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26 Wood to the Rescue T.H. Marsh Construction Builds Premier Student Housing
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14 Making Money Grow on Trees CAM Member, J.S. Vig Construction Company, Has Project Green Division
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34 Fighting Fire with Cold Hard Cash Milford Fire Station Keeps the Details Traditional
DEPARTMENTS 18 Through the Looking Glass Glass Companies Discuss Glazing in Challenging Times
23 Greenprint for the Future The Green Nature of Windows
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WCA Honors Winners of 2010 PYRAMID Awards In late March, the Washtenaw Contractors Association (WCA) honored the winners of its 13th annual PYRAMID Awards before a group of the county's leading contractors, architects, construction project owners and labor leaders. Each of these prestigious awards represents exceptional effort in the areas of teamwork, service or innovation. To be chosen as a winner of a PYRAMID Award, a nomination had to be truly outstanding. An independent jury, composed of industry experts in Evansville, IN, selected the winners listed below.
BEST PROJECT TEAM AWARDS To be selected as a winner for a Best Project Team Award, the project had to involve an extremely high level of cooperation between the owner, architect and contractor, resulting in true synergism between these three entities. This cooperation and synergism must have resulted in an improvement in some critical aspect of the construction project, such as quality, budget, completion time, safety record or other key parameter.
BEST PROJECT TEAM – PROJECTS BETWEEN $3 MILLION & $25 MILLION
BEST SUBCONTRACTOR AWARD CONTRACTS UNDER $500,000
Zaragon Place, Ann Arbor • Architect – Neumann/Smith Architecture, Southfield • Contractor – O’Neal Construction, Ann Arbor • Owner – Zaragon Inc., Chicago, IL
Eagle Excavation, Flint • U of M Tunnels Phase IV project, Ann Arbor
BEST PROJECT TEAM - PROJECTS UNDER $3 MILLION
Detroit Zoo Dinosauria Exhibit Installation, Royal Oak • Architect – studiozONE llc, Dearborn • Contractor – JC Beal Construction, Ann Arbor • Owner – Detroit Zoological Society, Royal Oak
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BEST PROJECT TEAM - PROJECTS OVER $25 MILLION Bay City Public Schools, Bay City • Architect – Wigen Tincknell Meyer & Associates, Saginaw • Contractor – Spence Brothers, Saginaw/Ann Arbor • Owner – Bay City Public Schools, Bay City
BEST SUBCONTRACTOR AWARD To be selected as a winner for a Best Subcontractor Award, the subcontractor must have provided an exceptional level of service that resulted in a significant improvement in some critical aspect of the construction project, such as project quality, design, budget, completion time, safety record, or other key parameter. The improvement must have been documented, and the exceptional level of service supported in writing by the project owner, architect, general contractor or construction manager.
BEST SUBCONTRACTOR AWARD CONTRACTS OVER $500,000 Huron Valley Electric, Ann Arbor/ Motor City Electric, Detroit • The U of M MCIT Data Center project, Ann Arbor
BEST INNOVATION AWARD To be selected as a winner of the Best Innovation Award, the nomination must have represented a new and unique contribution to the construction industry. The innovation could have been a significant improvement to any aspect of the construction process, including administration, design, craftsmanship, equipment, labor relations, materials, and training.
BEST INNOVATION JC Beal Construction, Ann Arbor • Thompson Block Emergency Façade Stabilization System, Ypsilanti “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
The PYRAMID Awards presentation is a hallmark evening, because it is the only event for which virtually all sectors of the construction industry in Washtenaw County gather together to celebrate the great achievements of the past year. Major sponsors of the event were Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 9, Michigan Council of Employers, Laborers Local 499 - Employers’ Cooperation and Education Trust Fund, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters, and the Washtenaw County Industry Advancement Program.
WCA Names Tom Tocco 2010 W. Nelson Vander Hyden Award Recipient The Washtenaw Contractors Association (WCA) recently presented Tom Tocco, director for facilities, engineering & construction for St. Joseph Mercy Health Systems, with the 2010 W. Nelson Vander Hyden Award. The award recognizes an individual who is a leader in both the construction industry and the community. As director, Tocco oversees maintenance of 3 million square feet of space, as well as
design and construction activities. In this role, Tocco championed a comprehensive energy management program that resulted in utility costs savings measured in the millions of dollars, receipt of a number of energy conservation awards, and numerous requests for speaking engagements to share his successful energy savings ideas with other health organizations. Last year, his responsibilities were expanded once again to include capital construction project leadership for seven hospitals and provision of consulting services for St. Joseph Mercy Health Systems on a nationwide basis. Tocco joined St. Joseph Mercy Health System in 1984 in Construction Engineering. He was promoted several times, first to manager of construction services in 1989. His role was expanded in the 1990s to include responsibility for construction activities for three hospitals and several satellite facilities. In 2004 he was promoted to director for facilities, engineering & construction. In keeping with the high standards set by Vander Hyden for community service, Tocco is also involved in many activities outside his own organization. He actively supports teaching and internships for students in
various construction, biomedical and other technical trades. He has served his community as a member of the Superior Township Appeals Board. He is involved with Gleaners Food Bank as a donor and volunteer. He is actively involved in his church, teaching Sunday school, assisting with youth activities, and working with Love, Inc., an arm of the church that assists families in need. And finally, he is actively involved in the lives of his wife and three daughters, including serving in the important roles of coach, cheerleader and chauffeur. Tocco’s 2010 award marks the 32nd year that WCA has presented the W. Nelson Vander
Robert Malcom (right) presents award to Tom Tocco (left).
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Hyden Award. The award’s namesake was active in the construction industry of Washtenaw County during the 1960s and 1970s. With the presentation of this award, WCA commemorates the high standards of moral character, ethics and professionalism that Vander Hyden demonstrated during his years as a part of the area’s construction industry. In addition to being involved in the construction of many signature projects in Washtenaw County, he was committed to the improvement of the construction industry as a whole, and always found time to give back to his community. Nominations for the W. Nelson Vander Hyden Award are solicited each year from throughout the construction industry, with the selection being made by a committee composed of past recipients.
KraftMaid Cabinetry Launches Education Series on YouTube VIDEO TUTORIALS FOR DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS FEATURED ON YOUTUBE KraftMaid Cabinetry recently launched an Education Channel on YouTube to help architects and designers stay current with the
latest design technology. The company’s first video offerings are a series of Google SketchUp™ screencasts, digital videos explaining how to use Google SketchUp and the collection of more than 1,000 3-D KraftMaid cabinet models in the Google 3D Warehouse. Google SketchUp was developed to provide quick 3-D forms for conceptual stages of design, including a repository of 3-D objects that accelerate the design process, called the Google 3D Warehouse. SketchUp models can be converted into many CAD products without having to draw designs twice. Dynamic Components are SketchUp components to which attributes have been assigned. Attributes can be simple pieces of additional information, such as part numbers, dimensions, and behaviors, such as animation and smart scaling. The KraftMaid series consists of several 90second videos with tips for a variety of digital design-related topics, such as how to download and install the free version of Google SketchUp, and how to access KraftMaid's catalog of 3-D cabinet models. Another video shows advanced users how to create stunning client presentations that help
sell their kitchen, home or multi-family designs. Igloo Studios, producers of the popular “SketchUp Show” series, created the new screencasts for KraftMaid Cabinetry. Igloo Studios is a digital media firm that creates immersive 3-D and video media solutions for AEC industry companies. Responsible for creating interactive 3-D models for Google Earth and the Google 3-D Warehouse, Igloo creates powerful new media experiences being leveraged by building product manufacturers, real estate developers, and designers to reach clients and consumers in a visually meaningful way. “School” (http://go2-school.com), Igloo’s educational studio, trains Google SketchUp users through online video podcasts, DVDs, and live training. “These video screencasts make it easy for designers to learn and use free and affordable design software from Google, along with KraftMaid’s new 3-D cabinet models,” said Mark Johnson, FAIA, director of sales & marketing education at KraftMaid Cabinetry. “We're committed to helping the design community leverage our 3-D cabinet collections for design, presentations and the specification process.”
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Brownfield to Wind Tower Manufacturing: Ventower Breaks Ground!
Granholm, U.S. Congressman John Dingell, state and local officials, and others, in late March 2010 to celebrate the groundbreaking for Ventower’s new 115,000-square-foot wind tower manufacturing plant at the Port of Monroe in Monroe. DeMattia Group is providing architectural and construction services for Ventower's new manufacturing facility. The Monroe site has access to rail, water and truck routes to allow components to be delivered to all areas east of the Mississippi. “DeMattia Group is honored to provide our design and construction services for the initial wind tower manufacturing facility in Michigan,” states Gary D. Roberts, AIA, president of DeMattia Group. “Reclaiming a nearly 35-acre Brownfield site will have its challenges, but it is certainly proof that we are all shifting toward ‘green’ practices and renewable energy options, which will assist in revitalizing southeastern Michigan.” SME assisted Ventower and the project team in securing $16.5 million in financial incentives, including:
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) and DeMattia Group, both of Plymouth, joined Ventower Industries, LLC, Governor Jennifer
• $2.07 million state Brownfield grants and loans • $2 million federal EPA Brownfield loan
The KraftMaid Education Channel makes the video series easy to access on YouTube and share from a computer, smart phone or even the new Apple® iPad™. According to Johnson, “Our entire series has been created in high definition, the default setting for videos on the iPad, and other popular media devices. This makes the SketchUp demonstrations of the KraftMaid screencasts look stunning, no matter where designers view them. We envision that designers will soon be using tablets like the iPad for their SketchUp projects for client presentations.” To access the screencasts, visit www.youtube.com/MascoCabinetry and view the KraftMaid Education playlist. For more information about KraftMaid, visit http://www.kraftmaid.com or call 440-6325333. For more information about Igloo Studios, visit www.igloostudios.com.
