Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar as mudanças das propriedades de superfícies e estruturais ocorridas em amostras de madeira termorretificadas. Duas espécies foram escolhidas para representar cada um dos grupos das madeiras: folhosas e coníferas. As amostras foram tratadas termicamente no intervalo de temperaturas entre 100 e 200 C, em atmosfera com ar. A variação da molhabilidade das espécies foi estudada a partir do ângulo de contato medido pelo método da gota séssil e monitorado no tempo ao longo de um ano. As amostras tratadas termicamente apresentaram ângulos de contato maiores, devido ao aumento nas suas características de hidrofobicidade. As técnicas de espectroscopia de infravermelho por refletância total atenuada e de espalhamento de raios-X foram utilizadas sendo possível detectar um aumento na cristalinidade da superfície das amostras, então responsável por esse aumento na hidrofobicidade. A técnica de FTIR permitiu distinguir os grupos funcionais das amostras de madeira (folhosas e coníferas), mesmo sendo obtidos espectros com baixa intensidade de sinal. Medidas de retratibilidade foram feitas nas amostras e as folhosas foram as que apresentaram maiores valores de retratibilidade volumétrica. Para tratamentos térmicos em mais altas temperaturas, foi observada uma redução considerável na retratibilidade volumétrica das amostras. Durante a secagem da madeira, o Eucalyptus grandis (cerne) foi o que apresentou uma maior contração volumétrica e a Araucaria angustifolia (cerne), a menor. Quando tratada em altas temperaturas, o Eucalyptus grandis (cerne) apresentou uma maior contração volumétrica e o Pinus elliotti, uma pequena expansão. A perda de massa também foi monitorada durante o tratamento térmico para todas as espécies. As folhosas apresentaram uma maior redução dos valores de massa em função do tratamento térmico, comparativamente às coníferas. O sistema CIE Lab de cor foi utilizado para se classificar as amostras termorretificadas. Uma análise multivariada de dados foi feita para acompanhar como cada parâmetro determinante da cor variava com a espécie e com o tratamento. Um dendrograma foi gerado, unindo espécies e tratamentos que apresentavam aproximadamente uma mesma cor final das amostras de madeira, contribuindo para as etapas de caracterização. / The main aim of this work was the characterization of changes of properties occurred on the surface and structure of heat-treated wood in response to thermal treatments. In order to cover different types of heat-treated wood, two species were elected as models for two great groups of woods, the so-called hard and soft woods. The samples were thermally treated in temperature range from 100 to 200 C under air atmosphere, and the water contact angle was periodically measured with the sessile drop method during one year. High values of contact angle were observed for the samples after the thermal treatment, reflecting their increased hydrophobicity. Probably, the reason for such increased hydrophobicity is the increase in the crystallinity of the samples, probed by ATR-infrared spectroscopy and X-ray scattering analyses. Even with FTIR analysis showing low-intensity bands, it was possible to distinguish between woods from the two groups, hard and soft woods by using this technique. Measurements of wood shrinkage were also carried out for the samples, with hard wood showing higher values of volumetric shrinkage. Moreover, for thermal treatments at higher temperatures, the volumetric shrinkage of the wood sampes was markedly reduced. During the drying process, the highest and lowest values of volumetric contraction were obtained for Eucalyptus grandis (heartwood) and Araucaria angustifólia (heartwood), respectively. Surprisingly, when treated at higher temperatures the samples from Pinus elliotti showed a small expansion, but Eucalyptus grandis (heartwood) was still the more contractile wood. Also, during the thermal treatment, the loss of mass was evaluated for all the samples. Hard woods exhibited a large reduction of mass in response to the heating in comparison with soft woods, with no exceptions. The CIE Lab system was used to categorize the heat-treated woods. A multivariate data analysis was used to monitor each color parameter, and its dependence on the type of heat treatment. From these analyses, a dendogram was generated, and the samples with almost the same final color were grouped regarding the species and type of treatment.

