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  • Building Mass Timber: Workshop for Construction Management Faculty
    SUNY ESF
    October 20-22, 2025
    SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is one of the nation’s premier colleges focused on the study of the environment, developing renewable technologies, and building a sustainable future. Join SUNY ESF and Think Wood, with support from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, for this two-and-a-half-day workshop, October 20-22, where participating construction management faculty can increase their mass timber knowledge by attending lectures, building tours, hands-on learning about mass timber construction, and curriculum planning. Participants will leave the workshop with:  A comprehensive understanding of the mass timber project delivery process—from preconstruction through installation. Hands-on experience with mass…
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    • Construction Management

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  • 2025 Timber Design Faculty Development Workshop
    Clemson University
    June 9-11, 2025
    In June 2025, Think Wood invited 26 early-career engineering faculty from 24 universities across the U.S. to attend the Timber Design Faculty Development Workshop, hosted by Clemson University’s Glenn Department of Civil Engineering and Wood Utilization and Design Institute (WU+D). The hands-on program addressed the full value chain of light-frame and mass timber construction—from sustainable forestry to lumber production and glulam fabrication—to equip engineering faculty attendees with information and tools to map out syllabi that they can use to introduce or bolster the wood design education of students at their own institutions. With more than twice as many applicants as…
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  • 2025 Timber Architecture Design Faculty Development Workshop
    Auburn University
    May 28-30, 2025
    In May 2025, 25 tenure-track professors from 23 accredited architecture programs across the U.S. came together to experience the full “forest-to-frame” supply chain at the 2025 Timber Architecture Design Faculty Workshop, co-hosted by Auburn University’s Mass Timber Collaborative and Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects.  Funded by the Softwood Lumber Board and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, the intensive three-day workshop gave participating faculty a holistic command of mass timber—material science, life-cycle carbon accounting, structural systems, procurement strategies, and construction logistics—sending them back to campus ready to incorporate expert-level mass timber content in design studios and technical seminar courses.  Contact…
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  • Timber Engineering Education
    Cal Poly Pomona
    October 18-19, 2024
    In the final SLB-sponsored mass timber workshop of 2024, 20 faculty members from 18 universities across the country gathered at Cal Poly Pomona for a two-day workshop designed to support the development of wood-focused curricula, provide hands-on experience with light-frame wood and mass timber systems, and inspire further integration of wood education into engineering programs.  The workshop brought together experts from both practice and academia, with Mikhail Gershfeld, Professor of Practice in the Civil Engineering Department at Cal Poly Pomona, serving as the primary instructor. Judith Sheine, Director of Design at the TallWood Design Institute and Department Chair of Architecture…
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  • Advancing Faculty Skills in Mass Timber Construction
    Michigan State University
    June 2024
    In June 2024, faculty from Michigan State University, as well as industry experts in timber design, manufacturing, and construction, led the Advancing Faculty Skills in Mass Timber Workshop at Michigan State University.  The 3-day workshop, a first for construction management faculty, provided in-depth explorations of mass timber at every project phase, from pre-construction to project execution, leaving faculty with new knowledge and skills to build out comprehensive curriculum plans for their construction management coursework. Contact us at education@thinkwood.com if you’d like to be notified about future workshop opportunities.
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  • 2024 Timber Architecture Design Faculty Development Workshop
    Auburn University
    June 3, 2024
    In June 2024, Auburn University hosted an immersive Timber Architecture Design Workshop, led by Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects. Bringing together 21 architecture faculty members from institutions across the country, the three-day workshop provided a comprehensive exploration of mass timber—its structural properties, sustainability benefits, and potential to transform architectural education. Through hands-on experiences, expert-led discussions, and site visits to KPNC’s Environmental Education Building, the Kendeda Building for Innovative and Sustainable Design, T3 West Midtown, and Ponce City Market, faculty participants deepened their understanding of the full lifecycle of mass timber. The objectives of the workshop were to provide faculty in architecture…
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