PROXIMA. From construction to innovation of the building-user relationship

The aim of the research was the implementation of a university patent (Proxima modular hybrid construction system) from level 2 “Technology concept formulated” to level 6 “Technology demonstrated in relevant environment” of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale, through the development of a working prototype. The collaboration with a network of companies set up specifically for this purpose gave the opportunity to establish and develop a new production chain, transferring updated theoretical and methodological knowledge to operators in the construction sector, with the aim of improving the ability to respond quantitatively and qualitatively to the demand for living and working spaces/services, to mitigate the environmental impacts associated with urbanisation, and to adapt the techno-typological models to the new paradigms of living.