No. 30 (2025): TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER AND NEW RESEARCH HORIZON. Connecting university, industry and communities to innovate and transform society
Research and Experimentation

Digital strategies for sustainable production in the timber construction sector: informative models for resource optimisation

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  • Roberto Cognoli,
  • Michele Calvano
Roberto Cognoli
Scuola di Architettura e Design Eduardo Vittoria, Università di Camerino, Italia
Michele Calvano
Dipartimento di Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell’Architettura, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17425

Published 2025-11-07

Keywords

  • Technology transfer,
  • Timber digitalisation,
  • Informative models,
  • Parametric design,
  • Visual programming language

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Cognoli, R., & Calvano, M. (2025). Digital strategies for sustainable production in the timber construction sector: informative models for resource optimisation. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (30), 288–298. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17425

Copyright (c) 2025 Roberto Cognoli, Michele Calvano

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Abstract

This paper describes the technology transfer process involving expertise developed by the University of Camerino and Sapienza University of Rome in the field of timber digitalisation and parametric informative models. The research was applied in collaboration with an Interior Contract company in the Lazio region for the design of a complex wooden architectural element. The adoption of a methodology based on informed digital models, spanning from design to fabrication, enabled a reduction in production waste (-30%) and an optimisation of design and production time (-20%). The case study demonstrates how the synergy between multidisciplinary research expertise and the industrial sector can generate efficient and replicable solutions. From an academic perspective, the experimentation has strengthened the collaboration between universities and industry, fostering the development of transferable know-how for future applications.

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