EGURALT Network
The EGURALT Network is an international collaborative network of stakeholders interested in the promotion of mid-rise timber buildings and related technological innovations.
Participating entities commit themselves to:
Actively share updates, ideas, information and, to some extent, data within the network;
Exchange knowledge, experiences, best practices and expertise;
Seek and/or create opportunities for a collective and collaborative effort to increase knowledge and understanding of mid-rise timber construction;
Invite other stakeholders who share the network’s vision and commitment to join the network.
Download here the Declaration of Interest to be part of the EGURALT Network
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Products
- Website: www.pedrosairmaos.com
- Represented by: Nelson Manuel GOMES PEDROSA (Director of production)
- Contact: Nelson Manuel GOMES PEDROSA
Rua Dr. Luís Pereira da Costa nº78
2425-617 Monte Redondo – Leiria - Products and services offered: Various services that make it possible to ensure a supply of raw materials to other timber construction sectors, and technological knowledge regarding construction requirements.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: OptimizedWood
- Regions of activity: Portugal and West Africa.
- Website: www.tabsal.com
- Represented by: Oskia SALDISE (Managing Director)
- Contact: Oskia SALDISE (Managing Director)
o.saldisere@tabsal.com - Products and services offered: LSL (laminated strand lumber) / LIGNUMSTRAND.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: No experience yet at medium altitude.
- Regions of activity: Spain, EU and US
- Website: www.finsa.com
- Represented by: Emma Romero Brey (Building Solutions)
- Contact: Emma Romero Brey
e.romero@finsa.es - +34 638 29 23 84
- Products and services offered: Manufacture of structural particleboard, medium density fibreboard, fire-retardant panels, acetylated panels and heat-treated wood.
- Regions of activity: Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Dubai, Panama. Export to any country in the world.
- Website: www.france-poutres.com
- Represented by: Mr. CHAPEAU (President)
- Contact: Mr. DELAGE (R&D Manager)
+33669913116
benjamin.delage@france-poutres.com - Products and services offered: I-beams (Inopanne and INOJOIST). Various machining and planing services.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: The majority of our projects are of the R+1/R+2 type, but we believe that the I-beams we propose could be included in the composition of certain constructive solutions (floor, flat roof, walls, façades).
- Regions of activity: Mainly France.
- Website: www.sodratex.fr
- Represented by: Cyril TOULEMONDE (Managing Director)
- Contact: Cyril TOULEMONDE
11 rue des épingliers
10120 Saint André les Vergers
+33680131598
sodratex@laposte.net - Products and services offered: SoDRaTeX is the office for France and Belgium of a group of Austro-Hungarian companies specialised in acacia (robinia pseudo acacia). For two years we have been working for an Italian group specialising in chestnut.
- Regions of activity: Europe.
- Website: www.xilonor.es
- Represented by: Francisco Roca López (Director)
- Contact: Zara Álvarez Álvarez (technical office)
+34689501352
z.alvarez@xilonor.es - Products and services offered: We manufacture CLT with Galician pine (Pinus pinaster and radiata) as raw material, helping to generate value in our environment through the use of our resources and thereby boosting the progress of the timber sector in Galicia and the development of the circular economy.
- Regions of activity: Spain, United Kingdom, Portugal, Netherlands.
- Web: www.betanzoshb.es
- Represented by: Rosa Mª Arcas González (R&D Manager)
- Contact: Rosa Mª Arcas González
rarcas@betanzoshb.es
+34 629351435 - Products and services offered: TABLEX hardboard (HB) is a highly durable and resistant board of 100% wood composition, lightweight and suitable for the production of structural beams, light framing, interior cladding, ect.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Life Ecotimbercell, a minimal and local wood construction system project.
- Regions of activity: Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Australia.
- Web: www.rotopile.com
- Represented by: Ana Meireles (Commercial Technician)
- Contact: Ana Meireles
ana.meireles@rotopile.com
+35196468129 - Products and services offered: Calculation, supply and installation of Helical piles for the foundation of houses, walkways, beach bars, etc…
- Examples of projects related to the subject: See LinkedIn profile.
