Bittencourt, Rosa Maria [UNESP]De Mello, Roberto Lecomte2014-05-272014-05-272010-12-0111th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010, WCTE 2010, v. 3, p. 2373-2378.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/72166Two discussions are imposed to the designers of wood constructions. The first one deals with the technical knowledge to project and execute buildings; the second one is concerned with the preservation of the environment, use of the wood in a sustainable way. The work presents the tendencies of the wood used in the Brazilian habitation architecture characterizing the used woods; how the construction technical solutions have developed and discusses about the necessity of using the wood in a conscious way, knowing its origin and control, sustainable use of the forests resources. It focalizes, mainly, the search of the designers to harmonize the use of the wood and the preservation of the forest biodiversity, when it deals with the native forest.2373-2378engEnvironmentProject of woodSustainable use of woodWoodForest biodiversityNative forestsSustainable useTechnical solutionsWood constructionBiodiversityForestryHistoric preservationSustainable developmentTimberWooden constructionWood preservationForestsWood PreservationTrabalho apresentado em eventoAcesso aberto2-s2.0-84870455234