Lehmit offers honest, specialised technical planning for sustainable building projects in earth and timber. From the first conceptual idea we develop execution-ready buildings together as a team.
Why build in
earth and timber?
earth and timber?
Earth: excavated soil becomes building material instead of waste
Timber: more effective forests
through sustainable use
through sustainable use
The efficiency of modern timber construction industrialises earth
Earth protects timber from fire
Earth brings mass for sound insulation and indoor climate
Hortus: this flagship project in earth and timber set a new benchmark in sustainable construction. Designed by Herzog de Meuron and zpf, developed by Senn, built by Blumer Lehmann and Lehm Ton Erde.
- approx. 650 tons of CO2eq reduced in the floor slabs
- On-site field production with local excavated soil
- 810 timber-earth slab elements
- 12’500 m2 of floor area
- REI 60 certified
About us
As a subsidiary of Lehm Ton Erde, Blumer Lehmann and gbd, we unite the accumulated knowledge of our parent companies in Lehmit: 40 years of development in earth construction, 150 years of innovation in timber construction and 60 years of reliability in engineering.
The architectural training of our specialist consultants, and their grounding in practice through dual roles in the executing companies, makes them the ideal support for a planning team on successful building projects in earth and timber.
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Contact us
to learn more about earth and timber and how the materials can be used effectively in your next building project.
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Initial consultation
In a first, non-binding consultation we discuss your project and possible further collaboration.
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Proposal
In line with the needs discussed and the project-specific requirements, we prepare a tailored proposal for our technical planning.
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Collaboration
We start as part of your specialist consulting team to develop the project together to execution readiness.
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