Wood has success

We wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May the coming year be as successful as the past one. Many thanks to our customers for the trust they have placed in us and for our productive partnerships.

Timber construction continues to conquer the construction world in leaps and bounds. We are pleased about this - and together with us, the climate is pleased. The versatility and innovative properties of wood are impressive and its use in the building program supports a possible path to climate neutrality.

The «Pro Elsau Foundation» built a mixed-age residential development with nine terraced single-family homes, 31 apartments, underground parking and visitor parking. The offer is complemented by cultural and health programs that create a unique living experience in HOFWIS.

The team from Timbatec Vienna volunteered to build a weather shelter for the non-profit organization «Train of Hope» and «House of Hope». Great commitment for a good cause.

The new office premises at the Lucerne site were officially opened together with customers and business partners. Many interested participants accepted the invitation to gain an insight into Timbatec Lucerne's office infrastructure.

Three elongated school buildings and a striking central building with a double gymnasium and attached head building together form the school ensemble of the «Nägelimoos project» in Kloten. Impressive spruce/beech trusses set architectural accents as a gymnasium ceiling construction. Timber construction of superlatives.

Bob Gysin Partner (BGP) and Mierta and Kurt Lazzarini Architects win the competition team for the design of the Du Lac residential building in St. Moritz. Timbatec contributes its expertise in timber construction, fire protection, statics and construction.

Good timber architecture is valuable. That is why we support the Prix Lignum. It recognizes the innovative, high-quality and forward-looking use of wood in buildings. With a total of 583 entries, the field of participants is broad and high-caliber.

The Generationenhaus Langnau wins an award at the Prix Lignum 2024 in the Central Region. The competition, which has a nationwide reach and represents the multifaceted nature of the timber (construction) industry, takes place every three years. The prize recognizes the innovative and forward-looking use of wood in buildings.

Together with customers and business partners, the teams from Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz rocked the roof terrace at Falkenplatz 1 in Bern. The reason for the celebrations was the 10th anniversary of the Bern office.

Timbatec meets Architecture Days: Among the many events on offer, the team from the Vienna office decided to visit Seestadt Aspern and take part in the city walk.

The planning team Mireya Heredero Architektin, Zurich, Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG, Zurich and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG, Zurich win the study contract for the further development of Badi Muri AG. Congratulations.

Open day at Timbase on Saturday, July 6, 2024! Immerse yourself in the world of the innovative apartment building in Thun with Switzerland's first wooden basement and TS3 technology.

The Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy has granted Timbatec Holzbauingenieure ZT GmbH the authority to act as an engineering consultant for civil engineering. In accordance with the ordinance of 01.01.2022, Timbatec Holzbauingenieure ZT GmbH will use the superordinate professional title «Ingenieurkonsulent für Bauwesen» in its business dealings (details in the link below).

Timber construction continues to conquer the construction world in leaps and bounds. We are pleased about this - and the climate is pleased with us. The versatility and innovative properties of wood as a material are impressive, and its use in the building program impressively supports the path to climate neutrality.

Timbatec is expanding its local presence in Central Switzerland with an additional new office location at Alpenquai 28A in Lucerne. The aim is to be able to support and accompany customers and projects even more closely. Our teams will be on site from Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Welcome Lucerne.

From 2022 to 2027, the Wiesental school in Baar will be replaced by four new buildings. The east building is currently being realized. A triple gymnasium is being built in the middle of two flanking head buildings, over which an imposing, two-storey truss will span as a supporting structure.

Insights into ergonomics and health promotion at the computer workstation as well as a tour of Saldome 2, the wooden dome salt storage building at Schweizer Salinen AG in Möhlin, were the highlights of Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG's team day, edition 2 in 2024.

Four new colleagues - Manon Scheidegger, Kelly Allemann, Fabian Schlatter and Lukas Weiss - have started their internship year at Timbatec in recent weeks.

With the «Lysbüchel» site development, Immobilien Basel-Stadt is gradually transforming the former industrial area into a lively district of Basel on a 26,000 m² site by means of various construction measures.

Our interns Jonas Hoffmann and Louis Holtkamp have successfully defended their bachelor thesis. The Timbatec teams are proud of you and congratulate you on this success. We are always delighted to support young talents and accompany them in their training.

