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Sandra Lupien Joins 2023 World Economic Forum Transformation Summit

Published on October 11, 2023
Director of MassTimber@MSU, Sandra Lupien, attended the WEF Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit, Michigan and spoke about opportunities to advance mass timber.
Advocating for Change: Sandra Lupien Pushes for Michigan Building Code Updates in Synecdoche Interview

Published on September 26, 2023
The article mentions Sandra Lupien's efforts in advocating for updates to Michigan's building codes to support mass timber construction, which is crucial for the success and future of mass timber construction in Michigan.
Sandra Lupien Takes the Stage at “Advancing Mass Timber Construction” Conference in Atlanta

Published on September 14, 2023
MassTimber@MSU Director, Sandra Lupien, had the opportunity to speak about policy approaches to advancing mass timber.
City of Ann Arbor Approves Mass Timber Housing Development

Published on September 12, 2023
With a commitment to sustainability, the 8-story housing development is designed to be carbon-negative with mass timber materials, green rooftops, and more.
Mass Timber Increasingly a Focus of Berghorn Research Group

Published on August 25, 2023
Read about student research on mass timber in a variety of different disciplines.
MassTimber@MSU Director Sandra Lupien Featured in Emergetic

Published on August 14, 2023
Architect Tom Negaard features MassTimber@MSU's director, Sandra Lupien, in his Emergetic blog.
Northern states collaborate with Finland: Michigan State University to co-lead workshop on climate solutions through biobased products

Published on May 16, 2023
MSU Department of Forestry partners with Natural Resources Institute Finland to facilitate workshop on climate-smart forestry products.
MassTimber@MSU in Italy

Published on December 8, 2022
Dr. George Berghorn, Research Director, Mass Timber @ MSU travelled to connect with the mass timber industry in Italy, read his blog entry here.
Rethink Real Estate For Good podcast features Sandra Lupien

Published on December 1, 2022
Host of the Rethink Real Estate For Good podcast, Eve Picker, features Sandra Lupien to speak on how she became involved with mass timber, and how she is constantly striving to advance mass timber construction and manufacture in Michigan.
Dr. George H. Berghorn featured in Mass Timber Webinar

Published on November 17, 2022
Register to learn from webinar panelists George H. Berghorn, Paul Crovella, Hongtao Dang, and Azzeddine Oudjehane, facilitated by Melanie Ross on Wednesday, November 30th 11:00 - 1:00 MST.
Team Kicks off Mass Timber Curriculum Development Project at NSF Conference

Published on November 14, 2022
Faculty members attend the NSF ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference October 26-28, 2022 to meet with other grant recipients and their project partners in Washington, DC.
WEF Summit in Detroit Highlights Mass Timber

Published on November 7, 2022
In October 2022, MassTimber@MSU Director Sandra Lupien participated in the “Urban Transformation Summit,” which highlighted mass timber as a strategy to achieve more sustainable, resilient, carbon-neutral communities.
Michigan Mass Timber Momentum Featured in Detroit News

Published on October 30, 2022
This segment covers mass timber sustainability and carbon benefits, mass timber demand in Michigan and the U.S., upcoming mass timber construction projects, education, and more.
October 2022 Webinar

Published on October 20, 2022
Anna Anderson, Ben Ridderbos, and Matt Kantner present, "Designing in Mass Timber - Current Work and Lessons Learned" facilitated by Brian Craig.
Team Spotlight - Hope Bennethum

Published on September 30, 2022
Meet Hope Bennethum, our Communications and Outreach Student Assistant for Mass Timber at MSU. Learn more about the team member behind our social media platforms, and segments like this team spotlight.
View a Life Cycle Analysis of the MSU STEM Facility

Published on September 28, 2022
Master of Construction Management student, Shreya Garad, conducted a case study in collaboration with her advisory, Dr. George Berghorn, and presented this poster at the International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon, April 12-14, 2022.
Team Spotlight - Dr. Richard Kobe

Published on September 23, 2022
Meet Dr. Richard Kobe, Chairperson and Professor, Department of Forestry. In this week's spotlight feature, learn more about Dr. Kobe and his experience with mass timber as apart of our team.
MassTimber@MSU Research Director Featured on Oregon Public Radio Segment

Published on September 21, 2022
George Berghorn, Research Director for MassTimber@MSU, joins Sheraz Sadiq on Oregon Public Radio to speak on Mass Timber.
Team Spotlight - Ichchha Thapa

Published on September 16, 2022
Meet Ichchha Thapa, a Doctoral Student in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University. She is our spotlight feature of the week! Read her segment to learn more about her experience as apart of the team, and the work she does for mass timber.
Team Spotlight - Raju Pokharel

Published on September 2, 2022
Meet Dr. Raju Pokharel, Assistant Professor of Forest Resource Economics. Dr. Pokharel is the fourth masstimber affiliated member to be featured in our spotlight segment, stay turned for another spotlight next Friday!