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Evidence Engine · WI-EV v1.0.0

A living meta-analysis of the wood literature.

Each statement below is tracked continuously against the open scholarly registries. The Evidence Score, the consensus share and the conclusion are recomputed as new work is published, and every change is versioned in public.

Claims tracked

6

Studies indexed

84

Revisions published

6

Sustainabilityv220122024

Long-lived timber construction products deliver a net biogenic carbon storage benefit over the building service life.

Under review — the register is reading the literature and will publish a conclusion once directional evidence has been indexed.

Evidence Score63
Confidence
Low confidence
Consensus
100%
Studies
14
Contradicting
0
Modificationv220082022

Thermal modification measurably increases the decay resistance of softwood in above-ground exterior use.

Under review — the register is reading the literature and will publish a conclusion once directional evidence has been indexed.

Evidence Score61
Confidence
Low confidence
Consensus
0%
Studies
14
Contradicting
0
Modificationv220042022

Acetylation reduces the moisture-driven dimensional movement of wood by more than half relative to the untreated species.

Under review — the register is reading the literature and will publish a conclusion once directional evidence has been indexed.

Evidence Score58
Confidence
Low confidence
Consensus
0%
Studies
14
Contradicting
0
Modellingv219862024

The Scheffer climate index is a reliable predictor of above-ground decay hazard across climate zones.

Under review — the register is reading the literature and will publish a conclusion once directional evidence has been indexed.

Evidence Score54
Confidence
Low confidence
Consensus
0%
Studies
14
Contradicting
0
Firev220092023

Charring rates of cross-laminated timber under standard fire exposure are predictable within the Eurocode 5 design assumptions.

Under review — the register is reading the literature and will publish a conclusion once directional evidence has been indexed.

Evidence Score51
Confidence
Low confidence
Consensus
0%
Studies
14
Contradicting
0
Service lifev220102025

Untreated larch cladding reaches a service life comparable to surface-treated softwood in temperate Northern European climates.

Under review — the register is reading the literature and will publish a conclusion once directional evidence has been indexed.

Evidence Score47
Confidence
Low confidence
Consensus
0%
Studies
14
Contradicting
0

Method WI-EV v1.0.0. Scores are computed from indexed metadata — volume, evidence grade, agreement, peer-review share, recency and reproducibility — not from expert opinion. A high score means the literature is consistent and well-graded, not that the statement is proven. Records are retrieved from Crossref, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar and related open registries.