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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 ...

R. H. FINLAY, forest officer, Department of Agriculture, Rhodesia, has discussed the preservation of timber in that country (Proc. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc., 39, 103 ; 1942). After dealing with some of the ...

WHEN loss of weight is used as the criterion for fungal attack of treated blocks of timber tested by the soil block method the precise value of the threshold concentration of preservative is often ...

A 10-story mass timber office building in Vancouver, called the Hive, uses a unique joint system to flex during earthquakes and remain structurally sound. Designed by Dialog, it is the tallest seismic ...