Wood cannot be employed excessively in all mechanical applications because of its poor dimensional stability and limited natural durability. Hence, modification is required to improve these qualities, ...

Thermal modification is a wood treatment process involving exposure to high temperatures in kilns, reducing moisture content to nearly 0%. This eliminates bonding water and free water within wood ...

The latest legislation comes into play this year regarding creosote use. The sale of creosote-treated fencing products for agricultural or equine purposes will be deemed illegal. Creosote, derived ...

A WATER company is rolling out a new pilot project. Northumbrian Water is using timber modular buildings at sewage treatment ...

Pat Bischel has a history of going against the mainstream. For years, his Northern Crossarm manufacturing plant just west of Chippewa Falls was one of the few wood treatment plants in the nation not ...