PR.I.M.E3. PRocedure for Innovative building Modules Energy Efficient and Eco-compatible

The building sector is responsible for almost 40% of the final energy use, and a little bit less of related green gasses emissions, in industrialised countries. Fulfilment of the Kyoto Protocol commitments as well as, more recently, of the objectives set by the Energy Performance of Building Directive 2010/31/EC within the strategic European Programme 20/20/20 (20% reduction of energy consumption, 20% of energy produced using renewable sources, 20% less green gasses emissions) implies a radical change in the design and construction of buildings, which will have to perform as quasi-zero energy systems by 2020. Hence, it is necessary and urgent to develop technological, architecture-integrated solutions able to perform better that what is strictly required by current standards while assuring indoor comfort conditions during the whole year in different climate zones as the ones characterising the Italian land. Within this framework, the research project PR.I.M.E3, here presented, has intended to contribute to the above mentioned objectives through the development and testing of a prototype of building modular unit, single and combined, characterised by high energy efficiency, reduction of green gasses emissions, and use of eco-compatible materials