Building Materials and Wood Technology

Professional management of the companies that manufacture, distribute and use building materials is perhaps the most critical requirement for developing the technologically advanced housing our society will demand in the 21st century. A dynamic network of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers coordinate the development and delivery of sophisticated materials and products to end-users in the construction industry. The Building Materials and Wood Technology program at the University of Massachusetts prepares students to be leaders in this broad professional field.


Related References:

• Damery, D. T. and Fisette, P., (2001), Decision making in the purchase of siding: a survey of architects, contractors, and homeowners in the U.S. Northeast
• Fisette, P., (1997), Details that keep walls watertight
• Fisette, P., (2000), The evolution of engineered wood I-joists
• Fisette, P., (1997), Common failures in wood structures
• Fisette, P., (2000), Decoding building codes
• Fisette, P., (1999), Housewraps, felt paper and weather penetration barriers
• Fisette, P., (1997), Choosing between oriented strandboard and plywood
• Smulski, S., (1996), Wood-destroying fungi in residential construction

• Buildings Technology Roadmap
• Conference: Building Science and Technology
• Conference: Innovations in Ventilation Technology
• Housing technology award
• Journal: Wood Science and Technology
• PATH: Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
• ASTM Committee D07 on Wood
• Beetles destroys wood
• Conference: Durability and Disaster Mitigation in Wood Frame Housing
• Dictionary of Wood Product and Construction Terminology: CWC
• Drywood termite: general kalotermes and incisitermes
• Emissions from wood based materials and indoor air
• Journal: Building Material and Wood Technology
• Moisture Capacity of wood
• Moisture induced internal stresses in structural wood elements
• More than 5% of all construction lumber in US is for replacing wood that has decayed
• Reference for wood finishing at FPL, USDA
• Reference list for structural analysis of wood-framed wall
• Reference: Wood Durability Issues
• references related wood
• Standards associated with plywood
• Top Ten Rules of Wood Durability
• wood decay and water is directly related
• wood destroying insects causing damage to $5 billion a year.
• Wood durability
• Wood facts by CWC (Canadian Wood Council)
• wood frame wall requirement
• Wood fungi
• wood thermal conductivity vary with temperature
• Wood Wall Sheathing Advantages
• Wood, wood product, and wood frame house