- Regions of activity: Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Mozambique.
Builders
- Website: www.nogueirafernandes.pt
- Represented by: Joaquín Fernandes
- Contact: Joaquín Fernandes
+351 22 944 6969
Rua Silva Aroso nº 630
4455-559 Matosinhos - Products and services offered: NF has expertise in the field of timber construction, in particular lightweight timber frame solutions and large structures, with a multidisciplinary team. It has recently strengthened its business area with new facilities, specifically for the production of CLT panels and glulam beams.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: NF has an extensive portfolio of timber structures built nationally and internationally, and also aims to make its mark in the building industry with CLT-based solutions.
- Regions of activity: Portugal and Europe.
- Website: www.sebastia.eu
- Represented by: Sergi Sebastia Sarrona (Sales Manager)
- Contact: Sergi Sebastia Sarrona
+34 973 620 373
sergi@sebastia.es - Products and services offered: CLT, light beam, heavy beam, timber structures, KVH, BSH.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Building in Palma de Mallorca / 6-storey building in Barcelona / 3-storey single-family building in Lleida.
- Regions of activity: Spain and France.
- Website: www.sutekiwood.fr
- Represented by: Alexandre LUNARD (President)
- Contact: Sophie LUNARD (CEO)
+33 6 40 67 35 25
slunard@sutekiwood.com - Products and services offered: Glued laminated timber construction system, column-beams combined with invisible steel connectors. BIM engineering office and structural studies.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Impasse des chevaliers – Paris 20th : HSF/RIVP social housing – 950m2 R+2 and R+4 building. Building in the heart of a block, inaccessible and manuported. Retirement home type building in Tournai, Belgium: 10,000m2. R+4.
- Regions of activity: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland.
- Website: www.cosylva.fr
- Represented by: Julien BOUTHILLON (President)
- Contact: Christophe GRAMOND (Sales Director)
+33 6.82.87.95.79
cgramond@cosylva.com - Products and services offered: Manufacturer of glued laminated timber.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Car park in Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) // Building in Bagnolet (Ile-de-France) // Palazzo Méridia building in Nice (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)
- Regions of activity: France, Spain, Portugal.
Promoters
Design offices
- Website: www.groupe-woodandco.com
- Represented by: Julien FOURNIER, President
- Contact: Patrice PICOURY, Sales Manager
- Products and services offered: Structural engineering office.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: R+8 CLT building (Issy les Moulineaux) and R+6 CLT building (Paris)
- Regions of activity: France and Europe.
- Website: www.koz.fr
- Represented by: Nicolas ZIESEL (co-PDG)
- Contact: Jacques VEYRE DE SORAS (In charge of Research)
jacques@koz.fr - Products and services offered: Architecture, Project management.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: SENSATIONS: Programme: 3 buildings from R+8 to R+11 in CLT with stairwells comprising 146 flats ranging from studio to T5. Location: 30 Avenue Vitry le François Port du Rhin Strasbourg (67). Delivery 2019.
TÊTE EN L’AIR: Programme: 30 social housing units, 15 of which are in new construction with a timber frame on R+4, 15 of which are in refurbishment, and an underground car park with 13 parking spaces. Location: 94 rue Phillipe de Girard, Paris 18ème (75). Delivery 2013. - Regions of activity: Africa, South America, Caribbean, Japan and Northern Europe.
- Website: www.khephren.fr
- Represented by: Romain MUNSCH (Structural engineer)
- Contact: Romain MUNSCH
+33785826454
r.munsch@khephren.fr - Products and services offered: Project management for the design: BET structure. Design of wood/metal/concrete structures, including foundations and earthworks. Design of new and refurbished buildings.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Marcadet Poissonniers: Heavy rehabilitation of the existing building with reinforcement of the reinforced concrete structure and elevation by 5 levels of office space in a mixed wood/concrete structure as an extension of the existing building
Greenoak: Infrastructure made of Berlin walls on deep foundations, mixed wood/concrete superstructure including glued laminated wood facade columns on 8 levels. Delivered in 2021.
