ENGINEERING & INNOVATIONS
Two pioneers in modern timber construction
We are two expert engineers in the field of timber construction since the beginning. We combine well-founded practical knowledge with intensive teaching and research work at universities. Timber constructions have fascinated us since the mid-1980s, long before the trend began. Since then, we have been developing and promoting the design with timber and are extensively researching novel timber structures and construction details. At the holztragwerke.ch we combine and integrate the expertise of two successful engineering companies.
Andrea Bernasconi
Dr. sc. techn. ETH, Dipl. Ing ETH/SIA/OTIA
Managing director / Co-owner
Andrea Bernasconi is co-owner of the engineering company Borlini & Zanini SA in Lugano and professor for wood technology and timber construction at the High School for Engineering at Yverdon-les-Bains HEIG-VD/HES-SO.
For over 30 years he has worked in the timber construction sector in Switzerland and abroad, making him one of the pioneers. He is involved in the research and development of wooden structures and timber constructions.
Alessandro Fabris
Dr. sc. techn. ETH, Dipl. Ing. ETH/HTL/SIA
BWL Dipl. KMU-HSG
Managing director / Co-owner
Alessandro Fabris is co-owner of the engineering company Caprez Ingenieure AG and is the managing director of the branch office in Zurich. He is an expert for wood technology and timber construction at the FH Yverdon-les-Bains HEIG-VD/HES-SO. At the swiss society of engineers and architects SIA he is part of the professional group council and commissioner. Originally a specialist in steel and concrete structures he has been concentrating his activities for decades on, among other things, constructive timber construction.