Green Building Terms

Carload

Canadian test for Surface Burning Characteristics. Pyroblockⁱ has passed this test.

A large slabbed log on the headsaw, usually having one or more rounded edges, which is destined for further processing.

California Air Resources Board -
To promote and protect public health, welfare and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering the effects on the economy of the state

Chromated Copper Arsenate - (Wood preserving treatment being phased out)

Gradeⁱ of Plywood. C refers to the quality of the face venner and D refers to the quality of the back veneer. A CDXⁱ Plywood is most often associated with sheathingⁱ applications.

A systematic procedure for tracking a material or product from its origin to its final use.

A lengthwise separation of wood, normally occurring across or through the rings of annual growth and is usually the result of seasoning.

A panel made with large chips as the raw material.

Cost, Insurance, Freight (Standard term for Exporting)

A round saw having teeth on its perimeter.

Canadian Lumber Standards

Cubic Meter

Chain of Custodyⁱ - Number assigned to companies in a supply chain. Used by certifying bodies to track sales / purchases of material from the primary source to the end user. Used by FSCⁱ to ensure transparency and integrity of the system.

A wood product produced by bonding wood fiber by heat and pressure.

Containers having two round heads and a body composed of staves, such as barrels or kegs.

A unitⁱ of measure equal to a stack of wood 4x4x8 feet or 128 cubic feet.

Inner plies in a piece of plywood whose grainⁱ direction runs perpendicular to that of the outer plies. Coreⁱ can also refer to particleboardⁱ, MDFⁱ, or OSBⁱ.

Construction Specifications Institute

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