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From shou-sugi-ban to acetylated wood – a clean, green future in wood preservation

Posted on August 13, 2012 by annamadeit

Tar kiln or “tjärdal” from Öland, Sweden. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. Since humans began using wood, the material has always been subject to more or less successful methods of wood preservation. Alexander the Great is said to have soaked wood … Continue reading →

Posted in Color, Cool building materials, Culture, Environment, Green Living, On Building | Tagged acetylated wood, cool building materials, environment, green building materials, Green Technology, Japanese, lumber industry, modern, pesticides, Scandinavian, shou-sugi-ban, Traditional, wood preservation | 27 Comments

Good Sources for Cool Building Materials that May Help Green Your Project

Posted on January 11, 2012 by annamadeit

The exhibition catalog for the PNC SmartHome Cleveland (the Passive House I wrote about in my last post) – included a list of companies that provided the materials for that project. In an effort to spread the Sustainable Building Gospel, … Continue reading →