TUM.wood – circular building with wood

Language: German
Location: Munich, Online
Duration: 6 days in 4 weeks
Start: 07 October 2025
Cost: 3,350 EUR
ECTS: 3
The certificate program “TUM.wood – circular building with wood” equips you with the latest ecological, economic, technical and architectural expertise in modern timber construction.

The TUM experts teach you scientific facts in a practical way and enable you to understand the requirements of planning and building with wood and to implement them professionally. The necessary knowledge of architecture, construction and regulations is covered as well as timber construction-specific planning processes, life cycle assessment and recycling management.

The TUM.wood further education program was launched by the network of the same name. It is a cooperation of eleven professorships at the Technical University of Munich, which deal with the topic of wood at various levels.

This certificate program can be credited with 8 DGNB continuing education points for licensed DGNB certification experts (DGNB Consultants, DGNB Auditors, DGNB Senior Auditors).

Quick Info

Here you will find all the information you need for this course.

Benefits

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Up-to-date Specialist Knowledge

The course teaches you the ecological, economic, technical and architectural aspects of planning and building with wood, based on the latest scientific findings and practical examples.

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Network of Experts

You benefit from the expertise and experience of the lecturers as well as the exchange with other experts from research, the forestry and timber industry, architecture and construction practice.

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Individual Application

Transfer what you have learned immediately to your individual working environment. The program has a modular structure and offers various learning formats.

Program Overview

You can find all the important information about the certificate program here. Below you can find out the objectives of the program, the exact details of the process, what you will learn and which lecturers will teach you the content.

What Our Lecturers Say

  • Timber construction has the potential to be reusable. We demonstrate which aspects of demountability are crucial for this – and how they can be integrated into design and planning strategies.

    Dr.-Ing. Sandra Schuster
    Architect, Director of TUM.wood
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    Wood as a material offers enormous design potential for architecture and engineering. It can be used in a wide variety of ways. What fascinates me about wood is not only the aesthetic expression of the material, but also the special tectonics and the precision of digital production methods.

    Prof. Stephan Birk
    Dipl.-Ing. Architekt BDA, Professor for Architecture and Timber Construction, TUM

  • Using timber construction meaningful and with a sense of proportion – we want to impart the sound specialist knowledge for this.

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Winter
    Chair of Timber Construction and Building Design, TUM

  • We try to counteract the ever-increasing complexity in the construction industry: simply build!

    Prof. Florian Nagler
    Chair of Design and Construction, TUM

  • Comprehensive knowledge of timber construction is the key to serving the exploding demand for building concepts with renewable raw materials.

    Prof. Hermann Kaufmann
    HK Architekten Hermann Kaufmann + Partner ZT
  • Prof. Dr. Anja Rosen

    In the circular Earth system, a circular economy is the greatest, perhaps only, chance of ensuring a peaceful existence for humanity. In order to preserve the carbon cycle, we need durable, unmixed and demountable structures in timber construction.

    Prof. Dr. Anja Rosen
    Architect, FH Münster

Partners

BBIV
Bayerische Architektenkammer
DGNB
Informationsverein Holz e.V.
proHolz

  • Your contact

    Melissa Siciliano
    Program Manager
    Phone: +49 (0) 89 289 26747
    Get in touch

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