Media

24th of September 2024 - Der Holzbau-Podcast | Timber Structures at ETH Zurich - Andrea Frangi

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26th of June 2024 - TM Wissen - ServusTV | How safe are timber buildings?

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28th of June 2023 - Schweiz aktuell, SRF | Constructing with timber is gaining trend

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

⇒ read (german) in external page NZZ

8th 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

⇒ read (german) in external page Tagesanzeiger, external page zueritoday.ch, external page Baublatt and listen (german) on external page Radio SRF

24th 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 page NZZ or external page SRF

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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27th 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

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

Highrise buildings made of timber – Renaissance of a construction material

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21th 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 1st of May, 2022 - RSI, Tempi Moderni (italian), from 15:45:

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4th 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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30th 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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4th of June 2021 - Le temps (french):

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

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

Interview about the positive trend of timber buildings.

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

2nd 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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1st 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.

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16th of December 2019 - Werkstattgespräche (german): 

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

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Werkstattgespräche - Holz am Limit (english: Workshop talks - Timber taken to extremes)

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

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

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

Construction in the future. 

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27th 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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3rd of March 2018 - RSI, Telegiornale (italian):

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

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

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

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5th 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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6th of November 2017 - Tele Z, Report (german):

For the 250 years jubilee of a "Grubenmann"-timber-bridge, Prof. Frangi explaines the impressive sustainability of timber bridges

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