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The LendLease Corp. and Simpson Strong-Tie commit as Founding Partners for Wood Utilization + Design Institute

June 21, 2017

Clemson’s Wood Utilization + Design Institute (WU+D) has gained two new corporate Founding Partners, The LendLease Corp. and Simpson Strong-Tie. Both companies have invested in the Institute to support the advancement of the wood products building industry.

The Lendlease Corp. and Simpson Strong-Tie each donated $50,000 to help fund the Institute, which brings together foresters, architects, engineers, constructors and building industry stakeholders to design advances in wood-based products through education and training, product research and development, as well as development of technical and design solutions.

Lendlease and Simpson Strong-Tie join an impressive cohort of founding partners for the institute, including Huber Engineered Wood Products; Collum’s Lumber Products LLC; SmartLam; Mac Rhodes, a South Carolina timberland owner; and Weyerhaeuser Co.

The forest industry has an $21 billion impact on the South Carolina economy. More than two thirds of land in South Carolina — 12.9 million acres — is forested. The Clemson University Wood Utilization + Design Institute is strategically positioned to drive the development, demand and utilization of wood products, as well as address industry’s needs for the next generation of talent.

For more information on these corporate partners and WU+D, visit: http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/100000-donated-to-clemsons-wood-utilization-design-institute