<p>The theme of this thesis is the reaction to fire performanceof wood and other building products, andparticularly thematerial fire properties time to ignition, rate of heat releaseand smoke production. These properties have been measured by asmall-scale fire test method, the Cone Calorimeter, andpresented for different types of building products.</p><p>Uncertainty analysis, included instrument and assumptionuncertainty, has been performed for the case that both O2 andCO2 are measured for calculation of the rate of heat release inthe Cone Calorimeter. The partial derivatives for theuncertainty analysis are given. The relative uncertainty forthe rate of heat release measurements in the Cone Calorimeteris between ±5% to ±10% for rate of heat releasevalues larger than about 50 kW/m2.</p><p>The time to ignition in the Cone Calorimeter is compatiblewith the time to ignition in the ISO Ignitability test, whichis the main test method for measuring time to ignition. Thetime to ignition is an increasing linear function of density.The rate of heat release in the Cone Calorimeter is dependentof material thickness and of use of retainer frame. Thematerial thickness gives the heat release curve duration andshape. Thin materials have short burning time and two maximumvalues. Thick materials have long burning time and when thematerial is thicker than about 35 mm no second maximum appears.When the retainer frame is used the actual exposed surface isreduced from 0.01 m2 to 0.0088 m2, the rate of heat release isreduced and the burning time is increased. A comparison ofresults with and without use of the retainer frame gives thenequal results when the exposed area is set to 0.0088 m2 in thecase of using the retainer frame.</p><p>The time to flashover in the full-scale room corner test waspredicted on the basis of Cone Calorimeter data at 50 kW/m2 bya power law of ignition time, the total heat release calculatedover 300 s after ignition and the density of the product. Therelation gives a simple relation to evaluate if a productreaches flashover in the room corner test.</p><p>The smoke production has also been measured in the ConeCalorimeter. The white light and the laser smoke measurementsystems have shown similar results. There is a correlationbetween Cone Calorimeter and room corner test smoke productionwhen the products are divided into groups: those that reachflashover in the room corner test in less than 10 min and thosethat have more than 10 min to flashover. Temperature profilesin wood have been measured in the Cone Calorimeter by a simpletechnique. The effect of fire protective gypsum plasterboardson the charring of wood frame members has been determined andcompared with fullscale furnace wall tests. The protectiveeffects of twenty different boards have been presented. ConeCalorimeter and furnace tests show similar charring of wooduntil the boards fall down in furnace tests. After that, thecharring of wood is higher in the furnace, because the wood isexposed directly to the fire.</p><p><b>Keywords:</b>building products, charring of wood, ConeCalorimeter, fire retardant treated wood, fire tests,ignitability, mass loss, rate of heat release, reaction tofire, smoke production, wood products</p>

The theme of this thesis is the reaction to fire performanceof wood and other building products, andparticularly thematerial fire properties time to ignition, rate of heat releaseand smoke production. These properties have been measured by asmall-scale fire test method, the Cone Calorimeter, andpresented for different types of building products. Uncertainty analysis, included instrument and assumptionuncertainty, has been performed for the case that both O2 andCO2 are measured for calculation of the rate of heat release inthe Cone Calorimeter. The partial derivatives for theuncertainty analysis are given. The relative uncertainty forthe rate of heat release measurements in the Cone Calorimeteris between ±5% to ±10% for rate of heat releasevalues larger than about 50 kW/m2. The time to ignition in the Cone Calorimeter is compatiblewith the time to ignition in the ISO Ignitability test, whichis the main test method for measuring time to ignition. Thetime to ignition is an increasing linear function of density.The rate of heat release in the Cone Calorimeter is dependentof material thickness and of use of retainer frame. Thematerial thickness gives the heat release curve duration andshape. Thin materials have short burning time and two maximumvalues. Thick materials have long burning time and when thematerial is thicker than about 35 mm no second maximum appears.When the retainer frame is used the actual exposed surface isreduced from 0.01 m2 to 0.0088 m2, the rate of heat release isreduced and the burning time is increased. A comparison ofresults with and without use of the retainer frame gives thenequal results when the exposed area is set to 0.0088 m2 in thecase of using the retainer frame. The time to flashover in the full-scale room corner test waspredicted on the basis of Cone Calorimeter data at 50 kW/m2 bya power law of ignition time, the total heat release calculatedover 300 s after ignition and the density of the product. Therelation gives a simple relation to evaluate if a productreaches flashover in the room corner test. The smoke production has also been measured in the ConeCalorimeter. The white light and the laser smoke measurementsystems have shown similar results. There is a correlationbetween Cone Calorimeter and room corner test smoke productionwhen the products are divided into groups: those that reachflashover in the room corner test in less than 10 min and thosethat have more than 10 min to flashover. Temperature profilesin wood have been measured in the Cone Calorimeter by a simpletechnique. The effect of fire protective gypsum plasterboardson the charring of wood frame members has been determined andcompared with fullscale furnace wall tests. The protectiveeffects of twenty different boards have been presented. ConeCalorimeter and furnace tests show similar charring of wooduntil the boards fall down in furnace tests. After that, thecharring of wood is higher in the furnace, because the wood isexposed directly to the fire. Keywords:building products, charring of wood, ConeCalorimeter, fire retardant treated wood, fire tests,ignitability, mass loss, rate of heat release, reaction tofire, smoke production, wood products / <p>NR 20140805</p>

