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An innovative method of sustainable wooden modular construction has been selected for the building of 32 schools in Berlin by 2025<\/h2>\n

6 of these schools have already been constructed and the rest will shortly be underway. One of the schools is made up of almost 100 modules, each 3-m wide and 8-m long.<\/p>\n

All of the modules have been prefabricated offsite and assembled on the construction site. Construction is under The Senate Department for Urban Development & Housing and Mets\u00e4 Wood\u2019s Kerto\u00ae LVL<\/a> beams have been used.<\/p>\n

The decision was made by the structural designers to use beams made of the high-performance and easy-to-process GLVL (Glued laminated veneer lumber).<\/p>\n

To achieve a column-free floor plan for classrooms, 8-m long lightweight high-performance GLVL beams had to be used at the joint of the modules.<\/p>\n

Sebastian Hagspiel, project manager at Kaufmann Bausysteme elucidates: “For structural reasons, glulam was not suitable for this project. Steel beams were also not a solution for us or the architects.”<\/p>\n

Wooden modular construction: fast and economical<\/h3>\n

Wooden modular construction<\/a> is sustainable<\/a>, cost-effective and quick, so it comes as no surprise that Berlin is opting for these prefabricated wood-based modules.<\/p>\n

Berlin is keen to become the world’s major metropolis for wooden modular construction<\/a>\u00a0or at least one of them. Right now, three-storey wooden schools are being built in Berlin by Austrian prefabrication constructor Kaufmann Bausysteme<\/a> (KBS).<\/p>\n

“6 schools have already been built and a total of 32 schools are to be built by 2025. The speed of the offsite construction method was a decisive factor<\/a>. With the prefabricated wooden modules, the construction time can be halved” explains Hagspiel.<\/p>\n

‘LVL is stronger in strength-to-weight ratio than steel’<\/h3>\n

The GLVL was manufactured by Holzwerke Bullinger using Mets\u00e4 Wood\u2019s Kerto LVL.<\/p>\n

Ingo Faller from Bullinger\u2019s sales department describes the process as efficient: “We have updated our standard glulam process so that we can use LVL beams. The GLVL beams have a high bending strength.<\/p>\n

“In the GLVL process, laminated veneer lumber (LVL) beams are glued together. Compared to glulam, LVL is uniform in quality and therefore has an extremely high static load-bearing capacity.<\/p>\n

“As a result, GLVL beams have a much higher flexural strength. Interestingly,\u00a0 LVL is stronger in strength-to-weight ratio than steel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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