Germany has a long tradition of solid wood building. They have a high standard of buildings which are well insulated, and are expected to last for hundreds of years. They also have a strong reputation for supplying sawmilling and wood working machinery.

Hans Hundegger's company, based near Munich, is a world leading supplier of computerised wood joinery machinery. They have used one of these computerised machines, the PBA large panel cutter, as the basis for a new solid wood wall manufacturing system. This system is able to produce very precisely cut large wood panels, quickly and economically, without the need for glue or chemicals.

This new solid wood wall system has opened up the way to produce warm, dry, healthy buildings with negative CO2 emissions.

You can visit the Hundegger website at www.hundegger.de/index.php?id=123&L=1 to learn about the company, and see some of their amazingingly productive machines. Look for the PBA panel cutting machine, and the Solid Wood Wall production line.