At the Idbäcken combined heat and power (CHP) plant waste wood is combusted. The flue gas from the combustion is condensed and heavy metals and other toxic species ends up in the condensate water. Since the condensate water in this way contains many toxic substances it needs to be treated before it is sent to the recipient Kilaån (the Baltic Sea). Arsenic (As) is one substance that needs to be removed, and this thesis aims to find the optimal conditions for As removal by using precipitation with iron(III) chloride (FeCl3). When FeCl3 comes in contact with water it forms ferrihydrite, an efficient sorbent due to its high specific area. The adsorption of As to ferrihydrite is dependent on different variables; pH, Fe(III) dosage, competitive ions et cetera. Lab-scale experiments have shown that a pH value between 3 and 8 is required for efficient As removal. Concerning the Fe(III) dosage further experiments are needed in order to tell what dosage that is the optimal in this case. Further, the removal of metals has also been studied. A comparison between two chemicals (TMT 15 and MP 7) used for metal removal has been made, which showed that TMT 15 is to prefer for metal removal. Also, it was found that efficient removal of metals require pH &gt; 5, preferably in the slightly alkaline pH range.

Fire statistics suggest that there is an urgent need for improved performance of light-weight truss construction in fire scenarios. This thesis proposes the use of Fire Retardant Treated Wood (FRTW). Several floor truss systems were designed for a residential living room using sawn lumber and FRTW. A finite difference, heat transfer model was used to determine time to collapse and to identify modes of failure during a simulated exposure to the standard ASTM E-119 test fire curve. As part of ongoing research at WPI, this is an initial effort to use analytical methods in the study of heat transfer and structural performance of wood construction during fire conditions. Results were examined for important relationships to further advance the understanding of collapse mechanisms in wood trusses. Experimental procedures for further testing have also been developed. Acknowledgment that in-service conditions may alter structural fire performance is made and the implications are discussed. An alternate fire scenario, more representative of residential fire loading, was also developed and compared to the ASTM E-119 fire curve.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Wood is an organic material which may decompose or deteriorate. To avoid this, the wood needs to go through preservative treatments, ensuring a higher durability to the treated pieces. This research aimed to evaluate the efficiency of methods that combine sap substitution treatment and distribution in Eucalyptus grandis, using a mixture of preservative substances copper base, chromium and boron. The material was collected in 10 years old existing heterogeneous plantations at the Federal University of Santa Maria. After conducting an inventory in the population, there were taken randomly, 2 trees per treatment, and each tree removed 3 pieces measuring 2 meters each. There were felled 12 trees to perform 6 treatments. The methods used were diffusion, sap replacement and combined method between diffusion and replacement of sap. At the end of the treatments there were removed 1 disk of the base position, middle and top for penetration analysis. At the penetration analysis, disks were sanded on both sides, one for determination of copper with Cromoazurol S and the other for boron with Polyvinyl alcohol and Metallic Iodine with Potassium Iodine, further there were included treatable sapwood measures and treatable sapwood, and the classification of the way it distributes the preservative in different positions of the treated piece. The results showed that the influence of climatic conditions with minimum temperatures presented a high correlation with the first two days of absorption of preservative and inverse correlation with precipitation in relation to preservative absorption. In preservative distribution assessments, the element copper is more efficient on the part of the base position and the element boron in the middle and top positions. The assessments of distribution treatment were satisfactory in the base position for all treatments. In the middle position and the top part of the treatments there were distribution difficulties. In the penetration reviews the results of the base position were satisfactory. The middle position showed low penetration. According to the study results, the methods combined with longer times showed significant improvements in penetration of preservatives in Eucalyptus grandis. / A madeira é um material orgânico que está sujeita à decomposição ou deterioração. Para que isso não ocorra, a madeira necessita passar por tratamentos preservativos os quais proporcionam uma maior durabilidade às peças tratadas, garantindo assim uma maior vida útil para as peças tratadas. A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar a eficiência de métodos que associam tratamentos de substituição de seiva e difusão em madeira de Eucalyptus grandis, com a utilização de uma mistura de substâncias preservativas a base de cobre, cromo e boro. O material foi coletado em plantios heterogêneos existentes no campus da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, com 10 anos de idade. Após a realização de um inventário no povoamento, foram abatidas aleatoriamente, sendo 2 árvores por