Citing health risks, this week the EPA halted the production of some pressure-treated wood -- the most commonly used material in structures such as decks, play sets, and fences. On Friday, The Early ...

Pressure treating protects wood from the elements, helps prevent insect attacks, and minimizes the effects of aging. While pressure-treated wood offers many benefits, structures built from it often ...

The research team emphasized that Western red cedar performed better than in their earlier work on bamboo, likely due to the ...

The lumber used to build most decks and other outdoor structures is treated with compounds that contain arsenic, and some precautions should be taken to prevent getting the toxin into your system. The ...

Most options for wood used in decks, outdoor furniture and siding are rarely entirely earth friendly, since they are often treated with heavy metals or toxic chemicals, or logged from unsustainable ...

Koppers Holdings Inc., an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have, through chemical treatments and crushed polymers, found a way to make soft woods over 10 times as strong as their natural form. They're calling it "super ...

The Multistate Trust was in Springfield Thursday to update residents on the cleanup of a contaminated site in the northwest ...

A major SA forestry player has revealed new plans to grow its “state-of-the-art” mill in a tiny South East town where $63m worth of construction is already underway. Timberlink has revealed plans to ...

The Pacific Northwest is thoroughly mass timber–pilled. The region is known for its great expanses of forest and has been the beating heart of the American lumber industry since its earliest heyday, ...