Press Release – SEPTEMBER 2011

Thursday, 29th September 2011,

14:30 - 20:15
Hotel Sheraton, Sheshi Italia, Tirana - Albania

PATRONAGE: Albanian Architects Association
COOPERATION: • National University of Athens, Greece • Graz University of Technology, Austria

Modern products & technologies for Building with Wood! Wooden roof trusses - modern products, physical properties and solutions for the structural use of wood

The seminar "BUILDING WITH WOOD" is the result of the cooperation between the wood trade magazine EPIPLEON and the Austrian platform for wood promotion, proHolz Austria. The seminar "BUILDING WITH WOOD" will be held on Thursday the 29th of September 2011 at the Hotel Sheraton (Sheshi Italia, Tirana) with the patronage of the Albanian architects association. The aim of the seminar is to bring Albanian architects and engineers up to date on the new technology used with wood in modern construction. The speeches will be held in Albanian and in English and in Italian with simultaneous translation into Albanian.

Program:

14:30 Registration
15:45 Greetings & Welcome speeches
16:15 The culture and history of the use of wood in Albania,
Mr Shkreli-Architect / Head of the Albanian Architects Association, Albania
16:30 Modern wood products and technologies for construction & practical application of the interactive catalogue for timber construction www.dataholz.com
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Reinhard Brandner, Institute for Timber Engineering and Wood Technology, University of Technology, Graz, Austria
17:15 Wooden roof trusses for family houses (construction, physical properties, ventilation & insulation)
Claudio Pichler, technical expert, Egna, Italy
18:00 Coffee break
18:30 Examples of wooden structures in Albania Herles Faccini, construction engineer, Condino, Italy
19:00 Examples of contemporary architecture in Europe Alexander Williams, Baasel Steger Williams architects, Vienna, Austria
19:40 Examples of contemporary architecture in Europe Dr. Eleftheria Tsakanika Civil Engineer, Lecturer, National University of Athens, Greece
20:15 End of speeches



* Apply on line http://www.buildwithwood.al for participation until the 28th of September, 2011.
** The entrance is free but priority will be kept

Contact 

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