ÉcorceL'écorce ou cortex désigne un ensemble variable de couches externes des tiges et des racines des plantes vasculaires, responsable des fonctions nutritives et protectrices des tissus sous-jacents. Plus spécifiquement, l'écorce correspond au revêtement extérieur du tronc, des branches et des racines des arbres, et plus généralement des plantes ligneuses. Elle est issue de la de la plante.
Engineered woodEngineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives, or other methods of fixation to form composite material. The panels vary in size but can range upwards of and in the case of cross-laminated timber (CLT) can be of any thickness from a few inches to or more.
