A new international alliance Science and Timber Construction Alliance (SITCA) is aimed at accelerating the use of timber in construction. The initiative is coordinated by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis — IIASA. Among the founders of the alliance are binderholz, EGGER, Stora Enso, WIEHAG, Hilti, Austrian Federal Forests — ÖBf, and IIASA. The first additional industrial participant has already become HASSLACHER Group. Unlike many industry initiatives that primarily focus on promotion or lobbying, SITCA positions itself as a scientific platform. Its mission is not just to promote timber as a building material but to form an evidence base regarding its role in reducing emissions, carbon storage, sustainable forest management, and the development of modern wooden structures. …The composition of the alliance participants shows that SITCA covers almost the entire value creation chain in the forestry sector — from forest owners and scientists to manufacturers of structural timber and construction technologies.