TY  - JOUR
AB  - Points to the decline of “craftsmanship” as a factor
leading to the demise of the ability to control timber decay in an
environmentally‐friendly fashion. Considers pesticides and other
chemical‐based treatments as a lower‐cost, relatively recent, but often
unsuccessful remedy to timber decay. Outlines major timber‐decay
problems: dry rot, wet rot and woodboring insects, and their detection
techniques. Includes diagrams and detailed discussion on remedial
treatments. Concludes that timber decay cannot be effectively treated
without an understanding of the interaction of the external environment,
building materials, design and content, and the activities within and
occupants of a building, and that manipulation of a single variable
(timber decay organisms) is bound to be unsuccessful without such
understanding.
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
SN  - 0263-080X
DO  - 10.1108/02630809210031672
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809210031672
AU  - Hutton T.C.
AU  - Lloyd H.
AU  - Singh J.
PY  - 1992
Y1  - 1992/01/01
TI  - The environmental control of timber decay
T2  - Structural Survey
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 5
EP  - 20
Y2  - 2024/04/18
ER  -