Construction industry is looking for more sustainable materials to reduce pressure on such materials as steel and concrete. One of the sustainable and organic materials is wood. Construction requires certain technical materials, therefore engineered timber products are researched. Wooden construction elements are used together with steel and concrete to ensure the required parameters in high-rise buildings. Wooden material for hybrid construction needs to be extracted according to the principles of sustainable forestry to ensure minimal impact on forests and contribute to sustainability and circular economy. Current research targets engineered wooden materials and primary technical properties. Methods: literature review, technical solution analysis, case study analysis. Research results indicate critical factors to understand wood as the material for designing and using in hybrid buildings. Wooden microstructure and growth characterise initial (non-engineered) material. Traditionally wooden material is considered a trunk, but engineering enables the use of other parts, previously considered as waste or by-products. Designing engineered timber products, the anisotropic structure of the material to be considered in 3 dimensions: 1) longitudinal strongest and with least shrinkage; 2) radial; 3) tangential. Different tree species have different technical characteristics and together with uneven structure and defects have to be reduced in engineered materials either by better input or by checking of material during production or construction process steps. The general approach in construction considers isotropic material, thus engineered products with anisotropy require an understanding of the material for proper designing and engineering for buildings. Conclusions reveal that sustainable construction requires the use of organic materials for buildings to ensure required technical properties, and engineered timber is providing required parameters.