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DIRECTORS

Kerlin Blaise Blaze Contracting

PUBLISHER EDITOR

Kevin Koehler Amanda Tackett

Thomas Broad Midwest Steel, Inc.

Kevin Foucher ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Commercial Contracting Corp.

Mary Kremposky McArdle

Stephen Frantz GRAPHIC DESIGN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE

Joseph Coots

Motor City Electric Co.

Jennifer Panning

Cathy Jones Roy Jones

Artisan Tile, Inc.

Samuel Ruegsegger III The Christman Co.

DIRECTORS OFFICERS Chairman

Paul Stachowiak Integrated Design Solutions, LLC

John Raimondo

Erik Wordhouse

Roncelli, Inc.

Vice Chairman

Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors

Vice Chairman

Preston Wallace Limbach Company, LLC

Treasurer

Joseph Fontanesi Fontanesi & Kann Company/ Architectural Building Components, Inc.

President

Edwards Glass Co.

Brad Leidal

Kevin Koehler

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Gary Boyajian Division 8 Solutions, Inc.

Marty Burnstein Law Office of Marty Burnstein

George Dobrowitsky Walbridge

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 12 CAM 66th ANNUAL DOUBLES

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CLASSIC TOURNAMENT RECAP 14 LONGTIME CAM EMPLOYEE DIANA BROWN RETIRES

15 SUSTAIN I ABILITY The Basics: Radient vs. Gas-Forced Air Heating

18 AIA-MI DESIGN PERSPECTIOVES Authenticity in Design and Planning

22 GUEST PERSPECTIVE Benchmark the Nation’s Best Practices for Developing Leaders

RENOVATION/RESTORATION 27 36 38

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Ex-Newspaper Office Transforms into Luxury Lofts in Record Time A Heavenly Makeover at Westminster Presbyterian Church Paradise Valley Cultural & Entertainment District - The Rebirth of a Historic Detroit Neighborhood

SITE WORK 42 44

The Scott - Blaze Contracting Aids in the Revitalization of Brush Park D&R Tackles 250,000 Cubic Yard Earthmoving Project in Romulus

45 CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT 53

Science on Display at CMU’s New Biosciences Building Wally Kosorski & Co. Delivers the Magic for CMU

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Industry News

55

Product Showcase

58

People in Construction/ Corporate News

60 61 62

CAM Welcomes New Members Construction Calendar Advertisers Index

ABOUT THE COVER Stantec Architecture, Berkley, designed and Clark Construction Co., Lansing, built the amazing new Biosciences Building at Central Michigan University.

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G2 CONSULTING GROUP’S THIRD YEAR IN ANN ARBOR BRINGS NEW OFFICE, NEW HIRES AND NEW PROJECTS Three years after opening its Ann Arbor office, G2 Consulting Group has completed work on more than 150 public and private geotechnical projects, quadrupled its employee count and is nearly tripling its office space including expanding its full service laboratory that will enable the company to compete for an even broader range of work in the future.

The geotechnical, environmental and construction engineering services firm currently has 13 employees in Ann Arbor and is interviewing now to fill at least four more positions. The company is moving from its current 2,700-square-foot office to 7,900 square feet at 1350 Eisenhower Place.

In the past four years, G2 Consulting has completed infrastructure projects in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Northville and Brighton with dozens of additional projects in the cue. The company has also completed geotechnical engineering for housing projects for University of Michigan students and for First Solar, an Arizonaheadquartered solar energy company with projects across the country.

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best practices in highway and transportation construction procedures and techniques.

G2’s Ann Arbor office adheres to accreditation requirements for testing agencies engaged in soil, rock, construction materials and bituminous concrete. Standards adhered to by G2’s construction and testing inspection services group include AASHTO R18, ASTM D3740, ASTM C1077, and ASTM E329. The company’s rigorous in-house training program and accreditation through agencies such as AASHTO qualify the office to provide expertise and sensible solutions to the inevitable challenges construction projects bring.

G2 is currently seeking qualified candidates for environmental and geotechnical project management and is looking for two additional engineering technicians to join their growing team.

Visit their website to learn more; http://www.g2consultinggroup.com/join-our-team/

CLARK CONSTRUCTION RECOGNIZED AS FIRST IN THE NATION IN SAFETY BY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA Lansing-based Clark Construction Company’s long-standing reputation as the national leader in construction safety was solidified this week as the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) named Clark as the First Place winner of its prestigious AGC Construction Safety Excellence award (CSEA). Clark was recognized in the 150,000 to 350,000 work hours category. The award was presented at the AGC National Convention is Las Vegas.

“We have prided ourselves on being Michigan’s safest contractor and the prestigious AGC CSE award bears that out,” said Clark Construction CEO,

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Charles Clark. “This is a great tribute to an entire team of folks at Clark that put taking care of one another first and make the decision every day to be safe.”

The AGC CSAE award recognizes those construction companies who excel at safety and health performance. This program closely examines each candidate’s commitment to safety and occupational health management and risk control. AGC’s CSEA selection process is considerably comprehensive. Judges look for evidence of company management commitment, active employee participation, safety training, work site hazard identification and control, and safety program innovation.

Clark Construction has won virtually every major state and national safety award in the past 15 years. Clark recently completed 4 million hours on the job without lost time due to injury. Since January 2000 when the historic streak began, Clark Construction has averaged approximately 250,000 work hours per year and completed more than $3.2 billion in construction projects.

MICHIGAN’S TOP ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING PROJECTS RECOGNIZED AT ANNUAL ACEC/M EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY The American Council of Engineering Companies

of

Michigan

(ACEC/M)

recently honored firms for engineering and surveying

excellence

during

the

association’s annual Engineering and Surveying Excellence Awards ceremony.

On March 11, 2017 design professionals and guests gathered at The Fillmore Detroit to recognize outstanding Michigan engineering and surveying projects from

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the past year, as well as engineering

This year’s most prestigious award –

professionals who have significantly

the

contributed

The

Award – went to SME (Plymouth) for the

ACEC/M Awards Program recognizes

to

the

profession.

Engineering

Eminent

Conceptor

its work on the Oakland Macomb Interceptor Drain • AECOM of Detroit for its work on the

Jimmy John’s Field project in Utica. Built

M-1 Rail Streetcar project in Detroit

outstanding efforts of professional design

over a landfill, this project created

• Bergmann Associates of Lansing for

firms to solve clients’ needs through

numerous challenges. Working against a

its work on the University Drive

exceptional projects, and offers the

firm 12-month schedule to have a field

Diverging Diamond Interchange in the

opportunity to showcase the year’s best

ready for Opening Day 2016, SME and the

engineering and surveying achievements

entire project team worked tirelessly to

to an audience of peers, clients and

secure funding, design plans that made

work on the I-94/Sprinkle Road

decision makers at all levels.

the site suitable for development, and

interchange in Kalamazoo

City of Auburn Hills • DLZ Michigan, Inc. of Lansing for its

“This program serves as the final

construct a ballpark that would not only

celebration of Engineers Week,” said Ron

serve as a home for the sport, but that

Engineering Merit Awards were

Brenke, PE, ACEC/M Executive Director.

would revitalize a community and serve

presented to the following:

“The knowledge and expertise that filled

families for generations to come

the room on Saturday was astounding!

on the M-100 over CN/GTW Railroad

The projects engineered by private sector

Five firms were honored with an

firms have a profound effect on the quality

Engineering Honorable Conceptor Award:

of life for all Michigan residents. Their

• SmithGroupJJR of Detroit for its work

efforts result in quality roads and bridges,

on the Oakland University Engineering

safe

drinking

water,

and

a

clean

environment for people to live, work and play.”

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• AECOM of Grand Rapids for its work

Center in Rochester • NTH Consultants, Ltd. of Northville for

in the City of Potterville • CDM Smith Michigan, Inc. of Lansing for its work on the International Bridge Toll Plaza Reconstruction in Sault Ste. Marie • Hardesty & Hanover, LLC of Okemos for its work on the Fort Street Bridge in Detroit

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• Harley Ellis Devereaux of Southfield for its work on the Wayne State University Integrative Biosciences Center in Detroit • HNTB Michigan, Inc. of Detroit for its work on the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan’s Master Transit Plan in Detroit • Johnson & Anderson, Inc. of Waterford for its work on the Pre-Chlorinated Pipe Bursting project for the Charter Township of West Bloomfield • NTH Consultants, Ltd. of Northville for its work on the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Pier in the City of Trenton • Prein & Newhof of Grand Rapids forits work on the Gerald R.

Ford

International

Airport

Authority

Drainage

Improvements and Natural Treatment System project in Grand Rapids • Ruby+Associates, Inc. of Bingham Farms for its work on the Hard Rock Stadium Shade Canopy Erection Plan in Miami Gardens, Florida • SmithGroupJJR of Detroit for its work on the Lake Trust Credit Union Headquarters in the City of Brighton • SmithGroupJJR of Ann Arbor for its work on the Link Detroit project Two firms were honored with a Surveying Honorable Conceptor Award: • Fleis & VandenBrink of Grand Rapids for its work on the Muskegon River Mapping project for the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission in Muskegon • Surveying Solutions, Inc. of Standish for its work on the Gordie Howe International Bridge Data Fusion project for the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority in Detroit The Board Design Award was given to AECOM for the board designed to ‘tell the story’ of the M1-Rail project. This year’s ACEC/M Vernon B. Spalding Leadership Award was presented to Robert C. Rabeler, PE, of SME to honor his outstanding leadership roles in ACEC and several community organizations.

The ACEC/M Felix A. Anderson Image Award was presented to Philip Sanzica, PE, the Oakland County Chief Deputy Water Resources Commissioner, for his actions and contributions to enhance the image of the profession.

The Eminent and Honorable Conceptor award winners are eligible to compete at the National ACEC engineering competition in Washington, D.C. For more information on the projects and award winners, please contact ACEC/M at (517) 332-2066 or visit their website at www.acecmi.org.

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ROWE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMPANY NAMED 2017 ACEC/M “FIRM OF THE YEAR” The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) recently presented the 2017 member “FIRM OF THE YEAR” award to ROWE Professional Services

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Company headquartered in Flint, MI. The award was presented at the Engineering & Surveying Excellence Awards Gala held on March 11 at The Fillmore Detroit. This is the highest honor bestowed and the only award program instituted to recognize ACEC/M member firms for their leadership in professional practice and community service. Recognition is based on actions taken by a member firm to progressively develop its management practices and for assuming leadership roles in community outreach activities and ACEC/M programs that strengthen the profession for all ACEC/M members.

ROWE Professional Services Company (ROWE) stands out as a company that helps to advance the consulting design profession, is actively involved in the success and growth of ACEC/M, and constantly gives back to the community.

ROWE employees are heavily involved in the community through the United Way, Catholic Charities, American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity and AdoptA-Highway, among others. Staff serve in multiple leadership roles for local organizations. ROWE promotes the engineering profession by awarding scholarships, hosting dinners for graduating students and participating in STEM activities.

The firm also engages in a variety of activities to positively impact the engineering profession and ACEC/M. Jack Wheatley, PE, has served on the Board of Directors for three years, the Political Affairs Committee for seven years, and the Architects-Engineers-Surveyors Legislative Committee for six years. In 2016, he became chair of ACEC’s Political Action Committee. Eric Johnston, PE, serves on the MDOT-ACEC/M Policies and Procedures Committee, its Consultant Evaluation sub-team and Negotiations Sub-team, and on the ACEC/M Transportation Committee. Other ROWE staff are involved with ACEC/M committees as well.

Since 1962, ROWE has delivered firstclass engineering, surveying, architecture and planning solutions. ROWE believes in large firm resources with personal attention and prides itself on going beyond technical excellence with its unwavering commitment to exceptional client service.

