Tradition + Innovation in the Wood Construction Industry: A Journey in the Italian Alps Draft Itinerary
Pre-departure Orientation & Safety Training (mandatory)
Full-day Orientation/Training (Date TBD in May/June) OSU GO orientation (Date TBD in May/June)
Italy Itinerary DAY ACTIVITY TOPICS VENUE/s
TUE – Welcome Dinner Trento Sept. 8
WED - Visit of the city of Trento The cultural and Buonconsiglio Castle Sept. 9 historical context Renzo Piano’s mass timber projects: MUSE and Le Albere
THU- Job shadowing - Interview Integrated design in Ergodomus – Pergine Sept. wood construction Valsugana 10
FRI- Lectures Research in the forest CNR-IVALSA (The Sept. supply chain Italian Institute for the 11 Lab visits Wood science, Valorization of Wood EWPs certification and Arboreal Species) Lectures fire engineering acoustic tests building enclosure Bolzano – South Tyrol Museum of Archeology
SAT- Visit of Ledro – Garda Lake From the Bronze Age to Rovereto Sept. modern wood Ledro 12 construction Garda lake Sarche
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SUN - Hike: historical high-end use of Paneveggio Sept.13 natural resources, forest Pampeago Paneveggio: visit to the management, climate Latemar forests damaged by wind change, forest resilience Lodging: storms in 2018. and restoration Latermarhütte-Torre di Pisa Pampeago: visit to one of territory, geology, the highest themed art mountain, forest, parks of the world landscape and art www.respirart.com
MON - Visit to the sawmill / Palace Tradition of forest Val di Fiemme Sept. of Magnifica management practices, 14 sawmill, short supply Magnifica Comunita’ Visit to the Pieve in chain, wood certification, di Fiemme Cavalese renewable energy Bioenergy Fiemme Use of EWPs in architectural Cavalese reconstruction and restoration
TUE - Visit and interview Advanced wood Microtec Brixen Sept. manufacturing and IT 15 systems Rubner Holzbau Brixen EWPs manufacturing Damiani Brixen Prefabrication, integrated design Rubner Haus Kienes
Showcase mass timber buildings
WED - Job shadowing - Interview CLT manufacturing and XLAM Dolomiti Sept. Integrated design 16 (bus)
THU - Job shadowing – Interview Connection systems Rothoblaas Sept. Acoustics 17 Moisture protection Software for integrated design
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Visit to a CNC company CNC cutting centre FAL
FRI - Lectures ARCA – Wooden building University of Trento Sept. Certification - CasaClima Mechanical and 18 Lab visit structural lab testing Timbertech – Timber engineering SW
(walking distance, or Research in timber local transportation) engineering: Connection systems Hybrid systems Composite timber floors
SAT - FREE DAY Sept. 19
SUN - Site visit - CLT buildings for CLT in seismic areas Modena – various Sept. the reconstruction in Emilia locations (guided by F. 20 after the 2012 earthquake Piva, Ergodomus)
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