May 2019 CAM Magazine

DIRECTORS

Joshua Barney JJ Barney Construction

Jeffrey Chandler PUBLISHER EDITOR

Valenti Trobec Chandler, Inc./VTC Insurance Group

Kevin Koehler Diane Sawinski

Matthew D. Cramer

Mary Kremposky McArdle

Stephen Frantz

Joseph Coots

Michael Green

Dee Cramer

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Motor City Electric Co.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

John E. Green Company

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE

Roy Jones Cathy Jones

Frank Jonna Jonna Companies

Tricia S. Ruby

DIRECTORS OFFICERS Chairman

Ruby + Associates

Commercial Contracting Corp.

Vice Chairman

Kerlin Blaise Blaze Contracting

Vice Chairman

Erik Wordhouse Edwards Glass Co.

Treasurer

Samuel Ruegsegger III The Christman Co.

President

Paul Stachowiak

Kevin Foucher

Kevin Koehler

Integrated Design Solutions, LLC

CAM MAGAZINE EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Gary Boyajian Division 8 Solutions, Inc.

George Dobrowitsky Walbridge

Daniel Englehart Peter Basso and Associates, Inc.

Dennis King DMKING Consulting, LLC

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AIA-MI DESIGN PERSPECTIVES Citizen Architect. Citizen Contractor.

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CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane … No, It’s Just Another Drone

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RENOVATION • RESTORATION SAVING FACE: Glassline Restores 30 Building Facades in Detroit

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ROOFING At JD Candler History Repeats Itself:

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Success in the Roofing Industry for 140 Years and Counting

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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT Safe, Secure, and Simply Beautiful: Spence Brothers’ Encore Performance Renovates Iconic Midland County Courthouse

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ABOUT THE COVER Working in glass fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), Glassline Incorporated replicated the 60-foot-long balustrade of the circa 1908 Grinnell Building in downtown Detroit. Glassline recreated the building’s decorative centerpiece of harps and horns from photographs alone. Glassline worked under contract to RAM Construction on the Grinnell Building. Sachse Construction performed the core and shell work for this Bedrock development. Neumann/Smith Architecture is the architect, and Kraemer Design Group is the historic consultant on the building that was once home to the Grinnell Brothers Music House.

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involve an extremely high level of cooperation between the Owner, Architect and Contractor, resulting in an improvement in some critical aspect of the construction project.

Projects under $3 Million Recipient: International Technology Firm Buildout (Ann Arbor)

An Update on Michigan's Minimum Wage Rate & Paid Medical Leave Act On March 29th, Michigan’s minimum wage increased from $9.25 to $9.45 per hour.

This is the first of 12 annual increases, until the minimum wage hits $12.05 per hour in 2030. Also effective as of March 29th is the state's recently enacted Paid Medical Leave Act. The act applies to employers with 50 or more individuals regardless of full- or part-time status or how many hours they work. There are more stipulations – visit www.michigan.gov to learn more.

The Michigan Minimum Wage and Paid Medical Leave Act posters are required by law to be posted in the work place; otherwise, employers risk incurring civil/administrative fines. CAM's Jobsite Poster has been updated with all of this new information. Contact Mary Carabott at carabott@buildwithcam.com or phone (248) 972-1108 to order your new poster today.

Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for providing structural engineering services for a new truck manufacturing body shop at the New GM Truck Manufacturing Facility in Flint. Ruby's contributions garnered an Engineering Honorable Conceptor Award and the evening's People's Choice Award. David Ruby, PE, SE, SECB, F. ASCE received the prestigious Felix A. Anderson Image Award during the ceremony. Nominees for this award are outstanding individuals who have contributed to enhancing the image of the profession.

The GM Truck Manufacturing Facility project, one of only five to receive the Honorable Conceptor award, was entered in the Industrial and Manufacturing Processes and Facilities category. The project is an 840,000 square foot facility within the Flint Assembly complex for which Ruby provided structural design and steel shop fabrication drawings. Ruby's integrated design/detailing process provided faster 3D coordination with follow-on trades and accelerated steel erection for its client, Barton Malow Company. Voted on by attendees at the awards ceremony, the project was also recognized as "The People's Choice Award" winner.

Recipients of 2019 Pyramid Awards Are Announced

Ruby+Associates and David Ruby, PE, SE, SECB, F. ASCE Recognized by ACEC/M at Excellence Awards Ceremony Congratulations to CAM member company Ruby+Associates, Inc., of Bingham Farms, for earning a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 52nd annual Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com

Architect: O|X Studio, Ann Arbor Contractor: CCS Construction/Oxford Companies, Ann Arbor Owner: Oxford Companies, Ann Arbor This was a complete rehabilitation of office suites in the 100+ year old Nickels Arcade, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Thoughtful design and careful coordination allowed the team to develop a project with modern amenities within a shell that by all accounts was considered to be too confined (9’ 3” structural clearance.) The end product embodies the client’s brand identity and business aesthetics, and is as striking, open and cutting-edge as any space in Ann Arbor.

Projects between $3 Million & $25 Million Recipient: (Dearborn)

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The Washtenaw Contractors Association (WCA) recently announced the recipients of its 22nd annual PYRAMID Awards before a group of the county's leading contractors, architects, construction project owners and labor leaders. Each of these prestigious awards represents exceptional effort in the areas of teamwork, service or innovation.

Best Project Team Awards To be selected as a recipient for a BestProject Team award, the project had to

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Owner: Friends of Animals Metro Detroit, Dearborn Friends of Animals of Metro Detroit had been fundraising for a new facility for 10 years. The plan was to renovate a former 2,000-sf Amtrak facility and build a new 10,000-sf Adoption Center. The decision was made to begin construction before all the funds were raised. This required an Add Alternate in the bid, which covered 40% of the interior space and 20% of the total construction cost. The “shovel in the ground” re-energized the fundraising campaign, and the project team succeeded in seamlessly incorporating the alternate into the construction plans and schedule.

Projects over $25 Million Recipient: Health Pointe Integrated Care Facility Architect: AECOM, Grand Rapids Contractor: Granger Construction Company, Lansing

Owner: Health Pointe - Spectrum Health & Holland Hospital Partnership, Grand Rapids

This project was complex from the outset because it was the first partnership between Spectrum Health and Holland Hospital. The owners, together with the design and construction professionals, delivered a state-of-the art comprehensive medical center for Ottawa County. The three-story Medical Office Building houses urgent care, radiology, orthopedics and primary care. The one-story Ambulatory Surgical Center features OR suites, an endoscopy suite, and post-anesthesia recovery units.

Best Subcontractor Awards To be selected as a recipient for a Best Subcontractor Award, the subcontractor must have provided an exceptional level of service that resulted in a significant improvement in some critical aspect of the construction project (e.g. project quality, design, budget, completion time, safety record, etc.).

Contracts under $500,000 Recipient: John E. Green Company for U of M Cooley Memorial Fountain (Ann Arbor)

The plumbing system renovation for the iconic Cooley Memorial Fountain began with demolition of the existing piping in a tunnel underneath the fountain. Custom stainless-steel chase piping that would be poured in concrete was fabricated and installed. These pipe chases allow for 105 delivery tubes to be fed from the tunnel to each fountain spout.

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Best Subcontractor Award - Contracts over $500,000 Recipient: Detroit Dismantling Corporation for Atwater Street Parking Garage Demolition (Detroit)

The Atwater Garage is a parking structure below Detroit’s Cobo Center Plaza and Jefferson Service Drive. Due to significant deterioration, the second-level concrete supported slab was condemned.

Temporary shoring was installed to prevent catastrophic failure and the garage was closed. This project entailed removal of slab, and sawcutting and removing the associated, bell-type column capitals flush with the existing columns carrying the roof.

Detroit Dismantling’s design of a heavyduty shoring frame that could be moved easily was critical to the success of the project.

Best Innovation Award Recipient: AZ Shmina for Rehabilitation of U of M Cooley Memorial Fountain

The Cooley Memorial Fountain restoration project included full replacement of the plumbing systems, which had been embedded in concrete prohibiting any maintenance efforts, and waterproofing and concrete repairs to address leaking and improve operation of the fountain. The bronze sculptures were conserved to address deterioration and return the finish to the original aesthetic intent of the sculptor.