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Left to right: Tim Francisco, PhD/Engineer; Allison Shenberger, PE/Project Manager; Tricia Huneke/President, CEO; Bruce Burt, PE, SECB/V.P. of Engineering; Ronald Goetze, PE, SECB/Associate.

RUBY+ASSOCIATES RECEIVES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/M) MERIT AWARD Bingham Farms-based Ruby+Associates, a leader in constructability-focused structural engineering, received a Merit Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies at the Michigan Chapter’s Engineering and Surveying Excellence Awards Gala on March 11, at The Fillmore in Detroit. The Merit Award was given in recognition of Ruby’s involvement in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium Canopy Project.

ACEC/Michigan’s yearly awards program honors outstanding engineering and surveying projects and individuals.

Submissions are judged by a panel of area leaders in education, government and the engineering industry.

Ruby’s innovative steel erection plan for the new 18,500-ton shade canopy addition to Hard Rock Stadium (home to the Miami Dolphins football team)

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involved virtually no shoring, which was critical in maintaining the project’s schedule.

Bruce Burt, PE, SECB, vice president of engineering for Ruby, accepted the award on behalf of the firm.

FIFTH THIRD BANK AND WARNER NORCROSS PARTICIPATE IN FINANCING FOR THIRD AND GRAND PROJECT IN DETROIT’S NEW CENTER Warner Norcross & Judd LLP represented Fifth Third Bank in the bank’s financing of the recently announced $54.6 million Third and Grand project, the first large-scale development in New Center in more than 30 years.

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the new residential development to market. Detroit Investment Fund LP provided $2 million in loans, with Chase’s Invest Detroit Fund LLC and the Michigan Strategic Fund also each providing $2 million in loans.

“With the steady stream of significant Detroit renovation projects making headlines, people often make the assumption that the financing packages are relatively easy to secure,” said Matt Casey, partner at Warner Norcross. “In reality, these packages can be incredibly complex, and we welcome the challenge of putting them together. In the case of Third and Grand, the entire team worked closely and cooperatively to help make this transformative project a reality.”

“Third and Grand is another key piece to the rebirth of New Center, along with our restorations of the Fisher and Albert Kahn buildings,” said Peter Cummings, principal of The Platform, developer of the Third and Grand project. “It will help meet the huge demand for housing in the city and help with the ongoing resurgence of Detroit.”

Third and Grand, a six-story, 356,000square-foot mixed-use development, is expected to come online in 2018, offering 231 studio, one- and two-bedroom units, plus 20,000 square feet of commercial space and parking. The location on West Grand Boulevard and Third Avenue is well located between a QLine rail stop, the Fisher Building, Henry Ford Hospital and other New Center amenities.

“This is precisely the type of landmark project that Fifth Third was targeting when we moved our offices to downtown Detroit in 2015,” said Fifth Third lender Brandon Kaznowski. “It’s the biggest and most exciting residential project in New Center and will be a catalyst for continued investment in the neighborhood.”

“So much is happening in the city right now,” said David Eberhard, a partner at Warner Norcross. “We’re thrilled to do anything we can to help keep the momentum going.”

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66th Annual Doubles Classic Tournament

Recap

Congratulations go out to Brian Melton and Scott Campbell, representing Midwest Pro Painting, Inc.

(Livonia), for winning the 66th Annual CAM Men’s Doubles Classic with a score of 1377. Brian and Scott beat a field of 346 bowlers to win the tournament.

This year’s tournament highlights included the hot hand of Conner Weber of Clean Air Technology (Canton) with a High Game of 287 and Series of 779. Other High Games Included: 278 by Greg Gietek with CASS Sheet Metal (Detroit); 276 by Mike Lipsett with Detroit Elevator (Ferndale); and 267 by Don Belisle, Jr. from First Response Fire Protection (Chesterfield).

This annual event was held on February 25th at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park. Bowlers began checking in for lane assignments at 10:30 a.m. Competition in this tournament was guided by each participant’s highest USBC Average, as listed in the 2015-2016 Yearbook. Each team received a handicap of 100% of the difference from 400.

The prize check ratio this year was 1-4, with low in the money at 1200. Each team was also given one deck of playing cards, compliments of the CAM Doubles Committee.

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Tournament bowling began promptly at Noon and was followed by a buffet dinner in the Thunderbowl dining hall. Later, Tournament Director Ron Mitzel, of The Mitzel Agency, began the awards ceremony and the door prize drawings.

Mitzel expressed his deep thanks to all of the companies that donated a total of 89 door prizes to the event. The donated prizes are always a highlight of this tournament, and because of the support of the members that donate each year, help makes the tournament a success. At the conclusion of the day’s events all registered bowlers were invited to stay and join a variety of card games.

In addition to Tournament Director Ron Mitzel, the Doubles Classic Committee includes: Chairman, Greg Andrzejewski; Vice Chairman, Roy Byczynski; Treasurer, Kevin Koehler; Secretary, Ron Riegel; and Larry Bowman, Jason MaCauley, Brent Pretzer, Tom Templin, and Roger Troke.

Top 10 Final Results: CAM 66th Annual Men’s Doubles Bowling Classic Place

Score Prize Winners

1st

1377

Brian Melton

Scott Campbell

2nd

1345

Steven Mitzel

Jacob Teschendorf

Partners

Karl Malinchak

Keith Wolak

1329

Mike Wanserski

Joe Wanserski

5th

1300

Jeremy Bird

Chris Thomas

6th

1298

Dustin Davidson

Mike Lipsett

Rich Winslow

Pat Ryan

8th

1290

Terry Kandes

Robert Doe

9th

1288

Joe Dickens

Jay Zawicki

10th

1285

Paul Szumny

Shawn Schmidt

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Diana Brown Announces Retirement

By Diane Sawinski After nearly 40 years working for the Construction Association of Michigan, Diana Brown has announced her retirement. Diana started at CAM in April 1978 working on the Buyer’s Guide and serving as administrative assistant to CAM’s then-Vice President, Curt Hacias. In e, Jo e ht: ar t cr ow . le ft to rig 1991, Curt became president and Diana ce le br at ion ha cia s ry rt sa cu er l, niv ol an ge r Kn Dia na’s 25 th na br ow n, ro became assistant to the president. She e pr eg le r, Dia Mu rp hy, br uc stayed on as assistant to the president when Kevin Koehler assumed that role in 2003. “DB” or “Miss Brown” as many call her, is well-known and respected by the CAM Membership.

Among her other duties, Diana has served on the executive staff of several associations over the years, including the International Builders Exchange Executives (IBEE); the Carpenter Contractors’ Association (CCA); the Detroit Ceramic Tile Contractors’ Association (DCTCA); and the Association Executives of Metropolitan Detroit (AEMD).

Diana is currently on the executive staff of the Glazing Contractors Association and is active as CAM’s liaison for the Golf Committee. In addition, she acts as CAM’s venue coordinator for the CAM Annual Meeting each year.

We all recognize Diana for unconditional dedication, grace and congeniality. Her reputation for friendly, professional service has been invaluable. Diana’s last day at CAM was March 31, 2017. As she moves on to start another exciting chapter in her life, we wish her many years of health and happiness!

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SUSTAIN | ABILITY

The Basics: R a d i a n t

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By Douglas Elbinger, Energy Systems Analyst, Newman Consulting Group LLC

f you watch the History Channel, Radiant heating is often an ideal you know the use of radiant solution for above-grade heating in ancient Rome is well concrete slabs like additions, documented. Fast forward a few where you can encase the tubing thousand years and see if there is in poured concrete. There are much new about radiant heat endless YouTube instructional beside advances in materials, videos should you be so inclined control technology, and some folks to DIY. in the industry who prefer calling it While there are floor radiant hydronic heat. I may take some heat systems that are electric, in this A typical tubing array during the installation phase. Note for this, but after considerable article we will focus on hydronic that the steel rebar also acts to transmit and radiate into the thermal mass once the self-leveling concrete is poured research on Google and YouTube, systems using hot water, or an on top of the tubing. my conclusion is that both terms are alternative heated liquid, that is correct and you can use them circulated throughout the interchangeably. Although, hydronic specifically refers to a hot building through loops of plastic piping in the floor. Most often, liquid moving through a tube and radiant heat can also mean these tubes are installed within a concrete slab or floor joist electric radiant coils, for this article I will use the term ‘radiant’ system as radiant flooring, and allow the heat to radiate evenly because in the 2017 CAM Buyers Guide there is a listing for across the entire floor surface. In addition, baseboard heating Radiant Heat Contractors, but not for Hydronic Heat units and stand-alone radiators can be used as sources of Contractors. You decide. radiant heat.

The liquid in a radiant system begins in a (hopefully) energy What is Radiant Heating? efficient boiler, where it is heated before flowing to a plumbing In simplest terms, today’s radiant heating is an energy efficient manifold system. The plumbing manifold acts as the control heating system that typically uses plastic tubing to run a hot center by connecting to the zone thermostats and directing the liquid (usually water) embedded beneath the floor, through correct amount of water to the various heating zones. This allows baseboard heaters, or through radiators to heat your home or each zone to maintain a personalized, steady temperature. commercial space. This type of system has become increasingly Pumps circulate newly heated water into the tubing, while cooler popular among contractors who want to offer their clients the water is returned to the boiler to begin its journey again. This option of added measures of comfort, reliability and control in closed loop system of heating allows for flexible temperature their heating zones, plus substantial savings through lower customization, while maintaining an incredible level of energy heating bills and a decrease in their environmental impact. efficiency and comfort as compared to gas-fired forced air.

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Comfortable Room and Surface Temperatures Radiant heating provides unique comfort because the entire floor radiates heat up in an even and consistent manner.

Traditional forced air systems work by blowing warm air through a series of ductwork in the floors, walls and ceilings, and finally to its destination by way of one or two vents in a room. This method can lead to hot and cold spots due to poor air circulation, as well as temperature spikes and dips when the system turns on and off. Underfloor radiant systems eliminate this issue by producing a steady heat that radiates from the floor throughout the entire room. Radiant heating says goodbye to cold tile floors. Kitchen and bathroom tiles will never be chillingly cold to the touch, but instead, radiate a gentle warmth that makes the morning walk to the shower easy on your bare feet. Once the slab comes up to temperature, you can turn down the thermostat and the slab can keep a room warm for hours.

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Do Radiant Heating Systems Limit Flooring Options?

Traditionally, hot water radiant floor systems have been installed in the concrete slab of a home or building, but advanced designs and installation techniques now make it possible to install radiant tubing in floor joist systems and below hardwood floors, carpet, laminates and vinyl flooring. This means that all traditional flooring options are available to homeowners with radiant flooring. With this said, it is essential that both the radiant system installer and the flooring installer are in communication, so that they can make any needed adjustments to the materials, and protect the hot water tubing when the flooring is installed. As an example, carpet selection for underfloor systems is important because thicker carpets and pads can create an insulation layer that lessens the effect of the radiant heat. Consult with the radiant heating system manufacturer and installer for advice on flooring materials that will ensure optimum system performance.

Radiant vs. Gas-Forced Air Heating Next to cost, the biggest questions for homeowners considering radiant heating systems is how they compare to traditional gas-fired forced air heat.

Following is a summary of the important factors to consider when deciding on a heating system, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each.

• Comfort - The mission is to provide consistent comfort by way of reliable heating and warmth from your radiant or forced air system.

• Forced Air - A benefit to forced air is that it has the ability to quickly raise temperatures, whereas radiant heating can be slow with temperature changes due to the use of thermal mass.

• Radiant - On most other comfort issues, radiant heat is often rated superior. Examples of this include the fact that radiant heating heats the entire room evenly, while keeping tile floor warm to walk upon, and not drying out the air. In addition, forced

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air can be loud when the heat turns on and off. Radiant heat works silently in the background. On the down side, having a ventilation system in place is handy if you also want air central air conditioning, which may not be easily feasible with radiant heat.

Health and Indoor Air Quality are concerns for those who are highly allergic or suffer asthma problems should be considered when picking your heat source.

