Agricultural buildings with timber structure - Preventative chemical wood preservation inevitably required?

Wood preservation is an important issue for agricultural buildings with timber structure. This is among others due to the largely open façade system, high level of moisture release from livestock or storing goods. The possibly high moisture content in the building structure and the potential threat caused by wood-destroying organisms, necessitates more in-depth research. The latest results of a research project carried out at the Technical University of Munich, in cooperation with the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, show that, for the most agricultural buildings built from spruce, no preventative chemical wood preservation is necessary to ensure a durable construction.