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The Work Truck Show 2019 Drew Record Crowd, Building Momentum for 20th Anniversary Show in 2020 A record 14,256 industry professionals from 28 countries attended this year’s Work Truck Show 2019 as Work Truck Week continues to grow in an evolving commercial truck industry. Event highlights included vehicle introductions, equipment demonstrations, expanded educational opportunities, and the industry’s broadest display of vocational trucks and equipment.

Having maxed out its traditional display space within Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, the Work Truck Show 2019 expanded to include a New Exhibitor Pavilion across the hall from the exhibit floor, as well as a section of the Hoosier Hallway dedicated to manufacturing technology displays and demonstrations.

To make room for the inaugural Manufacturer and Distributor Innovation Conference, event producer NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry moved the popular Green Truck Summit and Fleet Technical Congress to the connected JW Marriott.

There was significant buzz around electric vehicles at the show, as Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services’ Utilimaster brand introduced three new vehicle platforms: two fully electric chassis and a truck body specifically developed for lastmile grocery delivery. XL introduced the first plug-in hybrid electric Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup truck, XLP F-250.

Freightliner Trucks spotlighted its all-new electric eM2 106.

North America’s largest work truck event returns to the Indiana Convention Center for its 20th anniversary, March 3-6, 2020.

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Safety Tool Kit SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CEREMONY 2018

By Jason Griffin CAM DireCtor of eDUCAtioN AND SAfetY ServiCeS

he construction industry is currently facing a labor shortage, which creates many unique challenges. One of these challenges is meeting customer demand while managing a newer, less-experienced labor force. This has an impact on the injury and illness rates that we currently see in the construction industry. The focus of this Tool Kit will be to recognize those companies that achieved success in safely managing their workforces in 2018. Applicants had to demonstrate Days Away/Restricted/Transfer Rates (DART) and Recordable Injury and Illness Rates (IR) below 1.6 and 3.3 respectively, while maintaining an Experience Modification Rating (EMR) below 1.0 in order to qualify to receive this award.

The CAM Safety Achievement Award Ceremony was held on March 22, 2019, at the Oakland Community College Auburn Hills Campus.

This year we received 37 applications for awards across four categories of hours worked. The categories are a simple means of distinguishing between the sizes of the contractors and included the following four categories:

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• 51,000 to 199,999 hours worked. • 200,000 to 499,999 hours worked. • And 500,000+ hours worked

Altogether, the employers who received awards in each category represented approximately 6,000 workers and clocked more than 12,000,000 hours worked. When looking at just those statistics alone, the efforts involved to make sure that each employee works safely and the coordination needed across the jobsites to coordinate multi-employer efforts is incredible.

The ceremony was attended by approximately 70 people representing the award-winning firms. A complete list is available on the CAM’s website at www.buildwithcam.com. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners are listed in the table below.

The Gold award winners for each category presented on how they achieved safety success during 2018. Despite the successes of these contractors, we had several contractors, who despite having robust safety programs, struggled in 2018 with the challenges faced by our

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(left to right): John Fekaris, Bob Michielutti, Phil Maiuri, Karen Maiuri

Front row: Tyler Matt, Andrew Blattert, Marlene Czarnecki, Charlotte Fiorini, Vince DeLeonardis. Back row: Aaron St. Dennis, Jeff Hamilton, Eric Schumaker

(left to right): Betsy Emerton, Jeff Fick, Michael McMahon, Todd Hoyt, Dan Giovannangeli

Front row: Jon Anglin, Adrianne Anglin, Terry Medley, Fred Cauley.

Back row: Jason Burbas, David Weidner, Josh Duey, Mike Cieslak, Mike Hahn, Blake Davis

industry. We look forward to seeing them at our 2019 Safety Achievement Award ceremony. I would like to also thank our sponsors who made this event possible.

Gold Sponsors: • Lee Industrial Contracting • Oakland Community College Silver Sponsors: • Commercial Contracting Corporation • Concentra Bronze Sponsors: • CAMComp • Turner Construction Company • Superior Electric Great Lakes Company Congratulations to all of our award recipients! Your dedication to safety and health is truly inspirational.

For more information about how to participate in this event, please contact Jason Griffin by email at Safety@buildwithcam.com or by phone (248) 972-1141.

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AiA - MiDESIGNPERSPECTIVES

Citizen ArChiteCt. CITIZEN CONTRACTOR.

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Daniel Bollman, AIA

he past year’s active construction schedule was a welcome occurrence, as a greater numbers of buildings take physical form over the previous year. These large projects came with significant costs, from financial investment and the expenditure of finite material resources to the long-term use of land and space. Mindful of this with projects of this scope, municipalities frequently employ boards and commissions consisting of citizen-volunteers to obtain expert knowledge in the development process, while gaining public input and early support. Too often the call for these services goes unheeded.

Building professionals - architects, contractors and trades - are particularly well-suited to serve on these boards, especially those that deal with building and development issues. We want to share how such volunteer service has improved our private practice.

The municipal plan review is a systematic, but time-consuming process. Depending on the scope of a construction project, code and ordinance review follows a lengthy effort undertaken by building and trade inspectors, municipal engineers and fire and public safety personnel. Frequently, proposals do not measure up to the letter of an established standard. Rather than rejecting such proposals outright, most municipalities recognize a process of review to allow for variances.

If the deviation is minor or otherwise meets the intent of the regulation, the proposal may ultimately be accepted. The task of determining the suitability of these “short” projects often rests with local experts, who recommend variances or compromises to the decision-making authority. Boards and commissions are formed and appointed by elected leaders to provide advice. While their recommendations are frequently followed, it remains the responsibility of officials to weigh all options and make their final decision based on numerous factors.

As our practice focuses on preservation and adaptive reuse, we find ourselves regularly working with the historic design standards. This effort began with service on our city’s historic board. Having increased our familiarity and knowledge through service, we now work to represent applicants. Through our volunteer activity, we are specifically aware of those conditions where the seemingly rigid restrictions are less severe than perceived. When a historic property owner wishes to change a historic building, the needs and wants of the owner are often set in opposition to the public purpose of preservation. In fact, if alterations do not adversely impact a resource’s characterdefining features, most work can be accommodated. Our experience with design problems and construction details has provided the knowledge to find balanced solutions, allowing both parties to prevail.

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language to be as clear as possible. Most importantly, involvement at the initial stage has provided an opportunity to shape the outcome.

Aside from the unusual zoning terminology, the earliest criticisms on the initial draft emphasized that much of the language is a design code, which attempts to dictate specific building details. This is a legitimate complaint; the draft language affects factors beyond building form. And while I happen to appreciate the desired aesthetic, I am hesitant to have it codified. We are now working to separate the building and street form from matters associated with appearances. Ideally, this will permit the owner and architect to offer a larger collaborative vision that is compatible with the street, but does not dictate the appearance of individual buildings.

A portion of East Lansing’s Comprehensive Plan. Courtesy City of East Lansing

As commissioners, we frequently listen to proposals that fail to address the commission’s specific responsibilities.

Naturally, when making presentations to specific boards, one must focus on the charge of the board or commission and on the specific factors the board uses in reaching its decisions. Arguments used to justify the historic district approval carry little weight with the zoning board. In such a case, it is necessary to craft a different set of justifications to support the change, which focus on zoning-related issues, such as lot coverage or average setbacks.

Again, our experience as construction professionals is particularly useful. With this knowledge, we have been able to gain variances on behalf of our clients that we might not have been able to otherwise.

Rather than working with existing ordinances, commissioners may occasionally develop new ordinance language. Our city is currently considering adopting a Form-Based zoning code. The draft text is dense and unfamiliar, as its goals differ from those usually found in usebased zoning language. The dictates of the draft language will have a direct impact on the eventual cost of construction. Since our professional colleagues will interpret and implement the final code, we want the final Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com

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While the primary return for these efforts is a sense of accomplishment or of goodwill for community service, there are tangible benefits as well. Some of our pro bono work has been recognized on the recipient’s list of donors. Committing the time to complete the work on boards and commissions has identified us as dedicated experts. Naturally, the relationships required time to grow, and returns only become visible over several years, as the community and city staff members grow more familiar with our efforts. Today, we are frequently recommended for work by some of the city’s influencers, a benefit directly from our civic activity.