• Forced Air – The traditional system has been around for a long time, and modern additions to the system allow for air purifiers and humidifiers, as well as better filters for microscopic organisms pushed through the air.

• Radiant - There is ample evidence that radiant heating systems provide a healthy environment as measured by air purity, and can be a boon to family members with strong allergies or asthma. The radiant heat does not require gusts of forced air to spread heat, which means it avoids kicking up dust and allergens within the home and spreading them throughout the rest of the house. In addition, the air ducts used by traditional systems can be home for other germs and allergens as lint and dust builds up in the system. Filters, specialized cleaning systems, and professional duct cleaners can help improve upon this issue, but radiant heat does not cause any of these problems.

Energy Efficiency is a concern for everyone who is watching their money on energy bills each month. Let’s see where each type of heating system stacks up.

• Forced Air – Since this method of heating has been around so long, there are many furnaces to choose from in all levels of efficiency, as well as Best Construction Practices to make the most of the heat.

Unfortunately, the air ducts in conventional forced air systems are notoriously hard to seal or insulate completely. This means that a good deal of heat is lost before it reaches its destination point. These traditional ducts should always be placed within the conditioned part of the home,

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otherwise the heat loss can be even more severe if they are run through areas like unconditioned attic or garage space.

• Radiant Heating - Has no air ducts, but instead a closed loop hydronic system that creates very little heat loss while moving the heated water to its destination. In addition, radiant heat requires relatively little electricity to run. This, combined with its efficiency, is why they have become popular for homes built off traditional power grids and in areas that have high electric fees.

Costs are the bottom line and usually always the first consideration.

• Forced Air – This is one area where forced air heating has the upper hand because the initial ‘first cost’ installation of heating equipment, ducts, vents and returns is lower than radiant heat. On the other hand, it is difficult to make a real apples-toapples comparison because the benefits supplied by a standard radiant system would be upgrades and extra costs with forced air.

Examples are air purifiers, humidifiers and heat exchangers. These are not required with radiant heat and would help to get the pricing closer together.

• Radiant – Without a doubt, a wholehouse radiant heating system has a much higher up-front cost than forced air heat, and should only be considered for new construction.

Over the long-run, the cost of ownership savings from the more efficient radiant heating will pay back for that added expense, and more.

Industry data projects a 20 to 40 percent decrease in operating costs, as compared to forced air. There are also utility and government incentives for high efficiency-rated systems, which can help offset the initial cost of the installation.

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ince the founding of Seaside, Florida in 1985, architects and developers have sought to create character-rich, mixed-use environments called Traditional Neighborhood Developments (TNDs). While efforts at building these exacting developments have been successful, they are often dismissed by critics as being financially restricted. Proponents often respond that TNDs capture the essence of neighborhoods as they were once built, but modern zoning prevents replication. TNDs are popular and exclusive because they are not like typical developments.

To create these authentic places requires an attention to detail and a knowledge of architecture and urban design at all scales.

This article will touch on three levels of scale - Building, Neighborhood and Region - that may be easily achieved by developers, their design and construction professionals, and their clients.

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Even if located in a walkable, compact neighborhood, the details of individual homes can impact a building’s authenticity.

These drawings – taken from real examples – may initially seem comparable, but are quite different.

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Building Detail These images illustrate two houses of similar size and mass. In the first, the entire building is carefully composed. All four elevations are considered. The appearance of the public’s view of the windows is balanced with the views they offer from within. In the other example, the designer’s focus was primarily placed on the front elevation. The side elevation lacks any order, with windows placed solely for their impact on the interior.

The buildings’ overall forms also suggest a different approach to design.

The authentic building rests on a simple rectangular footprint, which easily accommodates its elegant main roof form.

The other example exhibits a complicated roof, resulting in part from the designer’s choice to include additional detail (and corresponding additional cost).

Further, the roof is complicated by necessity, resulting from an irregular building footprint. Whereas the simple roof form follows a simply shaped floor plan, an overly busy roof frequently results when minimal effort is expended early in the design process. When individual rooms are assembled without regard to the overall plan and walls extrude from the resulting composition, the roof structure will be correspondingly chaotic. From a historic point of view, even elaborate Queen Anne style homes are relatively simple in plan. This elaborate style gains its opulent appearance through the varied wall treatments and decorative woodwork.

Porches offer a sheltered window to the street, where occupants may watch the neighborhood activity and choose their level of engagement. But a functional porch requires sufficient depth to permit people to gather and linger.

Too frequently – likely in an effort to offset the costs of an excessively busy roof – the porch is too shallow to be of any use. A chair or bench might fit, but there is little room for persons to sit. Similarly, when richer materials are used only at the front wall, this presents a phony images of “home.”

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appearance of a brick house with a full porch is more important than actually living in such a place. This is not a home, it is a stage set.

Neighborhood Detail In conventional suburban developments, the car is given priority over all other modes of transportation. In many subdivisions, sidewalks are not provided, since they are essentially unnecessary. While this might make sense on busy arterial roads, it is less convincing to suggest that neighborhoods composed primarily of residential buildings sited along relatively narrow streets should defer to automotive transport.

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Above and Right: While these two streetscapes appear similar, there are significant differences that separate the authentic neighborhood from the affected.

The most obvious difference between the ‘Authentic’ and ‘Affected’ streetscape images here is the respective dominance of the double-wide garage door. Where the access to the garage in the established neighborhood is at the rear of the houses, either through an alley or a secondary road, the garage doors in the modern development are blatantly obvious. Since the auto-doors are placed in front of the main house, they become the primary focus from the street, while the entrance for people is relegated to a secondary, and often hidden location.

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walks are provided in a contemporary subdivision, there are very few places one would care to walk to.

Modern conventional subdivisions are frequently isolated from mixed-uses or public amenities. Actual places, from parks and other public spaces, to corner grocers and local pubs, should ideally be located within walking distances of the heart of the neighborhood. When those uses are deliberately segregated due to aggressive zoning, each trip to the office park, to the shopping mall or to another subdivision adds to the congestion on the main arterial road.

Regional Detail One beneficial consequence to rear access garages is a kinder public realm.

As illustrated in the ‘Authentic’ photo, there are no garages or drives at the street. The homes are set close together.

Since cars cannot easily fit between the buildings, the sidewalks are not perforated with driveways, allowing pedestrians to reclaim the street. The resulting street wall formed by the collective fronts creates a tighter, betterdefined urban space.

The formation of this pedestrian friendly environment encourages other forms of non-motorized transportation within the

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neighborhood. Paths for bikes, whether at the edges of the streets in well-marked lanes or set along paths in between municipalities, can develop as more neighbors and commuters adopt alternate methods of transport. Reaching beyond the boundaries of individual neighborhoods and municipalities, authentic developments does not need to be exclusively urban or suburban if reasonable access to public transportation is available.

Adopting the details and characteristics noted here should not be particularly difficult. While some of the details require additional finances to implement, some certainly cost less. Many of the details are cost neutral. Regardless of the expense, the details are not specifically intended to make buildings look nostalgically old several Modern TNDs have been undertaken.

Traditional design is about providing the details that were once second nature and useful - that could make for better places to live. However, to be truly authentic, they do require an attention to detail frequently lacking in standard speculative housing.

Without the individual and larger details, an authentic environment will not result.

About the Author: Daniel Bollman is the founder of ‘east arbor architecture,’ a project-based firm which focuses on historic preservation, traditional detailing and critical regionalism. Bollman frequently speaks and writes about architecture and the built environment, including a regular weekly feature in the Lansing City Pulse. He lives with his family in East Lansing’s Bailey Neighborhood.

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Benchmark the Nation‘s Best Practices for Developing Leaders Adding Value Now or Simply Preparing for the Upcoming Downturn

By John Lankford

Attention: All CEO’s who seek a competitive advantage.

Imagine for a moment that you could clone your top three managers. Then imagine another competitor steals the two best performing ones - they simply had a better offer than your current workplace. Now that would really perturb you. Right?

Why can’t your recruiting system find you more great managers? The answer is that they are all already working!

So if that is true, why is there a leadership drought? The answer is simple. Far too many organizations do not have a systematic, corporate approach to developing their current leaders. That is, far too many frontline supervisors, middle managers and, yes, directors and vice-presidents, are not truly being developed - even if they were occasionally dispatched to a training class or a conference. So as a CEO who wants to get ahead, what can you do?

Three Choices Well Mr./Ms. CEO, you have three choices to improve the number and the quality of managers at all levels: 1) Tolerate the current performance of your current leadership team; 2) Hire some new leadership talent; or 3) Launch an internal leadership development initiative.

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The ROI Not yet convinced to start developing your own leaders immediately? Here are some financial facts/reasons you may find persuasive: 1. An organization will never outperform its leadership team 2. Your current leaders will directly impact your culture’s level of engagement 3. Talented leaders create cultures of engagement, where engaged cultures have • 56% higher customer loyalty • 50% greater productivity • 33% more profit and • 44% higher retention (From First Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman) Recruiting New Managers Did you know that your current recruiting system and your current hiring and selection system are rarely accurate in selecting the right manager for the job?

That’s because, at best, you have a 75% chance of selecting the right leader if you follow all six strategies: A) Conduct effective interviews B) Do correct background checks C) Use personality and behavioral assessments D) Confirm candidates’ mental capabilities E) Validate their career interest and motivators F) Have a disciplined process to conduct a job matching analysis If you are wondering whether having the right leaders with the right leadership talent is critical to your company’s future, take it from Jim Collins, author of Good to Great. He found that, after five years’ research of how the best sustainable companies in America operate differently from everyone else, a few of those great companies started to falter. So he followed up with research to determine how these great companies begin to fail.

His answer surprised even him. When asked to choose one marker above all others that serves as a warning, he

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replied, “It would be a declining proportion of key seats filled by the right leader—now and for the future.” Are your key seats filled with “A” and “B” performers? In 35 years of developing leaders and improving businesses performance, I’ve concluded the following on how current leaders rate: 10% A, 20% B, 60% C and 10% D and below in management. Clearly, when 70% rate satisfactory or below, this is a leadership issue that must be addressed to ensure the very survival of your company.

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National Study In a recent study 33,000 executives across many different industries, were asked, “What percentage of your leadership team executes your operational plan consistently?” The average was only 26.4%. When asked, “What percentage of your entire management team would you rehire as top performers,” 36% of executives reported less than half of their current team. And less than 40% of respondents said they have a system in place to strategically develop leadership talent.

So, what do the top 8% of CEO’s do differently? They actively recruit, develop and retain talent using a top-notch leadership development structure: They invest in their leadership talent. Simply put, they invest in their company’s future, 22% attempt to offer some development and 70% of CEO’s simply do not bother.

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“One in ten leader’s have the high talent to effectively manage others.”

Engagement Directly Impacts Profitability Managers with high leadership talent are 200% more likely to be engaged, according to the Gallup 2015 National American Manager Study. What’s more, they also report that “One in ten leaders have the high talent to effectively manage others.” That is, they will engage associates and customers, retain top talent and build a high-performing culture. Does your company measure up?

Earlier this year, a Gallup study asked employees whether someone at work encourages their development. Three in ten strongly agreed. And by moving that ratio to six in ten employees, organizations could realize a: • 11% improvement in profitability • 28% reduction in absenteeism It’s not surprising that this 2017 Gallup study showed the lack of development and career growth is the #1 reason employees quit.

Impact on the Customer and Your Wallet The formula is simple: The quality of your leadership team directly impacts your culture and your employee engagement, which, in turn, directly impacts your customers. According to J.D. Powers research, “The top ten customer experience leaders generated cumulative total returns that were 41% better than the S & P 500 Index.”

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Your Challenge for Adding Value Now Unfortunately, too many CEO’s do not have the courage to make some tough decisions with select managers. The title of Marshall Goldsmith’s book says it all: What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There.

