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In the media spotlight: our wood expertise
Innovative large-scale projects such as the LeopoldQuartier show how wood can and will shape the future of construction as a climate-friendly building material. It's no wonder that numerous media representatives recently took the opportunity to see for themselves live on the construction site.
Right in the middle of it all: our wood expert Hans Matzinger. Together with colleagues from UBM and the PORR Group, he explained to the journalists the advantages and potential of timber construction - and how this can be put into practice.
© Philipp Horak
© Philipp Horak
The lighthouse project sets new standards: Europe's first urban quarter in timber-hybrid construction is being built on three hectares. A total of 6,600 m3 of wood will be used in the ten-storey OFFICE office building and the 253 apartments in the LIVING building, thus binding 6,600 tons of CO₂ in the long term. This includes 20,000 m2 of wood-concrete composite ceilings, 700 glulam columns, 20,000m2 of cross-laminated timber elements and 7,000m2 of timber frame exterior walls.
Such innovative large-scale projects are crucial for the circular economy and show how wood, as a renewable raw material, paves the way for climate-friendly construction methods.
© Philipp Horak
© Philipp Horak