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14^th of June 2023 - NZZ | A first tall timber building rises into the Zurich sky

⇒ read (german) in external pageNZZcall_made

8^th of June 2023 - A furnance for safe timber buildings

The new fire simulator has been inaugurated. It permits simulations of realistic fire scenarios to test timber components for the construction of buildings of all sizes. 

⇒ ETH press release

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24^th of February 2023 - NZZ Format | Construct with timber - Saving the climate?

Together with other experts, Prof. Andrea Frangi looks into the future of timber construction, in Switzerland and worldwide, and its impact on the climate.

⇒ watch (german) at external pageNZZcall_made or external pageSRFcall_made

February 2023 - next floor

Interview with Prof. Andrea Frangi about the evolution of timber construction, from a disdained combustible construction material, through fire safety research to a modern, safe and ecological construction method.

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27^th of November 2022 - Treffpunkt Science City:

All about constructions with timber: Raw material, circular economy, climate change, fire, regulations, examples from small to tall, and todays research topics

⇒ watch keynote "Mit Holz hoch hinaus" (german): watch below (external pageor externallycall_made)

25^th of November 2022 - NGW (Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Winterthur, german):

Highrise buildings made of timber – Renaissance of a construction material

⇒ external pagewatch keynotecall_made (german)

21^th of February 2022 - SRF, 10vor10 (german):

High-rise buildings made of wood instead of concrete - Of energy dissipation, vertical extensions of existing buildings and planned high-rise buildings.

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The same feature aired also in italian, on 1^st of May, 2022 - RSI, Tempi Moderni (italian), from 15:45:

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4^th of November 2021 - SRF, Einstein (german):

Living without concrete - With a feature about the research on sustainable construction with novel timber products (from 25:50)

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30^th of June 2021 - 3sat, Nano (german):

Projekt Pi - The tallest timber building of Switzerland. A nice TV report about the 80m tall timber building of the project Pi in Zug. Prof. Frangi Andrea and Kübler Wolfram from WaltGalmarini AG describe the tests, developments and considerations that are behind this flagship project developed together with Implenia.

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4^th of June 2021 - Le temps (french):

Timber to build higher and higher. History, background and outlook on tall timber buildings.

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6^th of May 2021 - RSI, Uno Oggi: Corsa al Legno (italian):

Interview about the positive trend of timber buildings.

⇒ external pagelisten (whole program, italian)call_made (contribution of Prof. Frangi starts at 1:29:30)

2^nd of May 2021 - Sonntagzeitung (german):

Do high-rise buildings made of wood really make sense? Interview about the trend towards timber high-risë buildings.

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1^st of April 2021 - ETH Globe:

In the giant's workshop: An impressive article on our research facilities and on a large-scale testing for a future tall timber buildings.

⇒ read (page 40-44)

16^th of December 2019 - Werkstattgespräche (german): 

From the lab to application: What current research renders possible. 

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20^th of April 2019 - SRF, Tagesschau (german):

Despite its combustibility, timber can be safely applied in construction. 

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16^th of December 2018 - RSI, Il giardino di Albert (italian):

Construction in the future. 

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27^th of August 2018 - ETH News:

Timber construction is one of the most promising approaches to sustainable building. ETH Zurich and Henkel are joining forces to optimize the fire safety of laminated timber structures. In their research labs, it gets hot, as you can see in the video.  

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3^rd of March 2018 - RSI, Telegiornale (italian):

Prof. Frangi explains the increasing popularity of timber as a construction material in Switzerland

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13^th of February 2018 - SRF, 10vor10 (german):

Prof. Frangi explains the increasing popularity of timber as a construction material in Switzerland

⇒ external pagewatch (whole program, german)call_made

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5^th of December 2017 - Tele Z, Report (german): 

Experimental research of the earthquake behavior of post-tensioned timber frames by Jelena Ogrizovic

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