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For Arch Fair: Lecture on Structural Protection of Wooden Buildings

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Are you planning to build or renovate a wooden building? At the For Arch trade fair, auditor and technician Luboš Drahňovský will give a lecture on why structural protection of wooden buildings is important, how it is ensured, and how it affects the use and value of a house.

The topic of structural protection of wooden buildings is also very well covered in the new handbook Structural Protection of Wood, published by technicians from the Timber Research Institute. You can download it for free here.

The basic principle is the correct design, placement, and execution of wooden elements with the aim of minimizing the risk of degradation caused by moisture, UV radiation, or biotic pests.

When: September 19, 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., as part of the ADMD lecture series

Topic: Structural protection of wooden buildings. A key principle for the long-term durability of houses.

Where: For Arch trade fair, PVA Letňany, Prague

The 36th international construction fair For Arch will take place from September 16 to 20 at the PVA Letňany exhibition center in Prague. Companies from all areas of the construction industry will be presenting at the event, including construction financing and implementation, construction crafts and technologies, construction materials and products, construction machinery, building structures, construction equipment, and more.

You can download a free ticket to the fair here.

Czech Television: Technician from the Timber Institute and another inspection of the observation towers

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The importance of inspections and safety of wooden observation towers was again a topic in the main news program of Czech Television. Another television report in which our technician Luboš Drahňovský commented on the condition and method of inspections of wooden observation towers.

There are approximately 500 observation towers in the Czech Republic. According to our technicians’ estimates, about half of the buildings built before 2015 need reconstruction. Roughly half of the wooden observation towers were built for 2011.

L. Drahňovský has already inspected over 50 wooden observation towers. And the technicians of the Wood Institute provide this service to all administrators of these buildings so that they can properly assess the condition of the structures, safety, and possibly propose a method of maintenance, rehabilitation or reconstruction.

The collapse of the observation tower in the Děčín region was a warning to everyone. Two years ago, a wooden observation tower collapsed here. Several children were also injured in the accident. Criminal investigators proposed indicting six individuals and one association for public endangerment through negligence.

More information o kontrole dřevěných konstrukcí v exteriéru (rozhleden, mostů, lávek) najdete zde.

The Czech Television report was broadcast on August 2, 2025 (at 30:36). You can watch it here.