Twenty-two years in timber engineering means hundreds of projects, every size and difficulty you can imagine. After each one, we huddle as a team, celebrate the wins, study the stumbles, and fine-tune our approach—that Lean / Kaizen habit keeps Ergodomus moving forward.

Those reviews distilled into five unbreakable pillars for cost-competitive timber:

1. Experience (XP) – seasoned engineers uncover savings nobody else sees.

2. Early Expert Involvement – call the timber team on Day 1, not Day “too late.”

3. Time: think slow, act fast – 1 hour in the office can save 4 hours (or more!) on site.

4. Holistic Cost-vs-Time Trade-Offs – material price + install speed + crane time.

5. Dedicated Timber PM – one conductor, one DfMA score, zero bottlenecks.

I’ve wrapped these lessons into a brand-new article that demystifies “Timber vs Concrete/Steel” budgets. Cost is always the hot button, so dive in, add your take on LinkedIn, and—most importantly—loop us in early. My takeaway from the MacLeamy curve: decisions made on Day 1 influence 80 % of the outcome. Bring us in then, and your next building can be Smart Timber—not just “Mass Timber,” and definitely not “Mess Timber.”

It’s time to think slow, act fast.

Ready to make timber the smartest choice on your next project? Call the Ergodomus team today.