There are also occasional drawbacks.

One local developer explained that they would rather have us on the Commissions as level-headed advocates, rather than professional representatives. Despite this, we remain committed to continuing our volunteer work, providing our balanced input on behalf of the city.

The opportunities are abundant; larger cities often feature dozens of standing boards and commissions. Often, more positions are available than there are people to serve in them. Since there aren’t enough professionals who avail themselves, the positions often rotate among a limited group of experts. As the commitment of time is often significant, a hesitancy to participate is understandable. Fortunately for those looking for limited involvement, some municipalities create ad hoc committees to tackle smaller issues that can often be addressed in a matter of months.

In his book Drive, Daniel Pink defines companies that value both “purpose maximization” and “profit maximization.”

These organizations find value in pursuing goals beyond simple profit, often devoting as much as 20% of their time to larger, philanthropic efforts. We have personally taken this effort to heart and have focused on activities that benefit from our experience and training, while providing an occasional financial return.

Please consider “doing well by doing good” for your own community.

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About the Author Daniel Bollman has more than 25 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, including with large and small architectural firms, municipal government and large residential developers. In 2009, he founded east arbor architecture, a small project-based firm with a focus 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. Since moving to East Lansing in 2008, he has served on several of the city’s commissions and committees and currently serves as the Chair of the East Lansing Planning Commission.

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The author, seated at left, at a meeting of the East Lansing Planning Commission. Courtesy eastlansinginfo.org.

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…

No, It’s Just Another Drone

By Andrew

Wolfe, Pilot-in-Command (PIC), Drone Bros

verywhere we turn there are stories about drones. Will they soon be delivering packages to our front doors? Are they going to be used in some nefarious way by terrorists? Are they just a fun toy for kids to fly around their backyards? Or do they have the potential to revolutionize a lot of industries. My vote is the latter, especially the construction industry.

Having started a high tech business many years ago in the heyday of the dot com era, the drone industry is following a very similar path. For those old enough to remember the dot com days, if you thought things were moving fast 20+ years ago, you have not seen anything yet. In the past few years, we have gone from drones with a go pro camera attached where pilots had to guess what they were filming (as there were no screens to see what the drone sees) to drones that are half the size and have collision avoidance sensors on all side that can be programmed to automatically fly a pre-defined route around a construction site. The technology advances are truly awesome!

So, you may asking…all this technology is great, but how exactly are drones going to help me with my job in construction? Glad you asked…

As you know, there are many stakeholders that need to know what is going on at the job site – from the property owner, the client whose site you are building, to the team of workers at the general contractor or construction company. Let's not forget the banks, insurance company and hundreds of other vendors and sub-contractors that are involved. Unlike walking the site and capturing individual photos or installing an onsite construction camera, drones quickly capture a very unique view of the site. Being able to look down at your job site from 50’, 100’ or 250’ up, gives a fantastic new perspective.

Many people in the construction industry are dipping their toes in the water and beginning to introduce drones into their operations.

There are two schools of thought playing out: 1. Hire an outside drone service provider 2. Buy your own drone and build an in-house drone department

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• Intelligent batteries. The drone will actually warn you when the battery reaches certain levels of power. For example, at 30% the remote controller will continually beep to let you know you are beginning to run low on power. If you continue to ignore it, it will give you one final warning (at 10%) and unless you cancel this warning, the drone will actually return to home (RTH) and auto-land itself.

Keep in mind, these drones are connected to 10-12 GPS satellites at all times and are always calculating how far away they are from where they took off and how much battery power they will need to safely get back.

• Collision avoidance. Today drones have sensors on the front, back, sides and bottom of the unit. Just 6 months ago, these sensors would simply recognize an obstacle in its way, beep and then stop the drone from its current course. Today drones are fullfledged computers with wings that are constantly mapping out their path and looking ahead. So instead of just stopping for an obstacle, they are smart enough to define a path around or over whatever is in front of them.

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• Propeller guards. If you are really concerned about safety, propeller guards can be added (think bumpers for your props). This way if the drone does collide with something or someone, there is no worry about being hurt by the propellers.

capture these photos. Today, drones are smart enough that we are able to program them to fly the same route every single time. This way, there is a consistent report showing the photos captured from the identical location every single time.

2. Capturing progress videos. Progress videos work the same way as photos, but with the added benefit of being able to look at video footage of the entire site. There is a lot of value in being able to stop, rewind and watch the video to identify potential problems early.

3. Mapping out a site. Maps are the real game changer! Think of these maps as Google Earth on steroids. Google Earth images may be 6 months old or more and eventually get pixelated the more you zoom in. Drone maps are extremely high resolution and provide a clean view of the job site. Today’s drones can autonomously fly in a lawn

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mower pattern and capture hundreds or thousands of photos (depending on the size of the site). With proprietary software, these images can be stitched together to create a beautiful map of your site that can be shared with everyone on you team.

Additional uses for drones:

• Flying inside. Normally everyone thinks of drones only flying outside.

They also make for an outstanding tool for capturing images inside your site as well. So, once the roof goes up, you are going to want to capture progress shots of the interior of your buildings. Since most drones today have collision avoidance technology, you should not have to worry about them crashing into walls or support beams.

• Measuring stockpiles. Drones are an outstanding tool to capture precise measurements of your job site as well

The most popular use of drones on a job site is as a documentation tool. Here are the top three uses: 1. Capturing progress photos. These are photos taken from various altitudes and angles to show off everything going on around the site. Just 6-12 months ago, pilots would actually hand fly the job sites and manually

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as calculating volumetric of any stockpiles. This provides an additional level of safety and saves a lot of time. No more sending someone to the top of a stockpile to capture GPS coordinates. If Ground Control Points (GCPs) are used, the measurement limits can be within inches! Also, how great would it be to know the exact percentage of concrete that still needs to be poured or the percentage of a roof that has been completed.

• Inspections. Again, this is another plus in the safety column.

Drones can go where people and ladders used to go and help you inspect the roof or other hard-to-reach areas of your site.

• Site Plan Overlays / Files to your CAD System. If you have a site plan, it can be incorporated in any drone map that is created. This way you can look at real time planned vs actual. Is that tree line or fence actually where is supposed to be? This also works in the opposite direction. Most of the mapping software can export a file of the drone map that can then be imported in most CAD systems.

I would recommend that whoever is flying drones be FAA approved and carry liability insurance. Liability insurance is issued from the same companies that insure regular airplanes and helicopters. You will need a minimum of $1M of insurance. Any reputable drone service provider will have a minimum of $2M of insurance. If you use a 3rd party company, make sure they add your business on as “additionally insured” on their policy.

In order to fly drones legally in the United States, the FAA requires you to be Part 107 certified. Anyone can take the test.

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About the Author: Andrew Wolfe has spent his entire life as a serial entrepreneur. Having learned how to run a small business from his father, he jumped at the chance when his kids approached him about starting their own drone business five years ago. What started off as a part-time, local business, has now turned into a year-round, nationwide company. Today Andrew is involved full-time helping grow his family business.

Drone Bros., headquartered in Troy, specializes in aerial photography, videography and mapping for the construction industry.

classroom and pay to get trained. The FAA test consists of 80 questions about air space, weather, aeronautical charts, radio communication, drone limitations and performance. A score of 70% or higher is required to pass the test. You will then be issued a fancy card to carry around in your wallet. This test needs to be retaken every two years.

We have all heard about autonomous vehicles and how they are the future. Well, the future is already here for the drones.

There is currently software available that allows drones to fly pre-programmed routes around a construction site. They can even be programmed to capture photos and videos at specific points of interest along the way. Once they complete their mission, they can return to their starting points to auto-land.

Like any new technology, there are early adopters and folks that show up late. Don’t be intimidated by the speed at which things are moving. The best way to learn more about this exciting new technology and to give yourself and your company a competitive advantage is to simply jump right in. The barriers to entry and cost are very low. Within the next 12-18 months, people in the construction space will be looking back and asking, “How did we ever survive without drones on our job site?”

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SAVING FACE Glassline Restores 30 Building Facades in Detroit

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Glassline replicated the ornate roofline of the Grinnell Building.

