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Michigan’s Tallest Office Building Celebrates new 25 Foot LED Monument Sign New One Detroit Center Sign Unrivaled in the State, Represents Continued Investment in Detroit
Christman and Rentenbach Combine Forces to Extend Southeast U.S. Footprint the Christman Company (Christman), a national construction and real estate development firm based in michigan, announced it has completed the acquisition of the capital stock of knoxville, tn-based rentenbach Constructors incorporated (rentenbach) and with it, the merger of the two privately-held firms. the move will enable expansion and enhancement of their mutual southeast u.s. capabilities and services. rentenbach will continue operating under the rentenbach name for the near term. Christman’s name will remain the same. “by blending the complementary strengths of our two companies in this way, we have increased our ability to pursue and deliver great construction projects throughout an eight-state southern region and beyond,” said steve roznowski, Christman Ceo. “with rentenbach, we share a corporate philosophy founded on integrity, long-term local relationships, craftsmanship, and customer service, making this alignment not only valuable for our companies and employees, but for our customers as well. we couldn’t be more excited about this strategic growth opportunity for both firms.” “Christman represents the strong partner we were seeking as rentenbach evolves from a family-owned to an employee and management-owned business model. this will help us take the company to the next level with an infusion of construction technology, talent development and innovative services,” said Don freeman, rentenbach Ceo. “we are proud to be affiliating our name with that of the century-old Christman name which is so well-respected in our industry. it’s a great new day for rentenbach.” both Christman and rentenbach are on the engineering news-record enr top 400 list of contractors nationally (ranked 163 and 299 respectively), and provide commercial construction services to a variety of markets, including higher education, healthcare, government, corporate office, and industrial. the combination of the two firms’ resources results in an organization with over $500 million annual revenue and 270 professional employees as well as 150 skilled tradesmen and women, with complementary capabilities including project planning and virtual building, lean and sustainable construction; historic preservation and adaptive reuse; facilities analysis and planning; self-perform concrete, carpentry, and selective demolition; and real estate development services to assist customers with their building needs. Christman will remain headquartered in lansing, mi, with plans for continued growth and expansion through the company’s (now) eight fullservice regional offices located in knoxville and Chattanooga, tn; greensboro, nC; Augusta, gA; D.C.-area reston, vA; and livonia (Detroit), grand rapids, and lansing, mi. 8 CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014
one Detroit Center, an award-winning, Class-A office property located at 500 woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit and the tallest office building in michigan, held a ribbon cutting ceremony in January 2014 for its new 25foot leD monument sign, located on the northeast corner of w. larned street and woodward Avenue. the ribbon cutting was hosted by signature Associates, the property manager and leasing agent for one Detroit Center, which is majority owned by istar financial. mounted on a granite base, two sides of the monument sign are leD screens spanning 13 feet high and approximately eight feet wide, and the third side is a fixed panel of equivalent size. the two full-color leD screens highlight tenants of one Detroit Center and downtown sports and entertainment activities. the third screen, currently displaying a branded message about the one Detroit Center property, is a community outreach panel with a cultural focus to promote the arts in and around Detroit. the sign is designed to engage tenants, pedestrians and motorists in the excitement and elegance of Detroit’s corporate and cultural scene. “we wanted to provide an outlet for our tenants’ names and personalized messages to be displayed to downtown Detroit, and we wanted to do it in an unexpected way,” said greg Camia, lead executive of one Detroit Center and senior vice president of istar financial. “it was important that the sign was large enough to be noticed but not so large that it looks out of place. the final product is a monument worthy of affiliation with one Detroit Center.” one Detroit Center tenants will be spotlighted on the monument sign throughout the day, with additional coverage allocated on a fee basis to allow tenants to send targeted messages to the downtown Detroit audience. the monument sign, the only one of its kind for a michigan multi-tenant office building, is one of several ongoing enhancements to Detroit’s unrivaled corporate address.
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acquisition opportunities in Chicago. “our core discipline is value-add acquisition and development opportunities in the office, retail and healthcare sectors,” said Dietrich knoer, Chief investment officer of reDiCo. “when entering a new market, we are looking for opportunities in all our core disciplines and market sectors.” reDiCo plans to demolish several walled offices along the exterior of the building's three vacant floors to take advantage of floor-to-ceiling windows and to create the more open layout
many startups prefer, said robert horne. reDiCo plans to use some 2,000 - 3,000 square feet of the building for its local offices, and add additional employees as it buys and develops more properties in Chicago and secures property management assignments, horne said. reDiCo is a full service real estate operating company. founded in 1967, reDiCo has established itself as a major owner and manager of institutional quality real estate throughout the united states.
REDICO Expands Into Chicago Market with Acquisition of Historic 10 North Dearborn Building reDiCo - headquartered in southfield, mi - is pleased to announce the acquisition of the historic 10 north Dearborn building in downtown Chicago. the national real estate development and investment company plans to renovate the 11story boutique office building with its red stone facade in the heart of the loop. once known as the Covenant Club building, 10 north Dearborn was originally constructed in 1925 and underwent extensive renovations in the mid-1980s. the building has some 69,000 square feet of office space and more than 11,000 square feet of retail space. it is home to six office tenants and to two iconic italian restaurants, trattoria no. 10, and sopprafina, marketcaffe. with the hiring of robert D. horne as senior vice president of investments, who will be based in Chicago, the combination marks a milestone for reDiCo in entering the Chicago real estate marketplace. “we are excited to move into the Chicago market in 2014 and broaden our midwest base of properties,” said president and Chief executive officer Dale watchowski. “Considering the investment cycle and capital flow into Chicago, we think an expansion into the Chicago market at this time makes sense for reDiCo.” James solomon of ravinia investment group acted as the exclusive financial advisor to reDiCo. reDiCo has engaged Jf mckinney & Associates as listing agent and has developed plans to upgrade the building to create a highquality office environment for existing and future tenants. terms of the transaction were not disclosed. in addition to 10 north Dearborn, reDiCo is pursuing several other development and Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
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Detroit RiverFront Conservancy Receives National Planning Award the Detroit riverfront Conservancy (the Conservancy) will receive the American planning Association’s 2014 national planning excellence Award for implementation. this award recognizes a project that demonstrates a significant achievement for an area - a single community or a region - in accomplishing positive changes as a result of planning. the award emphasizes longterm, measurable results that have been in continuous effect for a minimum of three years. the Conservancy was formed as a 501 (c) (3) in 2003 with the mission of developing access along Detroit’s riverfront. to date, more than three miles of riverwalk are complete along the vibrant east riverfront. the Conservancy’s ultimate goal is to transform 5.5 miles of riverfront from an unattractive and inaccessible landscape into a
vibrant, economically successful downtown riverwalk complete with plazas, pathways, pavilions and green spaces. “Detroit’s revitalized riverfront has improved the quality of life for residents and visitors, while simultaneously providing an economic boost to the city,” said Ann C. bagley, fAiCp, 2014 ApA Awards Jury chair. “the success of the Detroit riverfront Conservancy at emphasizing Detroit’s beautiful new riverfront exemplifies what can happen when turning a comprehensive plan into reality.” launched by the City of Detroit, the kresge foundation, and general motors, these publicprivate partnerships and others have been integral to the Conservancy’s success. less than 10 years ago, the Detroit riverfront was industrial in nature with very little public access and marked with crumbling buildings and overgrown lots. today, the revitalized riverfront draws three million visitors annually. the riverfront also provides year-round programming opportunities that keep the community engaged. the public space is host to frequent health and wellness events, races, and a literacy program. As the Conservancy begins additional construction along the two-mile west riverfront, similar community outreach initiatives will be implemented. “the riverwalk has created a vibrant gathering space for Detroit residents and visitors, and brings a sense of community to this formerly blighted area,” said marc pasco, director of
Stair Week in Michigan – Scheduled for September 2014 in response to "stair week west michigan," the leaders of the American institute of Architects (AiA) michigan, the u.s. green building Councils of the west michigan and greater Detroit regions, and the international interior Design Association michigan, have stated their support of the stair campaign. stair week west michigan raised a significant amount of awareness on health, design and the environment. stair week 2014 is scheduled for september 8-12, 2014. the cold winter weather sends many michiganders indoors this time of 10 CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014
communications for the Conservancy. “the riverwalk and its sister rails-to-trails greenway the Dequindre Cut draw people from all over to walk, run, bike, attend a variety of events and spend time with family and friends.” the riverwalk has significantly benefitted the community by hosting the annual river Days festival that draws 150,000 people each summer; by increasing the area’s popularity, bringing in $1 billion in public and private investments to date, with an estimated additional $1 billion to come in the future; by attracting three million annual visitors to the riverwalk that also has generated approximately $4.5 million in annual tax revenue; and providing employment by supporting 1,300 jobs annually. the 2014 national planning excellence Award for implementation for the Detroit riverfront Conservancy the will be presented at ApA’s national planning Conference in Atlanta during a special luncheon on tuesday, April 29, 2014. in addition, it will be featured in an upcoming issue of planning magazine, ApA’s flagship publication. to view all of the ApA 2014 national planning excellence and Achievement Award recipients, visit www.planning.org;/awards/2014. ApA’s national awards program, the profession’s highest honor, is a proud tradition established more than 50 years ago to recognize outstanding community plans, planning programs and initiatives, public education efforts, and individuals for their leadership on planning issues.
