George Berghorn LEED AP BD+C, CGP

George H. Berghorn, LEED AP BD+C, CGP

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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sustainable Wood Construction
Department of Forestry

Degrees:
PhD: PhD in Construction Management from Michigan State University.
Masters: Master of Environmental Studies from Yale University.
Bachelors: Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude) in Earth Science and Political Science from SUNY Brockport.

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Affiliated Programs/Initiatives/Projects:

MassTimber@MSU.
MSU Housing & Education Research Initiative.
MSU Industrial Assessment Center.
Construction Management Education and Research Lab.
MSU Domicology Research Group.
MSU Sustainable Bioproducts Program.
Green Prisons.

George H. Berghorn is an assistant professor of construction management in the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University, and he advises Sigma Lambda Chi. He also serves as the Residential Competition Team Coach and oversees the coordination of Construction Management Education and Research Lab. He earned a PhD in construction management from MSU and a Master of Environmental Studies degree from the Yale University School of the Environment (at the time known as the Yale University School of Forestry and Enviromental Studies). Berghorn is a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction, and a Certified Green Professional from the National Association of Home Builders. He has worked on funded projects related to the feasibility of building deconstruction and material reuse, barriers to increasing mass timber building construction in the U.S., reuse of salvaged lumber in cross laminated timber, the role of construction activities in aquatic invasive species introduction and spread, building science education, and electric utility training. Prior to his career in higher education, Berghorn was a site superintendent and construction project manager in the U.S. and a policy director for a statewide trade association.