A wooden maintenance bay for boats
The Italian shipyard Rossini, based in Pesaro, has taken delivery of 2 new yacht refit vessels. For this, it has chosen to turn to the all-wooden construction solution proposed by the Italian X-LAM Dolomiti. The latter designed, supplied and assembled two adjoining hangars with a length of 70 meters for 22 wide and a height of 28 meters. This allows the company to receive for maintenance, painting and varnishing yachts up to 50 meters long.
Insulated and environmentally efficient hangar
The hangar is built from a glued laminated oak structure. The parts are assembled using directly integrated metal plates. The wood from forests managed according to PEFC environmental standards represents a volume of 1,500 m3. The manufacturer estimates the reduction of CO2 emissions at 90% compared to a concrete building. Moreover, the structure, which can be dismantled, is also recyclable. 98% of the total mass of the hangars is recyclable.
To build the walls of the hangar, X-LAM uses wood panels including 140 mm rock wool insulation. The insulation allows the yard to control the interior temperature and humidity for its yacht painting work. A geothermal heating system using sea water is used to maintain good working conditions on the boats in winter.
