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. ETH, Dipl. Ing ETH/SIA/OTIA
Managing Director / Co-Owner
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Andrea Bernasconi is co-owner of the engineering office Borlini & Zanini SA in Lugano and professor for wood technology and wood construction at the FH Yverdon-les-Bains HEIG-VD/HES-SO. He has been working in the timber construction sector in Switzerland and abroad for over 30 years and is therefore one of the pioneers. He is committed to the research and further development of timber structures and timber constructions.
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Alessandro Fabris
dr sc. ETH, Dipl. Ing. ETH/HTL/SIA
Business administration diploma KMU-HSG
Managing Director / Co-Owner
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Alessandro Fabris is co-owner of Caprez Ingenieure AG and manager of the Zurich branch. He is an expert in wood technology and wood construction at the FH Yverdon-les-Bains HEIG-VD/HES-SO. He is a professional group councilor and commission member at the Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects SIA. Originally a specialist in steel and solid construction, for decades he has focused his activities on constructive timber construction, among other things.
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Andrea Bernasconi is co-owner of the engineering office Borlini & Zanini SA in Lugano and professor for wood technology and wood construction.
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Andrea Bernasconi is co-owner of the engineering office Borlini & Zanini SA in Lugano and professor for wood technology and wood construction at the FH Yverdon-les-Bains HEIG-VD/HES-SO. He has been working in the timber construction sector in Switzerland and abroad for over 30 years and is therefore one of the pioneers. He is committed to the research and further development of timber structures and timber constructions.
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Andrea Bernasconi is co-owner of the engineering office Borlini & Zanini SA in Lugano and professor for wood technology and wood construction at the FH Yverdon-les-Bains HEIG-VD/HES-SO. He has been working in the timber construction sector in Switzerland and abroad for over 30 years and is therefore one of the pioneers. He is committed to the research and further development of timber structures and timber constructions.
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Andrea Bernasconi is co-owner of the engineering office Borlini & Zanini SA in Lugano and professor for wood technology and wood construction at the FH Yverdon-les-Bains HEIG-VD/HES-SO. He has been working in the timber construction sector in Switzerland and abroad for over 30 years and is therefore one of the pioneers. He is committed to the research and further development of timber structures and timber constructions.
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