MUSKEGON, Michigan – Nearly 150 professionals, academics, and students engaged in mass timber projects, research, and initiatives gathered in Muskegon today for the 2024 “Michigan Mass Timber Update.” Now in its third year, the event celebrated Michigan’s growing mass timber momentum in the ideal venue: the mass timber event center and restaurant at Adelaide Pointe, a waterfront redevelopment in Muskegon. …The State of Michigan has taken several important mass timber actions this year. The soon-to-be-adopted 2021 Michigan Building Code defines three new mass timber building types. In addition, Michigan Mass Timber Update co-host Michigan DNR will soon complete its Customer Service Building in Newberry, the first building ever to use mass timber panels made from Michigan wood. And, the State’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget includes a $1MM investment – to be programmed by DNR – to “aid in the research and development of a mass timber market in Michigan.”