Technical articles
4 July 2024
Introduction: The Debate Around Tall Timber Buildings The current landscape of the construction industry is witnessing a lively debate over the development of tall timber buildings, […]
8 May 2024
In the increasingly complex world of construction, the integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transformed how projects are approached, especially in mass timber construction. Our […]
3 April 2024
Detailing in mass timber engineering is not merely a task; it’s an art form that combines precision, technical skill, and deep understanding of the material and […]
6 February 2024
UNVEILING KEY REASONS As anticipated in the previous article, we are pleased to share with you the second part of our series on the importance of […]
10 January 2024
The best time to involve a timber engineer is at the beginning of the project; the second-best time to involve a timber engineer is now; the worst […]
6 November 2023
BIM isn’t merely software or a mere acronym representing “Building Information Modeling“. It stands as an innovative design methodology facilitating seamless collaboration among diverse teams by […]
6 September 2023
In the realm of timber engineering, precision reigns supreme. Unlike some industries where room for error is tolerated, timber engineers like us understand that the phrase […]
22 August 2023
A couple of weeks ago we posted an impressive picture showing our director, Franco Piva, hugging a red spruce column while asking all our followers to guess how many […]
4 July 2023
would you ever fly on a plane that costs less but has neither warning nor monitoring lights in the cockpit? This is a (strange at first […]
20 February 2023
Stairs are not easy to be designed, we know that, but many different Mass Timber projects challenged us with this kind of design and we’re going to show […]
11 January 2023
When Pareto demonstrated his principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, at the University of Lausanne in 1897, he surely could not have thought that almost […]
8 November 2022
Last week we had a super interesting meeting with Finch Buildings, a highly passionate and modern Nord European company that works in the modular building field. […]
5 October 2022
(and make timber the material to go for) In the construction industry, there have always been numerous aspects to take into consideration from the very early […]
1 September 2022
Details, timber and DfMA: three strictly related words This article can be seen as the second part of the article about Digital Model we wrote. How […]
30 June 2022
How long would it take to copy the bible by hand? This could sound like a nonsense question since we’re talking about timber. Plus, why the […]
