Wood as a structural building material. Wood properties - physical, mechanical, technical. Actions, allowed stresses and limit states (ultimate and serviceability). Wood-fire relationship. Fasteners. Design of bearing capacity and stability of the wood elements according to the current regulations. Carpenter joints. Joints and connections with fasteners in the timber structures. Timber roofs: traditional wooden roofs and truss structures. Building systems made from timber and wood-based panels. Glue Laminated timber (glulam) - production, design of straight and curved beams of varying and constant cross-section. Joints, connections and supports of glulam structures. The spatial stability of structures with frame made of solid and/or glulam timber. Assembly, protection and maintenance of timber buildings.