Research Protocol

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Termite Risk by District and Material Strategy in Brunei

Executive Summary

This protocol defines a district-level termite risk model for cabinetry decisions in Brunei. It separates incident evidence, material susceptibility, and mitigation effectiveness so recommendations are auditable.

Claim Labeling Rules

  • `Measured`: from incident logs or inspected project records.
  • `Cited`: from standards, regulator, or technical references.
  • `Inference`: derived risk scoring from measured and cited inputs.

Research Question

Which district and construction combinations show the highest termite risk for cabinetry, and which material and treatment controls provide the largest risk reduction?

Methodology

  1. Build a district incident table from verified service and inspection records.
  2. Classify assemblies by board family, ground-contact context, and moisture exposure.
  3. Score risk using severity, recurrence, and time-to-incident.
  4. Estimate control effectiveness from before/after or matched-case comparisons.

Primary Endpoints

  • incident_rate_per_100_projects
  • median_days_to_incident
  • severe_incident_share_percent
  • control_effectiveness_percent

Data Sources

  • Brunei district and environment context from official publications.
  • Field service and inspection records with anonymized IDs.
  • Material treatment technical documents and SDS where relevant.

Assumptions

  • Service records are representative of installed base in each district.
  • Moisture exposure and detailing quality are dominant modifiers of termite onset.

Limitations

  • Underreporting likely where owners self-remediate without service tickets.
  • Causal attribution may be uncertain in mixed-failure projects.

Independent Validation Status

Protocol complete, local dataset pending.

What This Does Not Prove

  • National prevalence outside sampled projects.
  • Universal superiority of one treatment vendor.

Dataset Specification

`knowledge-base/research/data/brunei-termite-risk-study-template.csv`

JSON-LD Block

`knowledge-base/research/data/brunei-termite-risk-study.jsonld`

Version

  • Version: 1.0.0
  • Last updated: 2026-03-04

Changelog

  • 2026-03-04 (v1.0.0): Initial protocol, template dataset, and JSON-LD.