tratamento e, de cada uma delas foram cortadas 3 peças de 2 metros de comprimento. Os métodos utilizados foram difusão, substituição de seiva e uma combinação entre difusão e substituição de seiva que foram realizados com tempos distintos. Ao término dos tratamentos retirou-se um disco de cada uma das posições base, meio e topo, para análises de penetração. Na análise de penetração os discos foram lixados em suas duas faces, uma para determinação do Cobre com Cromoazurol S e outra para o boro com álcool Polivinílico e Iodo Metálico com Iodeto de Potássio, além disso, foram incluídas as medidas de alburno tratável e alburno tratado, e a classificação da forma como se distribui o preservativo nas diferentes posições da peça tratada. Os resultados mostraram que a influência das condições climáticas com as temperaturas mínimas apresentou uma correlação alta com os dois primeiros dias de absorção do preservativo e correlação inversa com a precipitação em relação à absorção de preservativo. Nas avaliações de distribuição do preservativo, o elemento cobre mostrou-se mais eficiente na posição da base da peça e o elemento boro nas posições meio e topo. As avaliações de distribuição do preservativo por tratamento teve avaliações satisfatórias na posição da base para todos os tratamentos. Na posição do meio e topo da peça os tratamentos apresentaram dificuldades de distribuição. Nas avaliações de penetração os resultados da posição base foram satisfatórios, da posição meio apresentou baixa penetração. De acordo com os resultados do estudo, os métodos combinados com maiores tempos apresentaram ganhos significativos nas penetrações de preservativos em Eucalyptus grandis.

The purpose of this research was to quantify properties of strandboard panels manufactured with various preservatives at loading levels effective against native termites. Panels were manufactured using nine different formulations. The method of preservative addition was also examined for some preservative formulations, increasing the total number of preservative treatments to twelve. Panels were manufactured with one target retention for each preservative treatment. An effective preservative loading relative to termites was established by previous studies or referencing current standards. Mechanical testing performed included static bending and internal bond. Physical testing included water absorption, thickness swell, and linear expansion. Few treatments met the Canadian standards for strandboard, but several preservatives performed well. Copper naphthenate, bifenthrin, and copper betaine each deserve further investigation to optimize manufacturing variables to meet required mechanical and physical properties.

O Brasil produz cerca de 2,2 milhões de metros cúbicos de madeira preservada para atender à demanda anual nos setores de transporte ferroviário, elétrico, rural e de construção civil. As espécies de madeiras mais usados são do eucalipto (Eucalyptus sp.) e pinus (Pinus sp.). A madeira preservada, utilizada para postes, dormentes, mourões e nas construções em madeira, deve estar em conformidade com as especificações exigidas pelas normas brasileiras quanto ao seu tratamento preservativo. No Brasil, os preservativos de madeira mais utilizados e regulamentados são CCA (arseniato de cobre cromatado) e o CCB (sal de cobre cromo e boro). As técnicas analíticas como espectrometria de absorção atómica de chama (FAAS) e espectrometria de emissão de plasma acoplado (ICPOES) e espectrometria de fluorescência de raios x (XRFS) são utilizadas para a avaliação desses processos. Neste trabalho, as amostras de madeira foram obtidas de árvores de eucalipto (Eucalyptus sp.), provenientes de áreas de plantação do estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Amostras de madeira de eucalipto foram submetidas a diferentes concentrações de solução de CCA, sob pressão, atingindo retenções de 3,9; 6,7; 9,1; 12,4 e 14,0 kg de CCA por m-³ de alburno. A partir dos blocos tratados foram obtidos amostras em forma de cilindros e serragem. A determinação de cobre, cromo e arsênio foi realizada pela espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X de energia dispersiva (EDXRF), espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X portátil (PXRF), FAAS e IAAN. Neste trabalho, foram avaliados métodos de análise, sensibilidade e precisão, exatidão das técnicas analíticas relacionadas. / Brazil produces around 2.2 millions of cubic meters of treated wood to meet the annual demand of railway, electric, rural and construction sectors. The most used wood species are eucalyptus (Eucalyptus ssp.) and pine (Pinus ssp.).The treated woods used for poles, sleepers, fence posts and plywoods should be according to Brazilian norms requirements. The most usual wood preservative products used in Brazil are CCA (chromated copper arsenate) and CCB (copper chromium and boron salt). The analytical methods, such as flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), plasma inductively coupled optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRFS) have been used for the analytical control of those treatment processes. In this work, the eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus ssp) samples was obtained from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, cut plantation areas. Under pressure, eucalyptus wood samples were submitted to different concentration of CCA solution reaching 3.9, 6.7, 9.1, 12.4 and 14.0 kg of CCA by m-³ sapwood retentions. Samples in cylinders and sawdust forms were obtained from treated wood samples. Copper, chromium and arsenic determination was performed using the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRFS), portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (PXRFS), flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) and instrumental neutron activation analysis. In this work, the method of analysis, sensitivity, precision and accuracy performances of the related techniques were outlined.

