In Sweden, construction of Gothenburg Grand Central, a new station building in a completely new district in Gothenburg, has commenced. Together with Hybridge, forest owners association Södra is delivering 9,100 square meters of cross-laminated timber (CLT) for the building's frame.
Gothenburg’s new station building is a project that clearly focuses on sustainability and minimizing its climate footprint.
Most of the building’s structure is made of wood, which is combined with recycled bricks, climate-improved concrete, and recycled steel.
The building will be nearly 120 meters long and extend more than 20 meters in height. The interior is characterized by visible wood in various forms that promote sustainable construction.
We are very proud to deliver our renewable and locally produced CLT to Gothenburg’s new station building. Using wood as a building material with low climate impact significantly reduces the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the building. Additionally, the wood continues to store carbon dioxide throughout the building’s lifetime. Wood as a natural material also provides a pleasant environment to be in, says Andreas Berge, Business Area Manager at Södra Building Systems.
Hybridge (previously known as Prefabsystem Syd) is responsible for the frame contract in the project and is a long-standing and well-established partner of Södra.
We have already collaborated with Södra in the early bidding phase. Our good cooperation in the early phase combined with Södra’s capacity and the product’s low climate impact in terms of carbon dioxide emissions is what made the choice fall on Södra when it comes to deliveries of CLT in the project, said Mårten Holmberg, CEO and business manager at Hybridge.
The architect behind the Gothenburg Grand Central project is Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter from Oslo, Norway. PEAB is the project’s general contractor, and the building is owned and will be managed by Jernhusen.
The assembly is being carried out by KL projekt, with which Södra has a well-functioning collaboration.
The groundbreaking took place in September 2024. Södra’s delivery of CLT will start in the first quarter of 2025.
The production of CLT is carried out in symbiosis with Södra’s pulp mill and sawmill at the facility in Värö outside Varberg.
The Gothenburg Grand Central station building is expected to be completed in December 2026, with the upper floors to be completed in early 2027.
