This is what we found out about reusing old wood for new CLT 👇
"The wood supply is instable and too expensive!" We've heard this a hundred times in the last few month. Why don't we consider reusing wood that is already out there? Our partners at the Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology found out that wood can easily be reused - as long as it's ✔️ dry, ✔️ straight enough and ✔️free of foreign parts.
Recycling wood for CLT
Green light for cascading use of wood products! To learn what else the Norwegian scientists discovered...
How hsbDesign platform enables Revit® families to become smarter. It's possible to create a flawless export from design to manufacture for multiple Rothoblaas tools.
In each newsletter edition, we will present you two of our ConsortiumMembers:
hsbcad
Core Competence: Development and Integration of BIM compliant timber building design and production software based on AutoCAD and Revit
Role in project: Partner in Work Packages: 'Materials & Components' and 'ICT and Building Process'
Number of Employees: 11 in Germany,
about 60 worldwide
Country: Germany (HQ Belgium)
Statement Gottfried Jäger
"We at hsbcad are proud to be part of the innovative timber building industry by supporting worldwide customers from all timber building segments. With our integrated solutions we empower them with the best in class design software and services. Build-in-Wood is the perfect environment for us to accelerate our Revit based development towards BIM and DfMA compliant solutions and empower our customers on their way to an entire digital process."
Role in project: Partner in Work Packages: 'Materials & Components'; 'Building Systems' and 'Performance Documentation'
Number of Employees: about 35.000 worldwide
Country: Germany
Statement Bernhard Bredl:
"Our target is to offer a wide range of standardized solutions, through all our companies and our complete portfolio, which perfectly fit together. With our products, systems and know-how we want to particularly support the approach of the standardized building catalogue which will improve the efficiency of the complete building process. We are sure that timber buildings are an important part of the process to create a more sustainable and ecological building sector. For that we support Build-in-Wood with our resources, know-how and products."
Winners of the Rothoblaas competition on innovative projects from the point of view of both design and collective interest in environmental sustainability.
