Page 6 - Timber Construction News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The implementation of mass timber in construction projects has the potential to mitigate the construction industry’s carbon footprint.

Located in a small industrial zone near to Alpnach, Switzerland, the recently finished headquarter building Küng Timber Construction by

© Martin Stollenwerk Text description provided by the architects. Located at the center of the small village of Matt in Switzerland, a replacement building for a wood construction company was designed after a fire had destroyed the original production facility. The new hall resembles the old one, but the construction was rethought. Wood was chosen as the main construction material, making use of its endless possibilities. Plan - Ground floor 16 slightly bowed, glued laminated timber trusses lie on massive wood columns. Steel cables functioning as tie rods stabilize the trusses while flexibl...

About this Event The EEBS seminar will take place this year as an online live event from February 25 to March 16. What is EEBS? The construction and operation of buildings accounts for almost 40% of energy use. By 2030, all new buildings must be practically energy neutral. The  Energy Efficient Building Seminar (EEBS) provides a comprehensive approach to sustainable building design and construction in accordance with the requirements of nZEB. Making the right choices regarding the design, materials and construction of a building will help reduce the amount of energy consumed throughout its ...

Concrete right so you feel that the building is living actually reviewed. this took years of pioneering work to make the wooden tower resistant to wind and weather for the designers including project coordinator and his office the lightness of the building material presented them with new architectural territory so they collaborated with a company specialized in timber construction. the load bearing columns had to be sunk deeper into the ground than usual but fire proofing was never a major issue the thick wooden beams can withstand a blaze even longer than steel another factor in the trend in...