Pressure treating—which involves putting lumber inside a pressurized watertight tank and forcing chemicals into the boards—has been used for more than a century to help stave off the fungus that ...

A University of Helsinki study has investigated bacterial adhesion, survival and transmission on untreated and treated wood surfaces under both laboratory and field conditions. The laboratory work ...

Bugs be warned: there may soon beglass in your food. A new, nontoxic lumber treatment incorporates sodium silicate to combat rot, decay, and other common lumber problems. This treatment improves the ...

As builders and developers seek cost-effective ways to meet the demand, many are turning to wood framing for four- and five-story buildings, even up to six stories in Canada. However, wood shrinkage ...

PETOSKEY — Around Northern Michigan, public playground closures have drawn attention to one wood-treating agent and the arsenic-exposure concerns it involves. But playground features aren’t the only ...