Preceedings of the EPA Seminar on Hazardous Substance Treated Lumber Replacements

Seminar Director: Professor Richard Lehman

Department of Materials Engineering, Rutgers University, School of Engineering, Piscataway, New Jersey, October 29, 2003.

Table of Contents

Topic
Overview of the hstl replacement environmental, technical, and regulatory issues	Richard Lehman, Rutgers University
The history and technological development of hstl materials	Richard W. Renfree, Rutgers University
Products and material properties used for hstl replacement	Thomas J. Nosker, Rutgers University
Boardwalk materials and methods of construction	Tim Keating, Executive Director, Rainforest Relief, Brooklyn, NY
Use of plastic composite materials in bridge construction and transportation	Malcolm G. McLaren, M. G. McLaren Engineering, West Nyack, NY
Marine environments: the ideal application for high durability polymer structural materials.	Daniel Webber, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Plastic Composite Fender Systems for Marine Use	Alan Potts, Seward
Mass transportation: composite structural materials with focus on light and heavy rail.	Richard Lampo, US Army Corp of Engineers
Residential uses of hstl replacements.	Jim Kerstein, President, Polywood Corporation
Parkland and Residential HSTL Replacement	Alan Robbins, PLTA
ASTM Methods for Plastic HSTL Replacements	Richard Lampo, US Army Corp of Engineers
Predicting Creep in Plastic Materials	Jen Lynch, Rutgers University
Best practice construction methods: residential and commercial – practical demonstration in courtyard.	John Gromlowicz, Registered Contractor