Despite the wide selection of decking options, builders and homeowners tend to choose among three main ones. Here's some help to make the decision.

Wood composite decking also offers substantial environmental benefits. It's primarily made from recycled materials – typically a blend of reclaimed wood and plastic waste. By choosing this type ...

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Thomas Nosker, an assistant research professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2024 Class of Fellows in part for his ...

Even composite lumber, made by combining waste wood fibres with recycled plastic, lasts decades outdoors. Treated timber, often cut from cedar, pine, and redwood trees, is well known for its natural ...

Trex, for example — a company that receives much of Ridwell’s plastic film — claims to make “eco-friendly composite decks from an innovative blend of up to 95 percent recycled plastic ... is converted ...

CPS Wood Products, a Canada-based lumber manufacturer, acknowledges the skepticism with its innovation and planet-forward ...

Elkhart, Ind.-based Patrick Industries Inc., a component manufacturer for the RV, marine and manufactured housing markets, ...

All-natural straws crafted from delignified wood and chitosan demonstrate superior strength and hydro-stability, paving the ...

Evertrak LLC, a manufacturer of composite railroad ... glass-fiber reinforced recycled plastics. The product has a lifespan of over 50 years in high decay zones, where wood railroad ties would ...

To reduce the carbon footprint of these parts, Quantum Mouldings called on resin manufacturers AOC Formulations and Büfa Composites to incorporate a recycled thermoplastic, in this case PET ...