TimberShield™ integration
Protective technology incorporated where specified and validated for the intended assembly.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
MARINE-GRADE MASS TIMBER
Engineered for the realities
of coastal and marine environments.
ABTEC TideWood™ is a development-stage product platform intended to extend the warmth, strength and precision of mass timber into demanding waterfront applications—including marine-grade decks, marina walkways and buildings on the water.
EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT VISION ↓TideWood™ is under research, development, testing, qualification and certification. It is not currently represented as commercially available or certified for any specific exposure class, code application or service-life performance.
THE TIDEWOOD™ VISION
Not conventional timber placed beside the water.
A complete mass-timber system engineered around the conditions that waterfront construction must face.
Salt air. Persistent humidity. Wind-driven rain. Wet–dry cycling. Abrasion. Corrosive connections. Details that must drain, dry and remain inspectable. These are not secondary considerations—they define the product-development program.
ABTEC’s objective is to bring the full discipline of its construction process to marine-adjacent work: coordinated design, factory-controlled manufacturing, protective technology, exposure-specific detailing and evidence-based qualification before the system reaches a project.
A PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY
Marine-grade decking.
Built as a system.
Marina decks and walkways are among the most demanding horizontal wood applications. TideWood™ is being developed to address the entire assembly—not simply the board.
- Durable walking and wear surfaces
- Drainage and accelerated drying
- Slip and surface-performance testing
- Dimensional stability through moisture cycling
- Corrosion-resistant fasteners and connections
- Maintainable, inspectable and replaceable details
Performance targets remain subject to research, testing, engineering, qualification and applicable approvals.
ONE COORDINATED PLATFORM
Protection is more than a coating.
TideWood™ is intended to combine material, protection, connection, detailing, manufacturing and verification into one exposure-specific system.
Exposure-specific engineering
Material selection, layups, adhesives, coatings and sealants matched to defined service conditions.
Moisture management
Drainage, drying, protected end grain, replaceable wear surfaces and details that avoid trapped water.
Marine connection strategy
Corrosion-resistant fasteners, connectors and interfaces selected as a coordinated system.
Factory-controlled quality
Digital coordination, repeatable manufacturing and documented quality control before shipment.
Testing before claims
Bond, delamination, structural, fire, fastener, corrosion, durability, slip and environmental testing.
A GATED DEVELOPMENT PATH
Claims will follow evidence.
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Research
2
System development
3
Laboratory testing
4
Full-scale validation
5
Qualification & certification
6
Controlled commercialization
ABTEC will advance TideWood™ through defined technical gates. Applications, exposure limits and performance statements will be established only after the appropriate testing, engineering review and approvals.
CONCEPTUAL FUTURE APPLICATIONS
From marina walkways to waterfront living.
The TideWood™ platform is being developed for a range of coastal and marine-adjacent opportunities. The images below illustrate the vision; they do not represent completed TideWood™ projects or approved end uses.
DEVELOPMENT TARGET 01
Marine-grade decks & marina walkways
A future decking system developed around horizontal marine exposure—including wet–dry cycling, drainage, surface wear, slip resistance, dimensional stability and corrosion-resistant fastening.
DEVELOPMENT TARGET 02
Marinas, clubs & waterfront hospitality
Mass-timber structures for marina clubhouses, restaurants, pavilions and shared waterfront amenities where warmth, speed of assembly and a strong sense of place matter.
DEVELOPMENT TARGET 03
Commercial properties on the water
A coordinated platform for hotels, retail, restaurants and mixed-use waterfront destinations—subject to exposure-specific detailing, engineering and approval.
DEVELOPMENT TARGET 04
Coastal & waterfront residences
Potential residential systems that combine the visual value of mass timber with elevated construction, deep protection, managed drainage and marine-conscious connection design.
CONCEPTUAL IMAGERY — NOT COMPLETED TIDEWOOD™ PROJECTS
HELP SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXT
Bring ABTEC the environment.
We’ll help define the questions.
ABTEC welcomes conversations with marina owners, waterfront developers, architects, engineers, research institutions and testing partners about future requirements, pilot opportunities and qualification priorities.
DISCUSS THE TIDEWOOD™ DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM →