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Alessandro Palermo is an expert in the seismically safe design of buildings and bridges, with an additional focus on sustainability. He holds twos patents in mass timber construction, one of which is consider the basis for the advancement of seismically resilient technologies for timber construction and adopted in several buildings around the world.
Palermo has expertise in material degradation and potential mitigation strategies. For example, one of his recent projects aims to improve the lifespan of bridges by using innovative materials and by understanding the impact of corrosion on a bridge’s seismic performance. He also has done work on using waste materials, such as tires and glass, to improve the seismic performance of concrete structures.  
Palermo expertise branches out to digital construction as well. He is currently working on an extensive testing program to quantify the performance of 3D Printed concrete houses during earthquakes, the Achilles’ heel of the technology.