While the desire to reduce the reliance on the world’s forests for building demands is well-intentioned, the advantages of wood as a building material still outweigh other products on the market when looking at environmental impact and performance.

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Wood is nature’s most versatile building material and modern engineering methods expand possibilities for its application beyond traditional uses.

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This website is intended to serve as a general reference on the use of wood in a variety of applications - from general construction to use of wood for decorative purposes.

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It provides those who use wood with a source of information on the various properties of wood, its capabilities and relationships, and the characteristics of various wood-based materials.

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Whether in structural roles or used for aesthetic appeal in interior finishes, there is much to discover about the versatility and variety of timber in the built environment.

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This site provides a useful reference for specifiers, tradesmen, self-builders, amateur woodworkers, and timber merchants.