Modern timber construction production hall

A WOODWORKING TRADITION INTERPRETED IN A MODERN WAY
In the Südliche Weinstraße district, Alexander Wissing is the third generation to run the carpentry and sawmill business of the same name. The consistent commitment to timber construction is reflected here not only in the customer projects but also in the company's own production hall.

PFLEIDERER IN CONVERSATION WITH MR. ALEXANDER WISSING
PFLEIDERER: Mr. Wissing, wouldn't it be much easier to build the production hall with prefabricated steel elements?
Alexander Wissing: That was completely out of the question for us as a company. I also doubt whether it is really easier in the end. We have already optimised the topic of timber construction to a very high degree - and thanks to precise planning and high production quality, we can generally implement our projects exactly as our customers have commissioned them. Our new production hall is the best illustration of this. Here, we can explain the construction method to our clients and demonstrate how good the result will look on a live object. Incidentally, the same also applies to our office building, which we naturally also built according to our philosophy.

PFLEIDERER: Quite a success story! What is your strategy?
Alexander Wissing: We develop and design residential and business premises as well as usable space - in new builds and through extensions, conversions or renovations. In addition to residential buildings, this also includes commercial properties, e.g. halls for local winegrowers or even a daycare center in the region. Especially when it comes to healthy living and energy efficiency, timber construction is hard to beat. We have developed a wall construction that perfectly harmonises building physics requirements, fast production times and cost-effectiveness: LivingBoard face contiprotect P5 with a thickness of 15 mm is used as the interior cladding, which is mounted on a stud frame with a thickness of 20 or 24 cm. In the past, we used OSB3, but the higher requirements for healthy living in public tenders - e.g. for the aforementioned daycare centre - led us to the 100% formaldehyde-free glued LivingBoard. With Cradle to Cradle Silver certification and the Blue Angel, we meet even the most demanding requirements. In addition, the workability is optimal for us. On the outside, the wall construction is finished with a pre-plastered wood fibre insulation board 60 mm thick, which is already equipped with the required reinforcing mesh. In between, we use blown-in insulation from Isocell. This allows us to achieve excellent thermal insulation values, good sound insulation and a diffusion-open, moisture-regulating wall structure with sustainable materials.

PFLEIDERER: In addition to the LivingBoard, you also use StyleBoard MDF.RWH, right?
Alexander Wissing: Yes, as underlayment in the roof and also as part of the exterior wall construction if our customers want a rear-ventilated façade. StyleBoard MDF.RWH is ideal for this as a diffusion-open panel. We plan around two thirds of our single-family homes with this very attractive façade construction. In practice, we then implement it in around half of all houses because the costs are ultimately too high for many clients. However, individual sections, such as around the entrance, are often designed accordingly.

PFLEIDERER: Is the new hall already in operation?
Alexander Wissing: It has been used as storage space since July 2023, and the machines are moved in winter when the order situation allows. Incidentally, the hall is supplied with heat via a wood chip heating system using concrete core activation. In other words, this is another example of systematic, energy-efficient construction!

PFLEIDERER: Mr. Wissing, thank you for the interview!