Citizens Count, an online news source about New Hampshire lawmakers, has a roundup of proposed legislation concerning the esoteric topic of timber grades. (Story is here) I mentioned the bills in passing in a roundup of legislation a couple of months ago but didn’t get into details.
Basically the question is which lumber in New Hampshire can get the prizes SPF (spruce-pine-fir) designation that has traditionally been given only to Canadian lumber, and whether adhering to international standards is less confusing and expensive in the long run.
A good reminder that most of the built world depends on hidden-from-most-of-us decisions about standards and
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