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The building’s name honors its former tenant, The Bay City Times, a newspaper that has been in operation, under various names, since 1873.

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Serenus Johnson Transforms Ex-Newspaper Office into Luxury Lofts in Record Time

By Mary Kremposky McArdle Associate Editor eadlines drive construction and the newspaper industry. In transforming the former offices of The Bay City Times into luxury lofts, Serenus Johnson Construction faced a deadline as daunting as the time crunch once experienced daily in this former newspaper office. The Bay City-based contractor renovated what was originally an industrial facility into 31 upscale apartments in only six months for Times Lofts, LLC. Despite the project’s rapid pace, Serenus Johnson maintained a high level of quality throughout the course of renovating the twostory, 36,000-square-foot building. Just step into the lobby of this circa 1900 building and enjoy a classy, contemporary interior that also pays homage to the ink-stained, hard-working news staff of The Times in the early- to mid-decades of the 20th Century. Egg and dart molding, both restored and replicated, graces the upper walls; a new glossy marble tile floor in the lobby and adjacent corridors echoes the more pedestrian linoleum shown in the vintage newsroom photos lining the adjacent corridors; and a contemporary metal chandelier shines on a framed graphic of the front pages of The Bay City Times. The enlarged wall graphics in the corridors offer a window into a different era of wood news desks, manual typewriters and old-fashioned printing presses. Two apartments showcase original wood bookcases and cabinetry, one of a past editor and the other possibly of the newspaper publisher.

These preserved vestiges honor the history of The Bay City Times, a newspaper that has been in operation, under various names, since 1873. Time and technology march on, and today both The Times and The Saginaw News are now published and printed - using the latest in publishing technologies - at the Valley Publishing building in Monitor Township. The Bay City Times also maintains its own offices in a new location in its namesake city.

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Its former home at Fifth and Adams Street in Bay City is actually a compendium of four different structures built over the course of the 20th Century: Constructed in 1900, the original decorative brick and limestone building housed the newsroom and offices (Area B); The Times’ original printing presses once operated in the structural glazed block interior of a 1930s addition (Area C); and high-speed presses formerly found a home in a rear addition built in the 1970s (Area D).

As the fourth piece of the puzzle, past and modern eras stand side-by-side on Fifth Avenue in the form of a cold storage warehouse constructed in about 1993 alongside the original building. Serenus Johnson constructed a new, approximately 4,000-square-foot vertical addition over the former warehouse to add to the available living space in The Times Lofts.

Founded in 1919, Serenus Johnson’s own storied history in Bay City and in the construction industry made it the ideal candidate for the tasteful transformation of this historical building. This almost centennial company actually constructed the original cold storage warehouse, and Serenus Johnson President Bill Woolwine, Jr. worked on the project as the firm’s carpentry foreman at the time. Almost 25 years later, Woolwine assumed leadership of the company on Oct. 1, 2014 and returned to The Times Building in 2016 to direct construction of this newly restored gem in Bay City’s downtown historic district. The firm served as general contractor and also self-performed carpentry and concrete work.

Team Bay City Serenus Johnson bid the project in June, and the trades began work the first week of July. The clock began ticking toward the mandatory deadline of Dec. 31, 2016 for the historical areas of the building (B, C and D). Completing a project with extensive structural, mechanical and electrical modifications in six months took a fair amount of overtime and a great deal of coordination among Serenus Johnson, the trade contractors and the owner and developer, Times Lofts LLC. Serenus Johnson held two separate

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weekly meetings throughout the entire project, one with subcontractors and the other with the owner. The meetings created an information pipeline or feedback loop from the subcontractors in the field to the owners in the office and back again, all using Serenus Johnson as the conduit or liaison between the two.

The subcontractor meetings not only reinforced the necessity of adhering to the schedule, but of equal importance, “We received questions from subcontractors in the field that we took to the owner for decision-making,” said Woolwine. “The owner was very good to work with as far as getting timely responses, which helped to keep the project on schedule.”

Given The Times location in the heart of Bay City’s historic district and its role in the municipality’s economic development, city inspectors rallied behind a project whose four different and distinct building sections and 31 luxury apartments required multiple inspections. “The local city officials and inspectors were very accommodating, and they fit all of these multiple inspections into their schedules in a way that didn’t delay our work sequencing,” said Woolwine. “We were having inspections weekly when we got toward the end of the project.”

Woolwine offers an example of how Team Bay City made it happen. “For example, all of the exhaust systems had to be inspected before we could finish the drywall. Inspections happened as the exhaust system was completed in each of the apartment units, allowing us to keep the drywall subcontractor moving forward.

“Each apartment had its own mechanical and electrical system to be inspected,” continued Woolwine. “If we had two units or six units available for inspection, the city inspectors still came when we needed their services. That was a very important piece to keeping us on track, schedule-wise.”

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manufactured to replicate the mullion pattern and historical character of the early 20th Century building. The Owner specifically selected this unique window style, but limited supply and high demand in the 2016 construction season pushed window delivery into November.

Fortunately, Mother Nature turned off her sprinkler system of rain and snow for much of November. “We were extremely fortunate with the weather,” said Woolwine. “We worked with one window at a time, so whatever was taken out was put back in the same day.” Serenus Johnson protected both the building interior and the schedule in moving forward with this atypical work sequencing.

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A host of trades labored on the site simultaneously rather than sequentially.

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The window openings in the vintage buildings remained the same, the actual glass merely had to be field measured and replaced. Serenus Johnson, however, had to actually create new openings in the once windowless masonry walls of the more contemporary 1970s building section and in the 1993 addition. “We added approximately 15 lintels total above the new window openings in those two additions,” said Jim Stacer, co-project manager and estimator.

Structural Transformations The historical heart of this building complex is a stout industrial structure, resting on concrete foundations, featuring concrete floors and formed of a concrete-encased

structural steel frame. According to MLive, prominent architect and concrete maestro, Albert Kahn, added his famous touch to the efforts of the building’s original design architects, Dillon Prosser Clark and Averton Munger.

Weaving contemporary MEP systems through the robust concrete structure of the original building called for some intensive structural modifications. “There were some beams and columns added to support the existing floor,” said Stacer, “because we had to cut out large openings for penetrations in order to get some of the new mechanical systems to the roof, particularly large runs of duct and the trash chute for second-floor trash removal.”

Each of the four building areas required some structural modification. The height clearance in the mezzanine level of the 1930’s building was inadequate, because of a large steel beam traversing a section of the mezzanine. “The height clearance was nowhere even close to meeting clearance requirements for a residential building per current building codes,” said Stacer.

MacMillan Associates, Inc., a Bay Citybased consulting engineering firm, guided the construction team in modifying a sixto seven-foot stretch of the existing steel beam in two separate locations, one at the head of a stairwell and the other along a section of mezzanine walkway. Stacer provides a play-by-play: “The beam was temporarily supported and then cut into about four to six inches. A new bottom flange was fabricated and installed, the new flange being at a smaller depth than what was originally in place. Basically, we created a smaller section within the span of the beam in order to create the additional required head room.” Lastly, additional steel columns were inserted to create new stairwells in the 1930s and in the 1970s addition.

Tuckpointing a Gem Serenus Johnson also restored the 1900 building’s decorative limestone and brick facade. “The limestone cornices and base were cleaned and patched in areas,” said Stacer, “and the brick itself was tuckpointed and very little of the brick was replaced.”

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The building’s main façade welcomes its new residents with the masonry craftsmanship of the early 1900s.

Decorative limestone swags grace its upper reaches; modest limestone cornices accent a procession of brick pilasters; and patterns of projecting brick turn each pilaster into a visually pleasing masonry canvas.

Serenus Johnson found a similarly colored brick to match the new brick cladding installed on the former cold storage warehouse. “It was just a warehouse, so originally there was just block on the exterior,” said Stacer. “We installed a brick façade around the first floor to match the directly adjacent historical building.”

Completing the restoration of the building envelope, Serenus Johnson also installed some flashings to the existing parapet walls of the two vintage

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buildings. “We also undertook some repair of the backside of the brick,” said Stacer. “We then put a new rubber membrane over the existing roof of the two older buildings and the 1970s addition, as well as over the new second-story addition built over the former warehouse.”

Making History Serenus Johnson refreshed the exterior and preserved the material legacy in the building interior.

An elevator lobby between the two vintage buildings showcases a section of original wood flooring, along with the original structural glazed tile on the walls and columns.

“The glazed tile in the stairway was also preserved along with the steel pipe railing,” said Dave Arnold, co-project manager and estimator.

The building’s preserved elements range from steel pipe to delicate egg and dart plaster trim. “The egg and dart perimeter molding around the ceiling

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was quite unique in the 1900 building,” said Arnold.

“Some of it could be repaired and preserved, and some of it had to be replaced. We had a mold made of the original plaster trim, and if anyone was to walk into the building today, they could not tell which section is restored original plaster and which has been replicated in a styrene-type material.”

About four different apartments in the original building have this ornate trim in both the living and dining rooms.

Because the original egg and dart plaster trim is integrated into the plaster ceiling, areas blessed with this ornate detail also have the original plaster ceilings preserved and intact.

The overall loft development is a collage of different ceiling types.

Preserved plaster dominates the ceilings of the 1900 building but was removed in the 1930 building, while the 1970s structure, now re-purposed as townhouses, features metal deck ceilings with exposed beams and piping.

bomb shelter, because everything is concrete.”

Serenus Johnson made use of existing chases and also “built new drywall chases to accommodate the mechanical venting,” added Arnold. “We also had to make offsets. At times, when we got above the second-floor ceiling, because of the way the structure is built, we had to reroute and move the system over and up.”

Serenus Johnson oversaw the installation and upgrade of the building’s mechanical and electrical systems. “The electrical system was upgraded, and each apartment has its own system and meter,” said Arnold. Each apartment also has its own heat pump. “It is an electrical, forced air unit, and each apartment has its own thermostat allowing each tenant to control the temperature in their space,” added Woolwine. “There is also one rooftop unit

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that heats and cools the common space of the lobby and the corridors.”

Welcome Home The challenge of threading new systems through the eye of a concrete needle didn’t stop Serenus Johnson from delivering the project on time. The company and its team of 25 subcontractors completed The Times Lofts project in just over 50,000 man hours, achieving substantial completion of this Bay City gem by Dec. 31, 2016.

The project was completed in March 2017. Lucky residents can now turn the key in the door and walk into their new luxury loft. Each unit is a wonderful living space with granite countertops, hardwood flooring and cabinetry, along with its own washer and dryer. The Times Lofts is currently leasing with only a few spaces left. The apartments range in size from 600 square feet to over

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The conditions at hand involved contending with the building’s block walls and concrete beams, along with living quarters that were not always stacked together in a neat vertical line.

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Approximately 59 new windows - manufactured to replicate the mullion pattern and the historical character of the original early 20th Century building - grace this decorative brick and limestone structure.

1,600 square feet and from conventional apartments to multi-level and townhouse-style dwellings.

The renovated interior tells the story of The Bay City Times, giving residents a history lesson every time they walk down the corridor and view the vintage photos of The Times’ past operations. Thanks to Serenus Johnson Construction, this new loft development is writing a new chapter in the ongoing saga of this decorative brick and limestone building and in the redevelopment of downtown Bay City itself.

The following firms contributed to The Times Lofts project: Cooper Excavating; Davenport Masonry; Delta Steel/Tri Steel; Owens Cabinet; Valley Roofing; North Mission Door; Midland Glass; TriCity Acoustical; Murray Painting; Custom Tile and Design LTD; Great Lakes Elevator; Great Lakes Fire Protection; Jacobs Plumbing; Sharon’s 34 CAM MAGAZINE MAY 2017

Heating; Clements Electric, Inc.; Central Fire Protection; Yeager Asphalt; Custom Exteriors LLC; MAG Insulation Inc.; McClelland Millwork, Inc.; Supreme Floor Covering; Kent Companies; and MIS. About the Company Serenus Johnson was a recipient of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network’s 2016 Tax Credit Award for Effective Use of Federal and Local Tax Credits to Restore Historical Buildings.

