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Timber Conversion · Industrial & logistics buildings
LIGNA replaces selected steel members in your model with mass timber — no redesign. You get a timber concept, budget price and CO₂ savings back in days.
Works with IFC · Revit · Tekla · Confidential, NDA on request
The problem
By the time anyone asks about timber, the building is already a steel design — engineered, tendered and budgeted. Moving the whole structure to timber means starting much of that over.
Designed in steel first
Timber enters the conversation late — after the steel structure is already engineered and priced. Wood feels like a detour, not an option.
A full redesign is costly
Re-planning the whole structure means new structural analysis and fresh tender packages — work the project already paid to do once.
Budgets and schedules slip
Higher planning cost and a longer development cycle put the whole timeline — and the business case — at risk.
More risk, less appetite
Added uncertainty is often enough to shelve the timber idea entirely. So most timber ambitions never get built.
The solution
We don't replace your whole structure. We pinpoint the members where timber makes economic and technical sense — and replace only those. Your building concept stays intact.
You don't pick parts from a list. Send your model and we identify the members that pay off in timber — the technical selection is on us.
What stays unchanged
The biggest worry with timber is risk. So here is the short version: your project keeps its structure, its responsibilities and its approvals. We touch only selected members.
We change only selected members. Everything else stays exactly as designed.
Engineer of Record
Structural concept
Steel bracing
Roof diaphragm
Building layout
Foundations
Building services (MEP)
What we change: joists, joist girders, roof beams & selected secondary structure
Why this approach
A from-scratch mass-timber building and a Timber Conversion both get wood into the structure — but the path, the cost and the risk are not remotely the same.
| What it means for your project | Classic mass timber | LIGNA Timber Conversion |
|---|---|---|
| Planning | Full redesign from scratch | Your existing model is kept |
| Cost | High planning and investment | Low added cost |
| Time | Long development cycle | Short turnaround |
| Risk | New statics, new tenders | Far lower — concept untouched |
| Engineer of Record | Often re-engaged | Stays in place |
| Approvals & schedule | A new approvals path | Minimal disruption |
Why timber
Timber is the rare upgrade that pays off on the balance sheet and inside the building alike — and a Conversion delivers it without re-developing the project.
Lower embodied carbon
A measured CO₂ saving on every study — a number your team can drop straight into an ESG report.
Stronger ESG & ratings
Supports green-building credits like LEED and BREEAM, and the sustainability targets investors and tenants now expect.
A space people prefer
Exposed timber gives the interior a warm, natural quality people notice — with no change to how the building works.
Why LIGNA
We are not a general timber contractor. We are specialists in converting large industrial and logistics structures — with the supply chain, engineering and digital tools to back it up.
Supply security at volume
High-capacity production and dependable delivery for North American projects — backed by some of Europe's largest mass-timber producers.
In-house engineering
Our own structural engineering and project delivery — carried through and supported all the way to execution.
Digital, model-based
A BIM, model-based way of working — automated evaluation and parametric optimization on every project.
Industrial & logistics focus
We concentrate on industrial buildings, logistics centers and commercial halls — so we understand these projects better than a general timber builder.
How it works
Four steps. No commitment until you decide.
Send us your model
Share your building model in IFC, Revit or Tekla. For large files, a transfer link is perfectly fine.
We analyze it
We identify which members are strong candidates for a Timber Conversion in your specific building.
We show the alternative
You receive a Timber Conversion model, a budget price, timber quantities and the CO₂ savings — back to you within 3 business days.
You decide
Take it further, or don't — entirely your call. There is no obligation at any point.
Send your model. We'll show you the timber alternative.
Free Timber Conversion study · no obligation
Reference project
Our first documented Conversion is being prepared. Every study we deliver reports the same four numbers for your building — timber volume, CO₂ saved versus steel, a budget price and the number of members replaced.
FAQ
Built, not rendered
These are LIGNA structures already standing — not visualisations. The Timber Conversion you receive is built on the very same engineering and the same European supply chain.
During erection
Finished structures
One accountable team — from first concept to the last beam on site.
LIGNA — engineering, detailing & project support through to execution
Get a timber concept, budget price, quantities and CO₂ savings back — free and without obligation.
We come back to you within 3 business days.
Confidential — NDA on request. Too large to email? Send a transfer link. No model yet? Request a free study.