the year. Americans, on average, spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, according to the environmental protection Agency (epA). As a result, where we work, live, learn and play indoor matters. As outdoor winter sports are not suitable for everyone, climbing stairs and walking indoor circuits could be substituted for active, outdoor recreation in freezing temperatures. "there is no better time than winter to appreciate good building design. we are all paying more attention to the criteria of the leeD pilot Credit - Design for Active occupants," observes Joyce lee, fAiA, leeD Ap, founder of stair week. "As architects we know that no part of the world we design is too small, or too ordinary, to matter. stair week reminds us of this in a practical, inspiring and healthy way," says paul Dannels, fAiA, president of AiA michigan. in one example of this principle, the o-i global headquarters in perrysburg, oh, designed by Albert kahn Associates, is perched on a hill, creating room for ice-storage and enhancing energy efficiency. from choosing the location for the building site, to selection of color palettes, materials and finishes, every design decision placed an emphasis on both sustainability and creation of a relaxing and communal atmosphere. A monumental central staircase illuminated by skylights serves to break down hierarchy barriers and promote teamwork, collaboration and camaraderie. At the henry ford west bloomfield hospital, visitors enter into an environment that emphasizes the preservation of health as much as the treatment of illness. Connecting the diagnostic and treatment areas and the inpatient lodges are two, 3-story day-lit atriums with more than 2,000 live trees and plants. main street, the hospital's central corridor, offers “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®
imaging services, retail shops with a wellness theme, a café, a culinary demonstrative kitchen and a wellness center that bridges integrative and traditional medicine to offer a full spectrum of therapeutic options. both aforementioned buildings received leeD silver certification. "stairs, where located at the heart of a building, are a delightful way not only to understand and connect with the physical environment, but to also engage with other occupants within the facility. occupants are not coerced into healthy behaviors, instead it occurs naturally by using the building the way it was designed - people choose the stairs over the elevator because that is where the action and interest is."," says Jeffrey gaines, AiA, leeD Ap, Director of sustainability and urban planning at Albert kahn Associates and Chair of the u.s. green building Council greater Detroit region. "this represents a paradigm shift from the traditional health management into assuring wellness. healthy communities are no longer the solo responsibility of public health professionals but a shared collaboration with architects, city
planners and many others that work together to establish a community conducive of all opportunities to live well," says Dr. mouhanad hammami, mD, wayne County health officer. for those who enjoy the cold weather, the Detroit riverfront Conservancy (DrfC) provides ample opportunities for active recreation, like walking, jogging and cross country skiing in the winter. "the Detroit riverfront is a four-season attraction that people visit year-round," said faye Alexander nelson, president and Ceo of the DrfC. "our operations team does a phenomenal job ensuring that the riverwalk and the 1.5-mile Dequindre Cut greenway are kept clear of snow and ice so visitors can enjoy our public spaces during the winter. for a lot of people, there's nothing like an invigorating walk or run along the Detroit riverfront on a brisk, sunny winter's day or enjoying quality family time during one of our many diverse outdoor program offerings." there will be more indoor recreation options coming in 2014: the michigan Department of
natural resources (Dnr) will be the anchor tenant in the newly-re-imagined, historic globe building. located along Atwater street near the Dequindre Cut trail and the Detroit riverfront, the Dnr is constructing an adventure and discovery center within the manufacturing facility, which was originally constructed in 1892. envisioned by the planners are a rock-climbing wall, an interpretive forest, archery range and classroom space, the facility will be a gift to the young and not-so-young citizens of Detroit. "Across the country, architects and allied professionals could be the local leaders to convene the professional and community partnerships needed to work with local governments to craft and implement healthy complete neighborhoods now. the state of michigan is setting a fine example," says bill roschen, fAiA, Chair, AiA Design and health leadership group and past president, los Angeles City planning Commission. more information about stair week 2014 and new building features will be available in the coming months.
Give Your Marketing a Health Checkup By ChriS hiPPler, PreSidenT, CAPiTAl leTTerS now is a great time to assess the health of your company’s marketing. As temperatures remain around freezing, the ground is hard and unforgiving, and jobs are ramping up waiting for the spring thaw, this is a perfect time to assess the past year, and develop new goals and marketing plans for business growth in 2014. setting business goals is a job for you and your team. here are some areas of marketing that are a great place to start, and can be tailored to any goal setting. Website: your website is the front door of your business and should be dynamic, up-to-date, and reflect your business and your work. update it regularly. every client who considers your company looks at your website. fill the site with content that demonstrates your knowledge and expertise. testimonials can be powerful. invite response with a call to action on every page. make the site easy to use and worth a return visit. Sales Presentation: the business-tobusiness sales process usually involves face-to-face meetings with prospects. you need to walk into those meetings with a great presentation of your capabilities. Develop an Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
engaging powerpoint presentation about your services and how you can help the prospect succeed. you can add video and use more sophisticated tools later. Sales Collateral: when you leave a prospect meeting – and sometimes before you meet – you want to provide information about your company that they can review and share with others. start with a capabilities brochure, then develop a carrier or folder with inserts for testimonials, case studies, biographies of your team, or a client list. marketing is the lifeblood of your business because new business is critical to your success. A regular check-up will ensure the overall health of your marketing and keep your marketing current. A Free Tracking Tool: google Analytics. if you want to know who is visiting your website, and specifically where on your site visitors are going, you need to add google Analytics to your site. google Analytics is one of the most common tools for tracking traffic, and it generates detailed statistics about your website’s traffic and traffic sources and measures conversions and sales. google Analytics can track visitors from all
referrers, including search engines, social networks, direct visits and referring sites. the basic service is free of charge and a premium version is available for a fee. Untangling the Web: search engine optimization (seo) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a website from search engines via organic (i.e. not paid for) search results for targeted keywords. Caveat emptor: seo is a rigorous and scientific discipline. with so many companies hungry to improve their search engine position, though, it has attracted fly-by-night seo companies and "experts." if a company calls and promises page one placement for your company, expect to write a very big check. or just hang up. “Marketing on the Level” is written for CAM members and the commercial and industrial construction industry by Chris Hippler, Capital Letters Marketing, Ann Arbor. Visit www.capitallettersmarketing.com. CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014 11
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LARSON ELECTRONICS RELEASES A SOLAR POWERED GENERATOR WITH A PNEUMATIC LIGHT TOWER MAST
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eading supplier of explosion-proof and industrial grade lighting larson electronics recently announced the release of a solar powered generator with a pneumatic light tower mast. this solar light tower includes six solar panels, a solar charging system, battery bank and pneumatic mast mounted on a trailer with outriggers and a removable tongue. the splt-1.8k-400A-30 is a 1.8kw solar generator system that replenishes 200 amp hours of usable battery capacity per day. this system delivers 24 volts for lighting, cameras, sensors or other electronic equipment mounted atop a 30-foot collapsible, pneumatic mast. this unit is comprised of six, 30-watt solar panels, generating a total maximum output of 1.8 kw. the panels are mounted to a rotating axis assembly. the panels can be rotated until they face inwards, which protects the panels during transport. when deployed, the panels are rotated until they face upwards. As part of the deployment, operators will set the four outriggers into position by pulling them out and pinning them into position. in this 24 volt system, each panel is terminated with a fused combiner box with a single lever action cut-off
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switch. with the switch set to the ‘on’ position, the combiner box passes power to the 80 amp capacity outback extreme charge controller. the charge controller charges a 400 amp battery bank. this 24 volt battery system is comprised of eight 6 volt batteries tied together in series and parallel. the battery bank cannot be drained below 50% without destroying the batteries. with that in mind, this effectively reduces the total capacity of this system to 200 amps at 24 volts. the trailer itself houses a built-in wire raceway that brings power from the component control center and batteries to the light mast. At the base of the light mast there is an access panel for making connections from the power source to the cabling within the pneumatic mast. the pneumatic mast reaches 30 feet in height via the use of a low voltage air compressor located in the job box. the compressor is equipped with a pressure switch that maintains the pressure within the mast. when it is time to take the mast down for transport, the operator simply releases the pressure switch and the mast will slowly release pressure and lower to its full collapsed height of 8.25 feet. “our new solar powered pneumatic light mast is fully solar and requires no fuel to operate,” rob bresnahan with larson electronics said. “in the event that there is an issue with the solar trailer, the operator can simply remove the sD card from the mate 3 and send it in for analysis.” larson electronics carries an extensive line of leD light towers, portable distribution systems, explosion-proof lights, portable work lights and industrial grade leD area lights. you can view larson electronics’ entire line of lighting by visiting them at www.larsonelectronics.com. you can also call 1-800-369-6671 to learn more, or call 1-903-498-3363 for international inquiries.
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Since 1973 Larson Electronics has manufactured industrial lighting and power distribution products. They offer a wide range of products including explosion proof lighting, portable hazardous location lighting, high powered LED lights, hand-held 12/24 Volt lighting, light towers and portable power distribution panels with large KVA transformers. Their products are used by manufacturing facilities, refineries, military bases, paint spray booths, oilfield operations, shipyards and food processing plants around the world. Larson Electronics continues to develop custom solutions while maintaining an extensive inventory of established products for immediate shipping. They continue to develop their knowledge base of lighting articles to help their customers make the best illumination and power distribution choices. They offer 7AM to 7PM CT customer phone support, a fast turn-around on quotes, and expedited order shipping up until 6PM CT. Larson Electronics is located in Kemp, Texas.
