{"id":7008,"date":"2020-05-14T15:03:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grupogamiz.com\/?p=7008"},"modified":"2022-11-04T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T08:36:17","slug":"oak-glulam-beams-there-is-structural-life-beyond-concrete-and-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grupogamiz.com\/en\/blog\/sustainable-architecture\/oak-glulam-beams-there-is-structural-life-beyond-concrete-and-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak glulam beams: there is (structural) life beyond concrete and steel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to technology and certifications, the new wooden glulam beams are much more than resources for interior design and decoration.<\/h2>\n

Wooden beams<\/b><\/a> are unrivalled when providing warmth to the interiors of houses and homes. <\/span>European oak<\/b><\/a> beams, <\/b>in particular, transmit the intrinsic beauty of nature and the eternal nobility of a <\/span>top quality wood<\/b>, strong and adaptable, recognisable at first glance by those with the most stringent aesthetic tastes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Up to now, the traditional solution has been to use wooden beams to design decking, pergolas, attics, eaves, roofs, etc., and, above all, the <\/span>interior decoration of ceilings in lofts and attics<\/b> that sought an elegant, welcoming touch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Detached residence, Trentino <\/a> | Carpentry: Damiani-Holz&KO S.P.A.\/AG. | Product: Oak glulam<\/p><\/div>\n

The good news for today’s architects, those whose projects are gradually shaping the list of successes of <\/span>sustainable architecture<\/b>, is that technology has helped <\/span>oak glulam beams<\/b> meet, in addition to a decorative function, <\/span>a strictly structural construction objective.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Versatility is guaranteed. And with an exceptional extra: <\/span>sustainability<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wooden curtain walling is now possible<\/b><\/h3>\n

At GRUPO G\u00c1MIZ we design and manufacture <\/span>VIGAM, the only oak glulam beam in the world with the CE marking for structural use<\/b><\/a>. <\/b>Architects now have unlimited design and creation possibilities thanks to this certification. From now on, structures traditionally built with non-sustainable materials\u00a0<\/span>(concrete, steel, etc.)\u00a0can be designed using top quality wood.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, <\/span>sustainable change is coming to fa\u00e7ades<\/b> all over the world with the ability to build <\/span>ecological curtain walling<\/b><\/a> in wood, the ideal sustainable building material thanks to its <\/span>aesthetic, functional and natural qualities.<\/b><\/p>\n

If you’re looking for inspiration, this article has eight examples of real applications of oak glulam curtain walling<\/strong>.<\/a> You’ll see how great figures in architecture, such as Renzo Piano and Herzog & de Meuron already have faith in oak for their projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Cambridge UK<\/a> | Arch: Herzog & de Meuron | Product: Application of curtain wall \u2013 Oak glulam<\/p><\/div>\n

One hundred percent natural architectural flexibility<\/b><\/h3>\n

In addition to their use in <\/span>ecological lightweight fa\u00e7ades<\/b>, VIGAM wooden glulam beams for structural use are <\/span>the perfect material for<\/span> building detached houses<\/a> or the refurbishment and repair of historical monuments or buildings<\/a><\/b> among many other applications.<\/span><\/p>\n

In all cases, <\/span>their aesthetic results are visible after their functional achievements in structural use<\/b>, marked by their <\/span>guaranteed durability and greater resistance <\/b>than other types of solid beams, without dimensional limits:<\/span><\/p>\n