Leaders Celebrate Milestone for State's First Michigan-Sourced Mass Timber Building

Michigan Department of Natural Resources breaks ground on mass timber Newberry Customer Service Center breaks ground in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

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Mass timber leaders gather for groundbreaking of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Newberry Customer Service Center. Photo by Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

State and local leaders joined with building construction industry professionals, forest products industry representatives, and academics in the U.P. in early October to celebrate an important Michigan mass timber milestone: the groundbreaking of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Newberry Customer Service Center.

In remarks, MassTimber@MSU Director Sandra Lupien marked two key “firsts” about this building. One, the building is a fully mass timber structure—the first in Michigan; and two, it’ll be the first to use Michigan-sourced wood—red pine—in cross laminated timber panels. Designed by Lord Aeck Sargent with construction management by Walbridge and installation by Clark Contracting Services , the building is set to be completed in October 2024.

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