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or the past 10 years, Glassline Incorporated has been working on a 1.4-square-mile jigsaw puzzle called downtown Detroit. Sill by sill and cornice by cornice, Glassline has replicated the architectural finery of over 28 different building facades in Detroit’s central business district, along with several buildings in Corktown and Midtown. Glassline is playing a valuable role in Detroit’s “about-face” as the company replicates the ornate details of building after building along Woodward Avenue, Washington Boulevard, Griswold Street, and other iconic thoroughfares.

The company’s shop in Plymouth is swimming in reproductions of floral cornice brackets and the faces of lions frozen in mid-roar. The company primarily replicates terra-cotta and stone pieces in glass fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), a material able to capture fine details and to reproduce the actual texture of terra-cotta. “If I cast FRP over a single strand of hair, a line would appear in the cast piece where the hair was,” said Glassline President Guy Kenny.

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Glassline’s recent projects include the window headers and sills, along with the oversized pilasters of the Roxbury Group’s Metropolitan Building now the Element Detroit Hotel renovated by O’Brien Construction and Quinn Evans Architects.

Glassline also replicated 250 sills, headers, miscellaneous ashlars and stones of Bedrock’s David Stott Building, a 38-story Art Deco tower originally built in 1929.

Walbridge and Kraemer Design Group renovated this well-known Detroit landmark located in Capitol Park.

The Kamper Building’s decorative and miscellaneous details, along with its sills, headers and frames, are part of Glassline’s Detroit portfolio as well. The Kamper is located near the Book Building on Grand River and Washington Boulevard. “The Kamper and Book Buildings have a similarity of decorative pieces, because the Book’s original architect, Louis Kamper, designed and owned the Kamper Building,” said Kenny. “It’s a beautiful building, and we created a great many replacement parts for it.”

Glassline’s work includes five structures in Capitol Park, the Detroit Foundation Hotel, the Book Building and Tower, Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, the Vinton, and the Fyfe.

Even after a decade of working on some of the grandest historical buildings in Detroit, Kenny says, “I think the renaissance is just beginning.”

Rebuilding the Face of Woodward Avenue Glassline has applied its craft to three out of four buildings lining Woodward Avenue between Park Avenue and Clifford: The Roxbury Group’s David Whitney Building and two Bedrock developments, one housing the Grinnell Brothers Music House at 1515 Woodward until 1981 and the other being the former home of Sanders’ chocolate and ice cream shop at 1529 Woodward.

The 1515 Woodward building is a sixstory, white-glazed terra-cotta structure originally built in 1908. The former Grinnell Brothers Music House once had a terracotta centerpiece on the parapet wall

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heralding the musical instruments within the Albert Kahn-designed building. The centerpiece included a harp and two horns festooned with garlands and decorative leaves. Unfortunately, the centerpiece and even the parapet wall’s balustrade were absent in contemporary times.

As part of the 2018 project, Glassline recreated the entire decorative centerpiece from photographs alone. “We made the molds for the different pieces out of wood, clay and foam, along with magic and a prayer,” said Kenny. “The mold for the horns was probably made out of silicone.”

Glassline spent six to seven weeks in the shop making the overall mold and casting the centerpiece in FRP. Glassline replicated the entire 60-foot-long balustrade as well. Once on site, the building’s newly recreated roofline was installed in three sections. “The trick is to have the piece or pieces fit exactly in the designated spot,” said Kenny. What made the “trick” possible was Glassline’s computer-aided design staff whose digital skills ensured a precision fit.

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Glassline worked on the entire Sanders Building façade, replicating approximately 20 percent of the terra-cotta ornamentation, along with the cornice, water table, and window trim. “All of the parts were cast from silicone molds,” said Kenny.

As construction manager for both the Grinnell and Sanders Buildings, Sachse Construction performed the core and shell work for both buildings, but not the interior buildout for LinkedIn. The social network company for professionals recently set up shop in the Sanders Building.

Neumann/Smith Architecture is the architect and Kraemer Design Group is the historic consultant on both buildings.

Glassline worked under contract to RAM Construction, the Livonia firm tasked with restoration of the exterior façade of both buildings. According to RAM’s website, “Once carefully cleaned by RAM’s skilled tradesmen, the white terra-cotta gleamed.

The remaining combined scope items consisted of tuckpointing, replacing brick, repairing or replacing granite window sills,

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replacement of terra-cotta with new replicas, and finally the meticulous reinstallation of new historically approved balustrades, eyebrow details, and cornices at the parapet of each building. We look forward to completing our portion of this project, and we ask that you take a moment to appreciate the historic terracotta the next time you are strolling down Woodward!”

Foot traffic is increasing along Detroit’s storied Woodward Avenue, and the growing number of pedestrians probably can’t help but appreciate the workmanship and eye-popping elegance of the city’s historical buildings. Kenny has fond childhood memories of taking the bus to downtown Detroit with his mother. “She would shop at many of the stores and buildings I am working on now,” recalled Kenny. “We would go to Hudson’s, eat lunch at Sanders, and she would shop for shoes at Fyfe’s, which was the largest shoe store in the world at one time.”

Past remembrances may soon be matched by new memories as downtown

One of the sullied terra-cotta panels of the Valpey Building on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit.

Detroit’s renaissance continues unabated.

In fact, “retail therapy” is returning to downtown Detroit. A retailer called H & M is expected to set up shop on the street level of three Albert Kahn-designed buildings, including Sanders, Grinnell and a third building on the corner of Woodward and Clifford.

Glassline was part of the 2014 renovation of the David Whitney Building, a Detroit classic rising on the edge of Grand Circus Park and only one building removed from the Grinnell and Sanders Buildings.

Glassline replicated 44 lion faces near the cornice, the absent cornice itself, and the building’s nameplate and signage emblazoned across the top of the building.

“The sign on the roof of the building is 75 feet wide and 12 feet high, and is made in three pieces,” said Kenny. “The day of the lift felt like the coldest day on Earth. RAM had to stop traffic on Woodward and on Washington, plus stop the People Mover for eight hours.”

Abandonment and urban blight are not the only forces behind the damaged and absent cornices of some downtown Detroit buildings. On June 24, 1958, a large cornice section fell from the Ferguson Building and killed 79-year-old Myrtle Taggart and injured two bystanders, according to a June 25, 1958, article in the

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Then Detroit Mayor Louis Miriani immediately ordered the removal of any “dangerous gingerbread.” In fact, he issued 1,663 cornice violations, prompting building owners to remove rather than to repair the cornices to code, resulting in the removal of a number of vintage cornices in late 1950s Detroit.

Fortunately, today’s construction methods and materials block this type of danger. In fact, the newly replicated FRP elements are much more durable and far lighter in weight than terra-cotta, according to Kenny. FRP’s light weight offers ease of installation as well.

Kenny summarizes FRP’s benefits: “FRP can last 50 to 70 years or more. With a little maintenance and routine cleaning, it can last forever. Plus, the original terra-cotta would be 10 to 15 times heavier than the FRP. We can make an entire FRP panel in one piece, while terra-cotta would have to be made in 10 or 12 pieces, because it is heavier and thicker.”

architectural firm of Donaldson & Meier, the building originally housed the first headquarters of L.N. Valpey & Co. Reliable Footwear.

The building façade had turned a dull brown. The building was literally “losing face” from its roof parapet down to just above the storefront windows. At the roof parapet, two of four stone caps and all of the balustrade’s railings and connecting balusters were simply gone, along with a 60-foot-long cornice and supporting floral brackets directly below. This “ghost” façade once had decorative balconies at the seventh and the third floors. Lastly, ornate panels of gargoyle-like terra-cotta lions and other elements were damaged at the seventh level and completely destroyed at the third-floor balustrade.

After decades of disrepair, the building has been beautifully restored to its original elegance, thanks to Schostak Bros. & Co. and the restoration team of Sachse Construction, RAM Construction, Glassline Incorporated, and Kraemer Design Group, the Detroit-based architectural firm that

served as the building’s architect, historic consultant and interior designer.

The façade restoration received a 2018 Preservation Gem Award from the Michigan Historic Preservation Network (MHPN).

