[eBook Code] A Handbook for the Sustainable Use of Timber in Construction (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface xiii

PART ONE How Timber Works: Wood as a Material — Its Main Processes and Uses 1

1 Wood as a Material 3

2 More on Wood — With Some Comments about Timber Trading 29

3 Two Fundamental Factors in Using Wood: Fire and Water 49

4 Specifying Timber: For Indoor or Outdoor Uses — With Some Information on the Biological Attack of Wood 83

5 Wood Preservatives and Wood Finishes 115

6 Timber Quality: Defects in Wood and Grading for Appearance 133

7 Strength Grading and Strength Classes 163

8 Wood-Based Sheet Materials 185

9 Principles of Timber Engineering (by Iain Thew) 215

PART TWO Using Timber and Wood-Based Products in Legal and Sustainable Way 231

10 Some Things You Should Know About Wood, Trees, and Forests 233

11 The Concept of 'Sustainability' 255

12 Voluntary Timber Certification Schemes 269

13 UK Government, EU, and Other Countries' Regulations: Legally Trading in World Timbers 289

14 Softwoods Used in Construction — With Their Main Properties and Sustainability Credentials 307

15 Some Hardwoods Used in Construction — With Their Main Properties and Sustainability Credentials 321

16 The Use and Reuse of Timber and Wood-Based Products: The Carbon Cycle, End-of-Life Disposal, and Using Wood as Biomass 351

17 Energy Considerations: Other Construction Materials Compared with Wood 361

Appendix A A Glossary of Wood and Timber Terms Used in the Timber and Construction Industries 371

Appendix B A Select Bibliography of Some Useful Technical Reference Works, Plus Some Other Information on Timber and Wood-Based Products 385

Appendix C Some Helpful Technical, Advisory, and Trade Bodies Concerned with Timber 387

Index 389