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JACKSON ASSOCIATES: Handling the Heat for Over Three Decades
By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor
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s a savvy fire protection contractor, Jackson Associates, Inc. knows how to take the heat. In business for over 35 years, this Walled Lake contractor has just completed possibly one of the largest fire protection projects in Michigan at the time of its construction. Working smart from July 2013 to January 2014, Jackson Associates installed over 7,000 sprinkler heads as part of a complex fire protection project for the Dart Container Corporation’s massive new warehouse. Dart’s acquisition of the Solo Cup Company spawned construction of the new 500,000square-foot warehouse and a 200,000-square-foot office on Dart’s campus headquarters located on the outskirts of Mason. A home-grown Michigan company and an international powerhouse, Dart is the inventor of the Styrofoam cup. Other Dart patents include the Sip Thru® Lid common on every take-out coffee cup in the world, and the Performer™ foam-hinged carry-out containers used in restaurants across the globe. The storage capacity of the new warehouse will be mind-boggling. Take the small stack of foam cups in your jobsite trailer or office kitchen and multiply by a million. The new warehouse will store exposed foam cups and other products in a series of towering 25-foot-tall stacks. Proper fire protection is critical for exposed foam products, because they have the potential to burn hot and fast, said Jackson Associates President Rick Jackson. Working as a subcontractor to Clark Construction Company, Lansing, Jackson Associates value engineered the design and then installed a high-density Early Suppression Fast Response (ESFR) system for the new Dart warehouse. This type of sprinkler system is designed to suppress a fast-burning, hot fire by dousing it with a higher volume of water dispensed at a higher rate and under greater pressure, said Jackson Vice President of Estimating and Sales Michael L. Reinhard. For Dart Container, Jackson Associates designed an ESFR system above and beyond even the standard ESFR system. Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
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The system’s “first-responders” - the sprinkler heads triggered to discharge first by the initial blast of heat - are capable of dispensing pressurized water at the rate and volume rivaling the fire hoses of a professional fire-fighting department. “Dart’s first sprinkler will put out 333 gallons a minute as compared to a standard sprinkler’s 20 to 35 gallons,” said Jackson.
“That’s as much as a fire hose, or close to ten times the amount of water from a typical sprinkler head.” As an FYI for those unfamiliar with fire protection, a fire’s heat actually triggers only a select array of sprinkler heads. The heat melts metal soldering in the sprinkler head, causing it to open and dispense its life- and property-saving
Jackson Associates hoisted the 20-foot-long shaft of a vertical turbine fire pump through the roof opening of a small building that is perched above an on-site, underground water reservoir. CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014 17
FIRE PROTECTION water. “It’s not like a Hollywood movie where all the fire sprinklers go off all at once and flood the building,� said Jackson. “Surprisingly, even some people in the construction business believe that, and they become worried about water damage. Typically fires are put out by two or three sprinklers, because only those that get hot will open and operate.� In operation since 1979, Jackson Associates brings a wealth of knowledge to the important task of fire protection. The firm was clearly the company equipped to handle the Dart warehouse, having designed and installed innumerable industrial fire protection projects for tier one and tier two automotive suppliers, such as Magna, Bosch, TRW and AGS. Jackson Associates has conducted work in Michigan, across the country and even internationally in the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada, the two latter locations involving projects for Ford Motor and GM, respectively. The company also handles retail, office, and nursing home projects, but “our forte is industrial,� said Jackson. “We are good at specialty jobs, meaning projects that take more thinking and more engineering. That is where we excel.� As part its overall excellence, the firm is one of the few companies in Michigan that handle both sprinkler protection and Special Hazards inhouse. “Sprinkler systems are strictly water-based, while Special Hazards involve carbon dioxide, foam systems, dry chemical, clean agent gaseous systems and water mist,� Jackson explains. Jackson, himself, is an example of excellence in the fire protection industry. He is on the Board of Directors for the state Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and also serves on several National Fire Protection Association committees that write the fire codes. Jackson also has assisted Oakland Technical University by designing a fire protection lab for teaching students, industrial workers, fire departments and fire protection designers.
A HigH-TecH BuckeT BrigAde Jackson Associates’ capabilities include in-house design, engineering and installation of all facets of fire protection, including both mechanical and electrical work. “We handle everything that has to do with fire protection, other than kitchen hood systems,� said Jackson. Jackson Associates brought its capabilities to Dart’s massive warehouse. Peering into the open aperture of a sample sprinkler head in Jackson’s Walled Lake office gives one a clear understanding of just how much more water can flow through an opening four times the size of your standard sprinkler head aperture. Not as readily apparent are the expanded water mains and the more powerful pump needed to service this ESFR system on steroids. Jackson Associates increased the overall water supply and water pressure to feed this high-capacity ESFR system. In this case, super-sizing is good, and not only includes larger than average sprinkler heads, but also involved increasing the diameter of the water mains from the originally planned 10 inches to 12 inches. Jackson also installed a new diesel-driven, 3,000 gallon per minute vertical turbine fire pump. “The vertical fire pump has a 20-foot-long shaft that is placed down into a 270,000-gallon underground water reservoir on site,� said Jackson’s Greg Siegel, SFPE. The new vertical turbine pump replaces an existing one that didn’t generate sufficient water pressure. “The water starts out at 170 psi at the new pump versus a typical 80 psi pump,� said Jackson. “Because you are not allowed to exceed 175 psi on the system, we also ordered a special pressure limiting controller. This pressure limited pump will maintain 170 psi from zero gallons per minute to 3,000 gallons per minute.� The pump is equipped with a companion 530-horsepower diesel engine. In the event of a power outage, storm or other interruption of electrical
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FIRE PROTECTION A TigHT sTeel grid Larger than life piping – in both size and sheer amount – ruled the day within the warehouse interior. “The pipe size on this job is huge compared to a typical project,” said Siegel. “In about 98 percent of sprinkler jobs, the largest pipes are 6-inch and 8-inch. This project required quite a bit of 10-inch piping.”
For size, Jackson Associates had to fabricate some specialty hangers to support the larger piping, added Jackson. For sheer volume, Jackson Associates used savvy installation strategies to efficiently manage this massive undertaking where seemingly every component transcends the norm. “We went to the second floor and drilled holes in the metal deck and put
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the hangers down through the deck before they poured the concrete,” said Jackson. “This saved us a great deal of time.” The warehouse itself is atypical, being a twostory rather than the more usual single-story warehouse. Consequently, Jackson Associates had to install the sprinkler system in a tight grid of steel beams, closely spaced every 6-foot, three-inches on center to support the second floor. By code, Jackson had to install sprinklers between each and every steel beam, dramatically increasing the number of sprinkler heads required in the warehouse. Adding to the challenge, the sprinkler heads, by code, had to be a minimum distance of 8 feet apart from neighboring sprinkler heads. “We staggered the sprinklers to meet this set distance,” said Jackson. Basically, every row of sprinkler heads is slightly offset in relation to neighboring rows. “If the sprinklers are too close, the first one that goes off will spray water on the next, preventing that one from going off,” said Siegel in explaining the reasoning behind the placement distance. “Then only every other sprinkler head would open, because one head is cooling the other ones. This is why there are spacing limitations by code and from the insurance underwriters.” Jackson Associates also crafted a creative piping design to avoid the steel obstructions and still keep the piping at the regulation maximum of 18 inches from the ceiling deck. Essentially, Jackson’s design ran branch lines and feeder mains around the obstructions on a single 45degree diagonal rather than in two 90-degree pipe elbows. “Each of those elbows would result in tremendous friction loss as the water changes direction,” said Jackson. Jackson Associates also used Building Information Modeling to coordinate its work with all the other trades. “We were given priority in the design of the warehouse, because our system just had no room for movement,” said Jackson. “That is unusual; we can typically move around the ductwork and other building obstructions easily. In this case, the sprinkler system had to be in very specific locations.” With a crew of 15 employees supervised by Construction Vice President Ed Barry, Jackson Associates worked on site from July 2013 to the end of January 2014. Next on the agenda, Jackson Associates will bring their expertise to the four-story office building rising on the same campus as the warehouse.
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for International Export in Howell, working with BRIVAR Construction. A Pittsfield Township project for Extang, a manufacturer of truck accessories, followed swiftly on the first project’s heels. Jackson worked with JB Donaldson Company on this second project. According to Jackson, one market trend turning up the heat in the fire protection market is the auto company requirement that the warehouse facilities of automotive suppliers must be fire sprinklered. “The auto suppliers frequently are audited by the automakers on fire protection design requirements,� said Jackson. “We
recently ran into one project where the automotive manufacturer actually had people out to the supplier’s facility to review its fire protection.� The automotive revival has unleashed a great deal of pent-up demand, meaning fire protection work must be done quickly and on short notice. “Definitely, the trend is compressed schedules and fast-track projects now,� said Reinhard. In 2013, Jackson Associates was also kept busy meeting the so-called August deadline. Five years ago, the federal government mandated installation of fire sprinklers in all nursing homes,
giving senior care facilities until August 2013 to meet the requirement. “I am guessing that we’ve done more nursing homes than any other company in Michigan,� said Jackson. “We have some large clients such as Ciena. It has actually been a boom for us for the last five years.� Jackson Associates’ work also includes apartment buildings, condominiums and retail, a market prone to “churn� as one store is replaced with another and the new layout requires a new fire protection design. Beyond specific markets, another trend is the increasing propensity for cities and other
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Jackson Associates crafted a creative piping design to avoid the steel obstructions and still keep the piping at the regulation maximum of 18 inches from the ceiling deck. running on a diagonal, versus 90-degree pipe elbows, eliminated the tremendous friction loss that would result as the water changes direction in the elbow configuration.