According to MHPN’s website, “The original brownstone façade was painted white. Over the years, the masonry façade deteriorated extensively and many of the decorative details were lost. When restoration of the building was planned, the disfiguring staining on the brownstone could not be cleaned without further damaging the brick. Instead, the National Park Service recommended the application of a white mineral coating that would highlight the architectural details without further damaging the masonry. The brilliant white exterior now accentuates the restored cornice, balustrades, and decorative features while paying homage to the building’s history and prominent location along Woodward Avenue.”

Glassline replicated the missing and damaged terra-cotta elements. Glassline’s production team painted up to four layers

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Glassline replicated the harp, horns and other decorative elements originally adorning the Grinnell Brothers Music House on Woodward Avenue.

of silicone over the original terra-cotta panels and its gargoyle-like lions to create a mold. “Our crew went up on scaffolds or lifts for a couple of days to make the mold,” said Kenny. “They mix the silicone rubber and paint it on in three or four layers, because

the mold has to have enough strength to support itself. The mold dries and gets hard in a few hours. We let it set overnight, peel it off the next day, and bring the mold to the shop for casting in FRP. “We can cast the actual part in two hours in the shop,” Kenny continued. “Many times we will put the mold in a bed of sand to stabilize it and then cast the FRP material into it, turn it upside down and peel the silicon mold off of the cast part.”

The panel sample in Glassline’s shop has the look and feel of actual terra-cotta, again because of FRP’s ability to take on the fine details and texture initially captured by the silicone mold. From the upper reaches of the building, the faces of four lions once again stare into the city, the lions defining the border between the three bays of three windows. Glassline’s amazing work can be viewed closer at hand; the company replicated two completely missing lion panels flanking the second-level balcony, as well as the balcony itself.

The lightweight FRP was ideal for replicating the missing 60-foot-long decorative balcony on the seventh level, as well as the smaller balcony on the second level.

“We did these balconies from scratch,” Kenny said.

In this case, the actual replication involved making a mold out of wood. “We paint and then wax the wooden mold,” Kenny explained. “The wax is a releasing agent to prevent the FRP from sticking to the mold.

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whatever color the owner wants.”

Glassline replicated the 60-foot-long balcony in six to eight pieces. “We could have made them in one piece, but casting the different pieces made it easier to haul down the road and hoist into place,” Kenny added. From its roaring lions to its once erased balconies, recreating the ornate façade of this 1896 building pieces together another incomparable historical gem along Woodward Avenue.

A 13-Foot-Tall Jigsaw Puzzle The sculpted female figures or caryatids of Bedrock’s Book Building were another historic piece of Detroit once in danger of disappearing. For the past century, these 13-foot-tall terra-cotta maidens had been visually supporting the building’s soffit. Time and moisture were the two hammers damaging the terra-cotta and leading to a series of “extreme makeovers” until terracotta limbs became painted wood and the painted wood flaked and decayed.

The pieces of these damaged sculptures arrived in four-foot-square boxes, turning the first phase of the project into a 13-foot-tall puzzle or more accurately two puzzles, one for the maidens supporting the soffit with their right arms and another for those supporting the soffit with their left arms. “We probably spent two weeks re-assembling the figures,” said Kenny. Glassline reassembled every part from hands and legs to eyes and Greco-Roman coiffed hair before creating molds and casting all 12 newly minted maidens in FRP. “From the time we got the boxes full of pieces until we finished casting the 12th caryatid, it was probably eight months,” said Kenny.

Glassline also replicated the light panels, rimmed in ornate trim and wired with the fixtures that beautifully illuminate the caryatids. “The maidens support the soffit, which also carries the weight of the light fixtures,” said Kenny. “Working under RAM Construction, we also did a lot of decorative details on the Book Building and Book Tower, including the sills and headers.”

Reassembling the caryatids was one of the most challenging projects in Glassline’s extensive portfolio. “The caryatids couldn’t be salvaged in one piece,” said Kenny.

“Terra-cotta absorbs moistures, and when it does, it lets water into the building. The steel frame underneath could become corroded, but no one knows until you tear it apart. If the steel does rust, it expands and pushes on the rest of the terra-cotta.”

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On another building, “we started taking terra-cotta pieces off and only then did they see the steel was corroded and needed to be replaced,” said Kenny. “To replace the steel, you have to take the terra-cotta off 10 feet in both directions to replace the whole beam. We then have to replace all of the terra-cotta, because you can’t pull real terra-cotta off a building and not destroy it.”

The project team can identify some places where the damage is obvious, but they will not know the full extent of terra-cotta removal and replication until further investigation and exposure of the steel. “We work on a lot of historic buildings, and it is a pretty common occurrence,” said Kenny. “Our material doesn’t absorb moisture. In fact, most boats are made out of the same FRP material.”

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FRP in Living Color Glassline’s portfolio of work in 2018 extended beyond Detroit’s central business district and into Midtown. The company replicated nine balconettes or faux one-footdeep balconies on the Chatsworth, a historic apartment building on Wayne State University’s campus renovated by Hamilton Anderson Associates.

“They took a couple of the balconettes off the building and we used components from these balconettes for our mold-making pattern,” said Kenny. “It was a very challenging job from a color standpoint.”

Unlike the pristine expanse of white terracotta on other projects, these FRP balconettes and decorative water table details were painted in gold, green and black after being cast in wood molds.

The Chatsworth project also showcases the benefits of using lightweight FRP. “The original terra-cotta was in 30 pieces,” said Kenny. “FRP is less of a strain on the structure of the building and can be cast in one piece or much fewer pieces.”

From the David Stott Building to the Chatsworth, Glassline has replicated and restored a host of historical facades in Detroit. However, this versatile, diverse company applies its skills to both the purely beautiful and completely utilitarian projects.

Glassline began and still remains a supplier of corrosion-resistant FRP corrosion chambers for industrial uses. “We make compression chambers for automotive manufacturers,” said Kenny. “The corrosionresistant chambers are so durable that the chambers we made 20 years ago are still in use today.”

Glassline is using its industrial know-how to literally change the face of Detroit. The above projects are only a sampling of the work of this thriving company. Other past and recent projects in Glassline’s grand tally of buildings include the following list.

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GLASSLINE’S GRAND TALLY OF DETROIT BUILDINGS • BOOK BUILDING & BOOK TOWER (caryatids, lighting soffit, sills, headers, misc. details) • BUHL BUILDING (ashlar, sill and header replacement) • CADILLAC SQUARE APARTMENTS (entry details) • CAPITOL PARK • CAPITOL PARK LOFTS (cornice, large central medallion) • DAVID STOTT BUILDING (250 sills, headers, misc. ashlars, and stones) • DETROIT SAVINGS BANK BUILDING (cornice duplicated from photographs) • FARWELL BUILDING (cornice, water table) • 45 GRAND RIVER (complete building envelope, cornice, water tables, window frames) • CORKTOWN LOFTS (cornice and soffit at overhead door) • DAVID WHITNEY BUILDING (cornice, FRP lions, cornice signage) • DETROIT FOUNDATION HOTEL (replace damaged stones at windows and overhead doors) • DETROIT LIFE BUILDING (replaced cornice and damaged ashlars) • FYFE BUILDING (complete first-floor replacement) • GABRIEL RICHARD BUILDING (cornice, water table replacement, misc. ashlars, sand sills) • GRINNELL BUILDING (total façade replacement, cornice, water table, balconies, balustrades) • KAISER BLAIR BUILDING (misc. ashlars, capstones, sills and headers) • KAMPER BUILDING (misc. details, frames, sills, headers, decorative details) • KRESGE BUILDING (second-floor dentils, wreath panels, misc. details) • LIBRARY BUILDING (headers, sills, decorative stones over doors) • MERCHANTS ROW • VALPEY BUILDING (replication of lion faces and wreaths, balustrades, Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com

balconies, cornice) • 1217 Woodward (decorative plaques at street level) • 1440 Woodward (misc. ashlars, headers and sills) • 1449 Woodward (decorative cornice details, ashlars, headers and sills) • METROPOLITAN BUILDING/ ELEMENT DETROIT HOTEL (headers, sills, oversized pilasters) • PALMER STREET (replaced damaged ashlars and sills) • SANDERS BUILDING (total façade replacement, cornice, water table, window trim)

• SHOSTAK NIKE RETAIL (replace misc. ashlars and water table detail) • STEVENS BUILDING (misc. details, frames, sills, headers, decorative details) • THE LOFTS OF MERCHANTS ROW, 1247 Woodward (ashlars, water tables, headers and sills) • VINTON BUILDING (cornice, water tables, headers, sills, corner rope details) • WESTIN BOOK CADILLAC DETROIT (21st floor water table, misc. details)

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SHAPING THE DETROIT SKYLINE SINCE 1879.

