by Eugenio Bin | Aug 14, 2020 | Articles
Are buildings everlasting? Unfortunately not. They, too, get sick and sometimes die. The previous article of this series dealt with how design and use of solid wood can create value in a building, through design flexibility. This time we will try to understand how...
by Eugenio Bin | Jul 10, 2020 | Articles
“How can we design large projects without necessarily imposing uniformity and rigidity where variety and adaptability over time are desirable? How can the big project nevertheless do justice to the small scale?” N. John Habraken, Control of Complexity, Places, Vol. 4,...
by Eugenio Bin | Jun 23, 2020 | Articles
Introduction In the upcoming series of articles, I will address issues related to durability and sustainability in solid wood construction and why they are so connected to the value of the building. In this introduction, I will briefly focus on the...
by Eugenio Bin | Feb 18, 2020 | Articles
I take a cue from a fascinating article by Paul Kremer that helps to clarify a hot topic within the wood industry. The assessment of pros and cons of the various levels of automation in giving shape to a CLT plant. This analysis becomes useful if you think about what...
by Eugenio Bin | Oct 21, 2019 | Articles
“Save the planet” is the mantra that is heard daily in the global media, recited at all events and on all platforms. Being an environmentalist or becoming one fast is an obligation imposed on us by reckless use of resources. It is the teenagers and twenty...
