Timber Damage by Insects and Fungi

by Edinburgh Napier University|01 November 2322 November 23|Build

Different wood-decaying organisms feed on wood and can deface or degrade timber. When damage is found, identifying which insects or fungi are responsible both informs the repairs required and the approaches for future prevention.

Timber Cladding for Building Refurbishment

by Edinburgh Napier University|01 November 2309 November 23|Build

Timber cladding is often chosen to refresh elevations in refurbishment projects. It improves appearance and weather resistance, and acts as a rainscreen. If exterior insulation is added to a building to improve its thermal efficiency, timber cladding can protect it.

Restoring discoloured uncoated timber cladding

by TRADA|06 September 2212 October 22|Build

This report is based on a two-year ongoing research project focusing on cladding. There has been an increasing trend to use uncoated wood cladding as the exterior facade to new building projects, both domestic and commercial.

Life-cycle costing

by TRADA|23 August 2213 October 22|Sustainability

Understand the importance of life-cycle costing and how it can benefit a construction in the long run and how to calculate those life-cycle costs.

Timber in playground equipment

by TRADA|21 August 2213 October 22|Build

Review some of the more important factors to consider when purchasing or designing playground equipment components of timber.

Specifying metals for use with timber

by TRADA|21 August 2213 October 22|Design

Understand the use of different metals when using fixings, connectors and flashings when used in timber, and how according to the timber species it could accelerate or slow the corrosion process.

Finishes for external timber

by TRADA|17 August 2213 October 22|Design

Appreciate the different treatments suitable for exterior treatment and finishing of wood, and what to consider according to the type of timber

Specifying externally exposed structural timber

by TRADA|16 August 2213 October 22|Design

Read on what to consider when using externally exposed timber, what species to choose and the treatments required for it to last for the desired time.

Specifying timber species in marine and freshwater construction

by TRADA|14 August 2213 October 22|Build, Design

Learn the different advantages and disadvantages that certain species of timber have when in marine and freshwater environments

Specifying timber exposed to weathering

by TRADA|14 August 2213 October 22|Design

Recognize the effects of weathering on timber and the different ways it can be affected and treated according to the enrironmental conditions timber is exposed to.

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Timber Damage by Insects and Fungi

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