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Overview
LIGNA systems provides an integrated timber structure system for large-scale industrial and commercial buildings in North America. The offer pairs European engineering with binderholz ANSI-certified glulam supply to deliver fully engineered, code-compliant buildings with predictable costs and industrialized production.

Why timber at scale
Rather than sourcing components from multiple parties, LIGNA systems integrates engineering, fabrication and supply to deliver reliable pricing and repeatable, optimized timber structures suitable for large spans and heavy loads.

Key benefits

• Engineering-led integration: single system covering design, fabrication and supply.
• Reliable pricing from concept: precise cost certainty at early stages.
• Material efficiency by design: optimized sections and spans reduce timber volume.
• Standardized, automated production: repeatability reduces unit cost and variance.
• binderholz supply: ANSI-certified glulam produced at industrial scale for dependable North American supply.
• Industrial delivery model: prefabrication and just-in-time logistics for fast, predictable site assembly.

System — Integrated design & supply

• Engineering — LIGNA systems: European engineering adapted and certified for North American codes; BIM/IFC-compatible 3D structural models; CNC joinery, pre-assembly and in-house structural steel parts; erection supervision.
• Supply — binderholz: industrial-scale production of ANSI-certified glulam; sustainably sourced and fully traceable material; container-optimized logistics to North America; per-project sustainability and carbon data.
• Economy drivers: unified scope (no fragmented parties), early-phase reliable pricing, material optimization, standardized grids and hybrid solutions, and automated production.

Process — From brief to building (five phases)

• 1. Concept & feasibility: site, program and budget review to set structural approach and economic viability (typically days).
• 2. BIM structural design: full 3D model to North American code; IFC for coordination with design teams.
• 3. Glulam supply & fabrication: ANSI-certified glulam, CNC joinery, steel parts and pre-assembly; minimal on-site fabrication waste.
• 4. Optimized logistics: container-optimized packaging, just-in-time delivery and schedule coordination.
• 5. Erection supervision: supervised installation to ensure speed, quality and compliance.

Comparison vs Conventional timber · North America

• Engineering & supply: separate parties vs one engineering-led system covering design through erection.
• Pricing in concept: approximate early budgets vs precise, reliable concept-stage pricing.
• Planning: bespoke re-engineering per project vs standardized, industrialized planning.
• Material efficiency: higher timber volume vs optimized sections and spans from concept.
• Code compliance: variable vs embedded North American engineering and ANSI-certified material.
• Supply reliability: supplier-dependent vs binderholz industrial scale and traceability.
• Schedule: site‑intensive and weather dependent vs prefabricated components and direct site delivery.
• Connections & assembly: varied on-site details vs standardized, easy-to-install connections.
• ESG / carbon: limited documentation vs documented carbon data per project.

Applications

• Industrial buildings: heavy-load, wide-span structures.
• Production facilities: column-free floors for manufacturing and assembly.
• Warehouses: high clear heights and wide bays for racking and automation.
• Logistics centres: fast-erecting prefabricated distribution buildings.
• Aircraft hangars: long clear spans as timber alternative to steel trusses.
• Timber-industry facilities: processing and storage halls.
• Commercial buildings: offices, showrooms and mixed-use spaces where timber adds value.

Gallery highlights

• Site erection images: aerial views, truss lifts, column erection and deliveries.
• Completed projects: hangars, production halls, clear-span sports halls, warehouses and interior timber spaces.

Technical characteristics / specifications

• ANSI-certified glulam (binderholz) produced at industrial scale.
• European engineering certified for North American standards; full code compliance documentation.
• Complete 3D BIM model and IFC compatibility for design-team integration.
• CNC joinery, pre-assembly and in-house fabrication of structural steel parts and connections.
• Container-optimized logistics and direct North American site delivery.
• Documented sustainability and per-project carbon data; sustainably sourced, fully traceable material.
• ~20 years of industrial timber focus and 600+ realized industrial projects supporting system repeatability.
• Standardized grids, optimized spans and hybrid solutions to reduce material use and speed production.