The award is granted to companies that have made a significant contribution to the preservation of Michigan’s heritage.

“We knew going into this project that this would be a huge challenge, but one that we were not afraid to tackle,” Woolwine remarked. “I am extremely proud of the management team and especially my field foreman and brother, Keith Woolwine. This project was the result of

an immense team effort of our employees and all of the subcontractors, listed above, to complete this very successful project. We truly appreciate the owners having put their faith in Serenus Johnson in order to achieve their dream.”

Serenus Johnson has delivered other historical projects, including the Marlette Train Depot, the Midland Street Building, Saginaw Bay Underwriters and the Jones Clinic. The firm has also delivered buildings in a wide range of markets, including healthcare and manufacturing and in the religious building sectors.

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Serenus Johnson Construction replaced dated curtains and installed oak and fabric mesh enclosure screens to flank both sides of the organ’s pipes that had been removed for protection during renovation.

By Mary Kremposky McArdle Associate Editor ight filtering through stained glass adds a soft glow to the sanctuary of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bay City. Serenus Johnson Construction renovated the building’s sanctuary and support spaces, infusing the outdated interior with new finishes that add to the beauty of this stained-glass sanctuary, as well as its narthex and fellowship hall. As general contractor, Serenus Johnson teamed with Tagget Designs PLLC, Saginaw, to raise the level of finishes and to boost the energy-efficiency of a church that has been gracing 103 E. Midland Street with its presence since 1882.

A portion of the original 1882 building remains, but the 22,000-square-foot interior renovation of the 30,000-square-foot building focuses on a series of additions constructed since the 1950s, including a 1958 fellowship hall addition, a 1965 classroom addition on the second floor, and the modern sanctuary itself constructed in 1969.

The project was bid in September 2016 and work began in October 2016. Serenus Johnson launched and completed a total roof replacement during construction.

One of the strongest interior alterations was the construction of custom oak and fabric mesh enclosure screens for the pipe organ.

Flanking both sides of the organ’s rows of gleaming pipes, the decorative screens conceal the baffles and unsightly equipment partly responsible for filling Sunday morning on Midland Street with heavenly music.

Air moves through the baffles, and in concert with the pipes, helps to produce the actual sound. The mesh had to be porous enough to prevent blocking the music. “We erected scaffold, installed steel and wood framing, next the fabric, and then the oak trim,” said Serenus Johnson Project Manager and Estimator Dan Seguin. “The fabric is basically a light brown mesh that allows the sound to blow through the screen, all without having to see the actual baffles.” Rod Morley served as project foreman.

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The oak trim adds its own visual harmony to the sanctuary, the oak being stained to match existing finishes.

Altogether, the decorative screens are a far cry from the previous material treatment, namely a pair of dated curtains.

Serenus Johnson also removed the pipes and stored them off site during renovation to prevent any damage and to protect the pipes from dust. “The organ and the pipes are very susceptible to dust, so we just removed them,” said Seguin. “The organ company then reinstalled the pipes in the necessary sequence.”

Musical Chairs Serenus Johnson split the renovation into two phases, first completing the office and fellowship hall renovation in order to temporarily move worship services into the hall.

Serenus Johnson even moved all of the pews for the church’s 300 active members and participants into fellowship hall after Phase I renovation reached completion.

Post Phase II, the construction team moved the pews back into the sanctuary.

For Phase I, “We completely gutted the interior of the offices and fellowship hall,” said Seguin. “We removed the existing interior finishes, including the ceiling and flooring. We installed new carpeting, replacing the dated 1970s carpeting and some vinyl tile.”

Serenus Johnson replaced the existing hard spline drywall ceiling with a decorative suspended acoustical ceiling. “The tile is very attractive,” said Seguin. “It has four quadrants in it with three different steps.” Phase I also included ADA bathroom modifications and newly painted office areas.

In Phase II, Serenus Johnson renovated a first-floor classroom, the sanctuary and the narthex or gathering space.

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replacing it with cloth.

The narthex interior has been almost completely re-envisioned.

“We demolished the narthex interior and added new walls to create the new kitchenette, storage area and family bathroom,” said Seguin. “The narthex also has an operable folding partition to close off for weddings and other events.

We also installed new carpeting and repaired the stained hard plaster ceilings.”

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coordination of a complete electric building shut-down for two days during construction,” said Seguin.

Despite the challenges, the end result is a beautifully updated and energyefficient interior, giving Westminster Presbyterian Church the ability to better serve not only the congregation, but also the church’s sponsored programs, including a food pantry, vacation bible school and the Good Samaritan Rescue Mission.

The sanctuary’s soft stained-glass glow will soon cast its light on new carpeting, re-upholstered pews and a fresh coat of paint.

As part of Phase II, additional offices and the classrooms were painted and new flooring was installed. “There is also going to be a feature art wall running all the way down the corridor that connects the offices and the worship area,” added Seguin.

Both phases have newly renovated lobbies, including new porcelain tile floors and ADA-compliant automatic doors.

Both phases also called for installation of all new LED lighting and HVAC temperature controls to ease energy costs for the church. “The electrical main distribution panel replacement required

The following firms contributed to the project: Remer Plumbing & Heating; Escon Group; Acoustical Arts; Valley Carpet; Mid-Michigan Masonry; Dobson Industrials; MAG Insulation; Classic Painting; Cooper Excavating; Bay Glass Company; MMR Roofing; Waggoners, Inc.; Bell Landscaping; Symons Specialties; Fowler Organ Co.; Earls Building Supply; Sequin Lumber; McClelland Millwork, Inc.; Wendell Fabrics Corporation; and The Eisen Group.

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strong alliance of different development groups is engaged in the creation of the Paradise Valley Cultural & Entertainment District (PVCED) in Detroit.

The development groups include Hamilton Development Corporation under Hamilton Anderson Associates Principal Rainy Hamilton, Jr., FAIA, NOMA. The proposed projects include Hastings Place, Harmonie Club Hotel, Randolph Centre, Harmonie Pointe and La Casa Cigars & Lounge. The buildings are clustered around the former Harmonie Park, a well-known downtown Detroit park renovated into the Beatrice Buck’s Paradise Valley Park in 2011. Take a tour of a neighborhood in the process of being reborn and revitalized.

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and Class A office space. This mixed-use development will provide 189,660 square feet of development. The $26 million investment will create 200 construction jobs.

The breakdown: 53,040 square feet of residential space; 60 upscale loft apartments (17 percent affordable); 12,620 square feet of first-floor retail; 17,800 square feet of Class A office space; and a five-story, 88,400-square-foot parking deck.

Hastings Place’s developer group is Paradise Valley Real Estate Holdings II, LLC, managing partner Hiram Eric Jackson.

Expected completion is in 2018.

Randolph Centre Building – 1435 Randolph St., 1455 Centre St. The Randolph Center Building (RCB) is the professional and office center of the PVCED. The building caters to creative professionals, including architects, graphic designers and digital media designers. The loft commercial spaces are well suited for a variety of creative endeavors and new startup businesses. The RCB has been home for the architectural and landscape “The Voice of The Construction Industry®”

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architectural firm, Hamilton Anderson Associates (MBE) for 22 years.

This mixed-use commercial development will be geared toward professional/creative offices and a restaurant/lounge/jazz club, as well as 24 loft office suites, a roof deck, and a 6,000square-foot restaurant. The RCB also offers the premier Detroit Seafood Market Restaurant and the Paradise Valley Lounge. The Paradise Valley Jazz Club, when completed, will offer a variety of contemporary and legendary jazz musical performances with access from the Paradise Valley Jazz Alley.

This 5.2 million dollar investment into this 36,000-square-foot building will also involve creation of 16,000 square feet of new space and the creation of 30 new jobs. The Randolph Centre’s developer group is Hamilton Development Corporation; the president is Rainy Hamilton, Jr., FAIA, NOMA.

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The Harmonie Club Hotel – 311 East Grand River In order to restore the charm and feel of Paradise Valley as an entertainment destination, a development proposal for 311 E. Grand River introduces modern concepts, while keeping the history and the future alive in this 35,904-square-foot building at the heart of Paradise Valley.

Floors One and Two of the former Harmonie Club building will be transformed completely to create a 1920’s boutique hotel with all modern amenities.

The hotel will have 25 to 30 rooms, along with a restaurant and a restored theatre.

This hotel will offer a one-of-a-kind lodging experience close to all of the big attractions, but right in the heart of the Paradise Valley neighborhood, and will feature artwork from African American artists throughout the hotel. The current restaurant will be extensively updated, as well as expanded with an outdoor café.

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serve as a welcome center and gateway to the extensively restored theatre and grand ballroom and presentation center.

The developers expect this flexible space to become a premier destination for artist performances, community events, weddings, banquets, art exhibitions and recitals.

The developer group is 311 E. Grand River, LLC, managing partners Patricia Cole and Roger Basmajian. The project will involve $12 million in new investment, and will create 50 construction jobs and 50 to 100 permanent jobs. Completion is expected in 2018.

Harmonie Pointe – 1407 and 1427 Randolph In the spirit of the entrepreneurial diversity in the original mix of African Americanowned Paradise Valley enterprises, Gotham Capital Partners will reposition 1407 and 1427 Randolph, resulting in a mixed-use development consisting of

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office and hospitality uses that seamlessly blend into the overall mix of the broader Paradise Valley Conservancy plan.

The square footage of both buildings is approximately 28,000.

The building’s restaurant and lounge tenants will be locally welcoming and nationally known as a destination. Key to the development plan is Gotham’s participation in the Paradise Valley Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that will actively program the public spaces in the District to provide visitors opportunities to experience the African American cultural richness of the original Paradise Valley.

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partner is Dennis W. Archer, Jr., Esq. The project represents $2.75 million in new investment and 70 net jobs within 24 months.

La Casa Cigars and Lounge – 1502 Randolph Street The development of this location began in 2009 with Ismail Houmani’s vision to create a luxury cigar brand, lounge and live music destination in Paradise Valley.

During renovation, it was of the utmost importance to preserve as much of the architectural detail of the building as possible. Houmani’s vision - much in alignment with the Paradise Valley goals and mission today - has been to continue to restore and revive the area by offering

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support the community. That is why most La Casa employees are also Detroit residents.

The developer group is La Casa Properties, LLC, and Ismail Houmani is the principal.

The project will include 7,500 square feet of current space and 1,600 square feet of new residential space. This mixed-use hospitality development will create seven new jobs.

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rich cultural and entertainment options in a luxury setting. La Casa continues to support and bring in Detroit-based soul, jazz and R&B talent for its live music entertainment at least four nights per week.

For many decades, Detroit was one of the centers of tobacco manufacturing in America and tobacco was Detroit’s leading industry. Houmani understands this history and has a vision to make Detroit prominent once again in the cigar sector. To that end, he has launched a Detroit-themed cigar line called “20 Minutes in Detroit,” offering various sizes named after major Detroit streets.

Houmani believes in the city of Detroit and its people and wants to continue to

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he first saw cut changed everything. Blaze Contracting, Inc.’s site demolition of the existing concrete pavement at Woodward and Erskine in Detroit launched the transformation of an empty, blighted site into 199 luxury apartments called The Scott at Brush Park. Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services, Birmingham, and Woodborn Partners, LLC, Southfield, are the developers of this $63 million dollar project.

The Scott also marks the launch of the revitalization of Detroit’s historic Brush Park. “The Scott is the first major development of the historic Brush Park,” said Thom Kubeshesky, Jr., sales/marketing director for the Detroit-based excavation site work contractor. “This mixed-use, multi-family development will serve as a great connector between downtown Detroit and Midtown.” Neumann/Smith Architecture, Southfield, designed and Sachse Construction, Detroit, built this 330,000-square-foot luxury urban apartment dwelling, complete with 15,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space, a community pool and a 300-car underground parking structure.

