Timbatec has been committed to wood construction for over 20 years. Our vision is to build entire cities entirely from wood. In Thun, Switzerland's first apartment building with a basement made of wood is currently under construction. We invite you to the virtual construction site tour on 04 December at This can only be done by doing away with steel and concrete in building construction.
Timbatec is happy to accept this gladly accepts this challenge. Since , we have consistently avoided the use of concrete in concrete for floor slabs. Instead, we use dry-bonded fill. The next logical step is to do without concrete in basements and floor slabs. Today it is Today, it's a reality: We are building the first basement made entirely of wood. Even in wooden buildings, these have been concreted until now.
Concrete consists of gravel and cement as a binder and must be reinforced with steel. The situation is quite different with wood: The naturally renewable building material requires only solar energy and water.
Approximately the same amount was emitted during the production of the concrete for the basement floors. Is that really necessary? Timbatec thinks so: No! First basement made of wood for multi-family house in Thun Product development has always been part of has always been part of Timbatec's DNA. With new products and technologies we are among the pioneers in timber construction. This makes us part of and a driving force behind the success story timber construction.
In Thun, the first the first multi-family house with a basement and floor slab made of wood. At on top of a mm thick insulation board. A black insulation encases the wood for moisture protection.