government bodies to send fire protection design out for third-party review for the purpose of liability protection. This tendency can lengthen the amount of time needed for design approval, an important consideration for one of the very few trades that typically designs its own system. “Typically, fire protection is the only trade that does its own design,” said Jackson. “Sometimes for larger companies, we have to submit to insurance companies for approval, and we must obtain water flow tests and design approval from cities. Contractors need to allow for that.” In terms of potential fires, more products in the plastic composite and non-metal family are becoming an increasing part of consumer products, leading sometimes to fast-moving, hotburning fires if ignited in buildings without updated fire protection systems. “Our cars now have a great deal of foam rubber and plastic rather than metal and steel,” said Jackson. “Many of the warehouse and industrial buildings were built in the ’50, ‘60s and even into the ‘70s when steel in cars was more prevalent. If these buildings still have an old-style fire protection system but a plastic inventory, a fire can burn so intensely it can bring the building down.” Fortunately, Dart and other clients of Jackson Associates can erase that worry from their minds. With ESFR systems and up-to-date fire-fighting pumps, pipes and design approaches, Jackson Associates gives a building the ability to stop a blaze in its tracks, helping to shield people from danger and to protect valuable inventory from damage. 22 CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014
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Ace Sprinkler Helps Revitalize Downtown Detroit By Mary E. kremposky, Associate Editor
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he intersection at Ace clearly lived up to Fort and Griswold its name, working at a is host to one of remarkable pace by Detroit’s first modern turning over an entire skyscrapers. Built in floor about every two 1913, the Dime Building weeks. “The project graces downtown required close Detroit with its central supervision and light well and its elegant, management to meet white terra-cotta the required deadlines,” ornamentation, courtesy said Ace Co-Owner of Daniel H. Burnham, Miguel Dorantes. Team an architectural master Ace even dealt with the known as the father of challenge of initially the modern skyscraper. restricted material This 23-story high-rise movement. “At the start was part of Detroit’s of the project, all the vibrant past and is now trades were limited to playing a role in the one passenger elevator City’s future. Quicken that was outfitted as a Loan founder Dan freight elevator, Above is a glimpse into one of the work spaces within Quicken loans’ new offices Gilbert’s Rock Ventures restricting the size and in the newly christened chrysler House, courtesy Turner construction and neumann LLC brought the amount of each lift,” smith. This contemporary interior is housed within a gem of a historical structure, 390,000-square-foot said Dorantes. once called the dime Building (shown on the opposite page). building back to life, Ace worked efficiently securing tenants and to create a functional even leasing the two and aesthetically upper floors to the Chrysler Corporation. Because of its prominent tenant, pleasing system. “Challenges included coordinating sprinkler spacing with one of Detroit’s most beautiful buildings has been newly christened as the surface-mounted lighting,” said Dorantes. In terms of function, “We had to Chrysler House. take into consideration the sprinkler placement in relation to the lighting, Ace Sprinkler Co., Melvindale, was part of the renovation team that because we didn’t want to create any obstructions in the sprinkler’s spray helped make it all happen on 11 floors of this vintage building. Turner pattern.” In terms of aesthetics, Ace wanted to create a sprinkler system Construction Company was the construction manager and Neumann/Smith with “a crisp, clean appearance,” said Dorantes. For both purposes, Ace Architecture provided architectural services for the transformation of 11 generated several different lay-over plans to coordinate the spacing of the floors into corporate office space for Quicken Loans. Ace’s basic scope of sprinklers and lighting, followed by installing a sample system in a small work was to design, fabricate and install a new sprinkler system. Ace mock-up area. provided new sprinkler coverage for a host of new wall and ceiling “The actual installation went quite well,” said Dorantes. “We met with our configurations requested by the new corporate tenants of the successful crew and explained the design, layout and sequence we anticipated. There redevelopment. was an exchange of ideas, plans were finalized and installation began.”
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Ace demolished and removed the existing sprinkler piping, because it wasn’t adequate for the new design. The diameter of the existing piping was too small to support a building design that called for a wider spacing of fewer sprinklers for aesthetic purposes. Ace installed slightly larger diameter piping and fewer but larger semi-recessed sprinkler heads to meet the functional needs of the new sprinkler system. Coordination with other trades for elevation and space was also vital to the project’s success. “Our foreman was on top of his game,” said Dorantes. “He worked closely with the other trades and the job superintendent to get the job done.”
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one WoodWArd Avenue Walk south on Griswold from the Chrysler House for just under half-amile to view another downtown Detroit architectural gem in Dan Gilbert’s portfolio, namely One Woodward Avenue formerly known as the American Natural Resources Building. Ace’s team foreman and the same project management team that worked on the Chrysler Building set up shop in this distinctive Class A office building. Soaring 28 stories above Jefferson Avenue, the building is the first skyscraper ever designed by Minoru Yamasaki, the architect of the World Trade Center in New York City. Sachse Construction served as general contractor on the project and Neumann/Smith Architecture provided architectural services for the tenant fit-out of nine floors for Quicken Loans. The project team also redesigned the second floor, including the creation of a special events and training space with associated staging area to support the space, a pre-function/bar lobby, a catering kitchen, an open lobby and elevator space with high-end finishes, and a new bathroom core. Ace installed a new fire pump that replaced the existing pressure tank in the penthouse. Ace’s new sprinkler design called for installation of new piping for the newly renovated floors. “The sprinkler design had to be unique in that it had to follow the architecture of the building,” said Dorantes. “The piping was for the most part exposed, but needed to be low profile.” Essentially, Ace had to coordinate sprinkler system placement with the lighting grid. To explain the project, Dorantes compares the ceiling configuration to an egg carton. The light panels measure almost four-byfour-feet and fill the carton’s open spaces or pockets. Ace had to carefully thread the sprinkler piping along the carton’s “ridges” or along the structural grid bordering and framing each light panel. It was very important to confine placement of the sprinkler piping to the ceiling’s structural grid or joists, essentially running the pipe between light panels rather than across the face. This approach “minimizes any shadows cast on the panels and creates accessibility to the lighting for maintenance purposes,” said Dorantes. For maintenance, the panels must be removed to access the light fixtures tucked deeply inside, and nothing could block this route. Because the sprinkler piping is exposed, Ace also had to “make everything symmetrical and create a nice, straight, plumb and level installation,” said Dorantes. “The project took a little more finesse than a standard job. Our installation team did a great job, meeting the deadlines without fail. This project gave them a chance to show off their craftsmanship, and they certainly did.” Dorantes also credits Sachse for a smooth job. “Managing this project was at times complex, as there were many aspects that required close coordination,” said Dorantes. “But we kept in close contact with Sachse and communicated quite well with each other.” Ace Sprinkler Co., MBE, is a full-service fire sprinkler contractor that has been in business since 1945. The current leadership team has been in place since 2004. “We provide service seven days a week, 24 hours a day,” said Dorantes. “We value education, and we pride ourselves on having some of the best problem-solving technicians in our trade.”
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A Novel Renovation at Pinckney’s New Library
A NEW CHAPTER FOR AN OLD By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor
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efreshing and contemporary, Pinckney’s new library is “old school” in only one way: it is actually built within an old school, but one would never know it. The new Pinckney Community Public Library is an amazing adaptive reuse of an outdated educational facility, originally built as a series of additions from the 1930s to
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the 1960s. Traveling further back in time, the site once hosted a beautiful brick high school constructed in 1888. In the brick and mortar version of Everything Old is New Again, the new library’s exterior affectionately recalls the arched entry, peaked gable and masonry details of the 1888 school, while the interior opens into a series
of contemporary spaces with a full complement of library services and information technologies. Clearly, the Village of Pinckney and Putnam Township have the best of every era, thanks to Merritt Cieslak Design PLC, Northville, and Frank Rewold and Son, Inc., Rochester. Replaced in 1969, the old high school is long
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Of course, the library doesn’t just remember the past. It is the past. Incredibly, this seemingly brand new building is actually a 12,000-squarefoot remnant of the 32,000-square-foot educational facility that developed around the late 19th Century schoolhouse before its replacement in the 1960s. The design magic of Merritt Cieslak transformed the Spartan, barebones gymnasium of cinderblock walls into an inviting library. The playful insertion of a canted upper wall and ceilings of varied height camouflages the conventional, box-like shape of the original gym. New wood furnishings – courtesy of Library Design Associates, Plymouth - a fresh wash of color and an infusion of natural light from added windows complete this wonderful gift to the community. Library spaces include a cozy reading area, complete with a stone fireplace, and a children’s area marked by a stand of faux trees. School alumni were incredulous when first viewing this inspired conversion of an existing space. “When people from the community first walk in, they often say, ‘This was the gym!,’ ” said Merritt Cieslak Principal Ronald A. Cieslak, RA. “Their reactions are fun to watch.” This “magic trick” wasn’t easy. Frank Rewold and Son brought the full force of their construction expertise to bear in navigating a host of structural deficiencies and varied conditions spread across a building that is essentially a collage of different additions. According to Rewold Senior Project Manager Gene Ferrera, LEED® AP, the existing building has about seven different roof levels, and prior to the project, had a floor that dropped in elevation across the breadth of the overall structure and even within the ex-gymnasium now main library. This $2.45 million project covered the full gambit of construction tasks: Demolition of 20,000 square feet of the mid-20th Century school, selective demolition and extensive renovation of the remaining balance of the building, and construction of small additions tallying 2,000 square feet. Beautifully besting all challenges, the project team preserved a piece of the community’s history and gave the site a wonderful new chapter in its 126-year-long story – a story that began in 1888 with the first ringing of the school bell in the village air.
