By using LENO® cross laminated timber as a construction material in buildings, we save 18,200 tons of CO2 every year. To make our production even more sustainable, we have built a new biomass heating plant.

Simon

Simon is Technical Division Manager at ZÜBLIN Timber. In this interview, he talks about his lifelong passion for wood as a building material and why the campaign absolutely must include a wood construction subject.

Measure:

LENO® cross laminated timber as a building material

CO2 saved:

18.200 tons per year

Without wood - without me!

Wood construction cannot be left out of this campaign! Your application letter started with this passionate appeal.

Exactly, and I am pleased that the Group also sees it that way and values timber construction with its own motif. The reasons are obvious: wood stores CO₂ throughout its entire life or useful life, i.e. not only while the tree is standing in the forest, but also when it has been used to make a building. In the production of other building materials, nothing is stored; in fact, additional CO₂ is emitted.

What does timber construction contribute to making the Group more sustainable?

By using LENO® cross laminated timber as a construction material in buildings, we save 18,200 tons of CO₂ every year. To make our production even more sustainable, we have built a new biomass heating plant. With it, we recycle the wood waste generated during the production process and use it for heating.

What excites you about your job and wood construction?

The diversity of my work and the diversity of wood as a material. We have combined the complete range of construction in our field. From individual boards, which are processed into complex building elements in our own production facility in Aichach, to spectacular timber construction projects in Germany and abroad, to turnkey buildings made of wood.

How did you come to ZÜBLIN?

I joined ZÜBLIN Timber in 2013 as a construction/project manager in turnkey timber construction and followed the "classic" career path via Senior Construction Manager to Technical Division Manager. However, my training path was anything but classic...

I did an apprenticeship as a carpenter at the age of 15 and continued my education to become a Master Carpenter. After a few years in the carpentry business, I graduated as a civil engineer and then joined ZÜBLIN Timber after a foray into structural design. I simply wanted to work with the wonderful material wood again!

What qualities should you have to contribute to a more sustainable future like you do?

If you want to be successful - in any field - you need passion! This is also the advice I would like to give to young colleagues: Find a field of activity that you are passionate about! For me, this is clearly the passion for the material wood itself, but also the fascination of what you can make out of wood with experience, craftsmanship, technology and commitment.

And if there's one thing I can pass on to young professionals, it's the importance of teamwork. Challenges can be solved more effectively as a team - and at the moment there is hardly a greater challenge than climate change.

I weigh 18,200 tons - Simon, Division Manager