Mass Timber Today: Building Sustainably with Lumber

Join us for a virtual program with Patricia Layton, Strategic Advisor to Clemson University’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute, as she explores the growing role of mass timber in contemporary design and construction. This session will cover the types of mass timber products available today, how they are researched, tested, and sourced, and where they are being used in real-world projects. Participants will gain insight into the sustainability, embodied carbon benefits, and lifecycle considerations that make mass timber a compelling building material.

Earn 1 AIA LU HSW (approved)

Learning Objectives

Participants will gain an understanding of the current state of the wood products market and how mass timber addresses embodied carbon.
Participants will be able to identify and summarize the various types of mass timber products available, including the research and testing conducted to make them viable solutions.
Participants will gain an understanding of the role that sustainable resource management has in achieving sustainable buildings.
Participants will determine how and why mass timber products can be utilized in future construction projects and identify the environmental and performance benefits of their use.

About the speaker

Pat Layton is Vice President of BlackBriar Environmental LLC. She serves part-time as the Strategic Advisor to Clemson’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute and a Professor Emerita of Forestry. She previously served for 12 years as the Institute’s founding director. The first 14 years of her 26 years at Clemson were spent as Director of the School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences and chairing the Forest Resources and Forestry and Natural Resources departments.

Virtual location

You will receive a confirmation email with a URL.

Feb 19, 2026 12:00pm ET

Free