Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

Have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic how to properly ventilate indoor spaces? Based on experience from the pandemic, a research team derives seven key lessons and discusses them in a new SCIENCE article.

Within the framework of his summer tour, Lower Saxony’s Minister for Science and Culture, Falko Mohrs, visited the Fraunhofer WKI on the 8^th of July 2024. He was given an insight into the diverse possibilities of modern biomaterials and was informed about planned construction measures.

From the 9^th to the 11^th of October 2024, the Fraunhofer WKI and the European Panel Federation (EPF) in cooperation with the International Association for Technical Issues Related to Wood (iVTH) and the company Hywax GmbH will be hosting the 13^th European Wood-based Panel Symposium in Hamburg. The presentation program has now been finalized.

How can finite resources be conserved and dependency on fossil resources reduced? Renewable raw materials are one answer. Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI are developing new materials and components made from such materials as wood, flax and hemp fibers and fungal mycelium. At the “Week of the Environment” (June 4 and 5, 2024) they will be presenting insulation for the construction sector.

Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

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