BIOTECTA TESTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
FIRE
Fire test for North-American standards. The tested wood resulted in a Class “A” for flame spread and smoke developed.
Fire test for Canadian standards. The tested wood resulted in a Class “A” for flame spread and smoke developed.
Fire test for European standards. The tested wood resulted in a building material class B1.
Fire classification of construction products and building elements for European standards. The tested wood resulted in a classification of Bfl – s1
Smoke test for combustible products according to European standards. The tested wood resulted in a class 1.
INSECTS
Test of resistance of wood to termites. The test result is 100% positive.
MOLD
American Wood Protection Association standard method of testing wood preservatives by laboratory soil-block cultures. The test results are 100% positive.
European standard test for mold growth. The test result is 100% positive.
WEATHER (UV-RAYS)
Artificial weathering test over 600 hours. Test result according to ISO7724-3 = 11,26 (very good)
ENVIRONMENTAL
VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) test of building products. The result is 0 (zero) VOC.
VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) test of building products. The result is “A+”
Cradle to cradle (CM) Product Standard (Version 3.0, 2012). Biotecta contains no banned chemicals.
VARIOUS
Test of Biotecta H+ concerning leaching of Biotecta when exposed to water too early after application. The leaching after treatment with Biotecta H+ is highly significantly lower (p<<0.01).
Test to discover saw blade wear when cutting wood panels that were manufactured only using Biotecta. The wear on the saw blade is insignificantly 1.88% higher.