O Brasil produz cerca de 2,2 milhões de metros cúbicos de madeira preservada para atender à demanda anual nos setores de transporte ferroviário, elétrico, rural e de construção civil. As espécies de madeiras mais usados são do eucalipto (Eucalyptus sp.) e pinus (Pinus sp.). A madeira preservada, utilizada para postes, dormentes, mourões e nas construções em madeira, deve estar em conformidade com as especificações exigidas pelas normas brasileiras quanto ao seu tratamento preservativo. No Brasil, os preservativos de madeira mais utilizados e regulamentados são CCA (arseniato de cobre cromatado) e o CCB (sal de cobre cromo e boro). As técnicas analíticas como espectrometria de absorção atómica de chama (FAAS) e espectrometria de emissão de plasma acoplado (ICPOES) e espectrometria de fluorescência de raios x (XRFS) são utilizadas para a avaliação desses processos. Neste trabalho, as amostras de madeira foram obtidas de árvores de eucalipto (Eucalyptus sp.), provenientes de áreas de plantação do estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Amostras de madeira de eucalipto foram submetidas a diferentes concentrações de solução de CCA, sob pressão, atingindo retenções de 3,9; 6,7; 9,1; 12,4 e 14,0 kg de CCA por m-³ de alburno. A partir dos blocos tratados foram obtidos amostras em forma de cilindros e serragem. A determinação de cobre, cromo e arsênio foi realizada pela espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X de energia dispersiva (EDXRF), espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X portátil (PXRF), FAAS e IAAN. Neste trabalho, foram avaliados métodos de análise, sensibilidade e precisão, exatidão das técnicas analíticas relacionadas. / Brazil produces around 2.2 millions of cubic meters of treated wood to meet the annual demand of railway, electric, rural and construction sectors. The most used wood species are eucalyptus (Eucalyptus ssp.) and pine (Pinus ssp.).The treated woods used for poles, sleepers, fence posts and plywoods should be according to Brazilian norms requirements. The most usual wood preservative products used in Brazil are CCA (chromated copper arsenate) and CCB (copper chromium and boron salt). The analytical methods, such as flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), plasma inductively coupled optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRFS) have been used for the analytical control of those treatment processes. In this work, the eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus ssp) samples was obtained from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, cut plantation areas. Under pressure, eucalyptus wood samples were submitted to different concentration of CCA solution reaching 3.9, 6.7, 9.1, 12.4 and 14.0 kg of CCA by m-³ sapwood retentions. Samples in cylinders and sawdust forms were obtained from treated wood samples. Copper, chromium and arsenic determination was performed using the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRFS), portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (PXRFS), flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) and instrumental neutron activation analysis. In this work, the method of analysis, sensitivity, precision and accuracy performances of the related techniques were outlined.