Nanterre Les groues: Creation of 4 wooden buildings: 2 in CLT walls and slabs and 2 in glulam posts and beams + joisting and MOB. - Regions of activity: France.
- Website: www.arrokabe.com
- Represented by: Iván Andrés Quincela (partner)
- Contact: Iván Andrés Quincela (socio)
+34981575052
ivan@arrokabe.com - Products and services offered: Architectural and construction design projects in timber.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Raxoi House. Refurbishment of a traditional single-family house with 3 floors and a space under the roof in CLT panels.
- Regions of activity: Spain.
- Website: www.bl-au.com
- Represented by: Marie BLANCKAERT (Manager of BLAU, Architect DPLG – Town planner)
- Contact: 2/1 rue Franklin 59370 Mons-en-Barœul contact@bl-au.com
Amandine MARTIN am@bl-au.com
Léa LOUIS-TARDIEU llt@bl-au.com
Emma UGHETTI eu@bl-au.com - Products and services offered: Urban planning and architectural services. Prescription. Architects and urban planners.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Development of housing and office projects in timber construction. Future delivery of an industrial building in wood construction.
- Regions of activity: Hauts-de-France Region (France)
- Website: www.cubeingenieurs.fr
- Represented by: Ferran YUSTA GARCIA (Manager)
- Contact: Ferran YUSTA GARCIA
+33664312405
yusta.cube@gmail.com - Products and services offered: Engineering studies for the execution of wooden structures.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Several collective housing projects or public installations in wood of different sizes, which can be consulted here.
- Regions of activity: France, Cameroon, Dubai, France DOM (St. Pierre et Miquelon), Bora Bora, Spain.
- Represented by: Jean-Jacques SOULAS
- Contact: Jean-Jacques SOULAS
contact@cambiumexperts.fr
+33556382455 - Products and services offered: Architectural agency specialising in timber construction. Amicable and judicial expert in the field of “Wood & timber construction”.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Sports facilities (Villenave d’Ornon Olympic swimming pool, Pomerol multi-purpose hall, etc.)
Several social housing projects
Tertiary activity premises (offices and laboratories, conference rooms, catering for INRA)
Public facilities (Eco-citizen centre, etc.)
Casteljaloux Casino
Agricultural and industrial buildings (buildings linked to the wine industry, vats, cellars, tasting rooms) - Regions of activity: France.
- Website: www.emacoustic.fr
- Represented by: Emmanuel MERIDA (Acoustic architect, Co-manager)
- Contact: Emmanuel MERIDA
e.merida@emacoustic.fr - Products and services offered: Acoustic studies.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Perspectives – R+6 office building – Bordeaux (Gironde, France) // Le Plateau des possibles – collective housing in Bègles (Gironde, France).
- Regions of activity: France (mainly Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie).
- Website: www.fakt-architecte.fr
- Represented by: Denis THEPAUT (Architect)
- Contact: Denis THEPAUT
24 Avenue Carnot – 33 600 PESSAC
+33 5.56.36.38.69
thepaut.architecte@free.fr - Products and services offered: Project management.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Building elevation.
- Regions of activity: France.
- Website: www.arktic-architecture.com
- Represented by: Hélène BAGUET (Architect DPLG and Manager)
- Contact: Hélène BAGUET
+33611074180
contact@arktic-architecture.com - Products and services offered: Timber frame advice and design.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Schools, offices, ALSH in wood construction.
- Regions of activity: France.
- Website: www.hdwa.fr
- Represented by: Yann HECKLER (Architect / Manager)
- Contact: Yann HECKLER
+33649810419
architectes@hdwa.fr - Products and services offered: For the time being, there are no mid-rise or high-rise projects in timber construction.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Regular construction of extensions or timber frame houses.
