{"id":46,"date":"2026-04-24T11:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:27:38","slug":"das-projekt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/das-projekt\/","title":{"rendered":"About the project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH: INTERDISCIPLINARY + PRACTICAL<\/mark>
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The FITFORWOOD research project examines how circular timber construction can contribute to the sustainable transformation of cities. The project focuses on the question of how cities\u2014particularly medium-sized cities\u2014can specifically promote timber construction while at the same time integrating the principles of the circular economy more fully into planning and construction processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The construction sector plays a central role in climate protection, as it contributes significantly to resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Wood, as a renewable raw material, offers great potential in this area\u2014especially when materials are not only used but also reused and kept in the cycle for as long as possible. This is precisely where FITFORWOOD comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project takes a practice-oriented approach: it analyzes experiences from pioneering cities, identifies success factors, and applies them to other urban contexts. In doing so, FITFORWOOD combines scientific methods with close collaboration with relevant stakeholders from politics, government, business, and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key component of the project is the development of concrete approaches and tools to support cities in implementing circular timber construction. These include, among other things, an analysis of the policy framework, exploratory interviews with experts, and the development of a practical assessment tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FITFORWOOD is a joint project of the University of Freiburg and the European Forest Institute and is scheduled to run for three years. The goal is to develop sound insights and practical solutions that contribute to promoting climate-friendly and resource-efficient construction methods in cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FITFORWOOD project team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Daniela Kleinschmit
University of Freiburg<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Alex Giurca
European Forest Institute<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Theresa Frei
European Forest Institute<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lena Riemann
University of Freiburg<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hannah Ertelt
European Forest Institute<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Moritz Peitgen
University of Freiburg<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Circular Wood Construction in Cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Das Forschungsprojekt FITFORWOOD untersucht, wie zirkul\u00e4rer Holzbau zur nachhaltigen Transformation von St\u00e4dten beitragen kann. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, wie St\u00e4dte \u2013 insbesondere mittelgro\u00dfe St\u00e4dte \u2013 Holzbau gezielt f\u00f6rdern und gleichzeitig Prinzipien der Kreislaufwirtschaft st\u00e4rker in Planung und Bauprozesse integrieren k\u00f6nnen. Der Bausektor spielt eine zentrale Rolle f\u00fcr den Klimaschutz, da er ma\u00dfgeblich zu Ressourcenverbrauch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":224401917,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PhdhjQ-K","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/224401917"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitforwood.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}