Hächler builds with sustainable raw materials in Baden
The Hächler construction company has built a floor grate on the Stadtturmstrasse in Baden on behalf of the city. Hächler AG Holzbau used larch wood from the region to make the construction sustainable.
Hächler has been commissioned by the city of Baden to build a wooden floor grate on Stadtturmstrasse. According to a statement by the Wettingen-based construction company, the use of regional materials was important to the city of Baden.
Hächler AG Holzbau decided on larch wood as the building material, according to the statement written by Benjamin Schwitter, Hächler’s construction manager for timber construction. There is only a limited selection and availability of durable and suitable woods in the domestic tree population. Hächler was able to select the larch trunks from the Surbtal forestry operation itself. The larches thus grew less than 15 kilometres away from the site of operation.
The selected logs were cut and dried in the sawmill in Leuggern. The logs were then processed into finished floor boards in the hall at Hächler. The planks were made of particularly stable rift or half-rift wood. From this, elements with a thickness of four centimetres, screwed from below, were produced for a durable floor grid.
The added value for the production of the wooden gratings took place exclusively in the region, from the forestry operation to the sawmill to production and assembly, says Schwitter. This and the short distances led to a sustainable end result in the realisation of the order from the city of Baden.