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Improvement and practical application of dry-type pressure treatment method
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20734
In years, the need for environmental consideration has been reaffirmed worldwide, and in Japan too, there is a demand for the expansion of the uses of wood in order to achieve a decarbonised society. So, there is also a need to develop and improve wood preservation treatment methods that overcome the weaknesses of wood and enable it to be used in a wide range of applications. The authors have impr...
D Tezuka, C Igarashi
Enhancing the Fire Resistance of Spruce Wood through Treatment and Additive Application: Small Flame Test Method
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20737
Spruce panels treated by spraying with Burnblock® spray, were tested using “Small flame test method” according to EN ISO 11925-2:2011. The fire retardant product from Burnblock ApS is reported by the Danish company to be bioderived and non-toxic. The results for the untreated planed spruce showed moderate flammability whereas the Burn Block treated panels exhibited exceptional fire resistance...
E S Mujanic, R Hasanagic, E Kerzic, L Fathi, M Humar
Wood phytosanitation: which Standard should be applied?
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20748
The international Standards ISPM 15 and ISPM 39 are both essential tools for safeguarding global plant health, but they serve different purposes, and apply to different aspects of international trade. ISPM 15 focuses on wood packaging material and mandates Standardised treatments and marking, while ISPM 39 addresses international movement of wood and emphasises risk assessment and tailored phytosa...
L Robertson, S Santos, M T Troya
Durability and service life of wood in constructions. The Spanish approach of European Standard EN 460
2025 - IRG/WP 25-41028
The durability of wood is an important factor to be considered in the construction influencing in final durability and expected service life of a wood product in construction. There are many factors influencing in the durability (service life) of a wood in construction: Natural durability of wood species, preservative treatments and protection by design; combined with the variability of environmen...
D Lorenzo, J Fernández-Golfín, M Touza, A Lozano, J Benito
Large scale management of subterranean termite attacks in urban areas in Spain. Spanish standard UNE 56418:2016
2025 - IRG/WP 25-41036
Termites are wood destroying insects always present in the nature with an important wood decomposition function. In Europe are located in the Mediterranean area. In Spain termites are an important problem in urban areas attacking wood and wood-based elements in the buildings. It is estimated about 80% of old historic towns in Spain are affected by subterranean termite attack and it is one of the m...
D Lorenzo, M T de Troya, J Benito, A Lozano
Validation of a measurement method for cyproconazole retention in pressure-treated wood through an interlaboratory study
2025 - IRG/WP 25-41037
The Japanese Agricultural standard (JAS) defines national regulations for preserved wood and wooden materials, in Japan. Traditionally the JAS focused on quality of product, however, the revision of the JAS Act in 2017 enabled standardisation of test or measurement method for the quality evaluation. The Japan Wood Protection Association (JWPA) has been working toward standardisation of methods for...
T Miyauchi, Y Itou, M Samejima
Contribution of naturally durable wood use to Circular Economy - Understanding the classification system of natural durability and its variation within wood species
2025 - IRG/WP 25-50411
Total wood demand is shown by FAO to increase 49 percent between 2020 and 2050, regardless of deteriorating conditions such as deforestation and degradation due to fire and biological damages. Demand for wood as a building material is also projected by UNEP to increase significantly to 300 Gt in 2040. To address this situation, extension of the service life and re-use of wood are expected to make ...
K Yamamoto, T Osawa, R Noda