Timbatec on TV
Outstanding buildings made of wood are increasingly attracting attention on television and Timbatec engineers are often interviewed by the media.
Status quo of the Wankdorfcity3 project
Wankdorfcity 3 reinterprets urban coexistence with stacked buildings, diverse squares and a city terrace connecting the buildings. The preliminary project, key data and concrete design are now available. The building application for the entire project will be submitted at the beginning of 2024, the new service building is already under construction and the "stacked city" is due to be completed by 2029.
Wooden infrastructure buildings
With the title "Wood, the material of the future", TeleBielingue reports on the inauguration ceremony of our heavy-duty bridge module.
Wooden infrastructure buildings
Several projects and political decisions favour the use of wood in the construction of infrastructures
"10 to 10": Reportage Living in the Future
The report with Prof. Thomas Rohner of the Bern University of Applied Sciences shows the promising future of wood as a building material using the example of the Sue&Til building.
Sue & Til
Today, large projects like Sue & Til in Winterthur are built with wood.
Wooden cellar
In Thun, Switzerland's first apartment building with a basement made of wood is being built. We thank Stuberholz and all those involved for the great cooperation.
ETH Zurich workshop discussion
Workshop talk: "Wood at the limit". Andrea Frangi, Professor of Wood Construction at ETH Zurich, shows why wood is fireproof.
Simmental Arena on TV
On July 12, the second Donnschtig-Jass of this summer took place in Zweisimmen. In the portrait of the venue, the new Simmental Arena is also presented.
La Tele reports on the work in the Mummenschanz Hall
The Mummenschanz hall at the Espace Nuithonie cultural center in Villars-sur-Glâne is currently being rebuilt. A condition analysis by Timbatec revealed: the wooden support structure is in poor condition. The local Fribourg TV station La Tele reported on this on July 10 and interviewed Johann Maître from Timbatec.Local TV introduces revolutionary TS3 technology
The business magazine "Portefeuille" of Biel's local TV station Telebielingue broadcast a report on the TS3 technology on the occasion of the opening of the permanent test stand. The TV magazine presents the method, which is expected to revolutionize timber construction worldwide.
"10 to 10": Building with wood is booming
Wooden buildings are increasingly becoming the focus of public attention. The news magazine "10 vor 10", which is watched by an average of 420,000 people, reported on the increasing use of wood in large residential projects. In addition to an ETH professor, two Timbatec employees were also interviewed.
Wooden skyscraper video: several hundred thousand clicks in a week
A video from the British business and politics magazine "The Economist" on the future of urban construction makes it clear: Because the population is growing worldwide, but at the same time CO₂ emissions have to be reduced, more high-rise buildings are to be built from wood.
The solution for populous cities: wooden skyscrapers
"Concrete out, wood in," is how Stefan Zöllig of Timbatec put it in a nutshell at Swissbau, Switzerland's largest construction trade fair. At an event on urban architecture with wood, the Timbatec founder explained why the future of urban housing belongs to wood as a building material.
imber bridges, a new trend?
Following the adoption of the motion "Research and innovation of wood as a material for use in infrastructure construction as a decarbonisation contribution", bridges are to be increasingly built from wood. The article shows possible solutions. (french)
