Drive 0 project Final Symposium and Clustering Workshop

The PLURAL project participated at the Drive 0 project Final Symposium and Clustering Workshop titled: ‘Fostering experiences from EU innovation projects to accelerate a sustainable built environment’.

The event occurred at the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels on 15 November 2023 in collaboration with PLURAL, STEPUP, INFINITE, BuildUPspeed and GigaRegioFactory projects.

The event attracted diverse audiences and was very well attended by EU representatives, participants from EU H2020 and LIFE projects, and stakeholders from construction, manufacturing, social housing, architecture, and property owners’ associations.

During this full-day event, the participants engaged in discussions about the impact of innovative construction and renovation approaches on both policy and the market, drawing insights from experiences from the ground. Emerging trends and pivotal topics within the realm of the sustainable built environment, covering areas such as prefabrication, circularity, off-site construction, modularization, digitalization, and industrialization were analyzed.

The six contributing projects were presented in the poster exhibition. PLURAL project coordinator, Maria Founti, presented experiences and lessons learnt from the project supporting the industrialization of prefabricated construction. Our partner Zuzana Prochazkova – PichArchitects (PA), presented successful architectural projects and research activities of PA in implementing sustainable approaches & innovative solutions. All presentations are available here.

The outcomes of the event were depicted in a comprehensive graphic showing the past-present-future outlook of off-site, modular, prefabricated construction.