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• $3.5 million state Brownfield tax credits • $5 million Brownfield tax increment financing • $4 million Small Business Administration Section 504 loan. SME also simultaneously managed Ventower’s environmental due diligence requirements and provided geotechnical engineering solutions for complicated foundation issues associated with construction at the former industrial waste landfill site. SME designed and will be coordinating environmental response actions to address contamination issues on the site. “Clean energy is one of the economic sectors we’ve targeted in our ongoing efforts to diversify Michigan’s economy,” Governor Granholm said. “Ventower’s state-of-the-art facility will help us toward our goal of making Michigan a center for green manufacturing.” Ventower is a fabricator and supplier of industrial-scale wind turbine towers. DeMattia estimates construction will take nine months, allowing manufacturing to begin in early 2011. The company anticipates building up to 250 towers a year at the site and initially employing 150 people.
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The facility’s design incorporates a planned expansion of 76,000 square feet. The manufacturing processes will bend, weld, paint and assemble plate steel into 15-foot diameter monotubes. Combined sections will reach 240 feet in height. The facility will have 40-ton cranes as well as process and material handling equipment to accommodate individual tower sections up to 115 feet in length. For more information about SME, please visit www.sme-usa.com. For more information about DeMattia, please visit www.demattia.com.
Bridging a Great Divide WORLD’S LONGEST CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE WINS PRESTIGIOUS U.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING AWARD The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently announced that the Sutong Bridge in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China has won the 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award (OCEA). The Sutong Bridge, which spans the
Yangtze River in China’s Jiangsu Province, is the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge. With a main span measuring 1,088 meters or about 3,600 feet, it is the first cable-stayed bridge with a span that passes the 1,000meter or 3,280-foot mark. The bridge also has two side-spans that are 300 meters or about 984 feet, as well as four smaller cable spans. The bridge provides a vital link between the cities of Suzhou and Nantong in Jiangsu Province. The expanse dramatically reduces the journey between Suzhou and Nantong which used to require a four-hour ferry trip – to just an hour. In addition to its record-setting length, the bridge’s construction included a number of significant achievements. The bridge’s two-pylon foundations – each founded on 131 piles - were the largest ever attempted, and the 300-meter bridge pylons were the tallest ever constructed. Additionally, the 577-meter or 1,900-foot long, stayed cables were the longest ever manufactured. Established in 1960, the OCEA program
recognizes projects from around the world for their contribution to the wellbeing of people and communities, their resourcefulness in planning and design challenges, and their innovative use of materials and techniques. The other finalists were: • The Arrowhead Tunnels Project, Inland Feeder Program, San Bernardino, CA • The Concordia University Wisconsin Lakeshore Environmental Enhancement and Education Project, Mequon, WI • The Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail, Section 710 Beacon Hill Station and Tunnels, Seattle, WA • The Utah State Capitol Seismic Base Isolation and Restoration, Salt Lake City, UT Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 144,000 civil engineers worldwide, and is America’s oldest national engineering society. For more information, please visit www.asce.org.
SAFETY TOOL KIT Safety Achievement Awards By Joe Forgue, Director of Safety and Education Services t the April 14th CAMSAFETY Construction Safety Training Workshop, the 2009 Safety Achievement Awards were presented. For 2009, 28 member companies recorded lost workday and recordable injury rates below the construction industry average, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Companies were grouped into three categories by work hours, as shown below. Many companies worked through 2009 without an injury. Those ties were then ranked by Experience Modification Rating (EMR). As a group, the lost workday case rate was .23 and
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the recordable rate was 1.23 - both well below the industry averages. In each category, the top three companies were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze designations, as depicted below, left. One last very important award was also given to the company with the lowest EMR. That award went to Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation of Lansing. Other Awardees: Alberici Constructors, Inc.; Authority Group Concrete; Baker Construction Company; Boone & Darr, Inc.; Broadcast Design & Construction; Colasanti Specialty Services; Commercial Contracting Corporation; De-Cal, Inc.; J. J. Barney Construction; Kasco, Inc.; OEMC Rentals; O’Neal Construction Inc.; R. C. Hendrick & Son; Turner Construction Company; Spence Brothers; Strut Tech Systems, LLC; and Will H. Hall & Son, Inc. All of these companies posted excellent safety numbers, but there were still some recordable and lost workday injuries. Since your employees are clearly your greatest asset, keeping them safe and sound while at work must be of paramount importance to any thriving, growing company. As always, if there is anything CAMSAFETY can do to help you with your safety program, we are always just a phone call or e-mail away. Remember CAMSAFETY is offering free, on-site Focus Four safety training under our Grant from MIOSHA. To find out more about this opportunity, please contact me at 248-972-1141 or at forgue@cam-online.com. You can also visit our website at www.cam-online.com.
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e’ve all heard that money doesn’t grow on trees, but CAM Member J. S. Vig Construction Co., Taylor, offers clients the next best thing – a specialized division that develops projectspecific guidance designed to reduce carbon emissions while improving energy efficiency, water efficiency, and the
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workplace environment – often reducing operating costs in the process. J.S. Vig’s Project Green Team focuses on best practices in sustainable, commercial construction, and the division also operates the Project Green Institute in Ann Arbor, a unique space that showcases many of these techniques. Clients who work with Project
The light pole seen here represents a significant investment in sustainability at the Project Green Institute, but the portable photovoltaic panel seen in front of the building was chosen because it made more financial sense than a built-in system at the rented facility.
Green find that money can grow on trees; in energy efficient appliances, in photovoltaic panels, and in many other technologies. THE PROCESS Sustainable building, like all other market sectors, is obviously impacted by less than favorable market conditions. The key difference is that investing in green technology can pay short and long-term dividends. Facility owners who want to realize these dividends must work with contractors who understand them. “I see two big barriers right now,” explained Joshua Brugeman, LEED AP, director of Project Green for J.S. Vig. “The first is that people don’t have access to capital, but we can bring incentives for sustainable building and financing solutions to the table that they may not know about. The other big barrier is lack of knowledge. People don’t know what is possible, or how to do it. We can break these things down to help develop solutions for people.”
Project Green TAKING STEPS TOWARD REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
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Project Green uses a four-phase process to provide owners with a comprehensive blueprint they can follow in meeting their sustainability goals. The first phase involves investigating green goals and benchmarking the performance of existing buildings. Owners who are eager to see dust start flying would be well advised not to rush this crucial step. Electrical and moisture issues, along with a host of other concerns, are often unearthed during this step. Brugeman cited an example where an existing building’s high energy costs were initially attributed to inefficient mechanical systems. After further investigation, it was determined that the system was working all too well and supplying much more fresh air than was needed in the space. Fine-tuning the existing equipment brought the energy bills down without costly replacements. Data gathered in the first phase is crucial to the second phase of the process, in which sustainability experts make recommendations based on their findings. “We develop an a la carte list of things that a building owner can do to make a facility more energy-efficient and sustainable,” said Brugeman. “We look at the investment cost, expected savings and payback window. Every solution that we suggest is backed with a detailed explanation.” Owners who are armed with this information can make educated choices in regard to their sustainability efforts. Developers who are looking for a quick return on their investments, for example, will typically be much less receptive to green technologies that take a long time to pay for themselves, than owners who will occupy a space for a long time, will be. As green building becomes more common, builders will be asked to provide information on expected paybacks more often. Brugeman believes that those who cannot do this will be “left in the dust” in a competitive marketplace. Phase three of the process offered by J.S. Vig’s Green Team involves project implementation with careful regard to sustainability goals, while phase four includes a comprehensive evaluation to ensure that these goals were met. Instead or merely seeing the potential results of this process on paper, the Green Team also provides clients with a unique opportunity to see positive results up close. THE TOUR Sustainable building embodies many complex concepts that can be difficult to visualize. Many of these ideas are on display at J.S. Vig’s Project Green Institute. Numbered tour stations, 24 in all, highlight “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
the multitude of green technologies that are packed inside the 1,000-square-foot office space, which is expected to earn Gold-Level Certification under the USGBC’s LEED rating system. The tour begins outside with a light pole that is powered exclusively with solar and wind energy that is stored in underground batteries. Efficient water management is highlighted with the combination of an efficient irrigation system that uses low-flow technology to prevent evaporation, thereby achieving the same result as a conventional system with 20 to 50 percent less water. Water that is not collected in the rain barrel seeps through permeable pavers instead of overwhelming storm sewers. Native grasses and flowers were selected for the landscaping, as these require less water than other landscaping choices. Effective use of native plants can deliver a traditional look in a much more sustainable way. “There is no reason that you can’t have a manicured look in the front of the building
while having fescue and sunflowers in the back,” said Brugeman. “There are a variety of solutions available.” Other outdoor elements include a green wall that provides an attractive exterior along with superior sound and thermal insulation properties and a solar shade that protects against solar gain in the summer while transmitting full sunlight in the winter for warmth. A variety of green roof mats are also on display outside the building, including thinner mats that weigh only 15 pounds per-square-inch, making them a viable option for some existing buildings. The inside of the facility is likewise a treasure trove of sustainable examples including recycled materials, energy efficient lighting and low-flow plumbing fixtures. The team that designed the Project Green Institute evaluated sustainable ideas against financial realities in the exact same way that Project Green clients do. “We went through the same exercise that anyone else would,” said Brugeman. “We put
our dream list together, then we looked at the budget realities and had to narrow it down.” Since J.S. Vig rents the space, long term investments like a gray water system or an extensive photovoltaic system wouldn’t have made sense. Still, the facility includes a portable photovoltaic panel, and the renewable energy light post outside does represent a significant financial investment, as the J.S. Vig has lofty goals for its newly formed Project Green Division. By 2015, the firm aims to retrofit 100,000,000 square feet, reduce operating costs by $100,000,000 and avoid 650,000 tons of carbon emissions. These goals will only be possible if the firm demonstrates that money can grow on trees to a large number of clients who are eager to rake in substantial savings.
