SHARING s.r.l. is the temporary social housing initiative in Turin, established to meet the needs for temporary rental properties at controlled costs and characterised by energy high efficiency with low environmental impact (eg, solar pannels or recycledmaterials ). Sharing Torino is an important project because is the first experience in Italy in which the business’s goal and social commitment are mixed: that formula is an important and disruptive innovation in Italy.
SHARING HOTEL RESIDENCE appeared in September 2011. It’s the initiative of temporary social housing in Turin created to meet the needs of affordable temporary accommodation in the city and characterized by energy efficiency and limited environmental impact.
Link to H2020 SI Priorities
Climate action by sustainable lifestyle
Resource efficient sustainable lifestyles
Raw materials conscious sustainable lifestyle
Solutions for cultural heritage assets
Strategic intelligence and citizens’ participation
SI Type
Social (incl. behavioural) - The project aims to introduce a new concept of social housing that balances business and social goals.
Service / Process - Sharing Torino offers many useful services that help to improve your lifestyle.
SI Objectives
Prove the real possibility to mix business and social attention.
Offer temporary host to many vulnerable kind of people (students, unemploeyd, families...)
Share experiences and help each other
Guarantee the sustainability and conscious use of energy resources
Day by day Sharing Torino helps vulnerable people to become independent
SI Origin
Sharing is one of the most important examples of temporary social housing in Italy. It is an intervention that has permission to convert a former property of the Italian Post Office, located in the district of Falchera of Turin, in new facilities in various forms of residence Social temporary, that answers the question of so-called gray zone of the population. To carry out the project have worked alongside several partners.
The project comes in response to a call placed by the City of Turin for the construction of a social housing project on land owned by the City, a building formerly occupied by the Italian Post Office.
SI Factors of success
Technological - New technologies in the management of energy, water and recycling process.
Economic - Saving energy and shortage costs
Environmental - Respect of the enviroment
Social - Sharing experience
Ethical - Increase a new strong awareness about environmental issues