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1
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how much % of world’s wood comes from North America?

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1/3

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2
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t or f wood takes less energy to produce than that of steel, cement, copper and aluminum

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true

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3
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what is the most economical choice for building materials

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wood

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4
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what is wood technically?

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  • dead or dying cells below the cambium layer

- made of small fibres that are long and narrow

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5
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what strength is wood strong in?

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tension

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6
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what bonds the cells (cellulose) together in wood?

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lignin

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7
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what % makes up wood?

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  • 60% cellulose ; small long narrow cells
  • 28% lignin; glue that holds all together
  • 12% sugars and extracts
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8
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what are characteristics of hardwoods?

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  • dicotelydons
  • oak, maples, birch ect
  • cells thicker, denser and stronger
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9
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what are characteristics of softwoods?

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  • conifers/ evergreen
  • spruce pine fir and cedar
  • cells are thin, less dense and weaker
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10
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what is the pith of the tree

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  • centre, where earliest growth occurs
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11
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what is the heartwood?

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dead portion of the tree located towards the centre

-provides structural support, more resistant to rot

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12
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what is the sapwood?

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-contains the living portion of the tree: sap

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13
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what is the cambium ?

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growth area of the tree

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14
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what is the springwood ?

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rapid growth, thin walled cells

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15
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what is the summerwood?

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slow growth, thick walled cells

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16
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when does the growth year start/ stop of a tree?

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-stops when tree drops leaves and goes dormant, starts when new leaf development

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17
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t or f, all trees have growth rings

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-false; only occurs when climate limits growth part of the year

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18
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characteristics of cedar

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-tannins, resists rot, easy to work with, food look, colour and aroma

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19
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uses of spruce ?

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  • farming, must have preservatives for outdoor use

- good availability

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20
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uses of pine?

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  • good availability

- needs preservatives for outdoor uses

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21
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what is the hardest softwood?

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fir

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22
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characteristics of hemlock

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-good rot resistance, poor availability, hard to work with

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23
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characteristics of fir?

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-even grain, needs preservatives for outdoor use

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24
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redwood characteristics

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-good for structure, rot resistant, poor availability= expensive

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25
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characteristics of hardwoods?

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-good for furniture, expensive, will rot and doesnt receive preservatives well

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26
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what are 4 natural destructive agents to wood?

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  • decay/ rot
  • fire
  • insects
  • UV rays
27
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what 4 things need to be present for decay ?

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  • food supply
  • moisture
  • oxygen
  • warm temperatures
28
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what is green wood?

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  • term for freshly cut or ‘live’ wood

- moisture content over 32%, could be as high as 100%

29
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what is seasoning of wood?

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  • process of removing moisture from wood

- reduces moisture content to make stronger

30
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what is the fibre saturation point

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  • as moisture content of wood is reduced from seasoning process, water removed from cell cavities and voids
  • any remaining moisture is contained within cells = fibre saturation point
31
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what is the moisture content at the fibre saturation point?

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25%- 32%

-point where cell shrinkage and reduction of wood column begins

32
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what direction does wood shrink? by what % at the end of the seasoning process?

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  • width

- 2.6%

33
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what varies as moisture content varies?

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  • strength
  • weight
  • shrinking
  • ability to resist and decay
34
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when is wood considered ‘seasoned wood’

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-19%

35
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describe natural method of seasoning wood?

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  • undercover/ out of direct sunlight and weather
  • open sides to env’t
  • properly / neatly stacked off the ground with spaces b/ween layers –> air flow
  • takes min 1 year
36
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what is kiln dried?

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kiln dried 80- 100C for 24-48 hours

37
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what is dressed lumber ?

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-process of planing down the lumber to its finished dimension leaving it with smooth / dressed surfaces

38
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when is the best time to dress wood?

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  • after the seasoning process so that most of the woods shrinking would already occurred
  • accurate dimension–> wood done shrinking
39
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what would a piece of lumber be stamped with if it was dressed after seasoning?

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KD- HT

40
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what would a piece of lumber be called if it was dressed on green wood?

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S-GRN

41
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what is the most effective way to prevent rot and decay

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add preservative –> Pressure treating

42
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describe pressure treating process

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  • heat up wood to allow for better penetration than inject/ spray chemical on wood at high pressure
43
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name 2 common chemicals used in pressure treatments?

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  • CA (copper azole) and ACQ (sodium borate)
44
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which chemicals should you avoid pressure treating with?

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  • creosote (railroad ties)
  • pentachlorophenol (hudro poles)
  • both petroleum based
45
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what is the difference between wood preservatives and coatings?

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  • coating provide protection but don’t preserve
46
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give 3 ex of wood coatings

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stain, paint, water coating

47
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what other benefits are there for coating wood?

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  1. reduce effects of UV
  2. retard moisture fluctuations
  3. provide increased resistance to abrasion
48
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what is grading lumber

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  • gov’t agencies that control grades of lumber

- measurement of amount of ‘clear wood’ in a piece

49
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what is ‘select wood’

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  • no large or loose knots and no less than 85% clear wood
50
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name 4 common grades of lumber

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  1. select
  2. structural
  3. light framing
  4. stud
51
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who reinforces the grading of lumber?

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  • National Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA)
52
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differences between western red cedar vs eastern white cedar

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red: stronger psi
- straight grain
- higher shipping cost
- high ability to hold fasteners

White: -smaller, lots of knots

  • weaker
  • cheaper to ship
  • better posts
53
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what are common sizes of lumber ?

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1x2, 2x2, 2x4, 2x8, 2x10, 2x12

8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 lengths

54
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what lengths do 1x 6 fence boards come in?

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4, 5, 6, 8

55
Q

describe how EcoVantage wood is produced?

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no chemicals, wood treated with heat and steam

  • processed over 400F
  • eliminates sugars and starches
56
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what are pros of ecovantage wood

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  • natural wood product
  • free toxins and chemicals
  • fully recyclable
  • bio- degradable
  • no resin, sugars, low moisture
  • 30 year warranty
57
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key properties to EcoVantage wood

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  • permeability
  • warp. twist, expansion substantially reduced
  • hardness improved
  • strength reduced
  • density increased
  • biological durability improved
58
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what is pervious concrete?

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  • ‘No fines concrete’
  • concrete with interconnected voids to allow water to pass through
  • near 0 slump
  • course aggregate, cement, admixtures and water
59
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what date was pervious concrete invented?

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1852, became popular after WW2

60
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what are pros of pervious concrete?

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  • reduced upfront infrastructure cost
  • reduce burden on again infrastructure
  • controls flooding and erosion
  • reduces glare
  • reduced ice pavement build up
61
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how does pervious concrete improve water quality?

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  • removes 80% suspended solids from rainwater
    -contains hydrocarbon within system
    , then broken down over tiem by micro organisms
62
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what is hydromedia technology ?

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  • 2nd generation High Performance Pervious concrete
  • uses sufficient paste to coat and bind the aggregate particles together to create a system of highly permeable, interconnected voids that drains quickly
  • doesn’t require heavy compaction
63
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name 3 types of hydromedia finishes

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  1. cost effective
  2. coloured/ intergral
  3. polished

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