Science & Sustainability

Here are latest field studies and in service findings from Viance. Click on the links below to download test reports, photos and more.

 - Download photo 1 of sample decayed post (800 kb)

 - Download photo 2 of sample decayed post (288 kb)

 - Download photo 3 of sample decayed post (424 kb)

 - Download photos of decayed posts (10 photos 320 kb)

 - Timber Products Inspection, Inspection & Ratings, Alpharetta, GA site, Jan. 21, 2009 
    (Jan 21 2009 TPI GA Post Findings Report.pdf - 5.3 mb)

  - Timber Products Inspection, Inspection & Ratings, Baton Rouge, LA site, Nov. 14, 2008 
    (Nov 14 2008 TPI LA Post Findings Report pdf - 5.5 mb)

Please note that the findings described in the Timber Product Inspection reports are on private, residential property; at the request and for the protection of the owner, we did not include the street address of the site.

May 2008

IRG Presentation: The test methodology and assessment paper, “Field Stake Tests with Copper-based Preservatives,” which will be presented at the 39th Annual Conference of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation (IRG) in Istanbul, Turkey, May 25 – 29, 2008.
 

March 2008

Independent Analysis: An independent analysis of our testing, “Evaluation of the Comparative Performance of Alkaline Copper Quat and Micronized Copper Quat formulations in field stake tests” by Darrel Nicholas, PhD.