Like virtually all buildings, the construction of this five-story building began below-grade. Blaze Contracting was tasked with site demolition and mass excavation of the three-acre site, along with installation of 560 linear feet of site utilities, including water main, sanitary and sewer work.

After saw cutting and removing the concrete pavement, Blaze Contracting carved out approximately 50,000 cubic yards of soil. According to Kubeshesky, the first eight feet was what is sometimes called Detroit Dirt, a conglomeration of brick, concrete and non-hazardous soils. One of the site’s former tenants, however, left an unexpected legacy. “Years ago, the site had housed a gas station,” said Kubeshesky. “During excavation, a 50-year-old gas tank was discovered and removed. The Blaze/Sachse project team came up with a plan and executed the extraction without disrupting the project’s tight schedule.”

The project had both a tight schedule and a tight site, the site being near an active alley way and next to an occupied apartment complex. The experienced Blaze team successfully managed both conditions. “Tenants were scheduled to move in during December 2016,” said Kubeshesky.

“We coordinated with other subs to maximize efficiency on site and to maintain the schedule. We also utilized weekends for the utility work.” The project began June 2015 and was delivered as planned on December 2016.

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brief overview of how two pivotal projects will soon intersect with The Scott: “In the midst of a booming downtown, Blaze has been fortunate to be a team member of two additional high-profile projects that will play an integral role in the success of The Scott. Blaze was involved in the mass excavation and utility installations at Little Caesars Arena and performed the utility relocations for the QLINE Rail.

Blaze Contracting has enjoyed two banner years, having delivered approximately $60 million dollars of site work in Detroit in the last two years, including work for the QLINE and the QLINE Rail Penske Maintenance and Storage Facility.

“The Scott at Brush Park is right down the street from the new Little Caesars Arena in District Detroit where residents will be able to attend sporting events and concerts. The new QLINE Rail will pass in front of The Scott, and residents will be able to ride it to Campus Martius or to Wayne State University. Blaze is looking forward to continuing to be an integral part of the redevelopment of Detroit.”

Blaze Contracting has enjoyed two banner years, having delivered approximately $60 million dollars worth of site work in Detroit in the last two years, including work for the QLINE; QLINE Rail Penske Maintenance and Storage Facility; the Detroit Medical Center’s Children Hospital of Michigan Critical Care Tower; Little Caesars Arena Mass Excavation and Site Utilities; Little Caesars Global Resource Center; Detroit Wayne Mental Health facility; PAL – Willie Horton Field of Dreams at the former Tiger Stadium; Michigan Veterans Foundation facility; Gordie Howe International Bridge Underground Utility Relocations; Detroit Riverfront Conservancy West Riverfront; Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Mt. Elliott Parking Lot; Bedrock John R and Piquette Parking Lot; Detroit Foundation Hotel; Corktown Lofts; and Olympia Development District Detroit West Parking Lots.

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or better or worse, the construction industry is often at the mercy of the weather. D & R Earthmoving, LLC, Howell, began moving earth during a dry and balmy stretch of late summer days in September 2016. The company took full advantage of Mother Nature’s largesse and efficiently excavated 250,000 cubic yards of earth on a 60-acre site for Insite Realty near Romulus.

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Working as a subcontractor for ARCO Design/Build, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, and with PEA, Inc., a civil engineering firm with offices in Troy, Brighton, and Washington Township, D & R Earthmoving excavated the earth on this Romulus area site to achieve subgrade elevation for both the building pad and a detention basin. “We were able to get the building pad constructed and the detention basin built by fully utilizing the dry weather in August and September,” said D & R Earthmoving Estimator and Project Manager Don Sines.

“Because we started our work in early September following a dry summer, the building pad could be built and work on the foundations went smoothly, as well.”

The sheer depth of the detention basin’s excavation proved challenging. “The site excavation was typical with site cuts and fills around four to five feet,” said Sines. “Our main strategy was to over-excavate the detention basin to obtain the suitable materials necessary to make engineered fill and to backfill the overexcavation with topsoil. The over-excavation reached depths of about 25-feet, and we encountered a silty clay material that needed to be disced and dried.”

D & R Earthmoving completed mass grading of the site in mid-October. But Mother Nature’s grace period was over, and fickle fall weather began to pelt the region with the usual chilly rains. “During the wet part of the fall, we experienced water accumulation on the site,” said Sines. “This site was pretty uniform: There was four feet of sand overlying clay, which created a perched water condition. As a solution, we re-directed and pumped the water to the detention basin.”

After mass grading of the site, D & R Earthmoving used three utility crews to complete installation of 5,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer, water main and storm sewer. “The site utility installation was pretty much industry standard as all the depths were manageable,” said Sines.

“The difficult part was battling the wet weather.”

The construction industry battles heat, cold, rain and snow, delivering buildings against all odds and working hard, sometimes during the worst and oftentimes during the best weather.

The lazy days of summer are only wishful thinking to those in the construction industry.

D & R Earthmoving’s total scope of work includes site demolition, tree clearing, soil erosion measures, earthwork, aggregate base, and sanitary sewer, water main and storm sewer work. At the Romulus site, D & R Earthmoving also installed aggregate roads and laydown areas, along with soil cement stabilization of the subgrade.

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By Mary Kremposky McArdle Associate Editor alk into Central Michigan University’s (CMU) newest building on campus and watch the latest episode of Trout T.V. Two large aquariums, filled with lake trout, steelhead and other Great Lakes fish, are embedded in a section of the atrium’s first-story wall like a thin-screen television continually tuned to the Nature channel. Turn the corner and take a study break next to a Living Wall festooned with greenery.

Unmistakably, the building is the new home of CMU’s biology department. This beautiful new facility for the study of living things houses an active learning classroom and open research laboratories, both designed for collaboration and flexibility.

On the exterior, much of the 170,000-square-foot building is clad in the very substance of the Earth – a terra cotta rain screen that is part of a highperformance building envelope offering ventilation and thermal insulation. Like Mother Nature herself, the terra cotta is beautiful in form and vital in function. On the interior, the atrium is lined with White Oak panels blanketing the full height of this 70-foot-high light well of a space. Like a natural pathway, the polished concrete flooring in the atrium and throughout much of the interior exposes the varied colors and shapes of the aggregate.

The living world has a strong presence in this LEED™ Silver-seeking building, both on the macro and the micro scale. On the macro level, the building not only showcases Great Lakes fish, but is also home to CMU’s Institute for Great Lakes Research, an institute devoted to the study of this important fresh water ecosystem. On the micro level, the nucleus of the facility is a series of open laboratories fostering collaborative research in cell molecular biology, biomedical and other areas of inquiry.

Stantec Architecture, Berkley, designed and Clark Construction, Lansing, built this beautiful and technologically sophisticated building that houses six different specialty labs, including an insectary, a herbarium, and an isotope lab, as well as a staging and processing area for ecological fieldwork.

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“The building also has a Biosafety Level 3 lab, and there are not many of these types of labs built in Michigan,” said Clark Vice President Bobby LaLonde.

As Construction Manager at Risk, Clark Construction entered the project at the schematic design phase, bringing its depth of experience in laboratory projects to this complex undertaking. “Clark Construction has delivered about $700 million worth of lab facilities in the past four to five years,” said LaLonde. “We are one of the pre-eminent laboratory and science builders in the State of Michigan.” Brooks McIntosh served as Clark Construction’s senior project manager on the $89.4 million project.

Building Curiosity This complex project involved vibration testing and the creation of a massive concrete structure to support vibration-sensitive research and the building’s amazing imaging suites. The suites are used by the biology, biochemistry departments and by researchers from the medical school and from the disciplines of neuroscience, physics and chemistry.

Wood panels and modular windows line the atrium, the wood bringing visual warmth to the interior and the windows offering students a direct sight line into the research labs.

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One of the eight-room suites contains a transmission electron microscope that also has a scanning transmission head and a highresolution lens. “This is our latest microscope, and we are the only university in the country that has this type,” said Philip Oshel, CMU’s supervisor of the Microscopy Facility. CMU also offers the only bachelor’s degree program in biology and microscopy in the United States.

The building is all about seeing Science and putting it on display, whether it is a fish swimming in an aquarium or a specific chromosome in a cell viewed through a laser scanning confocal microscope. The imaging suite even has a public area where groups of students can view the Microscopy Facility’s images on monitors.

Thanks to Stantec’s design, CMU students have a wide window into the world of scientific inquiry. An atrium slices through the center of the main building, essentially placing instructional spaces on one side and glasswrapped research labs on the other, according to Stantec Principal, Senior Design Architect Tod Stevens. Stantec’s Principal in Charge Janice Suchan, adds, “Bringing this five-story light well through the middle of the building, not only allowed natural light to come into the building and helped with the building’s energy performance, but it also allows this visual connection into every floor plate and into every area of research.”

Thanks to CMU’s educational philosophy, students do more than just peer into the labs, for what sets CMU apart is a focus on undergraduate lab research and a hands-on approach in the lab beginning freshman year.

The new building and its labs-on-display approach showcase the full range of opportunities available to students. “Biology is one of the biggest majors on campus, but in watching students come into the building, I think the facility is going to inspire students even more,” said CMU’s Biology Department Chair Tracy Galarowicz.

“We are a very diverse department, and we have fields of study ranging from biomedical and cell molecular biology to Great Lakes ecosystems.

A student, who is interested in biology and who wants to explore, has a great many opportunities within the building to discover their exact niche.”

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mentioned that before a student decides what path to take, exposure to other possibilities is such a key factor,” said Suchan. “It is good to hear that the fact that we put everything on display builds curiosity and helps students find their path.”

The Building as Scientific Instrument Active planning on the part of CMU began in 2011 for a new building that would ultimately be about 45,000 square feet larger than the Department’s former home in Brooks Hall. “We had some researchers working in different parts of the campus, because we just physically did not have space for them in Brooks Hall,” said Galarowicz.

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More than just mechanical added space, the strategy, which is new building’s the reverse of concrete structure typically what and its happens.

We sophisticated have some systems almost turn elaborate air flow the building itself strategies in the into a wellresearch labs, and calibrated scientific we also have instrument.

The under-floor air building has 14ventilation in the inch-thick concrete multipurpose floor slabs room, which throughout the allows for entire structure, flexibility and allowing more efficient researchers to distribution of air.” conduct vibrationIn Stantec’s sensitive studies design, labs flank throughout the both sides of three building rather than centrally located only in designated mechanical shafts areas. “The building that rise all the has a massive way from the first A terra cotta rain screen system and fritted glass create a high-performance building concrete structure, floor up through envelope for the new Biosciences Building, a facility dedicated to the study of natural offering the ultimate the fifth-floor systems now housed in a LEED-registered building designed to protect those same systems. flexibility in mechanical research,” said Suchan. “The concrete slabs penthouse. The labs increase in mechanical research-focused institution and to attract the meet the vibration criteria for scope work and intensity from the perimeter to the fumehoods best research talent,” said Suchan. “Having a for conducting other types of research in the center; the direction of air flow follows state-of-the-art facility such as this is throughout the building. It’s the biggest this same trajectory before exiting up one of absolutely critical.” concrete structure I have done in my career, the mechanical shafts. and it is impressive, because it’s a big “The chases are large and some even have Sophisticated Systems investment and commitment to flexibility on cat walks inside the shafts,” said Stevens.

The building’s sophisticated MEP systems and CMU’s part.”

