Germany – Fire station construction work – Errichtung eines Feuerwehrhauses in innovativer Holzbauweise

The municipality of Wentorf bei Hamburg plans the construction of a new fire station in innovative timber construction, which is to be built on the property at Fritz-Sprecht-Weg 1, 21465 Wentorf bei Hamburg. The new building will include, in particular, the following characteristics:

• Property area of approx. 10,600 m²

• Gross floor area of approx. 3,200 m²

• Two full storeys

• A vehicle hall with parking spaces for 9 fire engines and a wash hall for one fire engine

• Accommodation and training areas for the volunteer fire brigade and the youth fire brigade

• Spaces for operational, training and business purposes

• Material storage over two storeys

• Workshop area for fire service equipment

• Construction of a training tower with nine storeys

• Connection to public road traffic

Further details on the characteristics of the new building can be found in the individual award units. The new building is to be constructed with consideration of sustainability and innovation goals:

A – Fulfillment of selected requirements according to the Sustainable Building Assessment System (BNB)

B – Innovation goals in timber construction, in the form of:

• Dissemination of timber construction through visible constructions as an example in the context of fire protection requirements

• Development of a CO2-neutral energy concept for temporarily used buildings in timber construction, with particular consideration of thermal comfort (storage capacity and summer heat protection) and moisture behaviour

• Further use and recycling of timber components in the sense of a circular economy

Further details on the aforementioned requirements for the new building and their impact on the construction services can be found in the individual award units.