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  2. Plyboo - Wikipedia

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    Plyboo's product lines are now available urea formaldehyde-free throughout North America. All Smith & Fong products undergo third-party lab-testing for emissions compliance. The products pass the California Air Resources Board (CARB)'s formaldehyde regulations for composite panels. All standard PlybooPure flooring and sheet goods have passed ...

  3. Medium density overlay panel - Wikipedia

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    Medium density overlay panel, or MDO panel, is a paintable surface made of plywood with a weather-resistant resin overlay bonded to the wood by heat and pressure. The overlay, which has at least 27% resin content, [1] resists water, weather, wear and degradation. A similar product with a more rugged, smoother surface is called high density ...

  4. Trade Union International of Building, Wood, Building ...

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    The Trade Union International of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries, also known as the Trade Union International of Construction, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries, more commonly known by its French acronym UITBB (Union internationale des syndicats des travailleurs du bâtiment, du bois et des matériaux de construction) is a trade union international ...

  5. Engineered wood - Wikipedia

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    Large self-supporting wooden roof built for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany. Engineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives, or other methods of fixation [1] to form ...

  6. List of construction trades - Wikipedia

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    Among the construction trades, in most industrialized countries, each has a distinct 2-5 year craft apprenticeship education and usually once started a worker remains in a single craft and progresses through ranks of skill for the duration of their career (pre-apprentice, apprentice, and journeyman; some countries include a post-journeyman ...

  7. Laminated veneer lumber - Wikipedia

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    While plywood became widespread by the early 20th century, the invention of LVL was not until the 1980s after the invention of oriented strand board. [3] The American Wood Council's National Design Specification for Wood Construction is generally updated on a 3- to 5-year cycle. The 1991 release is the first release which mentions LVL.

  8. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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    A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...

  9. International Federation of Building and Wood Workers

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    Construction Workers of the Republic of Argentina: UOCRA: Argentina Construction Workers' Union: BMS/CWU: India Construction, Building Materials, Ceramic and Craft Union: OGB-L: Luxemburg Construction, Industry and Water Supply Federation: FCIW-PODKREPA: Bulgaria Construction, Public Works, Wood and Allied Union of Cameroon: FSTBC: Cameroon ...