The planning team Gautschi Lenzin Schenker Architekten AG, Aarau, david & von arx landschaftsarchitektur gmbh, Solothurn and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG, Zurich win the study contract for the Sauerländer-Areal development in Aarau. Congratulations.

Congratulations to Johann Maître, David Marty, Tobias Büttiker and Josua Bieler on successfully completing their training. They passed the federal examination for fire protection specialists VKF / AEAI with flying colors.

An interdisciplinary project team comprising EM2N Architekten AG, Jäger Baumanagement AG and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG emerged as the winner of the project competition for the «Portal UZH» at the University of Zurich out of a total of 14 participating teams.

Congratulations on the company's 10th anniversary. Urs Bryner, timber construction engineer and building physicist. All team members of the Timbatec family are proud of you and thank you for your co-operation.

A big thank you to our customers and business partners for their cooperation in 2023. We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year in 2024.

The project team with Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG, Atelier Soto Freiraum & Landschaft and Winfried Schneider Produktdesign has won the study contract for the Boostocksteg Spreitenbach project. Congratulations.

The Zelgstrasse residential development in Uster is an impressive showcase project that illustrates the transition from solid construction to sustainable timber construction with the help of TS3 technology. Thinking in concrete - building with wood. Be part of it. --> click here (Invitation in German).

In her position as Head of Marketing and Research at Timbagroup Holding AG, Dr. Bettina Franke strengthens all the individual companies belonging to the group with her specialist knowledge and industry expertise.

Congratulations to Selina Regamey, Phil Fehse, François Gross (all BSc) and Muriel Althaus (MSc) on their successful bachelor's degrees in timber construction at the BFH Architecture, Wood and Construction in Bern and a master's degree in MSc Engineering at ETH Zurich. We at Timbatec Holzbauingenieure are proud and look forward to continuing our successful collaboration with you.

On Thursday, October 19, 2023 the inspection of this exciting real estate project took place. The new apartement building «Scherli», built in sustainable timber construction and according to Minergie-P standards, convinces aesthetically as well as functionally.

In the next ten years, school buildings will be needed for around 3000 additional classes. These will preferably be built with regional wood. A good example of this was built in Prêles on the Plateau de Diesse above Lake Biel. The new school complex was officially opened on 22 September.

The offices of VPA Architektur Zürich, extrã Landschaftsarchitekten from Bern and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Zürich have won the project competition announced by the city of Dietikon for the redesign of the Luberzen school complex. The MOSAIK project was particularly convincing due to the use of wood and its ecological construction.

A first-class timber construction: Christian Wassmann skilfully integrated a rock into the new home for his family. We accompanied the project in New York as structural engineers. Full details of the architect's project can be found in the "Architecturaldigest Report" on the following page.

Successful exhibition days at the forestry fair in Lucerne. Our start-up Scrimber had many exciting conversations with wood-loving trade fair visitors. The feedback on the technology and the arguments for Scrimber are convincing. Many thanks for the great interest and the numerous visits.

Successful graduations and new hires at Timbatec. Here we provide insights into the personnel changes at Timbatec. We warmly welcome our new employee Muriel Althaus and the new employees Lorenz Obrist, Stefan Dangl and Jonas Unruh and wish them a good start.

Timber construction is developing rapidly. As a leading timber construction engineering company, we are always looking for motivated specialists for the exciting projects throughout Europe. We look forward to getting to know you. Find out more about our vacancies here.

The study "Ecological Indicators for Investors: Comparison of Timber Construction - Solid Construction" shows a clear result: timber buildings perform better than solid buildings with regard to the implementation of climate protection targets and net zero.

Lignum, the Swiss timber industry, informs, raises awareness and publishes on important topics related to wood. Lignum defines the state of the art with its latest publications "Holzschutz im Bauwesen" and "Schallschutz im Holzbau". We recommend these publications to planners of timber construction projects.

swiss-architects.com selects the recently completed conversion and extension project on Giessliweg in Basel as Building of the Week. The apartment building was extended by three storeys and forms the end of a row of houses from the 1980s. We had the pleasure of accompanying englerarchitekten gmbh sia in the planning of the timber construction as specialist planners.