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Mass Timber
Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility will be the first in Michigan to use wood, rather than concrete and steel, for its load-bearing structure. Known as mass timber, this framing style uses large solid or engineered wood.
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Lauren Cooper
Academic Specialist, Forest Carbon Curriculum
ltcooper@msu.edu
517-353-1961
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George Berghorn, LEED AP BD+C, CGP
Assistant Professor, Construction Management
berghorn@msu.edu
517-353-8756
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Bhushan Nankar
Graduate Research Assistant, Construction Management
nankarbh@msu.edu
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Richard Kobe
Professor; Chair, Department of Forestry
kobe@msu.edu
517-355-0093
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Dan Brown
Academic Specialist, Wood Recovery
brownd94@msu.edu
517-355-2208
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Pascal Nzokou
Associate Professor, Forest Biomaterials and Agroforestry
nzokoupa@msu.edu
517-432-5664
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Mojgan Nejad
Assistant Professor, Green Bioproducts
nejad@msu.edu
517-355-9597
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New MSU STEM building to help fight climate change by storing carbon
Published on December 4, 2019
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) -- which consists of large structural planks glued together to form beams and columns -- used in MSU’s STEM facility will store carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. -
Department of Forestry now offers a minor in Sustainable Bioproducts Science and Technology
Published on February 18, 2019
A new minor from the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University (MSU) will offer students an opportunity to pursue a career or graduate degrees in renewable wood-based bioproducts. -
MSU received $247K U.S. Forest Service grant to develop tool for cross-laminated timber in commercial building construction
Published on June 20, 2019
The MSU Construction Management program was selected by the U.S. Forest Service to develop a construction time and cost estimating tool for use of CLT in commercial building construction. -
Using lignin as a sustainable alternative in biobased adhesives
Published on March 29, 2019
Mojgan Nejad, an assistant professor in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University, has been working with wood panel producers and adhesive manufacturers for several years in pursuit of alternatives to petrochemicals. -
First timber building of its kind in Michigan constructed at MSU
Published on April 1, 2019
The new STEM building on MSU's campus will be built with cross laminated timber technology supporting sustainable building practices that could lay the groundwork for future markets in Michigan. -
Building the Future: A brighter future with investments in infrastructure
Published on January 14, 2020
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has embarked on a strategic planning process to improve facilities.
