SURFACESTHE PLANNING
SURFACESTHE PLANNING TOOL OF THE FUTUREWood stands for sustainability andhealthy living, and it is also very much ontrendwhen it comes to cladding design.Osmo now presents the perfect planning toolfor project planning and designing multifacetedtimber cladding with modern looks.The new Osmo Fassadenkonfigurator supportsbuilders, dealers and architects with maximumplanning reliability, excellent product selectionand unlimited individual design freedom.The intuitive, interactive online tool guides youthrough all the relevant steps in the sectionsFloor Plan, Roof, Product Selection, DetailedPlanning and Accessories & Maintenance. Whileplanning, you can choose between 2D and 3Dediting modes, save your plan and reload itat any time to continue working on it. OsmoFassadenkonfigurator is an absolute world first:it is the only planner for timber cladding thatfirstly designs a cladding correctly and then outputsa detailed material list of all the necessaryproducts. You can realise all your personal wishessimply and intuitively.STEP BY STEP TO A CUSTOMISED CLADDINGSOLUTIONA new cladding project always begins bydrawing the floor plan, the number of storeysand the positioning of all front doors, windowsand patio doors. The creative part of the planningstarts after selecting the roof shape, includingthe roof overhang cladding.5 WOOD SPECIES – COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIESFloor Plan, Roof, Product Selection, Detailed Planning and Accessories & Maintenance: Osmo Fassadenkonfigurator takes all parametersinto account that are important for a customised cladding solution. (Photo: Osmo)It all starts with the choice of alignment:Osmo offers both horizontal and vertical claddingsystems; combinations of both systemsare possible. Depending on the selected productseries, different types of wood can be selected– both untreated and individually finishedand protected. The top products includecurrent trend wood species, such as CanadianDouglas Fir, Western Red Cedar and CanadianLarch, as well as selected pre-greyed variantsof PEFC-certified Nordic Spruce. OsmoFassadenkonfigurator supports the selection viaa filter function, which can be used to convenientlyselect by wood species, surface textureor surface treatment. The highlight is that youcan create a repeating pattern for Verto claddingsystem, for example. The planner also hasa few technical refinements up its sleeve for thesubsequent configuration of the subframe. Forexample, if there is a high wind load in the specifiedpostcode area, the spacing of the substructureis automatically reduced.For the protection and colour finishing ofthe future timber cladding, Osmo offers microporouswood coatings such as Country Colour,Natural Oil Woodstain or One Coat Only HSPlus.All Osmo coating systems – available in manymodern standard colours as well as over 186RAL and around 2,000 NCS colours – are triedand tested in-house developments and arebased on natural raw materials in professionalquality. Osmo industrial coatings also offer analmost unlimited choice of colours and are optimisedfor efficient and time-saving machine application:Inpex ® products create weather-resistant,elastic, durable and customisable surfaces.At the end of the planning process, all selectedparameters are summarised in a clear listof materials, which is available as a PDF downloadand can provide users with valuable assistancein realising their dream cladding. And asan absolute highlight, the planner also offersAR technology.www.osmo.deCladding made from on-trend wood species from Canada are sustainable, robust, hard-wearingand look attractive. (Photo: Osmo)The Osmo Fassadenkonfigurator opens up new planning dimensions for clients, architects anddealers. (Photo: Osmo)22 No. 1 • March 2025
SURFACESBAMBOO PRODUCTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTORDutch bamboo specialist and manufacturerMOSO ® International BV presented bambooinnovations for indoor and outdoor useat this year‘s BAU. The trade visitors wereimpressed by the wide range of possibilitiesthat can be realised with it. In particular,the combination of stability, robustness,aesthetics and sustainability met withwidespread interest.With more than 180,000 visitors and climate-friendly,resource-efficient constructionsas a main topic, BAU 2025 was the ideal platformfor Dutch bamboo specialists MOSO ®International BV to present its latest products.The manufacturer has been producing and developingproducts made of bamboo for indoorand outdoor areas for over 25 years – even withbuilding