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espazium | TRACÉS Avril 2024 – Are Switzerland's ambitious goals of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 realistic? More and more innovative proposals are emerging to answer this question. Some of them use wood for the foundations of basements.

Schweizer Holzrevue, Issue 4/5 2024 – Thun in the canton of Bern is home to the first apartment building in Switzerland to have a basement made entirely of wood. This revolutionary building was also deliberately built without a heating system. An inspection. (Report in german)

Holzmagazin, Issue No. 04/2023 – The wood cellar as a living space. What seemed unthinkable for a long time is now reality. Modern construction technology makes basements made of wood possible. Does the future belong to them?

Schweizer BauJournal, June 2022 - Some SMEs do not have the time, money and human resources to invest in research and development. The following article shows how companies can benefit from cooperation with universities.

Hochparterre, Issue No. 3/22 - In Thun, a building stands as a manifesto. It was built by the timber engineer Stefan Zöllig, who is redefining the possibilities of timber construction. One would not expect such an experiment in a prime location in the villa district above the old town.

Bärnerbär, issue 15.03.2022 - Stefan Zöllig still sees a lot of potential for new business models with wood. Can we obtain building material from 100% of the tree?

Wir Holzbauer, issue no. 4.2021 - Wood offers many possibilities for energy-efficient new buildings and energy-saving renovations of solid houses: With innovative solutions, not only the operating energy but also the total energy demand of the buildings can be significantly reduced. Summer thermal insulation also requires new approaches, because climate change will exacerbate the problem.

Holz-Zentralblatt, Issue No. 47, 2021 - Timber construction can contribute to achieving climate goals especially if it completely dispenses with the use of steel and concrete. A logical step in this direction is to do without these building materials in basements. Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG, together with Timber Structures 3.0 AG and other business partners in Thun, have built Switzerland's first basement made of wood. A research project has been running since May.

Thuner Tagblett, 10 November 2021 - Swiss timber construction pioneer Stefan Zöllig has built a house in Thun according to his own 3-G rule: Entirely without heating. Entirely without concrete. Entirely without electricity.

First, Issue No. 3/20 – In NACH.GEFRAGT architects and engineers have their say. It is all about inspiration, idols and ideas - and about wood. When someone solves problems that others don't even have yet, Stefan Zöllig is not far away. A cellar made of wood? If you ask the structural engineer, then this is not a matter of impossibility. (Report in German)

25 years ago, Stefan Zöllig founded Timbatec in Steffisburg the company Timbatec as a sole proprietorship. In the 25 years of operation, Timbatec has grown into a successful timber construction engineering firm. Since then, the company has realised over 3000 timber construction projects and has recently founded new start-ups.

Baukader.ch, Issue 09/2021 - Building a basement entirely out of wood? Timbatec founder Stefan Zöllig is convinced that it can be done and, as a private builder, is demonstrating it himself. When he built his new apartment building with six flats in Thun, he had the basement constructed entirely in wood. An experiment, as he himself says. Nevertheless, he firmly believes in success.