National Hardwood Magazine - January 2021

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NHLA GRADUATION Continued from page 34
• Sean D. Powell, NHLA Award for
Best Attitude/Citizenship
• Austin Andrew Wuesten,
Lumberman's Club of Memphis
Most Improved Award
• Michael Andrew Snider,
Willard Scholarship Award
Enrollment is now open for the 194th class, which begins
on January 5, 2021. To learn more
about the program, please visit www.
nhla.com.
The NHLA Inspector Training School
has a proud and rich 70+ year history,
graduating more than 7,500 students
since its conception. The Program
teaches the rules and applications of
the NHLA grading system and prepares
students for a career in the
Hardwood industry. This unique program
has earned worldwide respect,
consequently attracting students from
throughout the United States, Canada,
Europe, Africa, South America,
and Asia.
The world’s largest and oldest
Hardwood industry association,
NHLA represents companies and
individuals that produce, use, and sell
North American Hardwood lumber or
provide equipment, supplies, or services
to the Hardwood industry. It was
founded in 1898 to establish a uniform
system of grading rules for the measurement
and inspection of Hardwood
lumber. Since 1979, its headquarters
have been in Memphis. n
To learn more
about NHLA,
please visit
www.nhla.com.
HMA UPDATE
Continued from page 12
that’s what I call resilient!)
All industry stakeholders are welcome to participate. So,
please visit www.HMAmembers.org for updated information
on Conference details, Registration, and a look at which
companies will be exhibiting. And of course, contact me,
ljovanovich@hardwood.org, should you have a specific
question.
I’ve been told that “there is never a dull moment in Austin.”
And that goes for the rest of the U.S. and the world!
All we can do is just keep on being hopeful, doing our jobs
as best as possible, working to be part
of the solution, and keeping in mind
that the by-word for us all is flexibility.
There is strength in numbers! Let’s
keep in touch.n
AHEC REPORT
Continued from page 14
cation, as it has both increased durability
and dimensional stability. Thermally-modified
American Hardwoods
are suitable for applications such as
cladding, decking and shading structures,
as well as in outdoor furniture
and their environmental impact is extremely
low. While this material is not
yet used widely in the Middle East, it
has so much to offer as a natural and
low-environmental impact alternative
to many other wood and non-wood
products.
Using material volume data collected
by the UAE-based manufacturers
- Urban Studio and Alfa Interiors &
Furniture - and based on AHEC’s Life
Cycle Assessment tool, it has calculated
that all the Maple and Red Oak
used to make the three benches would
be replaced in the U.S. Hardwood forest
through natural regeneration in
just 5.8 seconds. At the same time,
for the duration of their existence, the
three benches will keep approximately
1 metric ton of CO2 equivalent out of the atmosphere.
For more information on AHEC and its global promotion
programs for American Hardwoods, please visit
our website at www.americanhardwood.org or contact
International Program Manager Tripp Pryor at tpryor@
ahec.org. n
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