“With the mechanical core going all the way up laboratory controls are a pivotal part of the Clark conducted intensive vibration testing through the whole building, it complicated the building as a scientific instrument. “We have for the entire building, because the “building design, because we couldn’t cross the shafts. automated building controls, and we have a was going to be constructed to what is called At the end of the day, it also simplified the great deal of redundancy in our utility Vibration Criteria B – one of the highest levels design, because we always knew where the systems,” said Reihl. “We have N + 1, a of vibration resistance to which buildings are systems were going to be fed. We didn’t have backup system that comes on immediately in constructed,” said LaLonde. “In layman’s to distribute the systems across the building.” the event of loss of commercial utility power. terms, this means that researchers can use a The large mechanical shafts ease The building hosts a lot of sensitive research 1,000-magnification microscope to analyze maintenance, as well. “This plan allows our that simply can’t be without power.” biological samples any place in the entire maintenance staff to conduct regular routine In addition, two different types of reverse building.” maintenance in these center core shafts osmosis systems provide pure, de-chlorinated For vibration-sensitive, highly specialized without disturbing the research labs,” said water for biomedical and cell molecular biology microscopes, each of the eight rooms in the Reihl. research; building controls prevent imaging suite rests on approximately 3.5-footStantec’s in-house mechanical and temperature and humidity fluctuations capable thick slabs. Each slab is independent of the electrical engineers, CMU’s engineering staff of disrupting sensitive research; and elaborate other, and the slabs in all of the rooms are and Clark Construction’s design-assist team air flow strategies provide an optimal independent of the corridor. “Two rooms are had weekly huddle meetings to coordinate this ventilation system. also lined with quarter-inch-thick aluminum to efficient MEP and building controls system.

In fact, the ventilation and mechanical create a fully welded, six-sided box,” said The design-assist team eased budget system drove much of the building’s design.

CMU Project Manager Andy Reihl. “This type concerns and reduced change orders. “During “We asked, ‘If we have these research bays of room blocks the electromagnetic field,” the preconstruction phase, we leveraged our and instructional labs, what is the most adds Oshel. extensive experience in laboratory and efficient way to provide the ventilation, the air This well-made research building is part of research facilities to inject value into the and the exhaust systems?’” said Suchan. “We CMU’s strategic plan to become “more of a project,” said LaLonde. “We were able to actually designed the floor plates around the 48 CAM MAGAZINE MAY 2017

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study rooms line the upper floors on the building’s western and eastern flanks. The western-most extension of the building houses a multipurpose space, or auditorium, in a lower building section.

The building is placed at grade because of the need to meet certain vibration criteria, as well as the area’s high water table and recent flooding on the CMU campus. Services typically housed in a basement are located elsewhere: the aquatic vivarium and imaging suite are on the first floor and the mechanical units are placed in a penthouse. “The recent floods on the campus, which were 20- to 50year floods, are happening more often because of global warming, and so the strategy was to avoid placing any part of the facility underground,” said Stevens. “That started to kind of lift the building up out of the ground from the massing standpoint. The building is four stories plus a very robust mechanical penthouse, which is taller than a typical floor as it is used to service all of the building’s mechanical needs.”

The Site: Building Along the Maroon Spine Actual construction began with the demolition of a 1950s-era university apartment building,

A 70-foot-high atrium, or light well, draws natural light into the heart of the building.

Generous flanking windows drive more light into the interior and create pleasant study and meeting spaces.

obtain early budget confirmation by working with CMU to engage experienced designassist trade partners early in the project during design development.

“We also dramatically reduced change orders on the project by engaging the trade partners early and by having input into the design,” continued LaLonde. “As a result, we were able to inject value into the project early rather than later. If you only realize savings at a later point, you don’t get to put as much value into the building quite as easily. The biggest benefit is gained from an early interface, resulting in more value being driven into the building from the very beginning at a lower cost.”

Clark Construction’s design-assist team for the mechanical, piping, plumbing and HVAC systems, includes John E. Green Company and Dee Kramer.

Other partners on the design-assist team: Honeywell and Quality Air, lab controls; Feyen Zylstra, electrical; Total Fire

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Protection, fire protection; and Stonecreek Interior Systems, laboratory casework supplier.

The Building’s Organizational Plan Clarity in the building’s overall organization offsets its technological complexity. “Having a clear, understandable building is always one of my main goals,” said Stevens. “This building has many requirements, from air change considerations to stopping the air from moving from certain areas to another. Having a simple, clean, and organized parti – or organizational plan – allows us to be successful in terms of bringing natural light into the building and having all of these elements work together, including lab security and the desired placement of faculty and graduate students close to the labs.”

The basic plan: The atrium splits the building into instructional spaces on the north half and lab spaces in the south half, and collaborative, light-filled offices, meeting and

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the last one remaining in a triad of dated student housing.

For site placement, Stantec closed a campus roadway and moved the Biosciences Building to the north, making it part of the existing neighborhood of science buildings on the CMU campus.

“Moving the building north also allowed for future expansion to the south and brought the building closer to an existing utility tunnel,” said Stevens.

The positioning of the building took advantage of CMU’s network of existing and future walkways and bike paths. “We used the building’s site placement to tap into CMU’s pedestrian route called the Maroon Spine,” said Stevens. “It is a very heavily trafficked spine running through campus (the name being taken from CMU’s maroon and gold school G

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building designed from the inside out, meaning much of the genesis of the design is based on the mechanical systems and the lab modules. The grid of laboratory modules ripples outward and takes shape as uniform wood panels and window panels in the atrium, and

colors). The University’s master plan contains ideas for making that spine even stronger. For that reason, we placed the auditorium’s pre-function space right off of the Maroon Spine as a way to invite people into the building.”

Clark Construction also took full advantage of CMU’s master plan to construct a new roadway east of the building. “We did a traffic count and we identified what we anticipated as about two million annual pedestrian and construction vehicle interactions during the construction of the project,” said LaLonde.

“We then proposed putting in the future road ahead of time and utilizing it just for construction to minimize the construction traffic and pedestrian interface. By implementing the master plan early, we lowered the campus’ overall cost and increased safety.”

Clark Construction oversaw the installation of 155 caissons placed at a depth of 30 feet below grade. The caissons were selected because of the sheer weight of the massive concrete structure, combined with the soft clay soil conditions. “About 1,400 cubic yards of concrete were used to fill all of those caissons,” said Reihl.

For the structure itself, concrete is king in a building housing vibration-sensitive research.

“We used 8,790 cubic yards of concrete for the building – that amount of concrete could pour 17.4 miles of sidewalk from Mt. Pleasant to Clare,” said Reihl. “The concrete mix came from a company in Clare, and earned LEED points for regional use of materials.”

A High-Performance Building Envelope The exterior terra cotta is the end point in a

the uniform terra cotta panels cladding the building exterior. The labs become not only the heart and soul of the building in terms of purpose, but also, in a sense, “the DNA” that creates the blueprint for all the modular elements of the entire building.

The terra cotta on the north and east façade - the panels carefully selected to control their range of color variability – brings both beauty and energy efficiency to this high-performance building envelope. The terra cotta rain screen’s open joints promote ventilation, and the entire rain screen system is composed of an air gap, thermal fiber insulation and an air vapor barrier.

The performance of the neighboring building for the College of Education, also designed by Stantec Architecture and also featuring terra cotta, exceeded expectations, and there is a high probability that the same will hold true for the Biosciences Building. “When we did the neighboring College of Education building, the actual performance of the building far exceeded the energy modeling,” said Suchan.

“Our hunch is the reason is the building’s highperforming wall system.”

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the rain screen for flexibility,” said LaLonde.

“We worked hand-in-hand with Stantec to ensure that knife plates had enough flexibility and that the weld plates were the appropriate size to incorporate the tolerances of a cast-inplace structure. In covering the structure with a terra cotta rain screen, it was essentially like a glove that has to fit just a little bit bigger than the hand. Constructability wise, we had to really work to define tolerances to ensure that we installed the rain screen system in a fashion that was pleasing and successful.”

At the end of the day, CMU now has a wonderfully designed, well-built and highly durable terra cotta building skin.

“We tried to build a maintenance-free skin for the building that will last 100 years,” said LaLonde. “Even a 100-year building skin might need tuck-pointing and caulking after 30 years. This is the type of maintenance that depletes university’s deferred maintenance budgets quickly. In the case of this building, it will not even need such maintenance. CMU invested essentially in a maintenance-free, 100-year skin on the facility in a very good way. It cost money, but the life-cycle cost is much lower.”

The building’s south face is clad in zinc panels, because it will ultimately become part of a future expansion. “Terra cotta is more expensive than the zinc panel,” said Stevens.

“We were looking for ways to deploy the terra cotta in a very public way. Ultimately, the south façade will be absorbed into the building.”

All the exterior glass is fritted, including the sizeable expanse of glass in the building’s western face. “The frit helps to mitigate the direct sunlight coming into the building in the evening at the western façade,” said Stevens.

“The glass also faces the pedestrian spine and showcases the life and activity within that portion of the building.”

CMU’s Biosciences Building, a facility devoted to the study of all living things, has additional sustainability features designed to protect the natural world. The building has occupancy sensors and Wattstopper and Lutron lighting control systems, as well as an energy recovery loop system. “We utilize our campus chilled water and steam versus relying on a stand-alone system,” said Reihl. “That saves a tremendous amount of energy. As a university, we’ve added about half a million square feet to the campus since 2009, but we have maintained or reduced our energy costs.”

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For water quality and storm water management, the facility has an underground storm retention basin and vegetated roofs. A large scupper drains the storm water from the higher roof, again bringing to life the facility’s mission to put science on display.

The Building as a Meeting Place for Bright Minds Soaring wood-clad walls greet the student and visitor to this new facility. The White Oak panels blanket the atrium and also the exterior of the auditorium, or multi-purpose room.

Built by Wally Kosorski & Co., Inc., the Clinton Township-based carpentry contractor, the auditorium’s exterior is a unique saw-tooth wall, built in tiers or steps flowing horizontally across its surface. Pivot doors are concealed and melded into the wall until the auditorium opens for classes or campus events that also make full use of the adjacent pre-function space. Solid wood lockers even blend into this wood-dominant interior on the upper floors.

The visual warmth of the wood offsets some of the exposed concrete in the stairwell, corridors and in the active learning classroom.

“We made a conscious decision to expose the concrete both at the columns and in the deeply ground polished concrete floor,” said Stevens.

“In selecting the wood, we were looking for a material to complement and to warm up the building at the same time.”

The instructional spaces and the labs were designed to spark collaboration and interaction.

The active learning classroom is a grand open space capable of seating 112 students, but subdividing the students into eight-person teams, each clustered around a table equipped with a Crestron screen. An instructor monitors the entire class and has the ability to project a particular team’s solution on a large projection screen.

Generous windows, both on the building envelope and within the interior, draw in natural light and place the active learning classroom on full display, turning the building into a recruitment tool. “The facility is a critical recruitment tool for us,” said CMU Director of Communications Heather L. Smith. “During a tour, whether prospective students want to go into biology or not, it is amazing to see the energy in our active learning classroom when it is full of biology students. To show a group this new building with all of this technology shows that we are growing and advancing as a university.”

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draws in abundant natural light. The entire first floor, including the active learning classroom has an 18-foot floor-to-floor height; the other floors have a 15-foot floor-to-floor height; and the fifth-level mechanical penthouse is even 20 feet high to accommodate the large exhaust stacks servicing the fumehoods of the research labs.

The multi-purpose auditorium is another space used for instruction. Unlike a traditional tiered lecture hall, this 200-person space has a flat floor for varied student interactive group activities and for special events.

The labs of Brooks Hall were built on the research model of the past: an enclosed, often windowless space inhabited by a single researcher, the basic template being four walls and a door. “It was very isolating,” said Galarowicz. “All of the labs were separate. The researchers were separated from one another and the students were separated from one another, too.”

The new building’s open labs offer the opportunity for collaboration and interaction among the facility’s varied research groups,

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ranging from researchers from biochemistry and even from CMU’s medical school. “They are designed as open labs that also provide great flexibility for the easy expansion of different research groups,” said Reihl.

