Lumber grading training scheduled for Anchorage
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
April 14, 2026
A participant in a 2024 lumber grading training program in Fairbanks measures a defect in a board.
The Alaska Lumber Grading program will hold a free certification course in Anchorage from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28.
The program, part of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service, is designed to allow small and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber for home construction in Alaska. When the program conditions are met, the lumber may be accepted as an alternative to grade-stamped lumber for structural applications where required by residential building codes.
The April 28 course is aimed at Municipality of Anchorage Building Department officers and home inspectors as they prepare to integrate the Alaska Lumber Grading program into Anchorage's residential construction code. It is also open to sawmills that are seeking the ALG certificate.
It will be held at the Municipality of Anchorage’s Building Permits Department, 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage. Registration is available at .
For more information, contact Matt Labrenz at mtlabrenz@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7192.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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