December 6, 2024

MiCROTEC celebrates Notre-Dame’s Reopening

After the devastating fire of 2019 that caused the collapse of Notre Dame Cathedral’s iconic spire, the restoration journey has been a significant effort. Now, as this important symbol of Paris and global cultural heritage reopens its doors with its inauguration on December 7th and 8th, MiCROTEC is thrilled to celebrate this momentous occasion and proud to have played a small part in restoring the spire.

MiCROTEC’s innovative wood optimization solutions supported the meticulous process of selecting the perfect oak trees for the reconstruction of the spire, originally designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. Collaborating closely with the Office National des Forêts (ONF), MiCROTEC helped ensure precision and sustainability by providing advanced optimization technology to match each tree to its ideal beam, creating virtual models to guide the restoration process.

The process guided the selection of the best match with precision while avoiding wasting any trees. After receiving detailed, drone-captured images of the potential trees and advanced 3D models from the ONF, MiCROTEC identified and selected the most suitable oak trees. This success was made possible thanks to the expertise and dedication of MiCROTEC. “In our fully customized optimization for Notre-Dame, we created virtual models of the beams to be used along with the tree models”, explained Thomas Gagliardi Product Manager MiCROTEC Log solutions.

»MiCROTEC is truly honored to have contributed its expertise to this extraordinary restoration. Being part of the effort to rebuild such a global symbol of culture and history is both humbling and inspiring.«

Arianna Giudiceandrea
MiCROTEC Chief Sales Officer

MiCROTEC celebrates Notre-Dame’s Reopening

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