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ichigan’s brutal economy has taken a toll on the entire construction industry, and glazing contractors are no exception. Firms have weathered bad times before and will do so again, but the troubling fact is that some will never see the light at the end of this particular tunnel. Most contractors are focusing their energies on simply staying in business until the economy gets better, essentially operating in a survival mode. CAM Magazine recently spoke with two glazing contractors, Peterson Glass Co., Ferndale, and Trainor Glass Company, Allen Park, to see what both firms are doing to stay afloat during these challenging times. It is hoped that their coping strategies might provide real insight to other glazing contractors as they face the same issues themselves.
occupied building,” said Swindle. “Typically, you don’t need to take working hours into consideration when a building isn’t occupied. If you want to start early, you can. Logistics become an issue with an occupied building because you won’t have an open jobsite where you can come and go freely. There are stricter requirements for access and increased security. All of those issues can make the job more complex, so they need to be understood.” Trainor Glass Company is also pursuing opportunities in the residential market. The firm provides a wide variety of bathroom and kitchen fixtures including tub and shower enclosures, sinks, faucets and countertops. These products are available at three retail design centers or online. The approach that brought Trainor Glass Company success in the commercial market needed some Trainor Glass Company is pursuing new markets and diversifying its product modification to be effective with individual homeowners. line without forgetting the core business the company is known for: “Residential work requires a working on commercial projects like the one seen in this photograph. TRAINOR GLASS COMPANY different marketing approach Like most contractors, Trainor Glass Company has seen fewer because you are reaching out to a larger audience just to get to a opportunities in recent months. single buyer,” explained Swindle. “The volume is also much lower. “We’ve seen tighter margins across the board, not just in Michigan, After you make the sale, you might not see that customer for a period but across the Midwest and the country as a whole,” said Tim Swindle, of years, or ever again, so the repeat business is not consistent like it Midwest regional manager for Trainor Glass Company. “We’ve been in is in commercial glazing.” the glazing business for 57 years, so we have strong relationships with In addition to pursuing work in other markets, Trainor Glass architects, general contractors and owners. We’re relying on those Company is diversifying its product line to grow its business in a existing relationships as we go after sectors where there seems to be down economy. The company now installs a stone cladding product more activity – healthcare, university and government work. Certain that uses curtain wall technology and a line of solar panels. These markets are being affected more than others.” products were carefully selected as they include processes and Contractors will obviously go where the work is, but a certain materials that are already familiar to a glazing contractor. amount of caution is warranted when stepping into unfamiliar “It is easy to overextend yourself and forget about your core territory. Contractors who performed primarily on smaller projects business,” said Swindle. “While we are determined to be successful may chase bigger jobs, but Swindle warned that these are often with these new products, we’re not forgetting where we came from.” more complex in terms of project management and cash flow. Labor Swindle believes that entering new market segments and offering and installation can be more difficult, requiring additional staffing, new products are viable strategies for coping with a down economy. which can lead to a crippling increase in overhead costs. Healthcare These actions increase opportunities at a time when an overall work also often takes place at operational facilities. Contractors who reduction can be expected. are not used to working around the public will need to learn these “There just aren’t as many good opportunities in new construction skills quickly. right now – that’s a fact,” said Swindle. “You need to be lean and mean “Logistics are an issue whenever you are working with an to survive.” Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
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Kevin Hickey, president of Peterson Glass Co., believes that contractors with good reputations for quality can benefit from the trust they have built up over time. Working on local landmarks, like the Palace at Auburn Hills, helps too.
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PETERSON GLASS CO. Peterson Glass Co. is also coping with a decrease in sales volume. According to Kevin Hickey, president of Peterson Glass, the actions of some contractors are affecting everyone. He noted that it is difficult to complete with bids where the submitting company is obviously willing to accept a loss or is planning to ignore prevailing wage requirements. “We’re trying to weather the storm by sticking to our guns,” he said. “There is no point in taking work if there is no money left over when you are done. We’re concentrating on getting the work that we can and on managing those jobs correctly, so we end up with some money leftover to cover our overhead and some kind of profit.” Peterson Glass has taken some steps to reduce employee healthcare costs and other expenditures, and has also diversified its product offerings to include solar panels, though Hickey noted that solar panels can only make money for his firm if customers have the money to install them. Although making a profit is a challenge now, Hickey is seeing some encouraging signs. He noted that no company that consistently bids work below cost can be expected to be in business forever. Owners are beginning to realize this simple truth, in his opinion. “We do get some work because of the failures of other companies,” he admitted. “Some people might have had bad experiences with other companies – whether they went out of business, didn’t meet the schedule, or got themselves thrown off the job for some reason. We’re getting by based on our past performance because people trust us to do the job right and get it done on schedule. It isn’t always about the lowest bid anymore. People are going back to who they trust.” Hickey sees real reason for optimism in this trend, but he admits that the process has been agonizingly slow. He pointed out that general contractors should be wary of bids that come in well below the initial cost estimate, but that hasn’t prevented these bids from flooding the marketplace. “We’re seeing ridiculously low pricing this year, even more so than last year,” he said. “Last year, someone might beat you by five percent – now it’s 10 or 20 percent. It is like a last gasp. They think they can take a lot of cheap work and survive on volume somehow, but it turns into a spiral when they start adding more people all those projects and their costs start going up.” Family firms like Peterson Glass may be Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
better suited than some to survive lean times because their overhead costs can be very low. The company’s office staff consists of three brothers plus an administrative person. “We can expand and contract as we need
to,” said Hickey. “Our overhead costs aren’t really affected by low volume because we would all be here anyway.” Hickey firmly believes that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel for contractors who embrace quality and refuse to
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Hickey believes that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel for contractors who perform well.
participate in last gasp efforts to stay afloat. Though relief can’t come soon enough, it may come sooner than many people think. “My personal feeling is that we are past the low, but I think that recovery will be a gradual process,” he said. “It won’t be like past recessions, where we bounced right back to where we were. Still, there is a little bit more work out there. We’re seeing automotive and healthcare work again, plus some of the new battery facilities that are going up. Things are starting back up again, slowly but surely.”