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spirit of invention has kept the JD Candler Roofing Company in business for 140 years and counting: • In 1923, the company secured a U.S. and Canadian patent for controlling moisture in skylight systems in Detroit’s first automotive factories.

• In 1984, the pioneering firm was the first in Michigan to establish a dedicated service department. In the 1990s, the firm established its own software program for roof service and maintenance called Roof Sentry.

• In 2014, the company moved more deeply into the digital age, replacing Roof Sentry with RoofLink. JD Candler fully embraced the webbased system, a program offering “Access to all of your roofs in the palm of your hand” via mobile devices. RoofLink generates data on the roofs of a customer’s entire building portfolio and tracks a job in real-time from dispatch to resolution.

• In 2016, JD Candler installed a roof with R-50 tapered insulation for IBEW Local 58, helping to produce Michigan’s first Zero Net Energy (ZNE)-compliant commercial building.

• In 2019, JD Candler Owner and Leader Thomas Brown, Jr., who helped to educate the industry on proper application of single-ply roofing systems in the 1980s, may install one of the very first VELCRO® Brand roofs in Michigan. This roofing brand is one of the newest of the odor-free roofing systems launched into the marketplace.

In its Livonia headquarters, a sophisticated computer-controlled shear and Autobrake cuts and bends sheet metal in the shop. The service department is making full use of RoofLink to track the step-by-step progress of hundreds of jobs in real-time. Fast forwarding into the future but still honoring the past, the main lobby, the corridor walls, and Brown’s own office is a time capsule containing mementos of the company’s rich legacy along with his own family’s deep roots in the roofing industry.

A Legacy Is Born Hanging on the lobby wall, a vintage illustration of the Candler family’s ship building business at 240 Atwater Street in Detroit begins the story. The pleasant scene is set along the banks of the Detroit River in the mid-1800s. Steamers ply the waters of the Detroit River in front of the three-story brick factory of a ship building enterprise that produced one of the very first ships to travel through the Soo Locks. (Today, that same site hosts one of the towers of the GM Renaissance Center.)

In 1879, James DeForest Candler “jumped ship” from boats to buildings, entering into a business partnership to produce sheet metal accessories such as cornice fabrications and panels for flat-hammered seam roofs, the dominant roofing of its day. Candler soon bought out his partners and changed the company’s name to JD Candler Roofing Company, launching what is now the oldest roofing company in Michigan.

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JD Candler Roofing drew the skyline of Detroit in sheet metal and hot tar. Rising to the top of its trade, the company installed the original roofs of the Buhl Building, Masonic Temple, the Detroit Athletic Club, the original Pontchartrain Hotel, the Michigan Central Train Station, the Fisher Building, and other signature structures of early 20th Century Detroit.

JD Candler installed the roofs of Detroit’s early automotive factories as well. Industrial projects included Albert Kahn’s Packard Plant and the facilities of the Hudson Motor Car Company, Ford Motor Company, the Fisher Body Corporation, and the Hupp Motor Car Corporation.

J.D. Candler Roofing even secured a patent for an invention called a condensation gutter that prevented the dripping of condensate from factory skylights to the production floor below, according to Brown. Candler’s invention and the new factories of the Motor City were a perfect marriage. An actual marriage was the wedding of Tom Brown’s great-aunt Ernestine Krolik to Albert Kahn. Marrying into architectural royalty, Ernestine was the sister of Amy Brown, Tom Brown’s own grandmother.

Given its wealth of commercial and industrial projects, the successful company lived up to its first slogan “On Top Since ’79” (changing the number to 1879 in the 20th Century). By 1928, the company was using about a million pounds of asphalt roofing materials and fifty thousand pounds of sheet copper a year.

The prosperous Candler family was engaged in the business and civic life of Detroit as well.

In 1941, Dr. Clarence L. Candler, MD served as the president of the Builders & Traders Exchange of Detroit, the original name of the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) founded in 1885 and incorporated in 1891.

Brown himself served as vice chairman of CAM in 1991. The glass display case in the Candler lobby showcases a CAM plaque given to JD Candler Roofing in 1985 in appreciation of 98 years of membership, making this established roofing company the longeststanding CAM member.

Old Detroit lives in this fascinating glass case offering a window into the storied past of the city and the companies and organizations that have shaped and continue to shape it. Other mementos include a Michigan Centennial Business tile made by Pewabic Pottery, along with a historic photo of JD Candler roofers proudly posing for the camera after completion of the Fisher Building roof in 1928.

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A Roofing Dynasty Today, the living museum within the Livonia offices of JD Candler Roofing preserves the memory of another roofing dynasty with deep roots in early Detroit: the Brown family. An old, weathered briefcase, filled with estimate sheets and a vintage slide rule, occupies a prominent position in a corner of Tom Brown’s office. The treasured leather bag dates to the late ‘30s and belonged to his Uncle Dick Brown who worked as a sales estimator for a prominent roofing and insulation products company.

His grandfather William Brown was the Detroit branch manager of the same company, while William Brown’s brother and uncle were branch managers in Cleveland and Buffalo.

“My grandfather was a great pioneer in the city of Detroit,” said Brown, who discovered a Detroit Board of Commerce booklet listing William Brown as treasurer of the Detroit Boad of Commerce in 1936 through 1937 and chairman of the Investment Committee.

A photo of his grandfather sitting in a 1908 model Brush Runabout in the middle of winter with nine inches of snow around the wooden wheels of the open-air car is part of the mementos

of the past in Brown’s office. The photo was taken in front of his grandfather’s East Jefferson Avenue office located in today’s Civic Center.

Both the Candler and the Brown families are a strong part of the history of the roofing industry in the Detroit. Philo Wright and Tom Brown’s uncle, Dick Brown, formed Wright- Brown Roofing Company in 1951. “It’s exciting to think of our family being part of the building of the city,” said Brown.

For himself, his first roofing job was working as a helper on the Clark Street Cadillac Motor manufacturing facility in 1967. “My Uncle Dick Brown was willing to take a chance on me at 22 years old,” recalled Brown.

His uncle’s trust was more than well-placed.

JD Candler Roofing is thriving under the leadership of Owner Tom Brown, who has played a strong role in educating the roofing industry and his own customers on proper roof system application and roofing maintenance. Brown purchased the company in 1984 with business partner Kenneth R. Kreichelt, who worked with Brown at Wright-Brown Roofing and retired as his long-time business partner only a year-and-a-half ago.

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the solar panels and vegetated roofs beginning to blanket contemporary buildings, not to mention EDPM and a new type of roofing system recently launched in the marketplace: Odor-free roofing systems like the Self-Adhered (SA) membranes, induction welded technologies, and the newest one, the VELCRO® Brand roof.

This vintage photo is J.D. Candler Roofing Company’s establishment on 177-179 High Street in Detroit.

The Legacy Continues: ZNE and Odor-Free Roofing This progressive roofing company founded in the 19th Century is thriving in the 21st Century. JD Candler Roofing installed a roofing system in harmony with a 174kW solar array installed by Michigan Solar Solutions, Commerce Township. The photovoltaic system is now soaking up the rays and producing over 200,000kWh a year of peak power for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 58’s new Zero Net Energy Center in Detroit.

JD Candler’s sustainability credentials include the knowledge and experience base of JD Candler’s Vice President David Godek. He is not only a certified Live Roof Installer, but has also earned recognition from the National Roofing Contractors of America (NRCA) for participation in the Energy-Awareness Program.

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Roofing in the Mobile, Digital World Now only 10 years away from celebrating its sesquicentennial, JD Candler Roofing continues to boldly plunge into the future. JD Candler has adopted the full capabilities of a web-based approach to roofing service the company calls RoofLink. “RoofLink is growing by about 20 percent each year,” said Brown.

