Wood inspires

Precise construction planning is key: For the new upper secondary school in Ins, Bern, Timbatec developed detailed solutions for the structural framework, connections, and interfaces. This formed the basis for an efficient and seamless implementation of the timber construction project.

The project to expand the Paul Reinhart Elementary School in Weinfelden stands out for its clean, wood-based design, high flexibility, and respectful approach to the existing structure. At its core are an efficient structural concept, modular designs, and a construction method tailored to the materials used, ensuring long-term usability.

This spring, six new interns began their internships at various Timbatec locations. Janik, David, Christian, Leander, Stefan, and Greg: Welcome to the Timbatec family. We wish you an inspiring, educational, and enriching internship year.

The «Esplanade» proposal by Ramser Schmid Architekten GmbH (architecture and general planning) emerged as the winning project from among the 25 submissions. Aschwanden & Partner, Zurich, together with Timbatec Holzbauingenieure, are responsible for the civil engineering aspects of the project.

Wood is not just a label, but a conscious approach to building. Precisely because the term «sustainability» is often overused, it’s worth taking a fresh look. What if we approached Residential construction not from the perspective of materials, but rather from the perspective of factors such as cost-effectiveness, performance, flexibility, sound insulation, fire safety, durability, and energy consumption?

Fabian Schlatter has joined the Bern site management team, replacing Armin Schawalder, who will be setting up the new Timbatec site in eastern Switzerland in St. Gallen. The chairmanship of the Bern site management team remains in the capable hands of Lukas Rüeggsegger and his Bern management team, which consists of Philipp Lutz and new member Fabian Schlatter.

Congratulations, Alois Räber, on your company's 10th anniversary. For a decade, your name has been synonymous with sound engineering expertise. As a timber engineer and proven fire protection specialist, you combine timber structural engineering, design, and execution reliability—from concept to implementation of challenging projects.

As part of the continuing education series «Hot Topic: Fire Protection in Timber Construction,» Yves Schihin and Andreas Burgherr provided insights into planning, implementation, and built examples from Switzerland. The focus was on robust concepts, systematics, and the integral approach in multi-story timber construction.

For ten years, Marcel Limbach has been shaping Timbatec with his strong project work, clear eye for costs, deadlines, and quality, and genuine team spirit. As co-head of plant planning, CAD specialist, and trainer, he combines practical knowledge with reliability—both in projects and within the team.

As part of the sia event series «Holzbau berühren» (Touching Timber Construction), Marcel Muster and Lisa Rogatsch demonstrate how timber hybrid buildings are structurally well thought out and constructively implemented. The focus is on the structural concept and the targeted use of TS3 technology in the Zelgstrasse project in Uster. Added value for investors, planners, architects, and timber builders.

We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026. Best wishes for a happy and successful New Year. Many thanks to our customers and business partners for the trust they have placed in us and the productive collaboration.

At the Timbatec Salon in Vienna, everything revolved around the question of what implementation planning needs to look like in order to meet the requirements of timber construction. Around 40 guests discussed experiences from the LeopoldQuartier and practical approaches for better interfaces.

Wood Camp Live brings together international timber construction experts in Brno. Among them: Tamir Pixner from Timbatec, who will use the NQW project to show how well thought-out planning, clever details and integrated fire protection make sophisticated timber buildings possible.

The planning team led by gdap architectes sàrl, Geneva, achieved 2nd place in the «EMS Alp'Age-PSVJ» competition with the «ELSA» project. The design is based on a clear timber construction method and harmoniously integrates the nursing home into the challenging topography and the surrounding educational and healthcare area.

Discover how basements and floor slabs made of wood become reality at the Early Bird event at the International Wood Construction Forum. Over coffee and croissants, Timbase will show you how they plan, build and successfully implement innovative timber construction projects as a total contractor. Find out more now!

Today, wood can support spans and shapes that were hardly imaginable in the past. Precise production, strong connections and new materials open doors for bold constructions. In Timber and Technology magazine, we take a look at projects that make this development tangible.

The Timbatec autumn team day was all about real practice: we brushed up on our first aid skills, pressed on the resuscitation dummy, practiced using the defibrillator and saw how new raw materials are created from construction waste at Eberhard Unternehmungen. This is Timbaday.

The award-winning «Couplage» project creates a link between the former restaurant at Uttigenstrasse 31 and the new cartridge factory and is both visually and structurally impressive. Timbatec is responsible for the structural timber engineering of the new five-storey commercial building in Thun.

Hello, hello Hamburg! After five years of development, we are bringing our Swiss timber construction expertise to Germany. With a deep understanding of structural design, structural analysis in timber construction, fire protection and building physics, Eurocode-fit and locally anchored. Jari Janowski has been managing our office in Hamburg since 1.9.2025.

Timbatec on tour: Our anniversary took us to Vienna this year, where we celebrated the office's 10th anniversary with Tamir Pixner and his team. Team days in XXL format, exciting insights and plenty of inspiration - a look back that makes you want more.

Start of construction for the new Eschenberg forestry depot: Following intensive planning and project design with Timbatec's timber structural engineering, the depot is scheduled to be handed over to the forestry operation at the end of 2026 – marked by the symbolic saw cut by the city councilors.

Climate change is one of the biggest global challenges. With the new SIA 390/1 climate path standard, feasible but effective target values have been available since the beginning of this year. These are aligned with the federal government's 2050 net-zero target and show a reduction path for net-zero buildings.

Timbatec opens an office in Lausanne and strengthens its presence in French-speaking Switzerland. Under the direction of Simon Vuilleumier, our team will support you in all matters relating to timber construction: from statics, fire protection and building physics to the efficient implementation of your project.

The new school complex Ort in Au Wädenswil is an impressive architectural and structurally sophisticated showcase project for modern timber construction. At the heart of the structural solution are specially developed Vierendeel girders made of wood - a structural masterpiece.