{"id":2564,"date":"2026-07-23T16:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodrandd.com\/staging\/9964\/?page_id=2564"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:54:13","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/woodrandd.com\/staging\/9964\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2564\" class=\"elementor elementor-2564\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3fd2c e-con-full wrd-heromesh e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b3fd2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a46eaf e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a46eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0b0ee wrd-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f0b0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Field &amp; Lab Notes<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05ace4 wrd-dxl elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c05ace4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Field notes from timber\u2019s most-tested minds<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a54d5 wrd-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7a54d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Practical timber engineering, non-destructive testing, and restoration, written by the people who do the work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3629c9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3629c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fc6c4 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54fc6c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f158d4b e-con-boxed wrd-head e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f158d4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9d86d wrd-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c9d86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9b6e8 wrd-dlg elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e9b6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest notes from the lab &amp; in the field<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66719e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d66719e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wrd-bloggrid\"><a class=\"wrd-bpcard\" href=\"https:\/\/woodrandd.com\/staging\/9964\/mass-timber-durability\/\"><span class=\"wrd-bpmedia has-photo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/woodrandd.com\/staging\/9964\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/south-arm-bridge-completed-under-1024x768.jpg)\"><\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpbody\"><span class=\"wrd-bpkicker\">Preservation<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bptitle\">Timber Durability: How to Protect Your Wood Structure and Extend Its Lifespan<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpsub\">What actually determines how long a timber structure lasts, and the maintenance that extends it.<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpfoot\"><span class=\"wrd-bpdate\">Apr 19, 2026<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpmore\">Read more \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wrd-bpcard\" href=\"https:\/\/woodrandd.com\/staging\/9964\/sustainable-construction\/\"><span class=\"wrd-bpmedia has-photo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/woodrandd.com\/staging\/9964\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/belledune-dome-completed-outside-1024x683.jpg)\"><\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpbody\"><span class=\"wrd-bpkicker\">Mass Timber<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bptitle\">Sustainable Construction: The Benefits of Using Mass Timber<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpsub\">Why mass timber is a lower-carbon structural choice for modern construction.<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpfoot\"><span class=\"wrd-bpdate\">Jan 3, 2026<\/span><span class=\"wrd-bpmore\">Read more \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"wrd-bpcard\" href=\"https:\/\/woodrandd.com\/staging\/9964\/timber-bridge-inspections-what-you-need-to-know\/\"><span class=\"wrd-bpmedia has-photo\" 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