Swiss forests produce 10.4 million cubic meters of wood every year, of which just 5 million is consumed. However, a total of 10 million cubic meters of wood ends up on Swiss construction sites. The rest comes from abroad because it is much cheaper. A resource potential that is lying idle, although the demand is there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
What the National Council is calling for<\/strong> The Federal Council puts the brakes on<\/strong> Not a new topic, but new pressure<\/strong> What is at stake<\/strong> Every year, more wood grows in Switzerland than is consumed. Despite this, cheap imported wood often ends up in Swiss buildings. The National Council has now had enough of this – and is sending a clear signal to Bern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55981,22358,22698,22305],"tags":[13693,12525,12526,12528,54795,14102],"class_list":["post-156057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-associations","category-construction","category-sustainability","category-switzerland","tag-holzbau-en","tag-immoinvest-en","tag-immonews-en","tag-news-en","tag-schweizer-holz-en","tag-waldwirtschaft-en","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":["Ja"],"lead":"In der Schweiz w\u00e4chst jedes Jahr mehr Holz nach, als verbraucht wird. Trotzdem landet in Schweizer Bauten oft billiges Importholz. Der Nationalrat hat jetzt genug davon \u2013 und setzt ein klares Signal in Richtung Bern.","autor":"","ort":"","bildunterschrift":"","zusammenfassung":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
National Councillor Daniel Ruch (FDP\/VD), a forestry contractor from Vaud by profession, has submitted a motion to amend the Forest Act. In future, Swiss wood should be used in buildings that are subsidized with federal funds, without incurring additional costs for the building owners. The National Council has accepted the motion, now the ball is in the Council of States’ court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Federal Councillor Martin Pfister, who represented the convalescing Environment Minister Albert R\u00f6sti in the debate, opposed direct subsidies. The federal government already promotes sustainable wood in its own buildings and facilities. There has been a legal basis for this since the 2017 revision of the Forest Act, and there is no scope for new subsidies in view of the tight federal finances, and distortions of competition should be avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Back in 2021, the National Council adopted a similar motion on the complete value chain of the timber industry by 151 votes to 29, also against the will of the Federal Council. Individual cantons such as Thurgau and Zug have already integrated wood promotion into their legislation at cantonal level. The pressure to act is growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wood is the only completely renewable building material in Switzerland. Those who use it consistently strengthen regional value creation, reduce transport emissions and protect the forest from ageing. Whether the Council of States supports the motion or puts the brakes on it will determine whether this logic is finally enshrined in law.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"