About the author  ⁄ Andrew Ruffin, P.E., S.E.

Andrew Ruffin is a Project Manager with Britt, Peters & Associates, Inc. in Greenville, SC. (aruffin@brittpeters.com)

Situated on the shores of Lake Hartwell, the Andy Quattlebaum Outdoor Education Center serves as the new 16,500-square-foot home of the Clemson Outdoor Recreation and Education program (Figure 1). The building is the first facility east of the Mississippi River and second in the country to use cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from southern pine (SP). It is part of the growing wave of interest in mass timber construction.

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