About BauBuche

• BauBuche can be used for a variety of applications in timber construction, interior design and furniture.
• The load-bearing capacity of BauBuche reduces dimensions and cross-sections in timber construction – that means more space and lower material consumption.
• BauBuche is suitable for large spans.
• BauBuche has a wide range of applications – from the smallest component to 18-metre long boards and beams.
• BauBuche creates new possibilities for laminated veneer lumber with top-quality aesthetics and unmatched strength.
• BauBuche is distinguished by its precise 3.0 mm veneer layer composition and exceptional surface quality.
• BauBuche is as easy to use as solid wood, and is ideal for visible construction elements.
• BauBuche saves on connectors, and thus reduces costs, due to its high density and homogeneity.
• BauBuche is price-competitive through efficient manufacturing and economical use of materials.
• BauBuche uses local raw materials from sustainable forests with PEFC certification.
• BauBuche is good for the environment and good for people because the trees from which it is obtained produce oxygen and store CO2.
• By applying precision technology, BauBuche preserves the morphology and strength of the natural wood.

Beech is a hardwood in plentiful supply from sustainable forestry in central Europe. It has outstanding technical properties, e.g. much greater load-bearing strength than softwood, so it made perfect sense to utilise this resource in timber construction.

However, the conventional method of converting beechwood into a building material, e.g. in the form of glued laminated timber (glulam) proved too expensive due to the higher cost of cutting and the longer drying time. BauBuche is less expensive to make, so the cost of construction with BauBuche is equivalent to conventional softwood products.

Production of laminated veneer lumber (LVL), in particular, ensures efficient utilisation of the raw material and permits a high degree of automation with modern technology.
 The key difference between BauBuche and other laminated veneer lumber products is the type of wood. The use of beech gives considerably higher strength than with any other LVL products, a superior surface quality and the more elegant hardwood look. Unlike plywood, BauBuche is designed specifically for use in timber construction. The veneers are therefore predominantly aligned parallel to the grain so as to give a main load-bearing direction. Laminated veneer lumber with approx. 20% cross-layers is also produced to give greater transverse strength. Another difference from plywood is that laminated veneer lumber is supplied in much larger sizes.

At present Pollmeier is the only producer of beech laminated veneer lumber worldwide. The beechwood round timber is sourced exclusively from sustainably managed forests, and mainly purchased from within a 150 km radius of the Pollmeier plant. The veneers are produced on our own peeling machine in Creuzburg.

Wood as a building material has recently been experiencing a well-deserved revival. Its versatility as a material has long been known but its significance as a renewable resource has only been re-discovered in recent years.

Until now almost exclusively softwoods were used in timber construction. To process hardwoods as building material used to be too complicated and too expensive.
At Pollmeier, we have changed that. With the aid of applied science we were able to develop a completely new process technology, which allows us to economically produce top-quality laminated veneer lumber from Euro­pean beech for structural applications. We call it “BauBuche” and we use only raw materials from local and sustainably managed forests in its production.

The tree is rotary peeled in one of the most modern production facilities in Europe and transformed into a high-tech material with hardly any loss in value of the material. This is carried out in only one production line. BauBuche includes boards and beams for structural timber construction as well as panels for furniture and interior design.

With its exceptionally high strength BauBuche allows structures with significantly slimmer dimensions, compared to softwood materials. The high surface quality makes BauBuche ideally suited for visible construction elements. And the cost-efficient manufacturing technology places structures using BauBuche at the same price level as conventional softwood structures.

Sustainability, innovation, aesthetics and cost-efficiency come together beautifully in BauBuche.

Ralf Pollmeier

Bending strength, density, and modulus of elasticity of BauBuche
laminated veneer lumber in comparison with other materials.

Board BauBuche S

Beech laminated veneer lumber with solely longitudinal veneers, surfaces sanded (grit 80), both faces non-visible quality, saw-cut edges, phenolic resin glued with visible scarf joints, thickness tolerance +/- 1 mm, according to manufacturer's declaration of performance.

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Board BauBuche Q

Beech laminated veneer lumber with approx. 15 % cross-plies, surfaces sanded (grit 80), top face non-visible, bottom face non-visible quality, saw-cut edges, phenolic resin glued with visible scarf joints, thickness tolerance +/- 1 mm, according to manufacturer's declaration of performance.

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Beam BauBuche S

Beech laminated veneer lumber with solely longitudinal veneers, surfaces sanded (grit 80), top face one face industrial visible quality, bottom face non-visible quality, saw-cut edges, standard edges non-bevelled, phenolic resin glued with visible scarf joints, thickness tolerance +/- 1 mm, according to manufacturer's declaration of performance.

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Beam BauBuche GL75

Glulam made from phenolic resin glued beech laminated veneer lumber with solely longitudinal veneers, surfaces and edges sanded (grit 80), edges bevelled, with visible scarf joints, as per ETA-14/0354.

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BauBuche Panel

Panel made from phenolic resin glued beech laminated veneer lumber with upright veneers; surfaces with fine lines and dark joints; natural wood features e.g. small gaps caused by knots or cracks; gaps which are longer than 2 cm and at least as wide as the thickness of one veneer are mended with a wood filler on one face of the Panel; surfaces sanded (grit 80).

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