proven and future solutions in construction and production
Based on 3 construction methods, we are prepared to meet the various current requirements and to solve any type of timber construction in a range up to 10 / 12 storeys. Our R&D department also ensures future solutions with the Flex-Frame system, developed to optimise construction at height, even in regions with strong seismic activity.
By 1994, Haring was already building up to four storeys using timber construction systems developed for factory production, increasing efficiency, quality and cost control. As a result, the overall time scale of any project is reduced and provides faster returns for investors.
Timber construction has long been using 3d construction planning to help digitise production which takes the prefabrication process and precision to a higher level in the construction industry, so the current BIM design requirements are nothing new.
3 construction methods
For mass timber construction, we divide the structural system into 3 methods:
Load bearing wall / slab elements
- for wall and slabs
- lighter construction
- flexibility to combine installations, thermal and acoustic isolations an different finishing's
- requires a fixed layout on the interior of the building
- used up to 5 to 6 floors for lower buildings
Glulam frame or Flex-frame system
- for high raise buildings
- combination of different slab types possible
- the best cost efficiency
- flexible layout of the interior
- on any location possible
CLT system for wall and slab element
- interior layout is fixed
- allows higher buildings than load bearing wall / slab elements
Load bearing wall / slab elements
By using a hollow box timber frame system for wall and slabs, we achieve a lighter construction with flexibility to combine installations, thermal and acoustic isolations, different finishing's. This solution requires a fixed layout on the interior of the building and it’s used up to 5 to 6 floors for lower buildings
Glulam frame or Flex-frame system
The glulam frame or Flex-Frame will provide the skeleton structure of the building, therefore high raise buildings can be reach. A wide range of slab types can be combine, like hollow box timber slab element or CLT or our HB-rapid that is a hybrid slab of timber-concrete. This will insure the most cost efficient combination according to the building design requirements. Flexible layout of the interior is possible between floors, as result we can have a open office layout or combine building with office and apartments, or different apartment typology between floors. This solution is efficient in any location.
CLT system for wall and slab element
This is a load bearing system wall but requires a massive CLT elements that will increase the timber volume as result a heavy construction. The interior layout is fixed between floors but in comparison to option 1, it will allow higher buildings.