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he fact of the matter is we spend up to 90% of our lives indoors. Most of us however, are driven to be outdoors. Whether we realize it or not, we physically and emotionally benefit from nature and the sun. It’s been said that the best place to find religion isn’t in a church building, but by taking a walk in the woods. Architect Alden B. Dow embraced this idea in not only his design of places of worship but in architecture as a whole. The element Dow often used in his designs to connect the interior with the exterior, was glass. Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
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Glazing, that transparent component of a buildings envelope, which connects our environments, is one of architecture’s most sustainable elements. It impacts energy usage, ventilation and occupant health. In many ways, more so than any other sustainable feature a building can engage. Prior to the addition of mechanical and electrical systems, openings in the buildings envelope, whether infilled with glazing or
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not, were the primary source of light, ventilation, cooling and even helped to heat a building’s interior. There was a time when architects used to take advantage of these features. But over the last century, with some exceptions, we have largely ignored the benefits of a building’s glazing. With the advent of electric lighting and HVAC systems we’ve become accustomed to muscling the heating and cooling into a building, forcing fresh air in and contaminated air out, “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
and artificially lighting the interior to make spaces usable. The way we treated a buildings glazing became worse during the energy crisis of the ‘70s, when alot of reaction by architects and building owners focused on glazing as the primary loss of energy in a building. And it was an easy target. Existing buildings, K-12 schools being a prime example, saw large expanses of single pane glazing systems replaced with EIFS infills and small double hung replacements. Many of those schools, when they were designed, used large amounts of glazing for light, ventilation and connecting the occupants with the exterior. Additionally, new buildings were designed with a focus on more energy efficient walls. While a positive step for architecture as a whole, since glazing technology was much further behind, in many cases the windows were a forgotten element. It was a knee-jerk reaction; the fundamental building elements in architecture were changing and we were going through some growing pains. In recent years, low-e technology has greatly improved, double pane, argon filled insulated glass has become the norm, and warm-edge spacer technology has thrust glazing efficiently forward to catch up with the remainder of the building envelope. Choosing a higher performing glazing for a building, even though it may have a higher initial cost, can also have a quick payback, in some cases as little as just a couple of years. Having said that, a building’s glazing is still its weakest point for energy loss. Fortunately, many of today’s architects are returning to the principals of sustainable design they have used for centuries. No longer do we shy away from glazing, but we embrace it. Through understanding its added value to a building’s space, implementing time-tested principles of how to control solar gain and energy loss by how a building is oriented on its site, and through the use of properly designed overhangs, light shelves and sunshades. About the Author: An architect and LEED accredited professional, Paul Haselhuhn is an associate with the firm of Wigen Tincknell Meyer & Associates, Inc. Haselhuhn has been a project manager on a wide variety of projects for the firm and now specializes in higher education, healthcare and commercial facilities. In addition to sustainable/green architecture, his focus lies in design and construction documents for the firm’s clients. Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
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ood came to the rescue of a $47 million dollar project trapped between a confined site and a tight schedule. The Courtyards is a premier student housing development built deep in maize and blue territory in Ann Arbor. The narrow rectangular site, inserted into the existing fabric of The University of Michigan's North Campus, lie fallow for over 20 years until a Chicago developer named Kensington Realty Advisors, Inc. obtained the six-acre parcel for high-end student housing. Students can now study and unwind in style with a full complement of tanning domes, a game lounge and even a movie theater. The exterior is not your typical academic brick gulag, but a pleasing harmony of hardiplank siding, brick, and stone that says, "welcome home." Beneath the diverse exterior is a single material that virtually made the project possible: custom wood panels that form the entire structural frame and interior stud walls of the four-story buildings. "The three, 55-foot-high buildings pushed wood construction to its vertical limits," said August F. Kehn, PE, vice president and senior project manager of T.H. Marsh Construction, the Royal Oak-based construction manager for the 360,000-square-foot campus. "You usually do not see wood framing much over three stories on a building." Cost was one of the drivers behind this material selection. At the time of design, "a wood frame structure cost less than steel," said Gene Carroll, AIA, partner, LEED AP, Neumann/Smith Architecture, the Southfield-based firm responsible for the quality design of the 300-unit development. "We did price light-gauge steel stud over wood studs, but the current market pricing was better for wood." The project team turned to Cedar Creek Carpentry, a New Baltimore carpentry contractor, for this undertaking in wood. Designing, fabricating and installing custom wood panels is a Cedar Creek specialty. "They have engineers that make the panel work to the criteria established by the structural engineer," said Kehn. Cedar Creek designed and fabricated the panels in their New Baltimore shop, creating drawings for every panel type. "There are easily over a hundred different panel types on each building," said Kehn. Fabrication was efficient and streamlined, because "the buildings are very similar in shape, so fabrication became a repetitious item," said Carroll. "For speed of erection, wall panels were shop fabricated with windows and
sheathing already installed." In fact, the use of wood panels versus conventional stickbuilt construction accelerated the pace of rough carpentry and framing by two to three months, helping Marsh to finish the first building in time for the fall semester of
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2008. Students filled the newly built rooms, opening the floodgates and beginning the flow of cash to the owner an entire year before completion of the last two buildings in fall 2009.
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The use of wood panels accelerated construction by two to three months, allowing Marsh to finish the first of three buildings in record time. Students were able to occupy the first building in September 2008.
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Wood panels were used for both the structural frame and the interior studs of this 360,000-square-foot development.
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The Courtyards and The University of Michigan North Campus Recreation Building to the east, Marsh inserted a narrow temporary access road running the entire length of the site's west side. They were able to slip the 30-foot-wide road into the 45-foot clearance between The Courtyards and a wooded area and university parking lot to the west. "We didn't have sufficient room to even turn around," said Kehn. For construction of the South Building, bordered by the inaccessible Hubbard Street, semitrucks delivered materials to the very end of the site and then had to back down the entire length of the 1,000-foot-long roadway. Marsh carefully planned material delivery as a counter force to these tight site constraints. "The most important element to making this project a success was the early development of a site logistics and management plan that would allow for site access and movement around the site," said Rick Stanza, Marsh superintendent. As a pivotal trade contractor, Cedar Creek was placed on the priority site access list from the very inception of work on the 120,000square-foot South Building. "Cedar Creek's loads were driven to the south end early in the day at scheduled intervals," said Kehn. "We then brought in deliveries for other trades until Cedar Creek was ready to drive
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back down, going backwards all the way." There was simply no room for either backing up trucks or laying down materials, because of site constraints and foundation work in progress on the Center Building next door. Marsh worked south to north, building the three structures in sequence over the course of 21 months. Marsh's work as a construction traffic cop
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Marsh served as both traffic cop and road commission tasked with keeping the roadway safe and clear. "Much of the work was done in the winter," said Kehn. "In working through a winter of record snows, we had to plow and salt the road almost daily to maintain traffic flow." As a further complication, the site slopes upward 40 feet from the northern entry point to the south end, meaning the temporary road had to be paved or the construction crew would literally face an uphill battle in potentially muddy conditions. "This little Matterhorn of a temporary road was paved to allow for drainage and to keep mud and ruts from bogging down movement along the road," said Kehn. Marsh's astute project management came into play once again on a site offering little room to build and no place to park. "We resolved the parking issue by securing an agreement with a nearby church for use of its parking lot across Broadway Street," said Kehn. "Our arrangement satisfied the trades' parking needs for about 18 months. I would venture to say that having an arrangement with the church ahead of time may have even helped us get the job." Essentially, Marsh had a plan for managing 80 to 100 cars off the jobsite before they were even on the jobsite.
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PUTTING THE PIECES INTO PLACE Marsh began working south to north in summer 2007, because construction of the North Building's two-story underground parking structure would add six months to the timeline and make the North Building undeliverable by the first day of the fall semester in 2008. Fortunately, the wood panels were pivotal in delivering the South Building to the owner in time for the beginning of the traditional school year. Every panel was marked, arriving on the jobsite with a companion drawing showing its placement in this structural jigsaw puzzle in wood. Two truck-mounted cranes were positioned for lifting the panels - an average panel measured 20-feet-long x 10-feet-high - and then swinging and hoisting them into place. "They installed them like an erector set, going up one floor at a time," said Kehn. At the peak of the job, Cedar Creek had about 30 rough carpenters working on the spread of buildings. Labor savings, quality control, and speed were the three primary benefits of the panel system. "Setting huge panels in place versus not having to erect every stick or piece of wood was definitely a labor savings in the field," said Kehn. "Budget-wise, the cost came out equal. Shop assembly under controlled conditions boosts quality, because the carpentry is not impacted by weather or other field conditions. We were not impacted as much by the weather in the field either. The panels just made life easier." Last but not least, speed of installation was greatly accelerated not only for the structural frame and interior studs but also for the entire South Building. The plumbers, the electricians and all the trades could get their work done more quickly and ultimately turn the entire building over to the owner. With the use of the panel system, Marsh already had the rough carpentry and framing installed for the Center Building at the grand opening of the South Building. Both Center and North Buildings were completed in late spring 2009 and open to students in fall 2009. Both the selection of wood as structural frame and T.H. Marsh Construction Company as construction manager delivered a difficult project that was “a complete success with on-time project delivery, zero lost-time incidents, and an extremely high-quality product from the very first to the very last unit,” added Kehn.
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small village with a rich heritage, Milford has over four buildings and an entire district on the National Register of Historic Places. In this little hub of history, tripling the size of a woefully inadequate fire station called for a building compatible with the village's pleasing weave of historical structures. Milford Township called on the services of a construction company with a long history of its own, namely the 102-yearold George W. Auch Company of Pontiac. This centennial company preserved the community's heritage and conserved its budget with the renovation of the existing fire station and construction of a new addition. The architectural firm of Wixombased Coquillard, Dundon, Peterson & Argenta Architects, Inc. (CDPA) delivered a facility in harmony with the township’s vision. The new facility’s old-fashioned firehouse doors, keystone brick archways, and a cornice of dentil trim details were made possible by savvy material selection that blended the township's past heritage with current economic realities.
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CONTAINING FIRE Improperly managed, cost can spread like wildfire. With its management expertise and early engagement in the project, the Auch Company delivered a project substantially under budget. At the township’s request, “we initially evaluated five different sites for cost,” said Vincent P. DeLeonardis, Auch president, CEO, LEED AP. The township ultimately selected 325 West Huron Street the existing site of Fire Station No. 1 because of the economy gained through redevelopment of portions of the existing building and for its central location within the community. “There was land available adjacent to the existing station for the new addition that served as a parking lot for the existing station,” added William Moy, Auch project manager. The Auch Company's extensive preconstruction services included submittal of a list of architectural firms with fire station design experience to the township, plus assistance in preparing the Request for Proposals. The township selected CDPA, an architectural firm that has designed over fifty different fire stations across southeastern Michigan. Matching the project to the team was based on more than budget and experience alone. “We had good chemistry,” said DeLeonardis. The Auch Company’s estimator and several of his family members were volunteer firefighters in their own communities. “Our estimator understood the working environment of a firefighter,”
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The fire station’s detailed Fypon cornice work fits the township’s budget and the community’s rich heritage.
