A recent survey of vineyard owners, funded by Wine Australia, revealed there was an estimated 89 million timber posts installed in vineyards across Australia to trellis vines, of which 78% are treated ...

Prior to the early 2000s, pressure-treated wood was treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA), which contained arsenic, chromium, and copper. The chemicals in CCA-treated wood were found to be ...

Timber can be treated in a variety of different ways and for a variety of different reasons: Some paint can be applied with a paintbrush or roller; some needs an undercoat so that the timber is ...

Regular refinishing helps to seal in the toxic arsenic that CCA decking contains ... historically. The wood is treated with a liquid chemical bath that results in vastly improved resistance ...

When it comes to building materials, wood doesn’t always draw the most attention as the strongest in the bunch. That honor usually goes to concrete and steel – steel embedded in concrete ...

Powerhouse Company has revealed the design for the largest timber-built affordable housing complex in the Netherlands. “Valckensteyn” is a circular design featuring a 12-story timber structure ...

So much for Septembear! Any investor worried into trimming their portfolio because of warnings that the current month on average offers a bad return for stocks will be mightily miffed. Back To Top ...

The Climate, Energy, and the Environment pillar at the CCA engages policymakers, economists, and experts across a variety of fields to assess climate-related challenges and develop constructive ...

NEW YORK - The global eradication of smallpox more than 40 years ago was one of the greatest achievements in public health history, vanquishing a cause of death, blindness and disfigurement that ...

Japan is releasing waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean after receiving a green light from the IAEA Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from its damaged ...

Protesters in Seoul were arrested as they attempted to enter the Japanese embassy Japan has begun its controversial discharge of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ...