“38% Rethinking cities” – Podcast

In episode #011 of the “Rethinking Cities” podcast, Rensteph Thompson, Managing Director of HESS TIMBER GmbH, talks to the hosts from Greengineers and Olymp Consulting about the potential and challenges of timber construction in an urban context. Rensteph Thompson will provide an insight into the company’s 140-year history and show how HESS TIMBER has established itself over the years as a specialist in complex timber engineering structures.

In the interview, Rensteph Thompson emphasizes the central role of wood as a sustainable building material that can make an important contribution to climate-friendly urban development. At the same time, he emphasizes the importance of digital planning processes and precise prefabrication, which make tailor-made and technically sophisticated solutions possible in the first place. The challenges of modern timber construction will also be addressed – for example with regard to fire protection requirements, legal framework conditions and the long-term availability of wood as a raw material.

Finally, Rensteph Thompson outlines a future of construction in which timber plays a key role in urban architecture: as an ecologically responsible, technologically advanced and creatively versatile building material. The podcast episode underlines how HESS TIMBER combines its many years of experience with innovative engineering and positions itself as a future-oriented partner for sophisticated timber construction projects worldwide.