Designed to last 50 to 60 years, the four-fold doors are rated between a million to 2 million cycles, meaning the fire station doors can open and close several million times before reaching obsolescence.
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said DeLeonardis, “and we understood the township’s goal of creating value. CDPA also came across to the owner as a firm that would listen to their needs.” The Auch Company and CDPA worked together closely throughout the programming phase. "It helped us better to translate the design into construction and helped us do our part in formulating the schedule," said Moy. In turn, the project team worked closely with the community. Proving that it takes a village to raise a fire station, both Auch and CDPA participated in Town Hall meetings and interacted with numerous village and township governmental units, including the Village Council, the Village Planning Commission, the Downtown Development Authority, and the Historical Commission, said Stacy E. Peterson, AIA, CDPA president. THE LITTLE FIRE HOUSE THAT COULDN’T After a previous bond failure, the idea for a new station finally caught fire with voters who passed the bond issue for a revitalized fire station in November 2008. The small size
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of the 5,500-square-foot station ultimately convinced the community to begin building. The fire station interior was such a tight squeeze that firefighters couldn’t open the doors of two fire trucks, parked side by side, at the same time. "The vehicles were so close that I could walk between them and almost touch both vehicles with my shoulders," said Peterson. The original 2,300-square-feet of this “bonsai” fire station was built in 1954 with a subsequent 2,200-square-foot addition constructed in 1975. "It was basically an antiquated and inadequate facility," said DeLeonardis. The small little station lacked space for both standard and hazardous material training, contained only a single shower to serve the needs of both male and female fire fighters, and housed a single restroom for both the firefighters and the public. Unrolling the blueprints for the new 18,634-square-foot station revealed a wellplanned facility capable of rescuing the fire department from its own version of confined space entry. The renovation of the
original station called for an administration area, training room and a dispatch and watch room, leaving the entire first floor of the new 12,017-square-foot addition - called the apparatus room - available for a fleet of fire trucks and a host of fire equipment. The addition's second level is designed to serve the needs of Milford's hard-working firefighters with a kitchen, day room and exercise area facing West Huron Street. Separate female and male restrooms and showers are designed as a buffer zone separating active areas from a small library, sleeping quarters, and expansion space at the back of the building. Formerly, most of these functions were compressed into a single, cramped room in the old facility. Built to serve both village and township, the new Fire Station No. 1 also allows Milford to host and train in a haz-mat response trailer that rotates among communities. MAKING HISTORY The building's function fell into place, but the core design conundrum was working with the community and various “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
50,000 cycles, meaning they can go up and government agencies on the station's down 50,000 times before they need to be appearance. "We spent a great deal of time replaced. Four-fold doors, depending on the creating the look that everyone would buy manufacturer, are rated between a million to into,” said Peterson. “Community 2 million cycles and will last 50 to 60 years discussions steered the design toward a versus the 13 years of a typical overhead period architecture as opposed to a contemdoor.” In addition, the four-fold doors – porary look. Exterior features, such as the electrically operated with a manual option detailed cornice work and the keystones in the event of a power failure – open more above the apparatus door openings, pick up quickly. Less visible and less crucial, vertical themes of other buildings in downtown sectional overhead doors were installed in Milford." the rear of the fire station. As construction manager at risk, the Auch Value analysis drove selection of the Company turned over this classic but costepoxy floor finish in the apparatus room, as effective fire station "through detailed estimating and working with the architect on the selection of materials," said DeLeonardis. In lieu of more expensive stone, the ornate cornice is a manufactured Fypon unit; light-colored, splitface block replicates stone in the building base and accent bands. In another material strategy, the inviting facade is clad in an oversized, utility brick designed to reduce labor costs and blend the brick with the scale of the four, large apparatus bay doors. "The jumbo brick fits more closely with the scale of the large 14 x 14 foot doors," said Peterson. In addition, soldier courses of utility Fighting fire with fitness is all part of emergency brick add to the period preparedness. The second-level fitness room is a architecture and new amenity of the fire station addition. visually break up the wall surfaces. "Overall, we focused on items that impacted shortwell. An epoxy floor is a more costly but term costs and on key items that made an more durable surface, especially valuable in impact in terms of long-term investment," a fire station continually subjected to water said Peterson. from fire hoses and other uncommon Some of these key items, subject to a sources of wear and tear. "With water often thorough value analysis, are the apparatus present, we also added a grit finish to make bay doors, the flooring, and the HVAC the floor slip resistant," said Peterson. system. The four bay doors in the front are The HVAC system was another key item in four-fold doors designed to open and close the value analysis process for the $3.2 like an accordion. These doors re-create the million dollar project. "We have multiple ambiance of an old fire station, plus add force air units with AC condenser units that value to the facility. "All fire doors used to be serve the administrative side and the living like these doors in the old days before fire quarters, and radiant unit heaters that serve stations began using overhead doors," said the apparatus room,” said Peterson. Added Peterson. "In terms of value, heavy-duty DeLeonardis, “The owner obtained a high commercial overhead doors are rated at Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
degree of control and energy efficiency with these systems.” As another point of economy and value, the existing vehicle exhaust system was relocated to the new apparatus room with its host of newly installed compressed air piping, electric drops, and other systems serving fire trucks and equipment. “The owner got a lot of bang for the buck in a fire station that is slated to last for 50 years,” added Peterson. WORKING ON A LIMITED SITE The Auch Company launched construction on June 25, 2009, working within the confines of a tight site, hemmed in by residential areas to the south and the major traffic artery of West Huron Street to the north. One essential strategy cleared the path for construction on this tight site. Larry Waligora, Milford Township fire chief, forged an agreement with a local business owner to relocate much of the fire equipment to a vacant lumberyard a block east of the station. Other operations were transferred to Milford Township’s Fire Station No. 2. "The fire chief worked hard to come up with a plan to relocate their operations off site and still serve the community," said DeLeonardis. Because of Waligora’s efforts, Auch was able to eliminate many phasing activities that would have been required to coordinate construction with the work of an operational fire station. The decision to relocate shaved four to five months off the original 14-month schedule, enabling the fire department to return more quickly to its newly transformed home base. The tight site still dictated key facets of the job. In fact, because of the limited site, the first order of business was installation of an underground storm retention system directly behind the future addition. The 235 linear feet of six-foot diameter concrete pipe provides a system with a 4,600 cubic foot capacity designed to handle a 100-year storm event. The site also was limited CAM MAGAZINE
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HIGHLIGHT and block. "Our subcontractors performed very well on this job," said DeLeonardis. "They were truly exceptional." The new building has earned high praise from the community it serves and from Waligora, both fire chief and president of the Southeast Michigan Fire Chiefs Association. Waligora proudly displayed five large photographs of the new fire station at the association's recent conference in Novi. Whether on display or in action, the new Fire Station No.1 stands ready to serve the Milford community.
The new fire station doors are actually a return to the type used in an earlier era.
overhead by a web of communication cables and power lines above the south half of the site. "While the crew was working below, they were very mindful of the power lines above," said Moy. Despite these overhead obstacles, "we identified safety issues early in the course of the project, creating a safe project with no lost-time injuries," added DeLeonardis. As a management strategy on a confined site, the Auch Company created an almost factory-like precision for material delivery, feeding the site with materials without creating congestion. "We made sure the right type and amount of materials were on site, so that we were able to keep going in the proper sequence," said Moy. As a further scheduling aid, Auch worked on much of the addition and renovation simultaneously to "maximize the space and the work force,” said Moy. The Auch Company transformed the existing station, removing its wood truss roof, raising the roof level, and installing a single-ply roofing membrane. The extensive renovation basically left "the perimeter walls, one interior wall and the existing concrete floor slab,” said Moy. While the
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mason installed the existing station's block and brick, the crew brought the new addition out of the ground with installation of trench footings and the slab on grade footprint, followed swiftly by the structural steel frame, a single-ply, fully adhered roof, and the masonry block. "We finished the masonry on the existing station and then we were able to jump right over to the other side to work on the addition’s masonry," said Moy. "Sequentially, we were able to make everything fit and flow in sequence." Upon completion, the flow continued with a matching façade of brick and a splitface block in the addition and the transformed original station. The Auch Company achieved substantial completion of the fire station on March 8, 2010. Under Auch’s savvy management, site work and landscaping was even installed the previous fall to completely turn over the facility to Milford firefighters without this phase interfering with the station's life-saving work. Milford Township celebrated the grand opening of its new fire station on April 24, 2010. The diligent work of Auch's team of subcontractors was apparent in every brick
MILFORD FIRE STATION CONSULTANTS AND SUBCONTRACTORS • Structural Engineers - L & A, Inc., Farmington Hills • Mechanical and Electrical Engineers – MA Engineering, Birmingham • Civil Engineers -- Zeimet Wozniak & Associates, Novi • Landscape Architect - Grissim Metz Andriese Associates, Inc., Northville • Village of Milford Civil Engineers Wade Trim, Taylor • Demolition – Blue Star, Inc., Warren • Site – Blue Ribbon Contracting, Inc., Belleville • Site Paving – Nagle Paving Co., Novi • Landscape – Chas. F. Irish Co., Warren • Foundation – Novi Wall, Inc., Novi • Concrete – San Angelo Construction Co., Milford • Masonry – Navetta Mason Co., Brighton • Steel – Cass Erectors & Fabricators, Livonia • Carpentry – Wally Kosorski & Co., Clinton Twp. • Metal Panels – Butcher & Baecker Construction, Rochester Hills • Roofing – Royal Roofing Co., Inc., Orion • Joint Sealants – DC Byers Co., Detroit • Doors, Frames, Hardware – Century Architectural Hardware, Wixom • Four-Fold/Sectional Doors – Overhead Door West, Waterford • Aluminum Framing, Doors, Aluminum Window, Glass & Glazing – Crystal Glass, Wixom • Gypsum Board – Turner-Brooks, Madison Heights • Acoustical Ceilings – Jasman Construction Co., Whitmore Lakes • Ceramic Tile flooring – Boston Tile & Terrazzo Co., Detroit • Carpet/VCT Flooring – Conventional Carpet, Inc., Sterling Heights • Painting – Seven Brothers Painting, Inc., Shelby Township “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
• Epoxy Flooring – Creative Surfaces, Inc., Macomb • Toilet Partitions, Accessories – R.E. Leggette Co., Dearborn • Flag Pole – Rocket Enterprise, Inc., Warren • Lockers – Steel Equipment, Inc., Pontiac • Signs – Hunt Sign Co., Berkley • HVAC – Mills Mechanical, Ortonville • Plumbing – USA Plumbing, Ray Township • Fire Protection – Detroit Automatic Sprinkler Co., Warren • Electrical – Lakes Electrical, Pinckney • Floor Leveling – Kent Companies, Redford • Relocate Existing Vehicle Exhaust System – Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc., Farmington • Testing Engineers – McDowell & Associates, Ferndale Subcontractors and professional consultants listed in this feature are identified by the general contractor, architect or owner.
