A Handbook for the Sustainable Use of Timber in Construction (Hardcover)

Preface

Chapter 1 - Wood as a Material 

Chapter 2 - More about Wood 

Chapter 3 - Fire & Water 

Chapter 4 - UC's, Insects, Fungi, Modified Wood

Chapter 5 - Preservatives & Finishes 

Chapter 6 - Defects & Appearance Grading

Chapter 7 - Strength Grading

Chapter 8 - Wood-based Panels

Chapter 9 - Principles of Timber Engineering

Chapter 10 - Things to know about wood, trees and forests

Chapter 11 - Being Sustainable

Chapter 12 - Voluntary Schemes

Chapter 13 - Legal Requirements

Chapter 14 - Softwoods and their Supplies 

Chapter 15 - Hardwoods and their Supplies 

Chapter 16 - Re-use, Carbon Cycle, Biomass and End of Life Disposal

Chapter 17 - Energy Considerations & Other Construction Materials

Appendix 1: A Glossary of Wood and Timber Terms Used in the Timber and Construction Industries

Appendix 2: A Select Bibliography of Some Useful Technical Reference Works, plus some other Information on Timber and Wood-Based Products

Appendix 3: Some Helpful Technical, Advisory and Trade Bodies Concerned with Timber

Index