Technical articles

14 January 2022

The paradigm shift in the evaluation of construction choices

Economists refer to these effects as negative ‘externalities’ that occur because we continue to operate in an economic system that focuses on financial capital and built/manufactured […]
14 January 2022

Green deal Timber

From 2025 onwards, in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (MRA) all the new construction will include at least 20% timber, which means an annual reduction of approximately 220,000 tons […]
8 September 2021

Form-Finding Optimization

One of the very first engineers working on form-finding is the Italian Pierluigi Nervi. He worked on this (without any FEM software!) because of the shortage […]
3 July 2021

Economists and Construction Sector

Autor: PhD Cesare Benzi, Phd Andrea Kalajzic (CRIEL – Research Center on the Internationalization of Local Economies, University of Insubria, Economics Department) During the last 25 […]
6 May 2021

Augmented Reality for Timber AEC

In recent years we have heard a lot about these new emerging technologies: virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.At Ergodomus we love to push the […]
7 April 2021

ERTH: the house of wellness

A couple of years ago I met in Toronto Mr. Andrew Guido: he is an expert in this field and he just launched his brand new […]
1 March 2021

Unlocking the Benefits of Industrialised Timber Construction

Decades of sustainable forest management and timber engineering have created an opportunity to push the boundaries of what engineered timber can do. However, its potential is not yet fully unlocked.
1 March 2021

Eggstrordinary engineering!

Spring is in the air and Easter will soon be upon us. That means it is time for the annual Ergodomus Egg Competition.
11 February 2021

BIM and Timber: a perfect way of collaboration

Information management and procedures are undoubtedly the most important aspect of BIM, a well-known acronym that stands for “Building Information Modeling”. BIM is not just a […]
14 December 2020

LOD (Level Of Development)

These regulations also include the properties that a BIM project must meet at different levels. There are in total 5 categories called LOD (Level Of Development): […]
9 December 2020

Christmas Tree Structural Optimization

It’s Christmas time and here in the office we were wondering how the position and the weight of the decoration can affect the equilibrium of a […]
15 November 2020

3D Thermal FEM Analysis of Windows Frame

In this project, through the use of 3D thermal FEM analysis, we verified the absence of the thermal bridge in the window frame.
22 October 2020

Acoustic parameter for timber buildings (part 3)

Impact sound insulation: how it relates to regulations and acoustic comfort.
22 October 2020

Acoustic parameter for timber buildings (part 2)

Impact sound insulation: how it is predicted and improved.
21 October 2020

Acoustic parameter for timber buildings (part 1)

Impact sound insulation: how it is measured and a quick glance at its underlaying physics.
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