July 1, 2023
Episode Summary
In this episode, Craig Applegath has a conversation with Franco Piva. Franco is known as the Italian Timber Engineer and founder of engineering company Ergodomus. His focus lies in sustainable timber projects around the world. Craig and Franco discuss the sustainability of mass timber as well as key challenges currently preventing the global adoption of mass timber. They also cover mass timber innovations Franco sees in his work, and the role that architects and engineers play in design for manufacture and assembly.
In This Episode
Franco Piva
“I combined together my two big passions: to be an engineer and to use new technologies”
“We need to pay attention to one thing: we need to source the material from sustainable forests”
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