authority approval for decking areas.At this year‘s world‘s leading trade fair for architecture,materials and systems, the specialistsonce again demonstrated the innovative potentialof the sustainable material bamboo forthe construction industry when it is processedwith a high level of expertise.BAMBOO FAÇADE ELEMENTS IN 28 VARIANTSOver the past two years, MOSO ® has introducednumerous new products to the market.At BAU 2025, the experts were able to presentall of these innovations at their own stand. “Wehave expanded our product range enormously,especially in the area of façade cladding,“ explainsMichael van Houten, Sales Manager ofGermany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia,England and Eastern Europe at MOSO ® . “Withup to 28 different variants and product types,we have an incredible range of options for façadedesign, including 3D cladding that can becombined with different shapes and colors.“ Thebamboo façade elements from MOSO ® are solidbamboo planks made from pressed bamboostrips. A unique high compaction process, developedby MOSO ® in intensive research work,gives these façade elements the highest possibledurability class in the relevant EU standards, increasesstability and density and thus hardness.The fire protection class B-s2-d0 (EN13501 – 1),which MOSO ® achieves without impregnationwith environmentally harmful flame retardants,is a further technical argument.“BAMBOO IS BASICALLY A CRUCIAL MATERIALFOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FUTURE“MOSO ® bamboo products offer numerous possibilities for sustainable construction for interior and building design as well as forlandscape construction. The innovations are based on over 25 years of expertise of the company, which has been working exclusivelywith the sustainable raw material since its foundation and has specialised in bamboo products for terraces, façades, construction andfloors. At the trade fair stand, MOSO ® presented numerous innovations that have been developed over the past two years.The interest of the international trade visitorswas correspondingly high. The MOSO ® expertsare sought-after consultants not only forfaçades, but also for bamboo products such asdecking with anti-slip properties, indoor flooringand commercial fit-outs, while also raisingawareness of the durability, sustainability,aesthetics and robustness of bamboo as a rawmaterial."Bamboo is basically a crucial material forthe construction of the future,“ says van Houten.“Many of our visitors were amazed by the enormouspossibilities in the construction sector,both indoors and outdoors, for private useand for large-scale projects such as BangaloreAirport in India or the new Congress Centre inHeidelberg.“ Many trade visitors were impressedby the fact that MOSO ® demonstrably producesmost of its products in a CO 2-neutral way andalso offers a guarantee of up to 30 years on itsfloors and façades. “We no longer need to usetropical wood. Bamboo is just as robust and absolutelysustainable,“ emphasises van Houten.TRADE FAIR HIGHLIGHT: XL BAMBOO PRESTIGEFLOORING FOR INTERIOR FITTINGSFor interior design, the bamboo experts presenteda new XL range, calling MOSO ® BambooPrestige, which offers even more architecturalflexibility for high-quality, elegant and exclusiveinterior designs. “With a length of 2,440 mmand a width of 300 mm, these floorboards arebased on the size of the well-known chateauplanks and can be laid quickly thanks to theirsize and the tongue and groove joint on allsides. It looks classy and saves time at the sametime,“ says van Houten. Thanks to the three solidbamboo layers and a cross-pressed centrelayer the flooring is extremely stable.WIDE RANGE OF FURNITURE PANELS: STOCKITEMS AND CUSTOMISED PRODUCTSMOSO ® also has solid panels for furnitureconstruction in its portfolio. They are suitablefor the construction of office furniture, as tabletops, kitchen tops or worktops, for doors andstairs. In addition to a comprehensive selectionof stock items in various thicknesses and differentlayer structures, MOSO ® also offers customisedproducts for commercial construction:Special formats, cutting to size, lacquering orprofiling – all from a single source and prefabricatedfor use in commercial buildings.www.moso.euMOSO ® offers a wide range of furniture construction panels forinterior and commercial construction. The solid bamboo panelsare suitable for the construction of office furniture, as table tops,kitchen tops or worktops, for doors and stairs. MOSO ® also offerscustomised products for commercial fit-outs.No. 1 • March 202523