- Regions of activity: South West France.
- Website: www.felaa.fr
- Represented by: Adrien LEVALLOIS (co-managing architect)
- Contact: Adrien LEVALLOIS
44 rue Chevalier 33000 Bordeaux
a.levallois@felaa.fr - Products and services offered: For the time being, there are no mid-rise or high-rise projects in timber construction.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Design and construction of buildings using wood in the frame, structure and framework
Projects: Dojo in Caudéran Mérignac (33), cabaret party room in Piriac (56), several timber frame extensions in Bordeaux centre, individual house in Cérons (33) - Regions of activity: France.
- Website: www.intersections-coop.fr
- Represented by: Stanislas RICHETIN (Co-manager)
- Contact: Stanislas RICHETIN
s.richetin@intersections-coop.fr - Products and services offered: Structural engineering office.
- Regions of activity: Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France).
- Website: www.Agence-odyssee.fr
- Represented by: Rémy GOIFFON (Co-founder)
- Contact: Rémy GOIFFON
goiffon@agence-odyssee.fr
+33 610165504 - Products and services offered: Bioclimatic architecture and thermal design office (individual houses, collective housing, tertiary sector).
- Regions of activity: Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France).
- Website: www.polyarchitecture.net
- Represented by: Sirine TOUZANI (Manager)
- Contact: Sirine TOUZANI
Touzani.pra@gmail.com - Products and services offered: Project management.
- Regions of activity: France, Middle East.
- Website: www.socotec.fr
- Represented by: Laurent LE MAGOROU (National Wood Construction Expert)
- Contact: Laurent LE MAGOROU
laurent.lemagorou@socotec.com
+33683611444 - Products and services offered: Technical control; project management.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Sensations building (Strasbourg); Athletes’ Village JO2024, Lots D, E, PB; Hyperion Tower (Bordeaux); WoodArt building (Toulouse); IGSM (Paris)
- Regions of activity: France and Europe.
- Website: www.alpes-controles.fr
- Represented by: François BRILLARD (Head of Wood and Materials) Biosourced
- Contact: François BRILLARD
biosources@alpes-controles.fr - Products and services offered: Technical control of construction.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Lucien Cornil student residence, Marseille (France).
- Regions of activity: France.
- Website: www.tisem.pt
- Represented by: Luís Jorge (Manager)
- Contact: Luís Jorge
Rua Arnaldo Sobral 49 – sala 204 // 3080-048 Figueira da Foz
luis.jorge@tisem.pt - Products and services offered: The company TISEM has know-how in the area of construction with wood, namely in the design and execution of low and medium height structures with CLT, relying on a multidisciplinary team. It is the Portuguese representative of KLH, applying its products in new construction and rehabilitation.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Tisem has a large portfolio of timber structures as well as participation in research projects promoting the use of wood in construction (BuildfromForest).
- Regions of activity: Portugal, Brasil.
- Website: www.aialifedesigners.fr
- Represented by: Laurence DE LASTOURS (Branch Manager)
- Contact: Vincent DELLAC (Engineer-Architect Wood Structure & Façade)
v.dellac@a-i-a.fr
+336.69.01.66.32 - Products and services offered: Design office, including wood structure.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: INPI headquarters (Courbevoie), DDTM headquarters (Vannes), Enjoy Green Office (Clichy), Pont de Flandres (Paris), Pop Up Building (Aubervilliers), Treed It (Paris), etc..
- Regions of activity: France, Monaco, Shanghai
- Website: www.hobo.fr
- Represented by: Pierre Cara – Associate Architect – President
- Contact: Pierre Cara
pierre.c@hobo.fr - Products and services offered: Intellectual services, architectural studies, project management, BIM Management.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Rehabilitation-Extension, Offices/Laboratories: Amperis site for the SEML de la Route des Lasers in Pessac (33).
- Regions of activity: Metropolitan France and Overseas.
