Nahaufnahme verwitterter Holzpfosten links, im unscharfen Hintergrund die Außenansicht des IHD Dresden mit Eingangsbereich, Fassade, Rasen und Weg.

The Institute

What drives us, what moves us forward.

Our visionOur vision

Wood is the most versatile renewable resource.

We are the first contact partner for the industry, science and the society when it is about the best possible use of wood and other renewable raw materials.

We apply our knowledge and our experience across sectors in order to be able to react flexibly to future issues. This is based on our committed staff, our technical state-of-the-art equipment, a large range of topics and our cooperation with renowned project partners.

Our missionOur mission

We are an independent research facility acting worldwide and focussing our work on industry-related and application-oriented research and development.

Thereby, we can look back on seventy years of experience and concentrate on

  • material properties and the use of material,
  • technological and product development,
  • environmental and health protection,
  • resource and energy efficiency.

We work interdisciplinarily and act in a market-oriented and results-based manner. We efficiently use the funds available to us for research and development and for stimulating the branches of industry. Our partners appreciate the expertise and reliability of our staff.

Pur core competencesPur core competences

  • Wood science and wood modification
  • Pulping methods and wood-based materials technology
  • Alternative bonding agents/additives
  • Materials development and functionalisation
  • Emissions and pollutant analytics
  • Surface and coating technology
  • Floor coverings
  • Development of structural parts, windows, doors and facades
  • Furniture development
  • Molecular biology
  • Test method development
  • Failure analysis

Directions/DeliveriesDirections/Deliveries

Institut für Holztechnologie Dresden gemeinnützige GmbH
Zellescher Weg 24
01217 Dresden
Germany

  • By airplane:
    from Dresden International airport by train S2 till stop Dresden main station by tram 11 direction Zschertnitz till stop Zellescher Weg
  • By car:
    on freeway A 4/A 17 till exit Dresden Südvorstadt
    in direction city center or
    on freeway A 13/A 4 till exit Dresden Hellerau
    on B 170 in direction Prag
  • By train:
    till stop Dresden main station or Dresden Neustadt
    by tram 11 direction Zschertnitz till stop Zellescher Weg
  • By bus:
    by linie 61 till stop Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB)

Directions to download

You can access the charging station register for your electric car here.

Deliveries are accepted Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.