S2R was founded by university professors, research doctors and experts in the field on civil engineering, with the idea of enhancing their long-term experience in the geotechnical and structural engineering and to promote the results of several scientific researches carried out in the academic field. Italy, as well as other countries of southern Europe, is a nation with a high seismic risk, given the widespread seismic hazard of the territory and the high vulnerability of the historical building. This aspect becomes more evident whenever an earthquake occurs, with considerable damages to buildings, cultural-social heritage and with human losses. The commitment after the 2009 L’Aquila (Italy) earthquake, starting from the damage assessment of buildings to the post-earthquake reconstruction process, has increased the consciousness and the importance of the seismic vulnerability assessment for the seismic risk mitigation. In 2014, with this idea, S2R was born.

S2R, spin off of the University of Florence, is an engineering company which operates in the field of civil and environmental engineering, in the geotechnical and structural sectors, focusing on the seismic and hydrogeological risks. S2R offers advanced services of structural diagnostics, monitoring, design of construction systems and certification of materials, mainly focusing on the structures’ vulnerability and on the seismic hazard. S2R provides services for the study and realization of civil and industrial engineering works, industrial systems, infrastructures, urban plans, transport networks and analogous product, in the public and private sectors, both in Italy and abroad.