- Website: eric-achille-albisser-architecte.com
- Represented by: Eric Albisser (Architect)
- Contact: Eric Albisser
ealbisser.archi@orange.fr
+33 6 07 39 17 67 - Products and services offered: Architectural project.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Timber frame projects, see website.
- Regions of activity: France.
Others
- Website: www.fh-campuswien.ac.at
- Represented by: Aida Santana Sosa, Researcher and Lecturer at Department for Building and Design
- Contact: Aida Santana Sosa
aida.santana_sosa@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77 – 2265 - Products and services offered: Practical and scientific expertise n the field of the architectural and structural design of mid-and-high-rise timber buildings. Collaborations with national and international construction companies and research institutions.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Barrier to a wider implementation of timber multistorey buildings.
- Regions of activity: Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
- Website: www.lyon.archi.fr
- Represented by Estelle MORLE (Senior Lecturer – Research Professor)
- Contact: Estelle MORLE
estelle.morle@lyon.archi.fr - Products and services offered: Training of architects
- Regions of activity: Rhônes – Alpes (France)
- Website: www.nancy.archi.fr
- Represented by: Marc DE FOUQUET (Architect, Senior Lecturer and Professor)
- Contact: Marc DE FOUQUET
marc.de-fouquet@nancy.archi.fr - Products and services offered: Case studies, mapping
- Regions of activity: Grand Est region (France)
- Website: www.strasbourg.archi.fr
- Represented by: Emmanuel BALLOT (Professor)
- Contact: Emmanuel BALLOT (Enseignant)
emmanuel.ballot@strasbourg.archi.fr - Products and services offered: Initial and continuing education
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Master 2 in Wood Construction
- Regions of activity: Grand Est Region (France)
- Website: www.paris-lavillette.archi.fr
- Represented by:Viviana COMITO (MCFA – Sciences and Techniques of Architecture)
- Contact: Viviana COMITO
viviana.comito@paris-lavillette.archi.fr - Products and services offered: Training of students in architecture. Bachelor in partnership with ENSAM (MACOBI).
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Construction courses, constructive details, tutorials. Partnership with ENSAM for intensive wood.
- Regions of activity: France
- Website: www.pemade.com
- Represented by: Manuel Guaita Fernández (Director of PEMADE-USC)
- Contact: Manuel Guaita Fernández
m.guaita@usc.es - Products and services offered: Tests on structural wood according to the corresponding standards and specific design tests for innovative solutions; both destructive and non-destructive with the use of sonic equipment // Participation in research projects both in collaboration with other public bodies and private entities.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: Development of structural products with local wood within the framework of the LIFE Lugo + Biodynamic project
Development of ecological cellular structural products LIFE Eco TimberCell.
Development of mixed structural products with poplar wood and wood-concrete within the framework of LIFE Wood for Future
XERA-USC collaboration agreement to promote the use of chestnut and its contribution to the decarbonisation of the construction sector. - Regions of activity: Spain.
- Website: gicited.upc.edu/es
- Represented by:Ana Maria Lacasta Palacio (Director of the research group)
- Contact: Alina Avellaneda (Laboratory technician)
gicited.epseb@upc.edu - Products and services offered: We have the following laboratories:
– Fire Laboratory
– Materials Laboratory
– Acoustics and Energy Saving Laboratory - Examples of projects related to the subject: Erasmus+: Design and Construction of Environmental High-Performance Hybrid Engineered Timber Buildings (HybridTim)
Erasmus+: Knowledge Alliance for Sustainable Mid-Rise and Tall Wood Buildings (KnoWood)
MICIN: Bio-sustainable solutions for acoustic and fire improvement of building envelopes (BioSAFE) - Regions of activity: Catalonia (Spain).
- Website: www.innovawood.com
- Represented by: Uwe Kies (Secretary General)
- Contact: Uwe Kies
secretary@innovawood.eu - Products and services offered: EU project results, e.g. WoodCircus, Basajauun, etc.
- Examples of projects related to the subject: See the website
- Regions of activity: Europe, some international
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