Project conclusion "Future timber construction - qualification paths for sustainable building"

The ambitious project "Zukunft Holzbau - Qualifizierungswege für nachhaltiges Bauen" (Future of timber construction - qualification pathways for sustainable construction) will come to a successful conclusion with the official end of the project on 31 May 2025. The three-year project, which was launched on 1 June 2022, aimed to develop and implement new paths for sustainable training and qualification in timber construction.

Supported by federal and state funding, as well as by the company's own resources, with a project sum of around 2 million euros, the project was supported by a dedicated team. The focus was on the sustainable further development of timber construction through innovative educational formats, modern digital tools and practice-orientated content.

Right at the start of the project, comprehensive evaluations laid the foundations for all subsequent measures. The project house served as a model project and was prepared as a digital twin - a milestone in the linking of construction practice and digitalisation.

Another core area was the complete redesign of training in timber construction: curricula, course models, guidelines and teaching materials were modernised and adapted to the requirements of sustainable construction. This was supplemented by the development of online learning sequences and the innovative "kursm.app " - a digital skills repository that accompanies trainees and skilled workers throughout their entire educational biography.

In addition, new seminars were designed on current industry topics such as trade interfaces, serial renovation, multi-storey (timber) construction and the installation of building elements. Another success was the creation of a detailed guide for window installation in timber construction as well as practical handouts and illustrative detailed models on the topics of heat, fire and sound insulation.

A technological milestone in the project was the development of a webXR application that allows self-planned 3D models to be easily transferred to the world of augmented reality - directly via the web browser, without the need to install an app. This application enables intuitive visualisation of design details and facilitates the transfer of complex content into training and further education.

Particularly noteworthy is the further development of the analogue PRIMO plug-in system into the virtual world: with PRIMO 3D, a digital version has been created that not only maps the previous functions, but also opens up new, additional design options. Building on this, another innovative tool was realised with PRIMO 4D: It allows several superstructures to be intersected in detail, enabling complex building contexts to be displayed and analysed even more vividly.

An image film vividly conveys the potential of modern timber construction, and the sustainable impact of the project was further strengthened through targeted training of instructors.

Participation in trade fairs not only served to acquire knowledge, but also the targeted transfer of project results to the professional world. Innovative work equipment such as VR/AR technology, AirServer and laser scanners were also procured, which will raise future teaching to a new didactic level.

Abig thank you goes to the federal and state funding bodies - without their support such a project would not have been possible. We would also like to sincerely thank all those involved, whose commitment and dedication made a significant contribution to the success of the project.

With the completion of this project, a decisive impulse has been set for the future of training and qualification in timber construction - practical, digital, sustainable.

Contact:
Jochen Ströhle, Project Manager
E-mail: j.stroehle@zimmererzentrum.de
Phone: 07351/44091-53