• SERVICE AND REPAIR: JD Candler President Brad Pronek is responsible for the development and deployment of the RoofLink mobile app. The app is a datacollection system viewable from a smartphone, iPad or a personal computer.

After a client calls, clicks or touch screens his or her way to the service department, JD Candler forwards the client’s information, location and specific issue to a roofing foreman’s iPad. “After a foreman is dispatched, the customer immediately gets an email saying, ‘We are on our way,’” said Brown.

RoofLink tracks the job from initial contact, assessment, repair and resolution, notifying both client and JD Candler’s service hub in Livonia. The dashboard or computer portal is colorcoded, the colors switching as the job moves from “contact” to “in-progress” to “resolved.”

This transparent process operates in real-time and transmits clear photos and video from the worker on the roof to the client at any location. The client is informed of what is taking place on the roof directly overhead, across the metropolitan area or in multiple facilities across the country.

“We operate the system on a national level,” said JD Candler Service Manager Melisa Pasco. “If one of our customers has properties throughout the United States, they could call us and we could dispatch a roofing company within our partnership. We would then be able to track the work of that partner.”

• NEW ROOF/PRODUCTION: RoofLink is also used for production jobs or new

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roof installations as well. “We give the customer a daily report on the roof before, during and after the work,” said Brown.

• DATA GENERATION AND CONVENIENT ACCESS: RoofLink is a data-generation system viewable in a convenient site dashboard. According to JD Candler’s RoofLink brochure, “The platform offers roofing customers a site dashboard that gives access to all of a firm’s facilities across the country from a desktop to a mobile device.

With the push of a button, a client can search, filter, sort, map and report the data. A reports section allows customers to compile the needed information rapidly with customizable reports that export to Excel.”

“If I were a property manager, I could view each one of my properties, and I could also view every leak I have ever had on my properties, including what work was done on each one and when,” said Pasco.

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We educate people as to what is really wrong. We show an actual photo of where the problem is located and tell them what it is going to cost to remedy.”

Potential roofing problems can be assessed and prevented. “Let’s say a particular pipe condition is about to leak, and by the way, your roof has 43 of these pipes,” said Brown.

All of the RoofLink data is saved in a customer’s portal, including the allimportant warranty. “Some people might not look at their roofing information for years, but when they go to sell or lease the building, the warranty is immediately accessible,” said Brown.

• EDUCATION: JD Candler’s datacollection inspection gives a client a roadmap or an operator’s manual for their roof. The inspection assesses the roof, prevents potential issues, prioritizes any necessary work, and manages costs. Thanks to RoofLink, the generated data is available in a single digital location. “I think the real benefit of RoofLink and other measures we have taken in the past is customer education,” said Brown. “We offer what we call a data- collection inspection. We inspect roof areas and rate them. Then we price them all individually so it helps establish a budget.

“An urgent rating means it may not be dripping into the wastebasket, but it is

RoofLink clients include University of Detroit High School. “They are very proactive in the sense that they analyze the roof report annually and establish a maintenance budget yearly,” said Brown. “They are always trying to avoid a roofing problem, and as a result, they have very few.”

Another RoofLink client is the Detroit Historical Society. “We conducted the RoofLink inspection and created a phased plan, installing different roof areas over a three-year period,” said Brown. In protecting the museum’s roof integrity, JD Candler is protecting its own legacy, because this long-lived company has a display case in the museum interior.

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Roofing Maintenance and Education Long before the arrival of the Internet, the PC and mobile devices, JD Candler had a long history of roof surveys and pro-active service and maintenance. A company description dating to 1935 is living proof: JD Candler does “factory maintenance work, general sheet metal work and repair work – the last named constituting a very large part of their business.

It can be said without boasting that the firm enjoys a very enviable position in this respect, for they have held thousands of satisfied customers for years.”

Some things never change, and almost 84 years later, the same quote could apply to JD Candler Roofing today. “We’ve always done roof inspections and surveys for almost our entire history,” said Brown. “Our dedicated service department – the first in Michigan – evolved from this tradition.”

Brown himself has always had a passion for educating customers about roof maintenance and teaching the industry about best practices.

He has published numerous articles advocating the necessity of roof maintenance. In a Ford Motor Company’s May 1985 issue of Facilities News for automotive dealerships, Brown wrote:

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J.D. Candler’s team proudly poses after installation of the Fisher Building’s roof in 1928.

“When a roof leak shows up, you have waited too long. They can be avoided or anticipated. … It is really no different than maintenance of an automobile.”

An educator, a businessman, a roofer, and an author, Brown served as a faculty member at the Roofing Industry Educational Institute for 20 years, traveling to the Institute’s Denver, Colorado, facility to offer monthly instruction.

As a past faculty member, he co-authored the coursework and taught single-ply application, maintenance and repair courses.

His educational efforts played an important role in the proper installation of single-ply roofing systems after EPDM, and other membrane-based systems began increasing in usage in the 1980s. Brown has shared his expertise in other areas of the roofing industry as speaker at conferences and conventions. He was a presenter at the ninth conference on roofing at the National Bureau of Standards, having authored “The Importance of Branding Field Material for Identification.”

Nationally, Brown has served as a two-term director for the National Roofing Contractors Association, working on numerous committees, including co-chair of the first Elasto/Plastics Committee, chair and member of the Safety and Health Committee, Committee to Establish National Apprentice Training, and the Tolerance Development Committee.

Brown has served Michigan’s roofing and construction industry as past president, Southeastern Michigan Roofing Contractors Association; past president and director, Detroit Executives Association; past chairman/member apprentice committee, Roofing Industry Promotion Fund; and trustee of the Sheet Metal Employers Industry Promotion Fund.

The Next Generation Brown began over 50 years ago as a roofing apprentice and continues to lead JD Candler for the last 35 years. He has created a plan for the next generation of leadership at JD Candler.

Each has ties to JD Candler Roofing and a deep pool of experience in the roofing industry.

JD Candler President Brad Pronek has spent 15 of his over 22 years in the roofing industry at JD Candler. He is the third-generation in his family in the roofing industry, and in fact, his grandfather John Pronek was Tom Brown’s first foreman at Wright-Brown Roofing. His father Larry Pronek worked as a Wright-Brown superintendent throughout the company’s growth years.

Vice President David Godek has spent 12 of his more than 25 years in the roofing and construction industry at JD Candler. His leadership role includes management of production-based projects. He has worked with all major roofing products and systems on three continents.

Jeremy M. Gay, CPA, is chief financial officer of the company and of Jackson- and Battle Creek-based McDonald Roofing, a company JD Candler acquired in 1994 and now operated by Mike Thackaberry as general manager.

Formerly, with Plante Moran, Gay has over 20 years of construction financial management experience. Dan Cronk is vice president of field operations and Carl Fornell is sheet metal superintendent for JD Candler.

Back in his Livonia office, Brown pulls out a blackened tile from a drawer. The Detroit Athletic Club had discovered it during construction of the DAC’s new rooftop addition.

Covered by a century of soot, the plaque said “JD Candler 1915” and was placed during the company’s installation of the original DAC roof.

“They used to smoke meats and fish in that area of the roof,” explained Brown.

“It was discovered after removal of the protective covering placed in that area.”

The tile is just one small indication of how tightly JD Candler’s work and presence is interwoven in the very fabric of the area’s history. With a new team in place, JD Candler Roofing is meeting the present and entering the future poised for continued success.

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A Lesson in Sustainability: JD Candler Helps to Build Pioneering Zero Net Energy Facility JD Candler Roofing Company recently installed the roofing system for the largest commercial zero net energy facility in Michigan.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 58 created the Zero Net Energy Center in Detroit with the assistance of a team of local design, engineering and trade contracting companies.

Originally completed in 1966, the 33,000square-foot building was extensively modified beginning in 2016. JD Candler’s role in this pioneering project was installation of a 90-mil EPDM fully adhered roof membrane and other roofing system components.

Brown details JD Candler’s work for IBEW Local 58: “We removed and disposed of the old roofing and insulation, then designed and installed new tapered insulation in several layers to create positive drainage for the new roof and to provide an R value of 50. A half-inch DensDeck cover board was installed to help protect the roof system from the new roofmounted solar panels and frames that would be installed upon completion of the roof system.

