PELL-schools a standardized and interoperable platform for the seismic vulnerability and energy efficiency data management of Italian Schools

PELL, Public Energy Living Lab, is a platform conceived to support the Public Administration in Italy towards the definition and implementation of interventions on public buildings, aiming to jointly pursue their seismic safety, energy efficiency and environmental certification. This paper presents the on-going activities for the development of the platform PELL-Schools, focusing, in particular, on the “Seismic-Response” module that aims to become a standardized and interoperable database for the collection and collation of relevant data for the seismic vulnerability assessment and for the seismic monitoring of Italian schools. In order to test, tune and modify, if necessary, the proposed PELL-School Seismic-Response module and to contribute to its implementation on Italian school buildings a Working Group has been set up involving several Italian municipalities and stakeholders. The paper concludes with a call to action inviting researchers working on the seismic vulnerability assessment and monitoring of strategic buildings to join the Working Group to contribute their knowledge towards the common goal of guarantying the seismic safety of schools and other strategic buildings in Italy.