-area schools put forward for the national seismic-prevention programme
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In November 2026 the Province of Novara submits the candidacy of three local upper secondary schools to the national seismic-prevention programme of the Ministry of Education and Merit, requesting funds to carry out seismic-vulnerability assessments on the buildings [1].
The schools put forward
The total request amounts to €225,552.95, split across nine structural units belonging to three school complexes: the Fermi technical institute (Iis Fermi) in Arona, at its via Monte Nero site (€93,331.70); the Mossotti technical institute (Ite Mossotti) in Novara, at its viale Curtatone site, which also houses the Carlo Alberto lyceum (€101,470.25); and the Fauser technical institute (Itt Fauser) in Novara, for the gym, changing rooms and classroom block (€30,751) [1].
Background: the end of the Pnrr season
The candidacy comes after the completion of the season of works funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr) in the province's school buildings. Deputy president of the Province with responsibility for building works, Andrea Crivelli, states that school safety requires planning and the ability to seize available funding opportunities, and that knowing the structural condition of buildings allows priorities to be planned [1]. The president of the Province, Marco Caccia, stresses that the end of the Pnrr season does not mean the work on school buildings is finished, and that the body will continue to design projects, check the condition of buildings and seek new resources [1].
A second project: the Omar school's "manica B"
Alongside the candidacy for seismic assessments, the Province is taking part in a state call for proposals funded through the eight-per-thousand share of income tax (otto per mille dell'Irpef), for the restoration of the "manica B" wing of the Omar technical institute (Iti Omar) in Novara, a protected building. For this project the maximum available contribution of one million euros has been requested, with the Province ready to cover any additional cost. The work includes replacing the original roof with a glue-laminated timber and steel structure, internal wall cladding reinforced with steel fibres, seismic strengthening using the Cam system, and the installation of fire-rated suspended ceilings certified Rei 60 [1].
Sources
- NovaraToday — 3 November 2026