New building with wood has many reasons and advantages over conventional construction methods: Wood is a renewable building material and, as a CO2 sink, helps to protect the climate. At the same time, thanks to modern calculation and production methods, it can be used for numerous construction tasks. Wood has excellent structural and climatic properties and can be easily combined with all other common building materials. Based on 24 international projects, this reference book provides an overview of the wide range of possibilities currently available in modern timber construction. The contributions document in texts, pictures and plans both the architectural and constructional qualities of contemporary timber buildings, from design planning to the structural framework and down to the last detail. The diverse areas of application are based on a timber construction built up over centuries.