The CREE GmbH company

Introducing CREE

Building the world of tomorrow – starting today.

Welcome to CREE – an international construction collective for regenerative building solutions. We are dedicated to sustainable and healthy buildings using prefabricated timber-based components and have developed the CREE System: proven, reproducible, and constantly evolving solutions for multi-story timber-hybrid buildings.

With our unique system, our global network of partners builds smartly and sustainably, sharing knowledge and collaborating through the CREE Platform. From Europe to Asia to North America, together, we are revolutionizing the construction industry.
The CREE GmbH vision
The vision to move forward. The will to work together.
Our mission is to lead the way toward sustainable, streamlined building processes to meet the varied and rapidly evolving requirements of construction.
We offer technology, knowledge, and a resource network to other forward-thinking partners across the globe, empowering them to create sustainable buildings to match their vision and specific requirements.

Our Vision

A smarter system for better buildings and a sustainable future. Progress driven by collaboration.

Our Values

The way forward is together.

In order to advance and expand the possibilities of the CREE ecosystem, we have created a space for partners to share their findings and practices, so that the community can learn from, add to, and adapt a continuously growing knowledge base.

The CREE system enables versatile timber-hybrid high-rise construction all over the globe
We provide a way to build sustainably, empowering general contractors to deliver to their clients
Our lean production process uses local precast concrete and carpentry facilities
We believe in sharing our experience and supporting our partners

Our Story

A history of innovation and pioneers

2009

Start of the Lifecycle Tower Project

Rhomberg Bau GmbH, in cooperation with Wiehag GmbH, Architektur Hermann Kaufmann ZT GmbH, and Arup GmbH seeks to develop a flexible, modular, ready-to-build wooden construction system for the construction of energy-efficient office high-rise buildings with up to 20 floors.

2010 - 2011

Founded in 2010, as the brainchild of Hubert Rhomberg, CREE has been revolutionizing the construction industry ever since.

CREE’s expertise is a seamless continuation of the 130 years of experience in the construction industry gained by our parent company, the Rhomberg Group. Its success stems from the ingenuity of CREE’s founder and CEO Hubert Rhomberg, an innovative visionary, who rethought the building process in every respect. CREE begins operating in 2011 with the construction of LCT ONE.

2012

LCT ONE, the world’s first LifeCycle Tower

It is no coincidence that the first LifeCycle Tower carries the number ONE. This is the first structure of its kind. It started as a research project set up by Hubert Rhomberg in 2009 and then led to the founding of CREE to bring this project to life in 2012. LCT ONE in Dornbirn is an international sensation, welcoming more than 3,000 visitors every year, and it is setting new standards in every respect.

2013 - 2015

New projects in the pipeline

The Illwerke Zentrum in Montafon, Austria opens in 2013, the second CREE building after LCT ONE. Complete with a works restaurant and visitor center, this project demonstrates the versatility of interior spaces in a CREE building. Shortly afterward, in 2014, the Wagner Central Offices opens in Nüziders.

The BTV office building in Memmingen is completed in 2015. This is the first time that CREE’s innovative timber-hybrid construction is used for a building in Germany.

2016 - 2017

Global Partnerships

CREE starts the global roll-out of licensing the CREE System, partnering with construction companies worldwide. In 2016 Kimly Construction and Lian Ho Lee Construction join as CREE Singapore, and in 2017 the Danish Jensen Group joins to become the licensed partner for Denmark.

2018

ZECH joins forces with CREE and becomes a shareholder

The ZECH Group joined as co-owner of CREE to continue driving the growth of timber-hybrid construction. Several successful projects, including the Suedkreuz in Berlin and the Handwerkerhaus in Bremen have been started since then.

In the same year, CDCL joins the growing global CREE Network as CREE Luxembourg.

2019

Eunoia Junior College—the first building in Asia

2019 sees the completion of the first building project using CREE in Asia. The result of a collaboration with local partners Kimly Construction and Lian Ho Lee Construction in Singapore, the impressive building houses Singapore’s first high-rise junior college.

CREE grows globally as CFE Construction from Belgium, Grupo Casais from Portugal, and a major player in the Japanese construction industry become the CREE entity for their respective countries.

2020

CREE—the global platform

CREE is now operating in Austria, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Singapore, Japan, Belgium, and Portugal, and building a strong network of global partners.

CREE launches the digital platform to foster an ecosystem for continuously evolving knowledge and resources among users. It is not only a space to interact with peers and partners, but also to exchange and refine ideas that will have a visible impact on the construction industry and beyond.

Meet our Team

The CREE team is working to change the future of building, joining forces with partners around the world.

Core Team

CEO
Founder

Hubert Rhomberg

CTO
Managing Director

Rainer Strauch

Executive Assistant

Ekaterina Tumar

Head of Partner Support
Lead Architect

Michael Kamenik

Senior Architectural Consultant

Leonie Neff

Volker Weissenberger
Director Business Development

Volker Weissenberger

Head of Project Acquisition &
Partnership Programs

Vittorio Salvadori

Marketing & Communication Manager

Alexandra Fink

Social Media & Design Manager

Isabel Schieder

Senior Project Manager Construction
Lead Marketplace / R&D

Annette Riel

Senior Structural Consultant

Julia Köhler

Architectural and Green Building Consultant

Elif Istanbulluoglu

Architectural Consultant

Clemens Hehle-Koeb

Senior Building Services Consultant

Wojciech Niedzwiedz

Digital Product and Service Designer
Platform Design Team

Maricruz Linares

Digital Product Designer
Platform Design Team

Pilar Barrantes

Head of IT & Platform
Software Development Lead

Tilfried Weissenberger

Platform Software Engineer
API & Backend Development

Vittorio Emanuele Carlino

Global Team

Austria

Helmut Salzgeber

Philippe Courtoy
Belgium

Philippe Courtoy

Czech Republic

Lukáš Urban

Frederik Spanning
Denmark

Frederik Spanning

France

Max Garcia

Andreas Schimmelpfennig
Germany

Andreas Schimmelpfennig

Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands

Frank Steffens

Italy

Raffaele Di Domenico

Japan

Satoshi Kikuchi

Luxembourg

Quentin De Man

Pedro Lopes
Portugal

Pedro Pinto Lopes

Roy Khoo
Singapore

Mr Roy Khoo

Switzerland

Reto Meier

Spain

Roberto Albaizar

United States

David Robson

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