Thermally Modified Wood

April 29, 2016

Education continues to play an important role with consumers wanting information on thermally modified wood.

Having access to a new and innovative product such as thermally modified wood requires continuing education to the North American consumer. Most consumers are not aware […]
April 25, 2016

Thermally Modified Wood vs Ipe and other Imported Tropical Hardwoods. How do they compare!

Booth species fall under Class 1 for durability. Class 1 is the highest rating a species of wood can obtain within the various class rating categories. Sometimes […]
April 17, 2016

4 Month Exposure Testing on Thermally Modified Wood

We used the Novawood thermally modified wood decking and did an exposure test that ran 4 months beginning at December 1 st, 2015 and ran until […]
April 12, 2016

New and innovative choice in thermally modified wood siding.

Exterior wood siding is making a big comeback in the North American marketplace. Your starting to see it utilized in both exterior and interior walls to […]
April 8, 2016

Is LEED still relevant?

Is LEED still relevant? Source: Is LEED still relevant?
April 6, 2016

Factors affecting the quality of heat-treated wood.

The quality of raw material has a significant effect on the quality of the final heat-treated wood product. In principle, all wood species can be heat-treated. However, the […]
April 3, 2016

Thermally Modified Decking

This is a very informative article written by Charles Wardell from Professional Deck Builders Magazine about thermally modified wood with a product overview as a decking […]
March 28, 2016

How Durable is Thermally Modified Wood?

Expert opinions suggest that when you thermally modify wood it increases the durability rating of the wood significantly. Test reports on wood that has been thermally […]
March 25, 2016

Does thermally modified wood fade?

The simple answer is yes. There is not a natural exterior wood product that will not fade over time when being exposed to the suns UV […]