Wood is a renewable building material and therefore very environmentally friendly and sustainable.
However, wood is also being used more and more in the construction industry for other reasons. Firstly, the construction time for a timber building is significantly shorter than for a traditional solid construction. This is due to the fact that many elements can already be prefabricated in the timber builder's workshop and, depending on the construction method, even the pipes are already laid in the walls. The individual elements are then delivered to the construction site and assembled there in just a few days. In contrast to concrete, the timber parts do not have to dry first, meaning that the shell is often completed in a very short time, which of course also saves costs.

Wood not only looks beautiful, but also creates a pleasant and warm atmosphere inside and has a positive influence on the indoor climate. For example, wood has the ability to absorb, store and release moisture. This prevents both excessively dry air in summer and the formation of mold in autumn and winter. In addition to water, wood also stores heat, which is released again at cooler temperatures. This means that timber buildings usually have a more pleasant climate than solid concrete buildings.

However, wood is only a sustainable building material if trees that are felled and processed for construction are replanted as replacements. We determine the amount of wood we use for our projects and replant the amount we use.
There are a number of organizations that are committed to reforestation. We have chosen to work with One Tree Planted, a global NGO that has already planted over 10 million trees since it was founded in 2014 (as of Dec. 2020). Here you will find documents and videos on interesting timber construction projects in Switzerland, on One Tree Planted as well as articles on the topic of forests and reforestation.