Building upwards during ongoing operations
Gebrüder Schmid GmbH & Co., Freudenstadt
Freudenstadt, May 2011
Wochner is currently expanding the production facilities at the headquarters of Gebrüder Schmid GmbH & Co. - a global leader in system and process solutions for printed circuit technology and photovoltaic applications - at Freudenstadt.
Two further storeys are being added to the production premises and basement built by WOCHNER just two years ago. The project is extremely ambitious and elaborate from a construction point of view, since the storeys have to be added without interrupting production on the existing floors. In addition, the tight schedule - just a few weeks until the handover - is a big challenge for WOCHNER and all involved partners.
The project requires extremely precise site and trade coordination in order to ensure that the production activities of Gebr. Schmid Gmbh & Co. can continue.
In addition to the building, a striking feature of the construction site is the 500-ton mobile crane from MSG, Kehl, which is being used for the erection process.
You can visit the Website of Gebrüder Schmid to follow the building progress online via a Webcam: www.schmid-group.com
Neckar-Alb-Regenerativ fair 2011
WOCHNER took part in the neckar-alb regenerativ fair 2011 in Balingen on the 26th and 27th of March. The latest innovation from our company - the WOCHNER wall heating system - could be tested out at our fair stand using a model that visitors were invited to touch and experiment with.
"What comes after the passive house?"
On the Saturday, Markus Wochner gave a talk with this title. It covered various topics such as sustainability, EnergyPlus, and green building, and mentioned the latest WOCHNER solid turnkey home developments.
WOCHNER's fresh-off-the-press house catalogue
We are proud to unveil the new WOCHNER house catalogue, with lots of information for you about WOCHNER's technology. Find out about the construction of solid turnkey houses using Liapor®. This material ensures a pleasantly cool indoor climate in summer and a warm and cosy atmosphere in winter - without high heating costs or prohibitively expensive housing technology. The WOCHNER house catalogue can now be ordered from us free of charge. We hope you enjoy reading our catalogue and find lots of inspiring ideas within its pages.
WOCHNER assembly film and Web catalogue
The new WOCHNER assembly film shows the assembly of a WOCHNER 2 PLUS X house, allowing you to see the innovative technology used to construct WOCHNER's solid turnkey houses. It can also be seen on YouTube.
The new WOCHNER Web catalogueallows you to take a look at the fresh-off-the-press, 144-page house catalogue, which you can then order from us for free.
WOCHNER wall heating
A wall heating system is the perfect complement to a solid WOCHNER house, since it enhances the advantages of this construction system through the addition of heating technology. An optimally insulated building shell, no interior plaster, and solid clay components contribute to the perfect usage of wall heating. WOCHNER wall heating replaces the radiators that are typically used. Looped copper pipes are built into the clay wall elements at the factory. The location of the wall heating surfaces is decided with the customer on a case-by-case basis.
Digital radio cubicles for public safety organisations
The State Office of Property and Construction of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg commissioned WOCHNER to supply 230 cubicle modules for the public safety organisations. The turnkey cubicles for the public safety organisations were intended for various locations and were manufactured in different variants with exterior rendering, wooden lagging, and a flat or saddleback roof.
KORN Recycling | Albstadt
WOCHNER produced and delivered precast parts such as reinforced concrete supports, girders, prestressed concrete truss beams, and wall elements for Korn Recycling, Albstadt for the construction of a large hall with a waste sorting system. The span of the prestressed concrete truss beams is up to 48 m and each roof girder weights up to 83 tons. The building is 20 m high.
Exhibition hall | Berne, Switzerland
For the construction of the NAHA 2+ hall in Berne, Switzerland, WOCHNER manufactured and transported prestressed main girders with a rectangular cross section, a length of 30 m, and a weight of 121 tons each as well as prestressed roof girders with a length of 30 m and a weight of 60 tons each.