The innovations continue in ‘Wood IoT Wall’, the Hazitek project to develop smart wooden curtain walls. A programme funded by the Basque Government and the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund). In matters of sustainability and environmental protection, wooden curtain walls improve on the efficiency of traditional...
The extension of St. Edward's School, by TSH Architects, consists of two new buildings. The top floor of one of them is crowned by an impressive gabled roof made with oak glulams Oxford's college buildings are an important part of Great Britain's architectural heritage. Its style...
It is called Kora Green City, located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and is one of the most sustainable buildings in the world. Radiata pine curtain wall contributes to the architects' energy efficiency goals. Sustainable architecture is a magical cocktail. The first of its ingredients is the architects' desire...
The roof of Le Dôme, a winery in Saint-Émilion designed by Norman Foster's studio, is constructed using VIGAM: the only oak glulam in the world with the CE marking for structural use. Sustainable architecture is developed based on different prerequisites related to respect for the environment....
Grupo Gámiz's R&D department is taking part in the AEGIS project, which aims to create buildings and public spaces that contribute to people's well-being. The digital transformation has changed our understanding of life, relationships and work. In this regard, in the industrial sphere a true revolution...
The research project ‘Wood IoT Wall’ is being conducted within the Hazitek programme, funded by the Basque Government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The fact that wood is a building material experiencing an upturn has been seen for some time. In reality, rather than...
A study has revealed that Covid and other types of coronaviruses survive much less time on wood than in contact with plastic, stainless steel and masonry. It is a sensation that people have been experiencing for centuries. Wood is really good for us. Its natural beauty,...
The latest edition of these annual meetings organised by one of the most active journals in the sector took place in Málaga. And of course, GRUPO GÁMIZ was there. Since the journal Arquitectura y Empresa was launched in 2016, its bosses did not want it to...
