Tropical timber uses
ATIBT classifies the use of tropical timber under seven categories:
STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
- Lightweight structures
- Glued laminated timber
- Finger joints
- Plywood, inside face and outside face
- Plywood, inner layers
- Sliced veneer
FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
- Cladding and outer coating
- Windows and doors
- Screen walls and solar shading
- Shutters and closures
FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
- Wooden floors
- Interior staircases
- Doors and door frames
- Moulding
- Interior panelling and cladding
- Layout and furnishings
- Furniture and cabinetmaking
ARREDI ESTERNI – STRUTTURE RICREATIVE
- Exterior staircases and guard railing
- Single-level terraces and pool areas
- Elevated terraces, balconies and corridors
- Shelters, outdoor furniture and playgrounds
- Gates
- Visual barriers and windbreak panels, pergolas
OPERE DI INGEGNERIA
- Hydraulic works in a submerged marine environment
- Structures and bridges in contact with soil or freshwater
- Acoustic barriers in urban areas along railroads and highways
- Crossing and dunnage
- Industrial floors and heavy framework
- Vehicle, wagon and container bottom (or floor)
ALTRI USI
- Cooperage and vat making
- Turnery, cutlery and brushmaking
- Tool handles
- Musical instruments
- Sculptures
- Packing and crating