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VEKA Implements Green Technology VEKA Inc. announced their intent to implement green technology for window and door extrusions being manufactured for their commercial window division. The window systems made with these profiles will contain at least 40% preconsumer, recycled PVC material and will be comprised of the company’s scrap start-up material, obsolete inventory, cutoffs, clean customer buy back material and other compatible recovered material, i.e., siding. The recycled material will be used for the substrate of the products, which are not subject to any weathering conditions that the exterior surface might face. The exterior of the co-extruded products will be the same proven virgin compound formulation that VEKA has used for its residential products for over 25 years in North America. Because of the material’s recycled content, these products will be eligible for up to two (2) LEED credits towards a building’s certification under the USGBC’s LEED system. VEKA will maintain it’s rigorous in-house quality inspections and testing which includes impact and dimensional stability as well as, strict adherence to AAMA certification and third party inspections of profiles manufactured in all of their North American facilities. This announcement follows VEKA announcing its DP-100 certification for the Tilt/Turn product line for commercial applications. For more information on VEKA, please visit www.vekainc.com.
Hilti Introduces Its Most Powerful Breaker Ever Hilti is redefining what’s possible with its most powerful breaker ever, the new TE 1500-AVR. The Hilti TE 1500-AVR Breaker combines tremendous impact energy with the lowest vibration in its
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class for exceptional demolition productivity. Well suited for everything from concrete foundation removal to digging in clay to penetrations for pipes and electrical boxes, it also offers extended durability. With 22 foot-pounds of impact energy generated by a 1,800-watt motor, the TE 1500-AVR delivers up to 1,950 blows per minute to efficiently break up floors, slabs or foundations. However, all that power doesn’t come at the sacrifice of operator comfort. The TE 1500-AVR offers an excellent weight-to-power ratio, along with Hilti’s sub-chassis active vibration reduction (AVR) system that dramatically cuts the vibration felt by the operator. This advanced design allows the operator to work longer and be more productive. Hilti didn’t just maximize power with the TE 1500-AVR, it also extended durability. An active cooling system reduces wear and tear on the motor, electronics and hammering mechanism. Three-chamber sealing keeps dust out of the tool for longer life with fewer breakdowns. Plus, the TE 1500-AVR features a brushless SR motor that eliminates the need to replace carbon brushes —
allowing longer intervals between service and twice the expected tool life. For versatility, the TE 1500-AVR is compatible with a variety of TE-SP polygon self-sharpening chisels, which provide strong breaking power and stick less in concrete and masonry. Also compatible is the Hilti TE DRS-B Dust Removal System that reduces cleanup time and captures dust for a better working environment. From quality construction to outstanding power, the Hilti TE 1500-AVR is built to provide long-term service under the most rugged conditions. For added peace of mind, the TE 1500-AVR is also backed by Hilti Lifetime Service, a unique service agreement that includes two years of no-cost coverage. For more information on the Hilti TE 1500-AVR Breaker, please contact Hilti
Customer Service. From the U.S., call Hilti, Inc. at 1-800-879-8000 or visit www.us.hilti.com; from Canada, call Hilti (Canada) Corporation at 1-800-363-4458 or www.hilti.ca.
IDEAL VDV PRO™ Cuts Testing Time for Voice, Video and Data Networks To improve the ability of technicians to provide superior service during voice, data and video installations, IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. today its new VDV Pro Cable Tester, now featuring a bright backlit full dotmatrix screen that is easy to read in dark wiring closets, and is viewable in extreme low-light environments. Ergonomically designed for handheld orientation, the VDV PRO is a simple to use cable diagnostic and verification solution, allowing technicians to quickly check the integrity of virtually any cable found in a residential or commercial VDV installation, including telephone wiring, data network cabling, and video/security alarm wiring. The VDV PRO has an integrated RJ11/12 (voice), RJ45 (data) and coax F-Connector (video) interfaces directly into the top of the unit, reducing the time needed when transitioning between voice, data, and video cable testing, plus doing away with the expense of replacing lost adapters. Accessories enable the VDV PRO to also support BNC and RCA connectors, commonly used in cable, satellite and video surveillance systems. An integrated tone generator offers four unique analog tones to almost instantly locate and isolate wire pairs in voice, data and video testing. In addition to the main unit, the VDV PRO has a detachable remote with RJ11/12, RJ45 and Coax F-Connector interfaces that store securely in the main unit's base for ready availability and fast cable testing. The unit has the capacity to support up to eight remotes to serve larger installations.
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The VDV PRO brings the full range of testing capabilities to technicians working in commercial and residential facilities: • For voice testing, the VDV PRO will test 3-pair USOC and 6-position RJ11/12 jacks for voice cable integrity. For voice testing will detect RJ-11 (1, 2 or 3 pair), and also show Normal or Reverse for pins 1 through 6.
Milwaukee® Introduces New M12™ Cordless No-Hub Driver Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation expands its LITHIUM-ION system with the new M12™ Cordless No-Hub Driver. With specific torque settings for 60 and 80 inch-pounds, the new tool is specifically designed to quickly install no-hub couplings with accuracy and repeatability.
The first of its kind in the industry, the 2455-22 can fasten up to 300 clamps on a single charge and is proven to be accurate for up to 25,000 clamps before recalibration. To increase ease-of-use, an auto shut-off with LED indicator alerts the user that the torque limit has been achieved, while an LED Calibration indicator alerts the user when calibration is needed.
• For data testing, the VDV PRO confirms the quality of installed shielded or unshielded twisted pair cable to T568A/B (RJ45) standards. The full dot matrix screen shows a "PASS "or Miswire" to indicate reversals, shorts, splits, breaks and opens. It will also test cable for shield continuity and the presence of voltage. In addition, the VDV PRO will measures the length of UTP, STP and Coax cable during initial test results along with displaying the distance to a specific fault by displaying a graphic wiremap on the LCD. When connected to its remote the VDV PRO will display wire map for 10Base-T and Token Ring. In addition, the VDV PRO is able to blink a "HUB" to identify the port the cable link is connected to. It will also identify network operation when connected to an active LAN port. • For video testing, the VDV PRO, primarily used in CATV and security camera coax systems, provides quick verification in multi-run coax terminated with F-connectors of opens and shorts. Coax mapping is possible with up to eight color-coded coax remotes. The RCA and BNC adapters allow the VDV PRO the ability to test just about any A/V connector type. The IDEAL VDV PRO is immediately available in three complete kit configurations: Part # 33-770 with one Remote and an MSRP of $269, Part # 33-771 with 8 Remotes and an MSRP of $369, and Part 33-780 at an MSRP of $299 with one Remote and a Probe to identify cable runs. All three kits come in a sturdy storage case complete with all necessary accessories. For more information, contact IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Becker Place, Sycamore, Illinois 60178; phone: 1-800947-3614; fax: 1-800-533-4483; or visit www.idealindustries.com.
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At only 2.75 lbs., the tool also reduces user fatigue in overhead applications with a compact, lightweight design. In addition, the M12™ No-Hub Driver Cordless provides increased utility for general drilling and fastening with a 0-750 RPM drill mode. For more information on the full line of Milwaukee® power tools and accessories, please call 1-800-SAWDUST or visit www.milwaukeetool.com.
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Orenco Introduces the Landscape Lid(TM) - So Real You'll Want to Mow It! Orenco Systems®, Inc. has developed an eye-popping set of watertight Landscape Lids™ for use in onsite wastewater systems and irrigation systems - photographic fiberglass lids in three common landscape patterns - grass, bark, and river rock. Landscape Lids are injection-molded out of fiberglass, just like Orenco's standard green and brown lids, which means they are consistent in quality, strong, and capable of withstanding a 2,500lb. wheel load. Landscape Lids come in 18-, 24-, and 30-in. diameter sizes and fit on most types of ribbed PVC pipe. Landscape Lids are also available in 7.5-ft. x 3-ft. rectangles, for Orenco's AdvanTex® textile filter treatment pods. For more information, call Orenco Systems at 800-348-9843 or 541-459-4449.
