06-23-2026
Learning Objectives
1. How to prequalify a wood treatment by reviewing its performance in the rigorous US fire testing pipeline that evaluates and certifies all FRTW options.
2. How to identify impregnation treatments vs surface treatments and coatings, by studying the product’s acceptance criteria, testing, accreditation, and evaluation.
3. Learn about how single-ingredient mineral salts like sodium borate can span both FRTW and insect resistance. Studying the IRTW (insect resistant treated wood) standards can help the specifier to establish simple best practices that work across use categories, climate zones, and applications.
4. Learn to identify environmental rating systems that can reward wood treatments with low human and eco-toxicity profiles, and use a mineral salt treatment’s first-inclass Environmental Product Declaration(EPD) to quantify its low embodied carbon footprint in comparison to other structural options like light-gauge steel.
Comments
Great Course.
JayInformative
LukeshThank you, great info.
JuliaPresentation was definitely included a lot of impactful material and information. Presenter was very knowledgeable and professional in presenting the information.
CharlesTHANK YOU GREAT INFORMATION
SamGreat!
Ramona Veneragreat
michaelGreat topic. Thanks!
DAVOUDSalty Timbers : A guide to sodium borate treatment technologies in the FRTW, IRTW, and wood structure preservation fields
FREE
An architect’s perspective on wood preservation treatment technologies is needed to balance the considerations of building durability while protecting the health and welfare of building occupants. This course uses case studies in single ingredient mineral salt treatments, whose known origin and chemistry can lower the impact of construction material supply chains. FRTW (Fire Resistant Treated Wood) is regulated by certifications in the US, with specific applications in mid-rise, multi-family, and mixed-use projects. Specifiers who want to access the environmental and structural benefits of a sustainable natural resource by using FRTW, have to navigate a complex web of factors including chemistry, effects on fasteners, and regulations that have evolved to ensure safety and code compliance in critical structural components. IRTW (Insect Resistant Treated Wood) is a standards-based regulatory framework with a wide variety of treatment intensities, use classifications, and chemical ingredients. The southern US and Caribbean basin offer study of multiple environmental conditions and code frameworks. Mineral salt treatments are unique in their ability to span both of these markets with a single ingredient. Although sodium borate’s low human and eco-toxicity has been know for centuries, the modern potential of mineral salt treatments for wood are shown most clearly by recent technologies that have been able to clear the hurdles of US certification and patent processes.
Credits: 1 AIA LU HSW + 1 AIBD Primary + 1 AIBC Core LU + 1 AAA Structured LU + 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA
Length: 1 hour
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Salty Timbers : A guide to sodium borate treatment technologies in the FRTW, IRTW, and wood structure preservation fields
FREE
An architect’s perspective on wood preservation treatment technologies is needed to balance the considerations of building durability while protecting the health and welfare of building occupants. This course uses case studies in single ingredient mineral salt treatments, whose known origin and chemistry can lower the impact of construction material supply chains. FRTW (Fire Resistant Treated Wood) is regulated by certifications in the US, with specific applications in mid-rise, multi-family, and mixed-use projects. Specifiers who want to access the environmental and structural benefits of a sustainable natural resource by using FRTW, have to navigate a complex web of factors including chemistry, effects on fasteners, and regulations that have evolved to ensure safety and code compliance in critical structural components. IRTW (Insect Resistant Treated Wood) is a standards-based regulatory framework with a wide variety of treatment intensities, use classifications, and chemical ingredients. The southern US and Caribbean basin offer study of multiple environmental conditions and code frameworks. Mineral salt treatments are unique in their ability to span both of these markets with a single ingredient. Although sodium borate’s low human and eco-toxicity has been know for centuries, the modern potential of mineral salt treatments for wood are shown most clearly by recent technologies that have been able to clear the hurdles of US certification and patent processes.
Credits: 1 AIA LU HSW + 1 AIBD Primary + 1 AIBC Core LU + 1 AAA Structured LU + 1 OAA, OAQ, SAA, MAA, AAPEI, NWTAA
Length: 1 hour
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Learning Objectives
1. How to prequalify a wood treatment by reviewing its performance in the rigorous US fire testing pipeline that evaluates and certifies all FRTW options.
2. How to identify impregnation treatments vs surface treatments and coatings, by studying the product’s acceptance criteria, testing, accreditation, and evaluation.
3. Learn about how single-ingredient mineral salts like sodium borate can span both FRTW and insect resistance. Studying the IRTW (insect resistant treated wood) standards can help the specifier to establish simple best practices that work across use categories, climate zones, and applications.
4. Learn to identify environmental rating systems that can reward wood treatments with low human and eco-toxicity profiles, and use a mineral salt treatment’s first-inclass Environmental Product Declaration(EPD) to quantify its low embodied carbon footprint in comparison to other structural options like light-gauge steel.
Comments
Great Course.
JayInformative
LukeshThank you, great info.
JuliaPresentation was definitely included a lot of impactful material and information. Presenter was very knowledgeable and professional in presenting the information.
CharlesTHANK YOU GREAT INFORMATION
SamGreat!
Ramona Veneragreat
michaelGreat topic. Thanks!
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