Deck Construction Based on the 2009 International Residential Code (International Code Council)
Glenn Mathewson is currently working as a General Building Inspector for the City of Westminster, Colorado, performing residential and commercial inspections of building, plumbing and mechanical installations, as well as residential electrical inspections. Prior to his current position, he was a deck and remodeling contractor and had the opportunity to design and construct numerous large-scale, custom decks.  Glenn has earned a Master Code Professional Certification through the International Code Council. In addition to his work as a municipal inspector, he is currently writing technical articles for the Professional Deck Builder Magazine and is listed as a contributing editor. Glenn also works as a speaker/trainer, developing and presenting building code-related courses for numerous organizations and events around the country, including a full day course titled, "Building Codes for Building Decks," which was offered at the 2008 Deck Expo in Orlando, Florida.  He attends evening classes at the Metropolitan State College of Denver in pursuit of a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering Technology and expects to graduate in 2013.