Pilkington Profilit™ Wave Intensifies Color and Light to Create Dramatic Glazed Surfaces Design professionals looking for dynamic glazed surfaces now have a new channel glass profile to choose from – Pilkington Profilit™ wave from Technical Glass Products (TGP). The waveshaped channel glass system is the first of its kind, creating distinctive design optics and translucent surfaces for façades, interiors and object architecture. “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
depends on the concentration of the odors, the frequency of exposure and the amount of surface area being painted. By specifying and applying Harmony, trade professionals can meet the most stringent regulatory requirements while also exceeding performance expectations. Harmony’s zero-VOC formula carries Sherwin-Williams GreenSure®
Pilkington Profilit wave features a symmetrical, well-defined ridge texture that can intensify color and light to form dramatic optical variations. When viewed laterally, joints between the glass channels "disappear" to yield a continuous surface appearance. The creative profile design is an extension of other options in the Pilkington Profilit channel glass system. It consists of self-supporting, ridged-cast glass channels in an extruded metal perimeter frame and is available in two color options: Standard Cast (patterned surface with slight green hue) and Amethyst (patterned surface with slight blue hue). Pilkington Profilit wave is compatible with standard Pilkington Profilit channel glass systems. For more information about TGP's products and services, call (800) 426-0279 or visit www.foreglass.com (fire-rated glass) or www.tgpamerica.com (architectural glass).
Sherwin-Williams Introduces Enhanced Formula for Harmony® Interior Latex Paint
designation, ensuring that it is manufactured taking steps to reduce environmental impact. The latex paint is also GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® and GREENGUARD Certified for Children and SchoolsSM. Harmony is packaged in recycled plastic containers. These sustainable containers are 100 percent recycled from post-consumer resin, and their labels, printed with soy ink, contain 75 percent recovered fibers and 25 percent postconsumer waste. Harmony Interior Latex is backed by a lifetime warranty and is available in a primer and topcoat with flat, eg-shel and semi-gloss sheens. It can be tinted to many colors in the Sherwin-Williams palette. Visit sherwin-williams.com for more information.
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Sherwin-Williams has enhanced its Harmony product with a formula that helps reduce odors in the air, even after a surface is painted. The new formula also delivers better hide, durability and application. Using a mechanism similar to baking soda, Harmony’s new formula assists in reducing unpleasant indoor smells, making it suitable for a wide range of residential, commercial and institutional applications. Formulated without silica, it will also withstand frequent washings without weakening its ability to reduce ambient odors, and its antimicrobial properties will resist mildew. The length of time Harmony actively reduces odors Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
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The Constructions Specifications Institute (CSI) recently announced the elevation of Jerry Reed, CSI, CCPR, to Fellow of the Institute at the Annual Convention in Philadelphia Reed in May. Reed was selected by the Jury of Fellows in recognition of his contributions to the Institute and the construction industry. Reed, a Certified Construction Product Representative, is currently president of Reed Architectural Solutions, Inc., an independent manufacturers’ representative based in Troy. Reed is a past president of CSI’s Metro Detroit Chapter and the Great Lakes Region, and served three years on CSI’s National Board of Directors. Reed will become the tenth Fellow from the Metro Detroit Chapter in its illustrious 55 year history. Landscape architecture firm, Grissim Metz Andriese Associates is pleased to announce recent appointments to its Board of Directors: John N. Grissim, FASLA, Chairman Emeritus; Randall K. Metz, FASLA, president;
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Susan L. Grissim, ASLA, vice president; and Paul R. Andriese, ASLA, vice president. Grissim Metz Andriese Associates, headquartered in Northville, is a nationally recognized leader in landscape architectural design. Charles W. Browning, a partner of Bloomfield Hillsbased Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms, was recently selected for in the membership Browning Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), an international organization whose members dedicate their practice to the representation of corporations and insurance companies in the defense of civil litigation. FDCC membership is by invitation only following an extensive peer review selection process. The FDCC has approximately 1,400 members, including attorneys in private practice, corporate counsel, risk managers and insurance claims executives from around the world.
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Harley Ellis Devereaux, a national architecture and engineering design firm based locally in Southfield, announced the promotion of Gary L. Skog, FAIA, to chief executive officer (CEO). He takes over that leadership role from Dennis M. King, FAIA, who served as CEO since 1991. King will continue as Chairman of the Board and as interim managing principal for the Detroit office. The firm also announced the retirements of John H. Nelson, FAIA, and James W. Page, PE, past managing principals of the firm’s Chicago and Detroit offices, Page respectively.
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joins the firm as a structural engineering intern. Also, SHW Group parent company, Group Affiliates, has elected Marjorie Simmons as Chairman of the Board. Simmons leads the firm’s Michigan office and has served on the Board for six years. Kelty
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Berkley-based SHW Group, an architecture, planning, interior design and engineering firm specializing in educational facilities, announces the following: Matthew Kelty, registered architect, joins the firm as a project architect; Colleen Stickney joins the firm as an interior designer; Megan McParland joins the firm as an interior design intern; Tom Roberts, AIA, joins the firm as a project designer; Erica King joins the firm as an architectural intern; and Richard McClary
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C2AE, an architectural, engineering, surveying, construction oversight and design firm, has added two medical planning architects to its Healthcare Services Team in their Grand Rapids Dickerson office. Stephen Dickerson, AIA recently joined C2AE as director of healthcare services. Dickerson has extensive hospital, ophthalmology, surgery center, orthopedics, and master planning experience for McKercher some of the most prominent facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Tom McKercher also recently joined the firm as a project manager, and will also play a key role in business development and marketing. McKercher
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Hospital officials and construction partners were on hand for the official “Commencement of Hospital Construction” in April 2010, at the construction site for the new Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’ANSE. The one-story, 71,000-square-foot hospital will replace the current facility and will offer inpatient, outpatient, emergency, physician, diagnostic and pharmacy services. The facility is expected to be completed in July 2011. Involved in the project are Skanska USA Building, Inc.; MD Contracting of Baraga; Grand Traverse Construction; Moyle Construction; URS Corporation; Plante Moran CRESA; and Lancaster Pollard.
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Gourdie-Fraser (GFA), Traverse City, is pleased to announce that the Michigan Department of Transportation has named GFA as a service pre-qualified vendor for geodetic control and leveling services. GFA is one of only four firms statewide in this category. This method of surveying provides an extremely high degree of accuracy and is used to reconcile differences between the various survey data systems that have been used over time.
Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (TEC) has been awarded a three-year contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to provide asneeded pre-demolition asbestos surveys in support of upcoming road and bridge projects. MDOT has hundreds of road and bridge projects planned for the 2010-2012 construction season. With offices in Troy, Detroit, and Ann Arbor, TEC provides professional engineering consulting services in the environmental, geotechnical, facility engineering fields, and construction materials testing and inspection services. Plymouth-based Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) recently teamed with 13 communities/coalitions in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to secure U.S. EPA Brownfields Redevelopment Grants totaling $5,685,000 for support of redevelopment projects. The SME Brownfields Team capitalized on its extensive grant writing experience and secured over 50% of EPA grants awarded to Michigan communities this year. SME’s success rate for acquiring federal Brownfield funding is over 85%. SME also secured a $1,000,000 Revolving Loan Fund Grant for the State of Michigan Landbank Fast Track Authority. SITECH Michigan is pleased to announce that they have joined the premier network of SITECH dealerships and have opened operations in Novi. As a SITECH dealership, they are part of the first fully dedicated global distribution network for the most complete portfolio of construction technology systems available to the heavy and highway contractor. SITECH dealerships represent Trimble and Caterpillar® machine control systems for your entire fleet of heavy equipment, along with Trimble’s complete portfolio of Connected Site solutions—Site Positioning Systems, Construction Asset Management Services, software and powerful wireless and Internet-¬based infrastructures.
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BUYERS GUIDE s you all are probably aware, the 2010 Construction Buyers Guide is out on the street. In an effort to keep our information as accurate as possible, we’re including here all the changes and corrections we have received for members’ company listings as of May 5. Changes from the book are in bold. To see continual, up-to-date, complete company listings, check out the Buyers Guide Online at www.cam-online.com, updated monthly. Check back to this section every month in CAM Magazine to get heads-up information and news involving the Construction Buyers Guide. Questions? Contact Mary Carabott at 248-972-1000 for answers and to find out how to add to your online listings. To obtain additional copies of the Guide, stop by the CAM office and pick them up at no additional charge, or send $6 per book for shipping to have the books sent to your company via UPS. Please call ahead of time for authorization if you need more than 20 copies. Invoices for the listings have been generated and mailed. Prompt payment ensures a good-standing membership and ability to list in the 2011 Buyers Guide. We will gladly answer any questions regarding charges on invoices. Please Note: Buyers Guide renewal contracts will be mailed in early August. These forms must be returned promptly to ensure your company’s listings will be printed with accuracy.
