SPIRIT Slovenia and the Republic of Slovenia’s Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Wood Industry Directorate, organized Charm of Wood 2021 and Slovenian Wood Days from 7-16 June 2021 in Ljubljana.

As part of Charm of Wood, an event, “Quality, safety and environmental benefits of wood products”, took place in Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, which was opened with welcoming words from Danilo Anton Ranc, Director-General of the Wood Industry Directorate.

Dr Iztok Šušteršič, InnoRenew CoE research group leader, talked at this event about seismic properties of timber construction and explained the basics of earthquake design.

On 9 June 2021 at Slovenian Wood Days, Dr Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE’s director, presented the importance of healthy built environments and Dr Črtomir Tavzes moderated a roundtable discussion about opportunities in the wood industry, green deal and recovery and resilience plans.

The event ended with an award ceremony for Wood Excess in 2021.