Plywood

Plywood is a refined building material used in construction and in several industrial applications. Compared with many other construction materials, it provides a 50% decor bonus, making it useful when a room needs both functionality and aesthetics.

It can be used in some building recipes in place of other construction materials, and it also serves as fuel for Wood Heater and Ice Liquefier. Because of that, it has value beyond decoration: it can support both base building and specific temperature-control or fuel-consuming buildings.

• Plywood is most useful in areas where duplicants spend time, since the decor bonus helps offset the negative decor from machinery and crowded rooms.
• When planning infrastructure, it is worth reserving some Plywood for buildings that specifically require it, rather than spending it all on ordinary construction.
• Since it is also a fuel material, players may want to keep a separate supply for Wood Heater and Ice Liquefier if they rely on those buildings for colony management.
• In general, Plywood is best treated as a premium construction resource rather than a bulk material, because its main advantage is the decor bonus it provides.