Tous les produits de construction ou les ouvrages qui sont en contact avec l’eau de pluie, sont susceptibles de relarguer des composants chimiques potentiellement dangereux pour la santé humaine et l’environnement. Actuellement, le relargage des substances dangereuses dans l’eau est évalué essentiellement par des méthodes expérimentales - généralement des essais de lixiviation réalisées à l’échelle du laboratoire. Par ailleurs, les impacts environnementaux des produits de construction et des bâtiments sont évalués par l’approche Analyse de Cycle de Vie (ACV), réalisées à partir de données propres aux fabricants et de données génériques existantes constituées en bases de données. Or, les émissions de polluants pendant la vie en oeuvre des produits de construction sont actuellement mal prises en compte dans ces mêmes bases de données existantes et dans les méthodes utilisées pour l’évaluation des performances environnementales des produits et des bâtiments.Dans ce contexte, les objectifs de ces travaux ont été : (i) de développer une méthodologie pour l’évaluation du comportement à la lixiviation de différentes matrices de produits de construction et (ii) d’intégrer les données de lixiviation dans les méthodes ACV à l’échelle du bâtiment. La méthodologie développée pour l’évaluation du comportement à la lixiviation des produits de construction est basée sur : (1) des essais de caractérisation à la lixiviation, selon les méthodes standardisées d’évaluation répondant au Règlement Produits de Construction (RPC), (2) la modélisation et la simulation des phénomènes couplés chimie-transport à l’échelle laboratoire et vraie grandeur et (3) l’intégration des données de lixiviation, obtenues par des simulations numériques en conditions d’exposition naturelle des produits de construction, dans les méthodes ACV, aux échelles produit et bâtiment.La méthodologie proposée a été appliquée et validée sur trois produits de construction : le bois traité CBA (Cuivre - Bore - Azole), la plaque fibrociment et la membrane bitumineuse. Les comportements à la lixiviation du bois traité CBA et de la plaque fibrociment a été simulé pour des conditions naturelles d’exposition à long terme, en utilisant le logiciel géochimique PHREEQC®. Les modèles chimiques développées permettent de considérer les matrices organiques et minérales et leurs interactions avec les polluants. Les phénomènes de transport des substances ont été également modélisés. Les modèles d’émission développés (couplage chimie-transport) permettent de simuler la lixiviation dynamique des produits considérés, pour différentes conditions d’exposition. Pour la membrane bitumineuse, seule la caractérisation expérimentale a été réalisée. Les données de lixiviation obtenues lors des simulations sur la durée de vie en oeuvre des produits ont été intégrées dans les inventaires respectifs du cycle de vie (ICV) des produits. Des méthodes d’impact spécifiques ont été utilisées en association avec les inventaires enrichis pour évaluer les impacts “pollution de l’eau”, “toxicité humaine” et “écotoxicité” des produits considérés. L’ACV d’une maison simplifiée a été réalisée en utilisant le logiciel ELODIE. La méthode d’évaluation à l’échelle bâtiment consiste à intégrer les nouvelles données construites sur la base de la méthodologie développée à l’échelle produit aux autres données d’ACV à l’échelle bâtiment. La méthodologie développée au cours de ces travaux permet donc l’intégration des données de lixiviation dans les outils ACV dédiés au bâtiment / Any construction product and building undergoing contact with water during its life cycle can release chemical compounds potentially hazardous for the human health and the environment. The release of dangerous substances is presently investigated especially by experimental approaches commonly by laboratory leaching tests while the environmental impacts of construction products and buildings are evaluated by a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach. The dangerous substances release during use stage of construction products (leaching behaviour) is currently very poorly represented in the existing data bases and methods for environmental assessment of construction products and buildings.In this context, the main objectives of this study were: (i) to develop a methodology for the assessment of the leaching behaviour of various construction products and (ii) to integrate the leaching data in LCA approach at building scale. The methodology developed for the assessment of the leaching behaviour of construction products is based on: (1) characterisation leaching tests at lab scale, following the horizontal standardised assessment methods for harmonised approaches relating to dangerous substances under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), (2) modelling and simulation of coupled chemical and transport phenomena at lab and field scale, and (3) utilisation of simulated leaching data for the construction products exposed in natural condition with the LCA method for the characterization of the hazardous effect during the use stage. The proposed methodology was applied and validated on three different classical construction products i.e. CBA (Copper-Boron-Azole) treated wood, fibre-cement sheets and bitumen membranes. The leaching behaviour of CBA treated wood and fibre-cement sheets was simulated over several years under natural exposure conditions, using the geochemical software PHREEQC. The chemical models consider both the mineral and the organic matrixes and their interaction with treatmentcompounds. Mass transfer and transport phenomena were modelled. The developed coupled chemical-transport models are able to represent the dynamic leaching behaviour of the respective products in various leaching conditions. For bitumen membranes only experimental characterisation was possible. The leaching data obtained by simulation over the whole use stage of the products were integrated in the life cycle inventory (LCI) and the relevant life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods were applied with the enriched inventory. A simplified single-family house was modelled using a software designed to evaluate the intrinsic environmental performances of a building over its entire life cycle. ELODIE software was used in this work. The building scale assessment methodology is based on coupling the methodology developed for the product scale with the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at building scale. This methodology allows a proper integration of leaching data in LCA tools and answers several technical questions raised in the field