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Title: Cross-Laminated Timber Roof Panels at the Promega Corporation Facility: Documenting Installation and Monitoring In-Service Moisture Conditions

Source: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, Research In Progress FPL-RIP-4714-025

Author(s): Forest Products Laboratory

Publication Year: 2013  View PDF »

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Category: Research In Progress

Abstract: Millions of pounds of chemically treated wood end up in our Nation.s landfills each year. In addition to wasting this wood resource by throwing it away, it is also posing a future chemical contamination problem. Although some of this treated wood has reached the end of its usefulness, much of it has a significant residual life. This is especially the case with wood from wood decks. Most wood decks in this country (an estimated 30 million exist) are built using treated wood for protection against wood decay and termite attack, and thousands are torn down or have their surface decking replaced each year. This research effort is investigating ways to better utilize and extend the life of preservatively treated lumber salvageable from these structures.

Keywords: wood waste, preservatively treated wood, landfill diversion, reuse, recycling

File size: 252 kb(s)

Date posted: 06/14/2013

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