b'THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINEcontinued from page: 13RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGYFIGURE4.POLYURETHANECONSTRUCTIONADHESIVEUSEDTO PREVENT PRECIPITATION FROM GETTING DRAWN INTO THE INTERFACE BETWEEN AN UNTREATED WOOD POST AND A CONCRETE PIPE PIER. THISCONNECTIONISONEOFSEVERALSIMILARCONNECTIONS MADE IN MAY, 2011 AS PART OF AN ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECT BEING CONDUCTED BY THIS AUTHOR ON WOOD DECAY PREVENTION. AN EXAMINATION OF THIS POST DURING JANUARY, 2023 (WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN) DID NOT REVEAL WOOD DECAY.NOTE THAT THIS CONNECTION IS LOCATED IN A HEAVILY SHADED AREA.AnimalsWood is susceptible to attack by many types of insects, especially termites (for which wood is a food source) and carpenter ants (for which wood serves as a nesting area). Other problematic insects include power post beetles, roundheaded and flatheaded borers and carpenter bees.Rodents can cause damage and spread disease. With sharp, continuously growing teeth, they can chew through most non-masonry-type building materials. Rodents frequently create large holes through building assemblies which serve as pathways for other pests, water, and unwanted air transfer. Rodents commonly nest in insulation and saturate numerous areas with feces and urine. They can create fire hazards when they gnaw off electrical wire insulation and chew completely through smaller wires inside walls.Non-poultry birds are common (but unwelcome) residents in any building with a wall opening or a window or door FIGURE 3. ISOLATING WOOD COMPONENTS FROM A CONCRETEthat is open for extended periods of time. This occurs FLOOR WITH HDPE COMPONENTS TO LIMIT WOOD DECAY IN A FOOD PROCESSING FACILITY.14 / FRAME BUILDER - JAN2023'