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GI-Millworks, Inc. (Formerly General Interiors, Inc.) 14970 Cleat St. Plymouth, MI 48170 Phone: 734-451-1100 / Fax: 734-451-1139 Hock Painting 4276 W. Lakeside Dr. West Branch, MI 48661 Phone: 989-345-7650 / Fax: 989-345-1845 Johnny Heinz Landscaping 3310 Hackett Rd. Saginaw, MI 48603 Phone: 989-781-2264 / Fax: 989-781-9316 KDI Builders 14400 Fort St. Southgate, MI 48195 Phone: 734-284-4600 / Fax: 734-284-5394 Keer Asrchitects 6651 Clintonville Rd. Clarkston, MI 48348 Phone: 248-683-4221 / Fax: 248-683-4284 Mayotte Group Architects 6240 W. Mount Hope Hwy, Lansing, MI 48917 Phone: 517-323-0577 / Fax: 517-323-0570
Brown-Campbell Co. 11800 Investment Dr. Shelby Twp., MI 48315 Phone: 586-739-239 / Fax: 586-739-8739
McHugh Architectural Engineering Corp. P.O. Box 171 / Gaylord, MI 49734 Phone: 989-732-0770 / Fax: 989-732-9080
Conti Companies (Formerly Conti Electric, Inc.) 6417 Center Dr., Suite 120 Sterling Hts., MI 48312 Phone: 586-274-4800 / Fax: 586-274-2268
NCS Construction Services, LLC (Formerly NuCore Construction Services, LLC) 43636 Woodward Ave., Suite 400 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 Phone: 248-338-9732 / Fax: 248-338-9736
Core Land Consulting, LLC 29193 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 693 Southfield, MI 48034 Phone: 248-932-7120 / Fax: 248-932-7124
Nix Contracting 11445 Bay of Firth Blvd. Fenton, MI 48430 Phone: 810-208-0566, 810-965-7305
Cut more, cordless.
DLF, Inc. P.O. Box 8 Romeo, MI 48065 Phone:810-385-2353 / Fax: 810-395-4063
PJS/TRIR, LLC 6749 E. Fulton, Suite B Ada, MI 4931 Phone: 616-846-4086 / Fax: 616-676-3796
Come in for a demonstration.
The Design & Construction Group, Inc. 291 Elmwood Dr. Troy, MI 48083 Phone: 248-583-5455 / Fax: 248-585-8924
Ronnish Construction Group 850 Stephenson Hwy., Suite 102 Troy, MI 48083 Phone: 248-549-1800 / Fax: 248-549-9042
Ernest Wilhoit Painting (Formerly Erniemac Painting) 12733 Universal Dr. Taylor, MI 48180 Phone: 734-946-4726 / Fax: 734-946-6303
Sign Concepts Corp, dba ASI Signage Innovations (Formerly ASI Modulex) 1119 Wheaton Ave. Troy, MI 48083 Phone: 248-680-8970 / Fax: 248-680-9061
Evangelista Corportation 55800 Grand River Ave., Suite 150 New Hudson, MI 48165 Phone: 248-888-0400 / Fax: 248-486-6426 Fildew Hinks, PLLC 26622 Woodward Ave., Suite 225 Royal Oak, MI 48067 Phone: 313-961-9700 / Fax: 313-961-0754 Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
Wilson Construction Consulting, LLC 37 Cambridge Blvd. Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 Phone: 248-854-8651
Hilti. Outperform. Outlast.
Detroit Hilti Center 28190 Sc Schoolcraft hoolcraft Rd. Livonia, MI 48150 734-522-7660 800-879-8000
Grand Rapids Hilti C Center 640 44th Street Street SW Grand Gr and Rapids, MI 49548 616-534-7368 800-879-8000
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NEW MEMBERS - CONSTRUCTION CALENDAR
W E L C O M E ACTION ASPHALT & CONCRETE, INC. - WHITMORE LAKE B & T GCCM - UNION LAKE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES, INC. - AUBURN HILLS GALUI CONSTRUCTION, INC. - CLINTON TOWNSHIP GIROUX HEATING & COOLING, INC. - GROSSE POINTE PARK HOHL INDUSTRIAL SERVICE, INC. - TONAWANDA, NY
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ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Cutting Equipment ..................................17 Aluminum Supply Company /Marshall Sales ................................................6
M E M B E R S
Auch Company, George W. ............................37 CAM Administrative Services ..........................3 CAM Affinity ......................................................13
J. M. WITHERIDGE COMPANY, LLC - SAGINAW
SET CONSTRUCTION, INC. - DETROIT
JAMES F. MCCATTY BUILDER ROYAL OAK
SPIRIT CONCRETE SAWING AND DRILLING - WALLED LAKE
M-1 STUDIOS - FERNDALE
SVS SALES, LLC - BERKLEY
MAJESTIC CONSTRUCTION, G.C., LLC - CARO
THOMAS BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION - LAKE ORION
MIDWESTERN LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS - LAMBERTVILLE
THOMPSON PLUMBING & HEATING, INC. - PETERSBURG
DTE Energy ............................................................5
R. GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION, LLC - LIVONIA
THORNTON GROUP - WEST BLOOMFIELD
Detroit Carpentry JATC ..................................31
ROUSSEAUX'S EXCAVATING, INC., BOB - WALLED LAKE
CAM Magazine ..........................................41, IBC CAM Membership..............................................40 CAMSAFETY/CAMTEC ....................................IBC Carpenter Contractors' Association ............29 Connelly Crane Rental Corp. ........................25
Detroit Terrazzo Contractors Association ............................10 Doeren Mayhew ................................................37 Edwards Glass Company ................................22
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Please submit all calendar items no less than six weeks prior to the event to: Calendar Editor, CAM Magazine, P.O. Box 3204, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3204.
Industry Events Jun. 14-16 - Buildex® Chicago – MMPI will launch this new trade show at the The Merchandise Mart In Chicago, IL. Buildex Chicago will feature the latest new products and cuttingedge seminars, and will assist those involved in the building and property management industry with strategic solutions to work efficiently and effectively. For more information, please visit www.buildexchicago.com.
Jul. 29-Sep. 16 – ASCC Events – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) has announced the following events: Jul. 29-Aug. 1 – ASCC CEO Forum – Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Ojai, CA Sep. 16-19 – ASCC Annual Conference – Little America, Salt Lake City, UT More information is available at www.ascconline.org, or by calling 866-788-ASCC (2722).
Jun. 19-22 – Women’s Leadership Academy – NCCER and the National Association of Women in Construction will host this event at the Nature Place in Florissant, CO. Visit www.nccer.org/leadership to register, or call the NCCER Training and Registration Fulfillment Coordinator at 888-622-3720 to find out about current academy promotions.
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Glazing Contractors Association ................IFC Hartland Insurance Group, Inc. ....................44 Hilti ........................................................................45 Liquid Calcium Chloride Sales ......................10 McCoig Materials ................................................9 Navigant Consulting, Inc. ..............................25 North American Dismantling Corp. ............30 Oakland Companies ........................................11 Peterson Glass Company ..............................20 Plante & Moran, PLLC ......................................21 Plumbing Professors ........................................42 Plunkett Cooney ..............................................39 Rick's Portables Sanitation, LLC ....................17
Jun. 15 – CAM Golf Outing June 15 – Devil’s Ridge Golf Club, Oxford To reserve a spot in this outing, call Diana Brown at 248-972-1000.
G2 Consulting Group ......................................28
SMRCA ..................................................................43
Training Calendar
Scaffolding, Inc. ..................................................20
CAMTEC Class Schedule CAMTEC, the training & education center of the Construction Association of Michigan, has announced its 2010 class schedule. To register, obtain a class listing, or for more class information, please visit www.cam-online.com.
Date Class Jun. 1 - OSHA 10-Hr. Jun. 8 - Lien Law/Payment Bonds
StructureTec Corporation ..............................42 Trend Group ......................................................BC Valenti Trobec Chandler, Inc. ............................7 Vig Construction Company, J.S. ..................15 Zervos Group, Inc. ............................................28 “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
We offer custom reprints of articles that appear in CAM Magazine! Reprints make excellent promotional pieces that showcase YOUR company’s projects. We are your #1 source for CAM Reprints! Call us at 248-972-1107 for more information.
The Trend Towards LEED Rapidly Becoming The Leading Standard For Measuring A Building’s Environmental Performance Has Arrived In Michigan. Wood Is A Carbon-Negative & By Using More Custom Architectural Wood Products Your Project Can Acquire Wood Credits To Be Used Towards LEED Certification.
GREEN Cork Counter
S.T. Dana Building Renovation – University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment (2003) 1st LEED-Certified Project at the University of Michigan 1st LEED-Certified Project in Ann Arbor 4th Gold LEED-Certified & 10th LEED-Certified Project in Michigan 1 of 2 Gold LEED-Rated Major Renovation Projects at a University in the U.S.
GREEN Flooring
Environmentally Responsible Construction Spells Cost Savings In The Long Run. Benign Materials, Salvaged Materials, Recycled Materials, Certified Wood. When Your Project Demands Green, Think Orange. Trend Group - Nurturing The Relationship Between Affluence & Environmental Conscience.
Recent Trend Group USGBC LEED Gold Certified Projects Include: Haworth Headquarters, Holland, MI (2009) Rayconnect Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (2010)