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Rendering of the Enel Center "Federico II" in Brindisi © Rubner Holzbau

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Wooden domes for Italian electricity supplier

Article by Birgit Koller, translated by Robert Spannlang | 20.05.2014 - 10:25

Rubner builds shelter for coal storages

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Rendering of the Enel Center "Federico II" in Brindisi © Rubner Holzbau

Rubner Holzbau, Brixen/IT has won the tender for the construction of two glulam domes which are to form the roofs of coal storages of the Enel Center "Federico II" in Brindisi/IT. Each measuring more than 143 m in diameter, the domes are among the largest wooden domes in Europe. The customer is Enel, a global company operating in the energy sector.

The project, which involves the use of 1,548 m³ of glulam, 22,000 m² of cross-laminated timber and 192,000 kg of steel, includes the construction of two semi-spherical, geodesic structures each spanning across 143 m and covering a total area of 22,000 m². The preliminary work on site for the construction of the first dome began in December 2013. The two coal storages are to be completed in 2015, Enel announced.

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