CLEMSON, South Carolina — Architecture faculty from across the U.S. gained a deeper understanding of the critical role timber building systems can play in decarbonizing the environment during a two-and-a-half-day immersive Timber Design Faculty Development Workshop hosted May 20- 22 by the Clemson University Wood Utilization + Design Institute and Clemson’s School of Architecture. The workshop — which was sponsored by the Softwood Lumber Board and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities — brought participants and speakers from 22 different colleges and universities to Clemson to learn about mass timber design and building, and strategies for incorporating the subject matter into their teaching, research, outreach and practice. …The workshop was highlighted by tours of the Clemson Experimental Forest, two campus buildings built with mass timber and a hands-on look at ongoing research being conducted at Clemson’s Built Environment Lab (BEL).