Architecture – Freiburg im Breisgau – Baden-Württemberg wants to promote building with wood more strongly – culture

Freiburg / Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – Baden-Württemberg wants to promote timber construction with funding programs and research. In the coalition agreement, the green-black government announced that it would examine a subsidy for sustainable building with regional raw materials. The tourism infrastructure program, for example, is to receive a wood bonus. The country also wants to set a good example when it comes to its own projects. Of the 17 new buildings in the 2020/21 budget, 7 will be made of wood.

“This means that Baden-Württemberg has achieved a wood construction quota of over 40 percent and is investing more than 80 million euros in wood construction measures, more than in previous years,” said Forest Minister Peter Hauk (CDU) on the occasion of a visit to Freiburg for the wood construction project “Buggi 52” on Wednesday clearly. Baden-Württemberg is a nationwide leader in building legislation for the use of wood in structural engineering.

With a “timber construction offensive BW” the state wants to enable climate-friendly construction. For the research and funding program “Wood Innovative Program”, the funds have been increased significantly, as a spokesman for the ministry announced. This also provides grants for “Buggi 52”. The funding applications more than doubled from 2019 to 2020.

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