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gone, but its memory lives on in the new library’s echo of exterior forms and in a tangible artifact discovered during construction. As construction manager, Rewold uncovered an original section of the school’s Michigan fieldstone foundation that is now showcased through a Lexan panel behind the library’s local history room.
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Preserving a part of the school most likely played a role in passing the millage. The community has a fond affection for a building in which virtually every long-time resident of Pinckney and Putnam Township was taught their ABC’s. For the building was host first to a high school, followed by a middle school, elementary and finally a pre-school before coming into use as a community education center. Ultimately, the
school where a long line of grandparents, parents and children had all come of age sat vacant for two or three years. Soundly rejecting a Greenfield site on the village outskirts for the proposed library, the community ultimately passed a millage giving new life to this beloved old school in the heart of Pinckney. “The building reflected the community, it was located in the community, and it had always been part of Pinckney,” said Cieslak. “Those three things contributed to the success of the millage campaign.” Today, the power of the book – first the school book and now the library book – continues to rule this 1.5-acre site at 125 Putnam Street. The new 14,200-square-foot library more than triples the former library’s size. “The library used to be in a village storefront, and then for the last 15 years it was in a freestanding, 3,000-square-foot building on the outskirts of town,” said Ferrera. The former library had virtually no seating, “because most of it was taken up with the collection,” added Cieslak. “The library has always had very active community programs, so the new library building is very welcome.”
Beginning a new Chapter Merritt Cieslak’s own history with the library district began in 2010. In preparing a feasibility study, Cieslak scanned the existing school for wide open spaces suitable for adaptive reuse as a library. “Most schools are broken up into classrooms and classrooms have bearing walls,” said Cieslak. “We selected two of the largest rooms - the school’s gymnasium and the media center - as spaces redeemable for use as a library, the first for the main library and the second for the community meeting room.” After the millage passage, Rewold joined the project in April 2011. Both firms have a formidable level of expertise in the library market. “Rewold has probably constructed and renovated more libraries than just about any other construction manager in southeastern Michigan in the last 15 years,” said Ferrera. Rewold’s “bibliography” includes Rochester Hills Public Library, West Bloomfield Township’s Main and West Acres branches, and Bloomfield Township Library, as well as the Cranbrook Educational Community’s library. Merritt Cieslak’s library portfolio includes the Plymouth District Library, Redford Township District Library, the Trenton Veteran’s Memorial Library, and libraries for Riverview, Flatrock and Salem-South Lyon. This 80-year-old architectural firm specializes in library and church buildings. Rewold arrived on site on January 9, 2012, first launching the project’s two-month long abatement and demolition phase. Rewold began abatement in the sizeable portion of the building slated for complete demolition. Under a phased CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014 31
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT work sequence, Rewold started demolition of the abated swath of building, while the abatement contractor worked simultaneously in the building remnant that would become the new library. “Mainly, we were able to use the existing masonry walls as separation between the two activities,” said Ferrera. The hydraulic excavators tore down a twostory classroom wing, an administration wing and eight or nine classrooms. “What was left after demolition was the school’s old gymnasium, media center, a couple of classrooms and support spaces,” said Ferrera. Rewold’s next step in its phasing plan called for the launch of selective demolition of the building remnant and simultaneous construction of a series of small additions now projecting from the southeast quadrant of the new library. Today, the library director’s office occupies a small portion of the new addition.
solving a struCtural puzzle originally built in 1936, this spartan cinderblock gymnasium has been transformed into an inviting, contemporary library, courtesy of Merritt Cieslak and Frank rewold and son.
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“Being true to your school” may have wooed over the voters, but it left the project team with an interesting puzzle of structural challenges. Rewold successfully tackled the building’s structural deficiencies, and nimbly managed a project that was clearly not a by-the-book renovation, if there is such an animal. As one surprise, a 12-foot-high brick veneer wall was found to be resting on a sidewalk rather than a foundation. “They had applied a brick veneer to a load-bearing wall years after the load bearing wall was built,” said Ferrera. “We ended up building a new foundation to support the brick.” Students may have gaps in their knowledge, but in this case, the school building itself had gaps in its steel frame. “There were steel columns that were supposed to be embedded in a masonry wall, but the steel columns just didn’t exist,” said Ferrera. “In another instance, we found a portion of the roof where the steel frame had rusted away and was no longer attached to the wall. Basically, we had to add a great deal of steel to the structure to repair the deficiencies of the steel frame.” A savvy Rewold was able to maintain a sound schedule despite such discoveries. “For example, in some of the places where the steel was missing, instead of waiting for the fabrication of a steel column, we were able to convert – with the engineer’s assistance – the load-bearing condition to masonry rather than steel,” said Ferrera. “Because we did not have to wait for the steel to be fabricated and arrive, we were able to keep on a reasonable schedule.” Cieslak speculates that some of these structural anomalies may have been part of the big rush in school construction in the 1950s and 1960s as districts scrambled for classroom space to teach all those school-age Baby
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the site once hosted a beautiful brick high school, originally constructed in 1888. the new library’s exterior affectionately recalls the arched entry, peaked gable and masonry details of the late 19th Century schoolhouse.
Boomers. “You hear the phrase, ‘They don’t build them like they used to,’ but in this case, that’s a good thing,” said Cieslak. “However, the structure of the overall building, particularly the gymnasium that now houses the main library, was very good.” The gymnasium, having been constructed in 1936, was actually the oldest addition of the entire building.
steel substructure. Continuing this roofing game of hide-and-seek, the mansard actually is a type of parapet wall designed to block the sight of four new rooftop mechanical units from view. Dipping below and behind the visible, asphalt shingle-clad mansard slope is an unseen flat EPDM roof. Merritt Cieslak also designed the mansard roof to conceal some of the existing building’s varied roof levels, as well.
pinCkney’s “skyline” Installing the new mansard roof was another conundrum. The new mansard roof and the new gable roof restore the roofline of the original 1888 school to Pinckney’s modest “skyline.” Because the existing walls were slightly skewed, installing the mansard to bear directly on those walls would result in a skewed roof, as well. Rewold was faced with three choices: Build a skewed mansard roof, build a whole new wall to create a straight mansard in perfect alignment with the new wall, or adjust how the mansard bears on the existing walls. No one wants a skewed roof, while building a new bearing wall would bear heavily on the schedule. Rewold opted for the last option. Rewold installed a series of stub steel columns and companion steel beams that straddle two existing walls. This substructure supports and transfers the mansard’s load to the skewed walls, but allows construction of a straight mansard roof. “The mansard looks straight, but if you were to peel off the roof and look at the existing walls below it, they don’t exactly line up with the new mansard roof,” said Ferrera. “Rather the new steel substructure under the mansard transfers the load to the actual walls.” The mansard roof conceals more than its own
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Design as tiMe travel With the roofline restored, the design flows downward to revive the heritage of the site’s original 1888 schoolhouse. The gable peak has the same herringbone-type of masonry pattern, and a masonry infill of taupe brick simulates the shape, height and arched headers of the old school’s original upper windows. All of the newly installed windows in the rest of the building have the same window arch and shape, as well. In design as time travel, the grand arch of the library’s main entry is almost the same form as the original schoolhouse entry, and almost the entire building has a simulated stone base harkening back to the 19th Century structure. “These details all reference the original school,” said Cieslak. “The community just loves it.” Overall, the addition of a mansard roof and new gabled entry obscure the blandness and “blockiness” of the mid-20th Century additions. The building also has a fresh skin of lightercolored brick, both standard and thin brick for economy.
on the level Turning an interior of white cinderblock walls and varying floor grades into inviting and
handicapped accessible spaces is a true Cinderella story. The school’s old staff kitchen was converted into the children’s area of the main library. This area is built on top of an old boiler room that once rested four feet below grade. “We had to raise that back up to the level of the rest of the building,” said Ferrera. Rewold broke up the concrete floor, installed footings and foundations and backfilled the area with sand. “We compacted the sand every six inches until we got up to about four feet and then we poured a new concrete floor,” he added. The 5,000-square-foot gymnasium had about three different floor elevations, having been built in several different phases in different time periods. “At some point, they added a north wing to house a bleacher area, and so the floor in that area was 1.5 inches higher than the gymnasium,” said Ferrera. “They also built an east wing for a stage area, creating another floor elevation.” Rewold raised and leveled the gymnasium’s entire floor using both a wood sub-floor and a gypsum product. The overall building had uneven floor grades. The building’s varied floor levels were all brought to an even grade as a result of this renovation. “Now everything is on the same grade and the building has a grade-level entrance for complete handicapped accessibility,” said Cieslak. This adaptive reuse project also called for opening up formerly subdivided spaces. “We opened up three rooms – a tech room, small staff lounge and storage area – to create a new lobby,” said Cieslak. “We painted out the ceiling structure and the ductwork and directed all the new lighting downward to create a very bright and inviting lobby entrance.” Yellow-gold-painted CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014 33
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT drywall covers the old cinderblock and new carpeting turns these former utilitarian spaces into a welcoming lobby corridor. Interior walls were also removed to carve out an open staff area. “There was a great deal of shoring up and insertion of new structure in the interior,” said Cieslak. “Part of the reason was we were taking out some bearing walls, and the other part was that we had to support the new rooftop mechanical units with additional structure.” The sheer amount of structural work in this modest-sized building was probably enough to create an ongoing construction reality television show called This Old School. “It offered more than the usual amount of structural problems for an existing building,” said Ferrera. “None of the challenges were insurmountable.” Beyond structural needs, “the building has an entirely new electrical system and an energy management system for the lights,” added Cieslak. Rewold removed and replaced the entire mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems. For further energy-savings, the old roof was stripped down to its metal deck to make way for new roofing insulation, said Ferrera.
the granD unveiling Rewold completed the project in December 2012, and the village and township now have a wonderful new community hub. Cieslak describes his design strategy for converting the gymnasium into the main library: “How do you take a gym and make it feel warm and inviting?