Opened in September 2016 and in classroom use since January 2017, the building now houses a fascinating diversity of research projects, ranging from studying natal streams where fish spawn and hatch to the construction of rock reefs in Grand Traverse Bay that function as a type of nursery for lake trout. Other research is discovering new cell types in corn kernels and working on synthetic bone.

Stantec and Clark conducted its own studies. “We studied the vibration from the trains running on a nearby track, and its impact on the imaging suite,” said Stevens. Another study involved analyzing the sight lines in the student instructional labs to ensure the whiteboards are visible to the students and the students’ work is visible to the instructor. In delivering this complex Biosciences Building, CMU, Stantec and Clark Construction clearly did their homework, and did it well.

The following firms contributed their expertise to the CMU Biosciences Building: • Architect and Engineer of Record Stantec Architecture, Berkley • Laboratory Planner - Lord Aeck Sargent, Ann Arbor • Civil Engineer – Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc., Grand Rapids • Landscape Architect – Grissim Metz Andriese Associates, Northville • Construction Manager – Clark Construction Co., Lansing • Lab Casework/Lab Equipment – Stonecreek Interior Systems, Lewis Center • Fire Protection – Total Fire Protection, Inc., Grand Rapids • Mechanical – John E. Green Company, Saginaw • Controls – Honeywell International, Saginaw • Electrical – Feyen Zylstra, LLC, Grand Rapids • Caissons – Rohrscheib Sons Caissons, New Hudson

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When closed, the doors meld into the wall, and when open, the doors create an easy flow pattern between the auditorium and the pre-function space.

Wonderful Walls of White Oak Wally Kosorski & Co. Delivers the Magic for CMU

By Mary Kremposky McArdle, Associate Editor

he interior of Central Michigan University’s new Biosciences Building is a White Oak wonder, thanks to the craftsmanship and commitment of Wally Kosorski & Co., Inc., a carpentry trade contractor based in Clinton Township. In one of its largest paneling projects, the Wally Kosorski team installed approximately 28,000 square feet of White Oak panels throughout the building. The carpentry project is remarkable for its craftsmanship, the sheer scope of work and the speed of delivery, as well as the company’s savvy strategies to make it all happen.

Wally Kosorski & Co. was responsible for installing the pivoting doors and the steel sub-frames covering the auditorium’s atriumfacing wall in a series of saw-tooth or accordion-like tiers. Attaching beautiful oak panels to the tiers completes this almost three-dimensional, sculptural expanse of wall. The talented company also installed the wood panels covering the 70-foot-high, fourstory atrium, as well as the wood lockers on the upper floors. For the tiered wall, Wally Kosorski & Co. installed seven pivoting wood doors that, when closed, seamlessly blend with this almost 35-foot-high expanse of White Oak panels. “What is neat is that the doors disappear when shut,” said Wally Kosorski President Dave Eschner. “When the doors are shut, you think they are part of the wall.”

To pull off this “magic trick,” Team Kosorski achieved a perfect match of wood wall panels and doors, each door measuring eight feet tall, and five-feet-six-inches wide. The company also installed the heavy-duty hinges and the steel sub-frames supporting the pivoting doors. “These are the biggest pivoting doors I have ever installed,” said Eschner. “Each of the seven pivoting doors weighs 700 lbs.”

Kosorski & Company used Rixon’s heavy-duty pivot hinges for the doors. “The hinges are the biggest hinges Rixon makes,” said Eschner. “The hinges are heavy-duty center pivot hinges, rather than the more typical pivot hinges on the edge of the door.”

Kosorski & Company also installed the steel sub-frames for the actual wall tiers that flow horizontally in a series of small, incremental steps across the entire expanse of wall. “We were given a flat wall, and we installed the supplied metal framing to create a series of projections, so the finished product would look like a saw-tooth,” said Eschner. “We then applied our wood panels to the steel framing.”

Because this is Kosorski’s first saw-tooth wall, the company began building templates in its Clinton Township shop to formulate a workable fabrication system before beginning work on the site, added Eschner.

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Wally Kosorski & Company installed these seven pivoting doors and the entire wood panel wall system cladding the multipurpose auditorium.

For the White Oak panels covering the four-story atrium wall, “We had to maintain the exact same layout both horizontally and vertically,” continued Eschner. “We had to align the wood panels with each other and with the windows and mullions.”

In this precision installation, the panels blanketing the wall appear uniform in size.

“There are larger, tongue and groove panels between the windows, but they are actually two different panels spliced and assembled together to look like one panel,” said Kosorski’s Project Foreman Jim Campisi.

According to Campisi, most of the panels throughout the building are approximately 56.5 inches tall, but some of the panels near the windows are 36 inches tall, others are 56 inches and 84 inches tall, while a few even reach a height of eight feet.

Given the sheer number of panels and a demanding schedule, Wally Kosorski & Co. estimated the panel measurements and pre-ordered the panels early from Rulon International LLC, St. Augustine, Florida, the firm responsible for manufacturing and precutting the panels.

Once on site, some field modification was necessary. Wally Kosorski & Co. found a local Mt. Pleasant mill shop, called Pinnacle Cabinets, to edge and refinish the panels to speed installation on the wall. “Pinnacle did a great job,” said Eschner. “We would cut the panels to the necessary size, and they would edge and finish them. We would say, ‘We need 50 of these, 30 of those and 80 of the other 54 CAM MAGAZINE MAY 2017

ones, and they would deliver them back to the site by the truckloads. It was the best way to get the job done rapidly.”

The first delivery was mid-April 2016 and the last was the third week of August.

Team Kosorski pulled off the ultimate magic trick: they completed the walls and their scope of work by the third week of September. Working overtime with an expanded crew helped to accomplish the task. “At one point, we had three electric lifts on the site,” said Eschner. “We used an 80-foot-tall capacity scissor lift – the biggest scissor lift available. In fact, we had to take the lift apart to get it through the doors and into the building, so we could reach the top of the fourth floor.”

Wally Kosorski & Co. also installed the wood lockers embedded in the walls.

Foreman Locker Systems, Murrieta, California, fabricated the locker “boxes,” and Rulon International created the actual wood locker doors, all for the purpose of creating a seamless flow and match of White Oak walls and wood lockers.

Creating something beautiful is seldom accomplished without summoning the stamina and the creative problem-solving necessary to overcome the challenge of it all. Wally Kosorski & Co. has a long history of producing classically crafted work other firms may not even be willing to tackle. Eschner credits his foreman, Jim Campisi, with the successful delivery of these amazing walls and pivoting doors of White Oak. “Jim was the backbone of the whole carpentry job,” said Eschner.

“He’s the type of person who just likes a challenge.”

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offers contractors a drilling range of 1/2-in. to 18-in. for a broad range of coring jobs, including heavyduty anchoring, rebar, service entries, ventilation duct and sanitation pipes to name a few. It features four gears for faster drilling speed at the right torque, and it utilizes an innovative hole-starting mode, making it easier for the operator to start a job.

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Powered by a 250-horsepower Cummins QSB6.7 Tier 4 Final diesel engine, the AMT 600 model features selectable 4- or 6-wheel-drive and offers a maximum payload of 45,000 pounds. The AMT 400 model has a 200-horsepower Cummins Tier 4 engine, offers 2- or 4wheel-drive, and provides a max payload of 28,000 pounds for hauling fuel, water, dirt and more. Top travel speed for each unit is 23 miles per hour.

The AMT features a 2-person, fully enclosed, all-weather ROPS cab that is sound rated to 68 dB. An upgraded 7-inch display is incorporated in the steering column, providing digital gauges with onboard diagnostics, digital manual access, and an optional backup camera display. A streamlined front-end angle offers the driver panoramic visibility to enhance safety.

Specifically built for off-road travel, the AMT includes a highstrength center pivot trunnion with approximately 20 degrees of oscillation, which allows all the tires to maintain ground contact and traction while travelling over rough terrain. Dual hydraulic cylinders provide 37 degrees of steering each way, allowing not only great maneuverability, but also added traction. The articulating motion allows the tires to slide left or right in wet/muddy terrain and gain traction instead of spinning in one place and digging a rut.

Both models include a Dana 6-speed powershift transmission with twist grip shifter. The AMT 600 features AxleTech rigid planetary axles with driver controlled differential lock, while the AMT 400 has Dana rigid planetary axles with automatic limited slip differentials, front and rear.

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The trailer’s 26-foot deck has a capacity rating for half the deck length, allowing operators to haul 55 tons in 13 feet. Most competitive models require distributing that weight across the entire length of the deck. Talbert’s durable solution provides a significant advantage for concentrated loads, like excavators and loaders.

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Talbert constructs its main beams and side beams utilizing a 12-inch deep Ibeam fabricated from high strength T1 steel with a minimum yield strength of 100,000 psi. The 2-inch Apitong flooring provides high strength for long-term durability under heavy loads. Other standard features include removable outriggers, a manual exhaust valve, recessed load-bearing bolsters and a 12volt LED sealed light system.

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The Toledo Area Engineers Week Committee, along with the Toledo Society of Professional Engineers, is pleased STARK announce that to Daniel V. Stark, PE has been named the 2017 Toledo Area Engineer of the Year in recognition of his commitment to the profession.

This award is presented annually to a member of the engineering community in recognition of the accomplishments and achievements that he or she has made to the engineering profession and the community. Stark is a registered professional engineer in the State of Ohio. In 2007 he became employed at GEM Inc. where he is currently a senior preconstruction and operations leader on the GPS team. Stark has been an active trustee on the TSPE

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Board of Directors since 1991, and was named the TSPE Young Engineer of the Year in 1992. From 2002 to 2004, he served as secretary for the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and has been on the Engineers Week Committee for the past 26 years. Additionally, Dan was an Advisory Board Member for Sylvania Schools’ Partner in Education from 2001 until 2006.

The Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. (FTCH) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the promotion of Kamran Qadeer, PE and John Willemin, PE to the position of principals. Qadeer joined FTCH’s Civil Engineering Department in February 2009. He is a licensed engineer in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Qadeer is active with the American Council of Engineering Companies, the American Society of Civil Engineers, is a

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member of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, and volunteers at the City of Novi Construction Board of Qadeer Appeals. He has also been an Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. Willemin joined FTCH in November Willemin 1997. He is a licensed engineer in Michigan and Wisconsin. He currently serves as the Chair of the Michigan Section of the American Water Works Association and sits on the Professional Advisory Board for Michigan State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Willemin is also a member of the Water Environment Federation.

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Barton Malow Company, Southfield, recently announced the strategic re-hire of Tom Porter as vice president. Porter will Porter engage in several initiatives supporting Barton Malow’s long-term goal to double efficiency by the firm’s 100th anniversary in 2024. He previously served as an officer at Barton Malow from 1998 through 2009. Porter is a certified DBIA professional and an active member of the Design-Build Institute of America, having served as National Chairman in 2009 and in various other national and regional positions from 2005-present. Porter received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan and his undergraduate degree from John Carroll University.

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well. In both cases the significant enhancements to the downtown area, including work on the water mains, sanitary and storm sewer, roadway pavement and sidewalks, now fully ADA compliant, were noted as exceptional. As a result, there is an improved quality of life for residents and visitors to Fenton. It’s hoped that the improvements will encourage more development in adjacent neighborhoods.

CORPORATE NEWS Troy-based G2 Consulting Group is part of the construction team that earned two separate industry awards for the Downtown Fenton Streetscape and Road Reconstruction Project. The City was looking to improve portions of its streetscape, and hired Champagne & Marx as general contractor and OHM Advisors as project engineer. G2 Consulting managed all aspects of geotechnical exploration during the design phase of the project and provided quality assurance materials testing during project construction.

Eastlund Concrete Construction performed the site concrete work and Modern Concrete provided the concrete materials. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) SE Michigan branch named the project its “James F. Bliskey, PE Quality of Life Project of the Year” winner at its annual meeting.

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