Special editing office for Wooden building products in the Ecological building material information system WECOBIS in the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development

Lead Institute HF Institute of Wood Research

In the context of our specialized editorship of information on wooden building products, we provide expertise from the institutes' working areas
'Bio-based Resources and Materials'
'Impact of Wood Utilization on Environment and Climate'
'Human Health and Consumer Protection'
in close cooperation with the Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR).

Background and Objective

WECOBIS offers for the major building product groups and raw materials comprehensive, structured, manufacturer-neutral information on health and environmental aspects, including possible areas of application.This information is provided for the life cycle phases of raw material extraction, manufacturing, processing, use and reuse.