Rather than an undesirable consequence of climate exposure, color changes of wooden surfaces may be regarded an interesting and unexploited architectural potential for using climate to produce desired weathering colors …
Untreated wooden cladding has a long tradition and has in recent years become a both economically and environmentally beneficial solution in miscellaneous modern building applications. Untreated wood in cladding and …
During the last decades several processes of wood thermal modification have been developed and obtained material properties investigated. By comparison only a few researches are devoted to environmental impact of …
Wood plastic composites are mainly used in outdoor applications: decking, railing, window profiles, fencing and outdoor furniture. Therefor it is important to determine their behavior in UV exposure. In this …
Wood in outdoor application undergoes various degradation processes such as degradation throughout biological processes as well as weathering processes. In outdoor use wood is exposed to natural weathering and undergoes …
The background of the topic is to compare the colour changes at different irradiances and temperatures at constant relative humidity. The issue is important because evaluation in terms of irradiance …