We did it by changing ceilings and changing finishes and new lighting. In some areas we brought the ceiling down so people didn’t feel like they were in an old gymnasium.” The main library contains three different ceiling elevations: • The gymnasium’s original ceiling deck, painted black and designed to fade into the background, is part of the central area that towers high above a row of classic reading tables, all equipped with fixed table lamps doubling as power and data outlets. • A series of drywall canopies – open above but a standard ceiling below – are inserted over the book stacks, in the reading area and over the circulation desk, all to create comfortable spaces, designed to a more intimate scale. • The insertion of a canted upper wall and canopy above the teen area creates the third ceiling layer. Functionally, the canted upper wall conceals the new ductwork; aesthetically, it introduces an unexpected angularity into the room. “It’s contrary to the original building,” said Cieslak. “It goes against what people would expect from the square box of the gymnasium.” This multiplicity of ceiling elevations acts as an intuitive wayfinding system naturally directing people to specific areas within the overall library. “We wanted two things in the design,” said Cieslak. “When people walked in we wanted their experience to be self-evident, and we wanted something modern and dynamic.” Varied lighting plays a role in generating a
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natural light enters the building through newly installed, narrow windows with arched headers that bring the flavor of the old 1888 schoolhouse into this new library. Clad in contemporary finishes, the new facility has a full complement of library services and information technologies.
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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT dynamic interior. The canted wall is painted in two tones and basks in the glow of accent lighting. In the high center, “we brought the lighting down with suspended high-intensity discharge fixtures,” said Cieslak. As a nod to the past, a double row of long, narrow windows with arched headers introduces a welcome dose of morning light into the interior. The windows’ silhouette also brings the flavor of the old 1888 schoolhouse into this contemporary library. Kal-wall panels to the north are a vestige of the old gymnasium. They not only offer a soft muted light, but “they offer better insulation than insulated glass,” said Cieslak. The community’s pleased reaction at the library’s grand opening says it all: “When the library had their grand opening gala, people were just amazed,” said Cieslak. “They just love their building. That’s always exciting.”
MarCh 2014 ConstruCtion highlight Owner: Pinckney Community Public Library Architect: Merritt Cieslak Design, PLC, Northville Construction Manager: Frank Rewold and Son, Inc., Rochester
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points for affixing to its own unique range of accessories including: Skipper XS suction pad holder/receiver Easily connect to high gloss surfaces and glass. The suction pad holder/receiver is designed for use with the Skipper XS unit (although it can be used as a standard tape receiver). The suction pad can either hold the Skipper XS unit in place, or be used to receive the tape end clip. Skipper XS magnetic and cord strap holder/receiver - A receiver clip with added versatility. The cord and magnetic receiver is designed for use with the Skipper XS (although it can be used as a standard tape receiver). As well as being able to attach to magnetic surfaces, it can also be tied to pillars using the provided ‘tourniquet’ cord. Once in place the receiver can then either hold the Skipper XS unit in place or be used to receive the tape end clip. Skipper XS clamp holder/receiver - Robust connectivity from any angle. The clamp holder/receiver is used to attach the Skipper XS unit and/or tape end to angular surfaces such as door frames, work surfaces and racking. It can be clamped in place and tightened by turning the screw. The clamp holder/receiver can be positioned either horizontally or vertically depending on the desired application.
Since the launch of their Skipper barrier product range in 2005, Skipper’s innovative product range has been used in a wide range of applications, in many sectors, including traffic management, construction and facilities management. Skipper™ specializes in integrated safety management solutions for many sectors including traffic management, construction and facilities management. Skipper launched in 2005 with the Skipper barrier. Its award winning design and wide range of applications have helped the company grow steadily both in the UK and globally. Skipper has over 70 distribution partners who sell their products in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Customers include international airports, national supermarket chains, defense contractors and international petroleum companies. Skipper’s popularity and their innovative approach to customer’s problems has allowed them to continually develop our range of products, while bringing to market award-winning concepts and designs. Contact Skipper at: Unit 12 Parkgate Industrial Estate, Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom WA16 8XJ; Tel +44(0) 844 412 7757; Fax +44(0) 844 412 7758; E-mail sales@skippertm.co.uk.
via difficult-to-mimic radio frequencies. When a key is inserted into the ignition or a Fob used with a push-start button, the vehicle requests authorization. If the engine and key or Fob codes don't match, the vehicle will not start. And, unlike easily hacked GPS technology, the i-Guard system relies on radio frequencies, which the majority of criminals do not have the skills to disable. STRATTEC originally developed an RFID
electronic immobilizer system for the major automotive OEMs, which has helped reduce auto theft in the U.S. by an estimated 40 percent since 2001. STRATTEC specifically adapted its system for the construction, fleet and rental equipment industries under the brand i-Guard, to keep machinery secure, anywhere. For more information on STRATTEC's i-Guard technology, call 414-247-3333, or E-mail fkosloske@strattec.com.
STRATTEC® Develops Tough Theft-Deterrent System for Equipment New i-Guard Built on Proven RFID Electronic Immobilizer Technology STRATTEC® Security Corporation has released i-Guard, its latest anti-theft solution, developed specifically for the construction, fleet and rental equipment industries. Equipment theft has escalated over the past decade across North America, with estimated losses ranging from $300 million to $1 billion annually. Of the 1,000 pieces of equipment reported stolen each month to the National Crime Information Center, only 21 percent is ever recovered. A robust theft-deterrent system now available for heavy equipment, STRATTEC's i-Guard system is based on the world's foremost automotive antitheft technology. i-Guard is a radio-frequency identification (RFID) electronic immobilizer system that can literally safeguard costly machinery of any size from unauthorized use. With i-Guard, a unique electronic code is programmed into the engine module and into a chip in the key or a Fob. The code is transmitted between the two components by a small antenna Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
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ERGODYNE LAUNCHES NEW ANSI-COMPLIANT, HI-VIS TSHIRTS AND SWEATSHIRTS
Updated garments: • GloWear® 8295 Class 2 Polo • GloWear® 8397 Class 3 Sweatshirt
Ergodyne has announced the expansion of their GloWear® Hi-Visibility (Hi-Vis) Shirts Series to include seven new garments and a design update on two existing models. These new and refreshed hi-vis products provide comfort, compliance, and visibility in a single garment (eliminating the need for a hi-vis vest) and are designed to withstand the elements. "ANSI 107-compliance is becoming mandatory in more and more places, and workers are looking for compliant single-garment solutions that also meet their needs for climate and comfort," said Andy Olson, senior product manager, Ergodyne. "Our new and improved GloWear® shirts offer workers choices of different performance classes, styles, and configurations to deliver on these very wants and needs. Whatever the condition, we’ve got workers covered – and always protected."
These ANSI-compliant garments not only keep workers safe – they ensure comfort no matter the season. The T-shirts boast moisture wicking properties to keep workers cool and dry while the sweatshirts are composed of a toasty warm polyester polar fleece to keep heat close to the body. Additionally, all new shirts feature heat transfer reflective material versus sewn-on, adding to the comfort and flexibility of the garment.
New garments: • GloWear® 8089 Non-Certified T-Shirt • GloWear® 8091 Non-Certified Long Sleeve TShirt • GloWear® 8391 Class 3 Long Sleeve T-Shirt • GloWear® 8392 Class 3 Zipper Hooded Sweatshirt • GloWear® 8393 Class 3 Hooded Sweatshirt • GloWear® 8293 Class 2 Hooded Sweatshirt w/ Black Front • GloWear® 8399 Class 3 ½ Zip Sweatshirt
All t-shirts and polos feature: • Lightweight, breathable 4.1 oz. ANSIcompliant polyester knit • Moisture wicking treatment • Front chest pocket • 8295 features split tail hem for style and comfort All sweatshirts feature: • Toasty warm 8 oz. ANSI-compliant polyester polar fleece • Hoods with drawstring ties (8392, 8293, 8393) • "Be Tenacious" zipper pulls (8392, 8399) • Pouch-style front pockets (8393, 8293) Since 1983, Ergodyne has pioneered the development of products that Make The Workplace A Betterplace™. What started with just one product has grown into a line of top flight, battle-tested, Tenacious Work Gear®; all precision crafted to provide protection, improve
New Seismic and Fire-Rated Grid Systems from CertainTeed Ceilings Offer Single Source for Code-Compliant Ceilings CertainTeed Ceilings strengthens its position as a single source for acoustical ceiling solutions with the introduction of two new code-compliant grid systems, SeismicSecure™ and FireSecure™. CertainTeed Ceilings is now the only manufacturer with a 2-hour fire-rated roof ceiling assembly that does not include a layer of fire-rated gypsum boards, saving money and time respectively in materials and installation. The new SeismicSecure and FireSecure grid systems complement the company’s catalog of highperformance ceiling products by simplifying installation and ensuring compliance in various types of projects. The FireSecure system, available in a 15/16inch grid face, has undergone rigorous testing for fire rating under ASTEM E119 and is suited for both UL and ULC fire-rated designs. The SeismicSecure suspension system has been recognized by ICC-ES as a code-compliant solution in areas where building codes mandate seismic compliance. Featuring the new CertainTeed Seismic Perimeter Clip, 40 CAM MAGAZINE MARCH 2014
productivity and manage the elements for workers on jobsites the world over. The current lineup is extensive and constantly growing: ProFlex® Hand Protection, ProFlex® Knee Pads, ProFlex® Supports, Trex™ Footwear Accessories, Chill-Its® Cooling Products, NFerno® Warming Products, GloWear® Hi-Vis Apparel, Squids® Lanyards, Arsenal® Equipment Storage Systems, CORE Performance Work Wear®, SHAX® Portable Work Shelters, and Skullerz® Head Protection. Ideal for workers needing ANSI-compliant hivisibility clothing, the new GloWear® Hi-Visibility Series additions are available by all authorized US distributors. For more information, visit www.ergodyne.com or call (800) 225-8238 or (651) 642-9889.
