Wood is good?! - Worldwide threats and consequent opportunities for building with wood

Wood is good! - A statement - used by the New Zealand wood promotion - which should face on a World Conference of Timber Engineering no opposition. But - is it true without any restrictions? Aren't there a lot of prejudices of customers and pure rejections from other building industries and often from building authorities? Is the material sustainable available? Are enough skilled workers and fabrication facilities and is enough knowledge available? These and other questions are raised in the presentation and options for possible consequences, further research, development of woodworking industry or education and knowledge spread are given.