The glue-laminated beams and the roof deck look great, and everyone who visits the building looks up and comments on them.
Certified wood is a wonderful addition to the building.
Students will begin attending classes there in the spring of 2000. Since Oberlin broke ground on the project in 1998, the Lewis Center has attracted the attention of the architectural community, the academic world, and the national media. We're pleased that certified wood will be showcased in the Oberlin environmental studies building, and we're delighted to have CFPC associated with such an innovative undertaking. Oberlin chose FSC-certified wood elsewhere in the project. FSC-certified maple from Kane Hardwood of Kane, Pennsylvania, is used for trim in most corridors and classrooms as well as for auditorium seat armrests and aisle seat side panels.