Construction site aperitif at the TS3 large-scale project

The column-plate construction with TS3 allows for generous spaces without beams. Details such as the window connection are also much easier to solve. Conventional construction requires an elaborate cantilever slab connection. Here, the CLT panel simply runs through from the living space to the terrace.

During a tour of the construction site July 8, 2021, the architect Andreas Scherer and the engineers from Timbatec and from Timbatec and TS3 described how the first four-story TS3 building came into being. Once the building was planned as a solid structure, then the client was convinced by a the client of a timber construction with the TS3 technology. During the phase, we had to continue planning the building project in different material variants, according to Scherer. That's where TS3 played into our hands. Because: Planning with the biaxial load-bearing cross-laminated timber panels is similar to with projects made of reinforced concrete. The environment is also pleased: with the system change system from concrete to wood, around 600 tons of CO₂ could be saved at Fasanenhof. were saved.

Thanks to the meticulous planning and prefabricated prefabricated components, we completed the building with 14 apartments in just three weeks. in just three weeks. Construction projects with a lot of steel, brick and concrete take much longer. longer. Often, planning and decisions are still being made on the construction site. This massively disrupts the the construction process.

During the aperitif the invited guests were able to witness the casting of a TS3 joint live. The René Wicki and Richard Wüthrich showed live how the technology works. technology works.

The Timber Structures 3.0 technology, or TS3 for short, is a process that can generate large large areas from wood - without the cross beams that have been common up to now. These large areas can replace reinforced concrete in most areas. TS3 connects wooden components on the face side. For decades, this was considered impossible. The solution is a two-component polyurethane casting resin. This resin joins the wooden elements to each other on the face side. This enables support-plate constructions, which were previously only possible with reinforced reinforced concrete projects. This means that timber construction has reached the third generation - a quantum leap that is causing the construction industry to rethink.

The CLT panels were pretreated in the factory and provided with sealing and segmental bands (white and black bands on the face side). After positioning on the columns, they were they were joined together by joint grouting. On the underside of the slab the joint is hardly visible. Beams are no longer necessary.