On these pages, we have compiled a number of questions about wood construction, and the answers have been reviewed by specialists.
You’ll also find links to videos, scientific reports, and professional communities that work with wood.
What do we mean by “wooden buildings”?
There is no single, clear definition of a wooden building, but when we use the term, we are referring to buildings that contain a large proportion of wood. This can take the form of wood in load-bearing structures (walls, floor joists, columns, roof structures) or in interior and exterior walls.
Wood materials come in many forms:
Pure wood materials: Logs, paneling, moldings, beams
Glued or screwed solid wood products: Solid wood (cross-laminated or screwed) and glued laminated timber (parallel elements)
Building panels: Plywood (thin veneers glued together), particleboard and fiberboard (made from wood chips or shavings that have been compressed or glued together)
Wood-fiber insulation: Loose-fill insulation or board insulation
Composite materials: e.g., T-beams,