the system provides an evidence-supported alternative to International Building Code requirements, allowing two fixed walls instead of a typical floating ceiling. This speeds up installation and makes it easier to square the system. As experts in the science of sound, CertainTeed Ceilings serves as a single source for high-quality ceilings that create acoustically friendly, aesthetically captivating environments. Encompassing the Performa®, Ecophon® and Gyptone® brands along with Decoustics® - a leader in high-precision, custom-engineered solutions - the company offers the perfect balance of innovation, budget and beauty with products that range from basic high-performance panels to premium, customizable systems. Through its Environmental Acoustics design and research, CertainTeed Ceilings provides solutions that promote healthier interiors while having a smaller impact on the environment. The company offers ceiling panels with one of the highest concentrations of recycled content in the industry as well as a recycling program for used ceiling panels. CertainTeed Ceilings is the first ceilings manufacturer to issue Environmental Product Declarations through UL Environment and The Green Standard. For more information, visit www.certainteed.com/ceilings.
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pneumatic versions, Minnich offers a number of different sizes of machinemounted units to accommodate any application: • • • • • • • • • •
A-2: pneumatic, two-drill unit, 1,250 lb. operating weight A-3: pneumatic, three-drill unit, 1,500 lb. operating weight A-4: pneumatic, four-drill unit, 1,750 lb. operating weight A-5: pneumatic, five-drill unit, 2,000 lb. operating weight A-6: pneumatic, six-drill unit, 2,125 lb. operating weight H-2: hydraulic, two-drill unit, 1,250 lb. operating weight H-3: hydraulic, three-drill unit, 1,500 lb. operating weight H-4: hydraulic, four-drill unit, 1,750 lb. operating weight H-5: hydraulic, five-drill unit, 2,000 lb. operating weight H-6: hydraulic, six-drill unit, 2,125 lb. operating weight
To see Minnich’s full line of machine-mounted drills in action, please visit: http://ow.ly/ndj4a Since 1968, Minnich manufacturing has operated with the mission of producing high-quality products that are safe and cost effective for concrete and utility contractors. Minnich Manufacturing is an industry leader in the production of dowel pin drills, concrete paving vibrators, vibrator monitoring systems, and custom-made special application drills. Based in Mansfield, Ohio, Minnich Manufacturing offers optimum service and technical support through a global network of distributors. To learn more about the extensive line of vibrators, drills, and monitoring systems, visit www.minnich-mfg.com.
Larson Electronics Releases High Output Fluorescent Explosion Proof Emergency Light
Minnich Machine-Mounted Dowel Pin Drills Tout Safety and Productivity Minnich Manufacturing’s series of machine-mounted drills are now available with a number of features engineered to increase safety and productivity in dowel-pin drilling applications, and are available in both hydraulic and pneumatic options. Primarily used for full-depth repair, or “patchwork,” Minnich Manufacturing offers excavator/backhoe/skid steer-mounted units that are ideal for horizontal patchwork jobs with a relatively long distance between the areas to be drilled. Apart from increased portability, the dowel pin drills are also a safe alternative for operators, eliminating fatigue by utilizing the carrier to transport the drill. “Increased portability simply means that the contractor will get the job done faster,” explains Todd Jurjevic, Sales and Marketing Director for Minnich Manufacturing. “Additionally, eliminating the need for an additional operator on the ground to move the unit from one section to another drastically decreases the risk of jobsite injuries.” Minnich’s pneumatic machine-mounted drills are powered by a compressor, mounted to the counter-weight of the carrier or in the bucket of a backhoe, offering a self-contained solution for patchwork jobs. Many patchwork jobs require the work to be done in high-traffic areas, which make it of the utmost importance to utilize a highly mobile carrier and drill combination. By batching the patchwork jobs together, a concrete truck is able to follow behind the carrier/drill combination, and pour concrete immediately following the drilling process, minimizing downtime on site. Wireless control and power rotation are also available on all pneumatic and hydraulic machine-mounted drill units. Available in either hydraulic or
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Larson Electronics has announced the release of a powerful explosion proof fluorescent emergency light that has been designed to provide emergency backup operation and the ability to withstand wet and corrosive environmental conditions. The HALP-EMG-48-2L-T5HO Class 1 Division 2 Emergency Fluorescent Light is built from corrosion resistant materials and features T5 HO fluorescent tubes for high output and a built in battery backup system for continued operation in the event of power failures. The Larson Electronics HALP-EMG-48-2L-T5HO Class 1 Division 2 emergency fluorescent light is designed to provide operators with a failsafe lighting solution that can withstand the rigors of operation in locations where corrosion and wetness is an issue. This explosion proof emergency light looks and operates like a standard fluorescent fixture, but incorporates a corrosion resistant housing and emergency backup battery system that provides a failsafe lighting option and the ability to withstand the effects of a corrosive operating environment. The housing on this unit is constructed with a glass fiber reinforced polyester housing with poured in gasket for reliable sealing and an impact resistant acrylic diffuser cover for even light distribution and high durability. Continued
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Stainless steel latches provided added protection against corrosion and secure the acrylic diffuser to the housing to prevent drips and water intrusion. Light output is provided by a pair of T5HO fluorescent lamps which produce a combined total of 10,000 lumens of light output, making this unit ideal for illuminating larger areas such as work stations, walkways, storage areas, and anywhere large scale coverage is needed. These lamps offer excellent efficiency and high color quality for operations requiring accurate color distinction and have an operational life rated at 20,000 hours, making them a powerful yet economical lighting solution. The emergency backup system in these hazardous location lights consists of a special battery backup ballast system that automatically takes over operation in the event of power failures. A built in charging system maintains the battery backup at full charge levels during normal operations, and when power is abnormally cut immediately takes over and runs the light at reduced output for up to 90 minutes. Once power is restored, the system automatically
recharges the battery system and returns the unit to a ready state for the next event. During normal operation the fixture operates from standard 120277 VAC current for easy and versatile connection to most universal voltages. The HALP-EMG-48-2L-T5HO is ideal for use in hazardous locations where corrosive and wet conditions are common and is well suited to installation on oil platforms, in marinas, chemical plants, water treatment plants, and petrochemical processing facilities where advanced explosion proof protection and failsafe operation is required. Larson Electronics produces a full range of industrial and commercial lighting equipment, explosion proof work lights, hazardous locations lights, intrinsically safe lighting, and LED work lights. To view the entire Larson Electronics line of industrial grade lighting solutions, visit them on the Web at Larsonelectronics.com. You can also call 1-800-369-6671 to learn more about all of Larson Electronics’ lighting products or call 1-214-616-6180 for international inquires.
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PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION Waterford-based Marc Dutton Irrigation has selected Capital Letters, Ann Arbor, as their agency of record for all the company’s marketing and advertising work. As one of Michigan’s oldest and most Dutton trusted irrigation companies, Marc Dutton Irrigation installs and services irrigation systems for commercial and residential markets. Established in 1976, Marc Dutton Irrigation has designed and installed custom fountains and water features in some of Michigan’s most prestigious settings, and serviced automatic sprinkler systems in thousands of Michigan’s finest homes. Capital Letters will develop a marketing plan that will include targeted direct mail campaigns, a redesigned website, and other strategic efforts. Capital Letters is the Preferred Provider for marketing and websites for CAM members. Brad Delventhal, of Northwood, OH, has accepted the position of business development manager at Rudolph/Libbe Inc. Delventhal served as account manager in Rudolph/Libbe’s Special Accounts Department for three years before taking his current position. He graduated from Delventhal Owens Community College in 1995 with an associate’s degree in Applied Science in Architectural Construction and has more than 18 years of construction experience. The Rudolph/Libbe Companies is among the region’s largest contractors and employs 1,0001,500 construction trades through offices in Lima, Toledo, Cleveland and Walbridge, OH; and Plymouth, MI. The Board of Directors of TMP Architecture, Inc. recently promoted Eduardo Blanc, IA AIA from senior associate to principal. Blanc, who joined TMP in 1995, is a senior designer in the firm’s Portage office. As principal, Blanc’s role will expand to include leadership in marketing, business development and staffing activities for the Portage office. He will continue in his role Blanc as a senior designer for the firm’s educational work. Blanc received the Degree of Architect from the University of Buenos Aires in 1985. He is an International Associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a member of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI). TMP has offices in Bloomfield Hills and Portage, MI, producing a variety of projects for K-12 educational, college / university and municipal clients. Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com
Walbridge recently announced that it has promoted the following employees to new positions: Don Greenwell, Jr., PE is now Executive Vice President and continues to head the Greenwell company’s Commercial unit, which is responsible for projects in the Cultural, Education, Healthcare, Office Building/HQ Facilities, Parking, Residential and Retail/Entertainment sectors. Mark McClelland has been McClelland promoted to Vice President – New Business Development of the company’s Industrial group, focused on projects in the Automotive, Tiered Supplier, Industrial and Manufacturing sectors. John Rakolta III has been elevated Rakolta III from Director – New Business Development to the position of Executive Director – Strategic Market Planning and Development. George Dobrowitsky has been promoted to Assistant Vice President – Technical Dobrowitsky Estimator. Walbridge, based in Detroit, provides general contracting, construction management, design-build, EPC and related services from 13 offices in the United States and maintains operations in Canada, Mexico, South America and the Middle East. JMC Electrical Contractor, LLC CEO and Owner Mashell Carissimi is receiving the National Association of Women Business Owners Greater Detroit Chapter’s Top 10 Michigan Business Women Up-And-Coming Award, and an Honorable Mention for Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Women of the Carissimi Year Award. St. Clair Shoresbased JMC Electrical Contractor, LLC, is a union electrical contracting firm providing commercial, industrial, and institutional electrical services. 2014 marks the 20th year NAWBO is recognizing and honoring women from the Detroit area who make a difference. The Top 10 Up-And-Coming Award recognizes emerging and promising woman business owners who have owned their business five years or less. The award recipients will be recognized at NAWBO’s annual award dinner, held this year on March 13, at Laurel Manor in Livonia.
