Leonte, C.Leonte, D.Fotea, L.2026-06-162026-06-1620222821 - 6644https://repository.iuls.ro/handle/20.500.12811/6650In this paper we try to highlight the characteristics and conditions of use of wood in the construction of buildings and tourist facilities. Wood is an organic, vegetable material and has a wide range of uses in construction, from strength elements to furniture and decorative pieces. Tourism is considered a very important area in the sustainable development of each region, investments in this area being a priority of the community, thus forecasting an increase in the pressure exerted by tourism for the coming years. The economic importance of tourism is reflected by the permanent and significant increase of the contribution to the gross domestic product of Romania, estimating a tripling of the value from 2005 to 2026. Deforestation in Romania is an economic process that has manifested itself since ancient times, being one of the main resources of the populations that have developed in the current space of Romania. Wood, being a renewable resource, is ideal for supporting and developing individuals, human civilization in general, being used as energy raw material, building material, tools, weapons, paper, furniture, etc. In the current context of major climate change, with a major effect on the environment (long term effects already being felt throughout the planet), it is imperative to take radical measures on environmental safety, with regard to the exploitation of wood by massive uncontrolled deforestation.enCC BY-NC-SA 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/woodcharacteristicsconstructions and tourist arrangementsArticle