Timber construction

New Knowledge Centre for Timber Construction TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

Wood buildings are filling up our order book, and our experience will form the basis of new knowledge. At the request of the supplier association, Træ i Byggeriet, we have created an interdisciplinary unit covering all aspects of timber construction.

In Aarhus, wood buildings are becoming increasingly popular. We are participating in projects such as Knudrisrækkerne, Trælasten and the 70-metre high TR3, which will be a 20-storey hybrid building. The ambition of the TR3 project is also to use waste wood and recycled concrete as much as possible.

A competitive alternative Knudrisrækkerne recently broke ground, and in the future, Aarhus will have 89 public housing units in wood buildings up to five storeys. Upcycled materials will be used, especially in the façade, but the building shell itself will be a hybrid construction. The project thus shares a number of similarities with the apartment buildings at Lisbjerg Bakke, which were named Building of the Year in 2018 and has generally become a pioneer project for the construction of 3-4 storey wood buildings.

The title of the project was Sustainable Public Housing of the Future, so we first had to demonstrate that the pricing could match this sector. We succeeded, and were also able to show how to solve the typical challenges related to fire safety, acoustics and moisture during the construction period. This was largely due to a high degree of multidisciplinary collaboration.

Bo Pedersen Technical Director Timber Construction Aarhus

Since MOE has helped build 65,000 m² of mass timber buildings over the last 20 years, there is a lot of experience upon which we can build.

A new platform for timber expertise Our in-depth knowledge of timber construction has created the foundation for a new centre, where we combine the necessary skills in a multidisciplinary unit that will collaborate with the supplier association, Træ i Byggeriet.

We assembled a team of different specialists, who are all extremely interested in wood and represent the trades that play a role in the creation of successful wood buildings. There is a clear demand for consulting on how to solve the typical challenges, and we can offer the industry a comprehensive platform for this. With the association Træ i Byggeriet as a partner, we will have access to the specialist knowledge of the suppliers.

Dagmar Øye Project Manager Knowledge Center for Timber Construction Copenhagen

The team consists of specialists in fire safety, acoustics, indoor climate, cost management, sustainability and naturally timber construction. The centre of knowledge will also ensure the development of state-of-the-art methods. MOE has developed new expertise in the field of healthy construction through innovation projects such as Realdania's Healthy Homes. In this context many new discoveries relevant to wood buildings have been made. The president of the supplier association Træ i Byggeriet and CEO of Taasinge Elementer, Martin Tholstrup, is looking forward to the collaboration:

Replacing building materials that have a more negative environmental impact with wood has an impact that we can all understand. Develop ing the industry's knowledge and experience in connection with timber construction requires shared knowledge and a broad professional understanding of best practise. A centre of knowledge at MOE, as one of the country's most experienced consultants in this field, is without a doubt the best thing imaginable – for the industry, for the client and especially for the climate.

Knudrisrækkerne Client Boligkontoret Århus Contractor Q-Construction Component supplier Taasinge Elementer Architects KANT arkitekter, VEGA Landskab