Promotion of Timber Construction by Germany’s States

In addition to the nationwide possibilities for obtaining support from the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) and municipalities for building both residential and non-residential structures, some German states also grant special subsidies or other assistance for building with wood. Many of them have also already adjusted their building codes to facilitate the use of timber and engineered wood materials.

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

The Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Initiative (Holzbau-Offensive) has launched the Holz Innovativ Programm (Innovative Timber Programme) to support innovative timber construction projects.

The Tourismusinfrastrukturprogramm 2023 (2023 Tourism Infrastructure Programme) is supporting municipal facilities which are primarily used by or for tourists. Projects in which predominantly environmentally valuable materials such as wood are used for structural and other essential components receive an extra bonus of 5%.

BAVARIA

Bavarian housing construction program: Low-interest loan, one-time grant of 2,500 euros per child.
Bavarian interest subsidy program: Temporary low-interest loan of up to one third of the total cost of the owner-occupied housing (house or apartment).
www.bayernlabo.de
www.stmi.bayern.de/buw/wohnen/foerderung

The 10,000 Houses Program in Bavaria: Saving energy and costs within your own four walls. Funding program supports citizens in energy-efficient construction and renovation.
www.energieatlas.bayern.de/buerger/10000_haeuser_programm

BERLIN

The Berlin baut mit Holz (Berlin is building with wood) programme is subsidising every kilogram of wood used to erect buildings with between 0.30 and 0.80 euros up to a maximum of 200,000 euros per construction project.

HAMBURG

IFB Hamburg (Hamburg Investment and Promotional Bank) is subsidising every kilogram of wood which is used in the construction of residential and non-residential buildings with 90 euro cents. This covers new structures, vertical extensions and annexes.

To qualify, a project must be checked by an authorised timber construction quality monitoring agency (QS-H). 50% of its fee up to 10,000 euros per building can also be subsidised.

Example calculations for subsidies when building new rental flats and nonresidential facilities in Hamburg (in German only)

NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

The promotional programme Zusatzdarlehen Bauen mit Holz (Supplementary Loans for Building with Wood) waives repayment of up to 50% of loans. Attractive terms are also available for modernisation projects.

RHINELAND-PALATINATE

The promotional programme Klimabündnis Bauen in Rheinland-Pfalz – nachwachsende und kreislaufeffiziente Rohstoffe stärken (Climate Alliance for Construction in Rhineland-Palatinate – Strengthening Renewable and Recyclable Raw Materials) supports innovative timber construction and hybrid solutions in pilot, demonstration and model construction projects.

Stefan Gottfried

Technical Service OSB

Harald Sauter

Technical Service OSB

Carolin Steigemann

Technical Service OSB