The 4th Latin American Congress on Wood Structures (CLEM 2019) brought together 160 academics and professionals interested in the research and development of wood products for architecture and civil engineering from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and Uruguay. The conference took place from Monday, November 18, to Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the Hotel Cottage Carrasco in Montevideo.
The opening ceremony took place on Monday, November 18, 2018, and was attended by representatives from the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay, the School of Engineering at the University of the Republic, the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay, the Latitud Foundation, and the Ministry of Housing, Land Use Planning, and the Environment, who served as speakers during the event.
During the conference, 120 scientific papers were presented, along with seven keynote speeches by internationally renowned professionals and academics, and business presentations by companies in the timber and construction sectors.
The conference was organized by the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay, the School of Engineering at the University of the Republic, LATU, and the Latitud LATU Foundation.
In this way, our academic community joins the efforts made in Chile in 2009, Argentina in 2017, and Brazil in 2018 to promote and disseminate the state of the art, as well as to position Uruguay among the Latin American countries promoting the development of structural timber.
A commitment to training specialists in structural wood design
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the first graduating class of the Specialization Diploma in the Design, Calculation, and Construction of Wood Structures (DEEM) was recognized for having completed all the courses in the diploma program.
The award was presented by the academic coordinators of the diploma program: Dr. Laura Moya from the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay Dr. Vanesa Baño from the School of Engineering at the University of the Republic. Also in attendance was the academic secretary, Architect Graziella Blengio, from the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
The first edition of the DEEM program took place between August 2018 and August 2019 and was jointly organized by the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay the School of Engineering at the University of the Republic. The program included eleven students and a faculty that comprised local professors and visiting scholars from Chile and Italy.
In this way, our academic community contributes to the training of professionals specializing in structural timber and helps establish timber construction technology as an additional building option in Uruguay.
Learn more about the Specialization Diploma in the Design, Calculation, and Construction of Wood Structures.