Hobbs+Black Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Wayne Chubb to vice president as of December 2013. Since being promoted to senior associate in 2005, Chubb has been the Chubb project manager or project architect on a variety of projects, large and small, and supervised project teams and consultants successfully. He has mentored numerous interns at Hobbs+Black, and has held several officer positions within the Huron Valley chapter of the AIA where he currently serves as the 2014 president. He is also an active alumni and past adjunct professor at his alma mater University of Detroit Mercy and has been a Planning Commission member with the City of South Lyon since 2007. Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services, Birmingham, has expanded its multifamily management team with two promotions and five new hires. Sarah Girand was promoted from director of apartment management to vice president, multifamily management. Scott Wallace was promoted from regional manager to senior regional manager. Al Montalvo was hired as regional manager. Mike Kelly was hired as assistant regional manager. Wendy Barnabei was hired as assistant regional manager. Rae Lynn Iaquinto was hired as assistant regional manager. Haley Pullman was hired as systems coordinator, multifamily division. Fleis & VandenBrink Operations and Resource Management (FVOP), a Grand Rapids firm serving clients throughout Michigan and Indiana, has announced the addition of Matthew Schindewolf to their staff. Schindewolf’s primary focus will be to provide safety training and assist with policies and protocols for the corporation. As a licensed water and wastewater operator, he previously served as a municipal Director of Public Services and Superintendent of Operations. Schindewolf was a founding member and Past President of the Michigan Rural Water Association and has received numerous awards from various regional and national water resource associations. FVOP currently provides water and/or wastewater operations services and management for 22 facilities in Michigan and Indiana. Its sister company, Fleis & VandenBrink, is an awardwinning civil/environmental engineering and architectural company with nine offices in Michigan and Indiana.
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Rudolph/Libbe Companies has been recognized as a Toledo Blade Top Workplace of 2014, ranked second in the large business category. The Rudolph/Libbe Companies also received a special award for work/life flexibility. Sponsored by the Toledo Blade, the Top Workplace Awards are based on employee
surveys conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, of Exton, PA, a research firm that specializes in organizational health and employee engagement. Employees nominated Rudolph/Libbe Companies for the award. Thirty-five companies were selected as top workplaces in the Toledo metro area. The competition was open to all
organizations in Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, and Fulton counties with 35 or more employees. The Rudolph/Libbe Companies is among the region’s largest contractors, and employs nearly 1,500 construction trades associates, with offices in Toledo, Walbridge, Lima and Cleveland, OH; and Plymouth, MI. Plumbing Professors, a 24-hour service plumbing, sewer repair and epoxy pipe lining company based in Canton Township, has been awarded an epoxy pipe lining contract to line storm sewers at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea, MI. The project manager will be Barton Malow Company of Southfield. Elzinga & Volkers is pleased to announce its appointment as general contractor (GC) and construction manager (CM) for the following senior living facilities across the state including: Waterford Place Phase II in Jenison (Elzinga & Volkers also completed Phase I of the project in ‘09); Vibrant Life Communities Lodge II in Durand; The Fountains at Bronson Place in Kalamazoo; Lutheran Social Services of Michigan in Saginaw; and the LifeCircles PACE Tanglewood project in Muskegon. Sunset Retirement Communities & Services broke ground in February on their 69,000-square-foot healthcare addition to the Waterford Place campus located at 1725 Port Sheldon Rd. Jenison, MI 49428. The construction, a joint venture between the Christman Company and Elzinga & Volkers, will add 50 new jobs to the market, along with 40 short-term rehabilitation beds, the first skilled nursing beds to ever be built in Georgetown Township. Clark Construction Company has been selected as Construction Manager for Central Michigan University’s (CMU) South Quad Improvement Project. Clark Construction has a long-standing relationship with CMU. Other projects Clark has completed, or that are in progress, have included the university’s Events Center, Biosciences Building, School of Medicine Research Lab Facility, Anspach Hall, Brooks Hall and the renovated the Beaver Island Biological Station. The $4.6 million project at CMU will outfit south quad residential halls with sprinkler systems, as well as updated electrical systems. Beddow Hall, Merrill Hall, Merrill Dining, Thorpe Hall, and Sweeney Hall will all receive new fire alarms. Each building will receive fire protection sprinklers except Sweeney Hall, a fire suppression system was installed in Sweeney in 2009. The project will also replace many electrical panels in many buildings. Work will begin this summer as soon as students leave the halls at the end of the school year.
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Please submit all calendar items no less than six weeks prior to the event to: Amanda Tackett, Editor: tackett@cam-online.com March 5 – 7, 2014 – The Work Truck Show 2014 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN Presented by NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry. Events include the Green Truck Summit, the Green Truck Ride-and-Drive, more than 60 educational and training sessions, and the latest products and technology developments from over 550 exhibitors. For more information or to register, call the NTEA offices at 1-800-441-6832 or (248) 4897090 for personalized assistance. March 7, 2014 – European Pheasant Hunt Dunn Creek Outfitters, Laingsburg, MI Small game hunting license, 12 or 20 gauge shotgun, appropriate clothing, eyewear and hearing protection required. Shotgun shells, dogs, birds processed for your freezer, catered
lunch provided. Limited space available, $275 per person. Contact Gregg Montowski at CAM (248) 972-1000 or visit www.cam-online.com. March 11, 2014 – CAM Connect at Club 300 – Pistons Basketball The Palace of Auburn Hills, 6 Championship Drive, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 5:30 pm – End of Game Join CAM for an exciting evening of business networking combined with Pistons Basketball at Club 300 inside the Palace of Auburn Hills. Comfortable suite seating, bars, food buffet, large screen TVs. Tickets are $45 each, and include food, draft beer and wine. For more information or to register, visit www.cam-online.com or call Marie Magyar at CAM (248) 972-1000.
March 20-21, 2014 – AIA Michigan + LARA Health Facilities Planning Seminar Grand Traverse Resort, Traverse City, MI This seminar provides architects, engineers, healthcare executives and other interested professionals with the latest available information which will assist them in planning, designing, constructing and maintaining health facilities. For more information or to register, visit our website: www.aiamichigan.wildapricot.org
March CAMTEC Classes Classes held at CAM Headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, unless otherwise noted. • March 5 - PAYMENT BONDS • March 12 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE • March 18 - AIA CONTRACTS • March 19 - FIRST AID CPR & AED COMBINED • March 20 - PREVAILING WAGE • March 26 - ADVANCED BONDING • March 27 – QUICKBOOKS • March 25, 26, 27 & 28 - AUTODESK REVIT-ARCHITECTURE FUNDAMENTALS This class is held off-site at IMAGINiT, 1228 Kirts Blvd., Troy, MI
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These6 Professional Engineers Were Omitted from the 2014 Buyers Guide Wagner Structural Solutions 5079 Queensway, Howell 48843 734-751-3706, Fax 734-527-6040 Web Site: www.wagnerstructuralsolutions.com E-Mail: service@wagnerstructuralsolutions.com
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Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc. 2121 Hudson Ave., Kalamazoo 49008 269-381-6080, Fax 269-343-5811 Washtenaw Engineering Co. 3526 W. Liberty Rd., Suite 400, Ann Arbor 48103 734-761-8800, Fax 734-761-9530 P.O. Box 1128, Ann Arbor 48106-1128 Wightman & Associates, Inc. 2303 Pipestone Rd., Benton Harbor 49022 269-927-0100, Fax 269-927-1300 Web Site: www.wightman-assoc.com E-Mail: admin@wightman-assoc.com Wilkie & Zanley, Architects, A Sidock Company 4242 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte 48192 734-285-1924, Fax 734-285-2833 Wiss, Janney, Elstner & Associates, Inc. 30700 Telegraph, Suite 3580, Bingham Farms 48025 248-593-0900, Fax 248-593-8532 Web Site: www.wje.com E-Mail: detroitoffice@wje.com
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Wold Architects & Engineers 333 W. 7th St., Suite 320, Royal Oak 48067 248-284-0611, Fax 248-284-0615
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