X-LAM production hall
made of wood
With the construction of our X-LAM production hall at the Westerkappeln site, we have significantly increased our production capacities. The 300 meter long and 50 meter wide hall has a floor area of approx. 15,000 m². Its roof structure is made entirely of wood and was constructed as a three-hinged frame structure that was cantilevered – i.e. completely without intermediate supports.
DERIX production hall
at a glance
Cantilever frame construction
for more surface area
For our X-LAM production hall in Westerkappeln, we manufactured a self-supporting three-hinged frame construction over more than 48 metres. In one fire section the construction covers 15,000 m2. The bending-resistant joining of the glulam beams in the eaves area was carried out by means of general finger jointing via a core. This cantilevered wooden construction allows the entire area of the hall to be used without restrictions.
| Building project | Production hall in Westerkappeln, Industriestraße 24, 49492 Westerkappeln |
|---|---|
| Wooden constructions | Glulam, three-hinged frame |
| Construction time | August 2018 – April 2019 |
| Usable area | approx. 15,000 m2 |
| Volume of the wooden components | 1,800 m3 |
| Stored CO2 | 1,372 tCO2 |
| Avoided CO2 | 1,269 tCO2 |
| Regrowth speed in german forests | 54 minutes |
| Building owner | DERIX-Group |
| Architects | Planungsgruppe Mesum, D-Mesum |
| Engineering office | Brüninghoff GmbH & Co. KG, D-Heiden, www.brueninghoff.de |
| Factory planning, production and delivery of glulam elements | DERIX-Group |
The advantages of wood
at the hall construction Westerkappeln
The timber construction allows larger spans than other building materials. The three-hinged frame construction made it possible to create a production area of almost 50 x 300 m2 without the use of internal supports. This offers great advantages for the installation of the production plant.
Downloads
for reference
Dach und Holzbau: Red trusses with high span
April 2019 • Mareike Wand-Quassowski
Dach und Holzbau: Fast and precise
April 2021 • Wolfgang Hägele
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