The architects at LUO Studio have designed a low-cost, modular timber construction system. As a prototype that adapts to suit requirements, Longfu Life Experience Center can be enlarged, downsized, or dismantled and relocated.

Using a thermal activation system in connection with structural timber design works very well with rammed earth as well, as shown by the extension to the headquarters of Windkraft Simonsfeld in Lower Austria. This new build had a positive carbon footprint even during the construction phase.

It is a common fear that timber buildings add fuel to the fire. A town near Hamburg has a compelling response to this concern: Reinbek Fire Services have used wood for the construction of their fire station.

Hermann Blumer is not only one of the world’s leading timber construction engineers, his inventiveness has also been instrumental in the growing trend towards timber construction in cities today. He talks to ubm magazine. about the international career that only really began when he had already reached retirement age.

The city of Malmö in southern Sweden is home to the country’s tallest office building constructed entirely of timber. Named Fyrtornet, the project was designed by Swedish architects with materials and know-how from Tyrol, Austria.

A high-rise block resembling stacked wooden shelves has caused a stir in the French capital. Named Wood Up, this timber structure is reducing CO2 emissions by 80 percent compared to a conventional design, according to architects LAN.

The sober practicality of metal constructions for industrial use is no longer inevitable. A different approach with rammed earth and timber for the new Weleda logistics centre has sent sustainability standards rocketing sky-high.

Office building HasleTre in Oslo was awarded the title of Norway’s “Timber Building of the Year” for good reason. With a visionary concept by Oslotre, it can be dismantled like a box of toy building bricks and is made predominantly of nature-based materials.