Erwin Thoma

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Erwin Thoma stands between two old ash trees
Erwin Thoma
Erwin Thoma hugs a birch
Erwin Thoma

Erwin Thoma (born February 14, 1962 in Bruck an der Großglocknerstrasse ) is an Austrian forestry and business economist who works as an entrepreneur and author in the field of "tree knowledge and wood innovation". Thoma-Holz GmbH offers u. a. Houses made of unglued solid wood .

Life

Thoma grew up in Bruck ( Pinzgau ) in the state of Salzburg . Out of love for nature, he first became a mountain guide, then a forest ranger in the Eng im Karwendel .

Encounters with Mittenwald violin makers increased his interest in traditional wood processing and traditions that have almost been forgotten. The knowledge of his grandfather Gottlieb Brugger, who worked as a carpenter in the Oberpinzgau near Krimml and built log houses in the alpine rural style, had a great influence on his way of thinking. He gradually implemented these handicraft traditions in his industrial production of puristic wooden houses in a modern way.

After cases of asthma in the family, the company's own wood processing company was converted to production without wood preservatives, without using toxic glues. In doing so, he applies considerations that give moon phase wood better stability, durability and fire resistance.

In 1998, patented glue-free solid wood construction Holz100 has so far (as of 2015) erected over 1000 wooden structures in 33 countries.

Erwin Thoma lives with his wife Karin and two sons and a daughter in Goldegg in Pongau , Austria.

Moonwood

In 1999 Thoma summarized his collected traditions about wood, forest and moon in the book "... I saw you grow", which was translated into several languages. As a result, Thoma applied for funding for a scientific investigation, but was initially unsuccessful. Ernst Zürcher, who works at the ETH Zurich, presented a study in 2003 that was supposed to prove that the durability of felled wood is not moon-phase neutral. This is countered by studies that question the special qualities ascribed to moonwood and justify them with other factors. According to the TU Dresden, moon wood is a popular belief and addresses romantic needs for originality.

Studies

Holz100 wall pattern, you can see the dowel picture on the visible side of the wall.
Holz100 wall pattern - dowel picture
Holz100 wall pattern, the layered structure of the wall element can be seen.
Holz100 thermo wall pattern - cross section

Together with the Graz physician Maximilian Moser and the Grossarl Michael R. Rohrmoser, Thoma investigated the extent to which building materials affect the health of the house residents.

The thermal inertia of the wood can be used like a natural air conditioning system that keeps a house cool in summer and protects it from cooling down in winter. For the Austrian film archive , Thoma built the first energy self-sufficient archive building, which is kept constant at 2 ° C all year round.

In the tradition of naturopathy of Paracelsus and Hildegard von Bingen , Thoma attributes "spiritual messages" to different types of wood. He starts with different wood colors and grains and describes trees as living beings with their own soul. In their annual rings, trees record the energies from their lifetime, which work through the wood on people and bring strength, joy, balance and healing. Thoma also describes the sociobiological tasks within the tree family and transfers them to people.

Publications

  • ... I saw you grow: About the ancient and the new life with wood, forest and moon. 1996
  • ... and you are with me: How trees and wood benefit people. 1999
  • For a long time: living and building with wood. Ancient wisdom for modern technologies. 2003
  • Solid wood houses: The tree principle for living close to nature. 2008
  • The secret language of the trees - and how science can decipher it. 2012
  • The gentle medicine of the trees: Live healthily with old and new knowledge. 2014 (co-author: Maximilian Moser)
  • From historical moon wood to high-tech material (PDF) restaurator-im-handwerk.de, 2015
  • Trees for the soul: which wood strengthens me? 2015 (co-author: Julia Gruber)
  • Wood miracle: the return of trees to our lives. 2016

Awards and Certificates

  • Cradle to Cradle certificate, gold since 2009
  • European winner of the RIO innovation award 2003
  • National winner jobs through innovation, Austria 2003
  • Most environmentally friendly industrial company in Austria 2001
  • German Wood Creativ Prize 2000
  • Salzburg Innovation Prize 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Erwin Thoma: History of the Thoma company. Retrieved April 28, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Ernst Zürcher: Drying and weathering behavior of spruce wood felled in the moon phase. (PDF) In: Swiss Forestry Journal, Vol. 154, No. 9. Schweizerischer Forstverein, September 1, 2003, pp. 351–359 , accessed on May 4, 2017 (German, English).
  3. ↑ From "moon diet" to "moon wood" - everything allowed? In: Scientific journal of the TU Dresden . 1/2, 2005.
  4. ↑ Maximilian Moser & Erwin Thoma: The gentle medicine of the trees . Servus Verlag, Salzburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7104-0001-8 , p. 126-145 .
  5. ↑ Michael R. Rohrmoser: Our earth under the dwindling influence of its moon . Ed .: Michael R. Rohrmoser. St. Johann im Pongau February 2017, p. 41 f .
  6. ↑ Erwin Thoma: Wood miracle . Hello to Benevento Publishing, Salzburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-7104-0105-3 , p. 17-37, 102-111 .
  7. ↑ Julia Gruber & Erwin Thoma: Trees for the soul . 1st edition. Carl Ueberreuther Verlag, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-8000-7622-2 , p. 5-10 .
  8. ↑ Erwin Thoma: And you are with me - The secret of the trees . 4th edition. Edition Thoma, Goldegg 2004, ISBN 3-901958-00-2 , p. 6-7 .
personal data
SURNAME Thoma, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian forest and business economist
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Bruck am Großglockner