PROXIMA. From construction to innovation of the building-user relationship
Andrea Tartaglia- Joseph di Pasquale
- Gianpaolo Saverio Cugola
Published 2025-11-07
Keywords
- Building sustainability,
- Technology transfer,
- Production chain,
- Human-building system,
- Beneath the overpass
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Copyright (c) 2025 Andrea Tartaglia, Joseph di Pasquale, Gianpaolo Saverio Cugola
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Abstract
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.
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