Fire-Retardant Wood Provides Safety, Reliability & Value
In this course, you will learn about fire-retardant wood attributes, manufacturing, code compliance and testing.
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU 
course credit: 1.0 AIA LU
Learning Objectives
After reading this article, you should be able to:
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
- List the product attributes of fire-retardant wood.
- Describe the stages of the manufacturing process of fire-retardant lumber, including the pressure treatment process as noted in the International Building Code (IBC).
- Explain the importance of building code compliance for the safe and proper usage of fire-retardant wood, including minimizing issues related to flame spread.
- Identify common uses of fire-retardant wood products.
- Discuss the various storage and handling requirements of fire-retardant lumber.
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