Additionally, a Secure Edge 400 system, Drexlume SR68, was installed at the roof’s perimeter.”

Michigan Solar Solutions, Commerce Township, was the contractor for the 600 madein-Michigan solar panels. According to IBEW Local 58, “the electronics, made with the most efficient and safest inverter system on the market, exceed the code requirements of the 2017 edition of the National Electrical Code. The solar array produces over 200,000kWh a year of peak power defined as the power generated when the grid is at peak demand. The system also reduces stress on the surrounding electric grid, making everyone in the neighborhood more secure.”

The facility was completed in spring 2017, thanks to ZNE contributing contractors, including Conti Mechanical, Edwards Glass, Green Team Coalition, Jasman Construction, Motor City Electric, Strategic Energy Solutions and SyDesign, and of course, IBEW Local 58, founded in 1914 and representing over 4,700 highly skilled journeymen electricians in Southeast Michigan.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines for M1 Concourse, Phase 3 JD Candler Roofing Company installed 18 separate garage roofs totaling 23,100 square feet of roofing area for Phase III of the M1 Concourse project in Pontiac. More aptly called car condos, these luxury “garages” will be used as entertainment areas, kitchens, hot tubs and bars.

The M1 Concourse is an 80-acre parcel of land in Pontiac purchased under the Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust (RACER) program. Formerly, the site housed an assembly plant in 1909, a GM manufacturing center, and finally a truck validation facility, according to CAM Magazine’s October 2017 article “On the Throttle.”

Under AUCH Construction, the site was demolished and the concrete was reclaimed and

reused on the property for site and paving work.

After a successful Phase I and Phase II, work was launched on the third phase of the development.

Phase II “gave owners the option for a brick-andmortar, multi-story building with an elevated patio at the roof level for entertainment,” said Brown.

“The 18 owners of these garages selected various concrete and exotic wood pavers for their individual patio spaces. The custom pavers were set on pedestals to accommodate the slope in the roof deck.”

Brown describes the components of the roofing system for these discerning car condo owners: “The roofing system has a fully adhered 90-mil EPDM roofing membrane, insulation in multiple layers achieving an R value of R-22.8, and a protective layer of three-quarter-inch DensDeck for paver protection.”

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t. Bonaventure Monastery’s building complex in Detroit now has both divine protection and the protection of an expertly installed roofing system. Thanks to JD Candler Roofing Company, both the St. Bonaventure Chapel, originally built in 1883, and the entombment area of Blessed Father Solanus Casey have new standing seam metal roofs. The monastery’s vintage building wings now have new asphalt shingles matching the color of the shingles on the adjacent Solanus Casey Center built in 2002.

As doorkeeper at St. Bonaventure from 1924 to 1945, Fr. Solanus Casey offered food, comfort and healing to all who knocked on the monastery’s door. Over 70,000 people attended the beatification of Father Solanus Casey at Ford Field in November 2017. The faithful gathered

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from Catholic parishes across the Detroit metropolitan area, as well as from Ireland, Italy, Guam and Panama, according to the Detroit Free Press, November 12, 2017.

Paving the way to his beatification, Catholic officials say a Panamanian woman’s prayer at Casey’s tomb led to the healing of her skin disease, according to the Detroit Free Press, November 18, 2017. Blessed Father Solanus is now only one step away from canonization as a saint.

JD Candler Roofing Company was honored to install a new roof over the entombment area located at the threshold of St. Bonaventure Chapel and at the end of the visitors’ journey through the contemplative spaces of the Solanus Casey Center.

The company removed the existing asphalt shingles and installed a prepainted standing seam metal roof to provide a more durable roof for this sacred space. After the beatification ceremony, “the monastery expects even more visitors, and they are investing in the roof to make sure it lasts a long time,” said Brown. “The standing seam metal roof now makes the area stand out from the asphalt shingle roofs of the adjoining building wings as well.”

The most demanding part of the project was accessing and working on the steeply pitched slopes of the chapel, as well as the gable roofs of both the vintage and contemporary wings flanking the late 19th Century place of worship.

The building wings form a tight nest of courtyards, increasing the difficulty of accessing all of the roof sections from the street. “The roof areas were difficult to access, and the 12:12 roof slope made the removal and installation of new shingle and metal roofing challenging,” said Brown. “Scaffolding at the perimeter and a hydraulic crane made the roof areas more accessible and safer as well.”

Beginning in October 2018, JD Candler removed 10,000 square feet of asbestos shingles from the main sloped-roof areas. “We removed the shingles down to the original wood decking and disposed of it properly,” said Brown. On the vintage building wings, “we used 20- to 25-year shingles as replacements.”

Removing the shingles revealed the chapel’s original wood structure. “We were up in the rafters, and the size of the big wood beams was unbelievable,” said Brown. “After taking off the “The Voice of The Construction Industry®”

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old shingles, we had to inspect the condition of the wood. It was fine, but in roofing you don’t really know what is underneath until you take it apart.”

Brown describes the underlayment and the pre-painted dark bronze metal panels: “We installed a Clad-Gard self-adhering underlayment on the pitched roof followed by a new Firestone UNA-CLAD™ UC-4 standing seam panel.”

According to Firestone Building Products’ website, “Firestone UNA-CLAD™ UC-4 Roofing Panel is a self-locking, architectural standing seam metal roof panel that completely eliminates the need for clips. The premium seam design snap locks securely and fastens to a solid substrate without the use of clips providing superior leak resistance. UC-4 Roofing Panel’s unique integral fastening flange accommodates thermal movement and its easy snap-together seam saves installation time and money. The design can reduce labor by up to 30 percent.”

JD Candler, a company even older than most of the historical buildings in Detroit, took great care in protecting every roof edge and valley of this complex of religious buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “Over 400 lineal feet of Sno-Barricade fencing was installed at the roof’s edge,” said Brown. “Ice and water shield was installed six feet up from all of the roof edges and over three feet going into the valley areas. In addition, new GAF weather wood shingles were installed over the underlayment on the wood deck.”

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steep pitch, the roofing renovation took planning, preparation, and the patience of a saint not to mention the expertise of a roofing company of such a high-caliber and depth of experience as JD Candler.

Other recent JD Candler Roofing Company projects include roofing removal and replacement for the historic Wayne County Courthouse and work on the Frank Lloyd Wright’ Affleck House under the care of Lawrence Technological University. According to Brown, JD Candler installed new skylights and all new flat copper roofing, with soldered seams for this architectural treasure in Bloomfield Hills. JD Candler Roofing Company has installed roofing projects for Beaumont Hospital, St. John’s Hospital, and various automotive facilities.

Another JD Candler project is the renovation of the vintage GM plant called Pontiac West. JD Candler’s role in the renovation is “removing old roof top equipment, installing new roof membrane on old windows, and installing a new roof system,” said Brown. The stats on this largescale undertaking: 284,300 square feet of roofing and 62,085 square feet of new roof membrane on the vintage windows.

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Safe, Secure, and Simply Beautiful Spence Brothers’ Encore Performance Renovates Iconic Midland County Courthouse

n an early spring day in 1925, Herbert Henry Dow laid the first cornerstone of the new Midland County Courthouse with Spence Brothers serving as the construction contractor for the building of the only Tudor Revivalstyle courthouse in Michigan. Located on Main Street in downtown Midland, the building was ultimately dedicated in 1926.

When Midland County selected Spence Brothers to serve as construction manager in 2016 for a major renovation and addition to the facility, it wasn’t simply for nostalgia’s sake. As explained by County Facilities Manager Kevin Beeson, “We selected Spence Brothers because of their proven ability to remodel, especially in an occupied building. We felt their team had the people to make this challenging job a success.”

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The challenge of updating this iconic architectural asset to modern codes while maintaining its historical integrity was significant. As attested to by its placement on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, the architectural significance of the building remained intact, but modifications over the years led to a lack of security and public access. Midlandbased Archiverde Design LLC worked diligently to resolve this challenging design paradox.

The original main doors had been permanently closed for some time, and its steps removed, presenting a seemingly visible proclamation of decommissioned use. Nonetheless, “every day citizens still walk up to the original front doors, pull on the door before they realize you have to go around to the rear of the building,” explained Circuit Court Judge Stephen Carras. Thanks to Midland County and the project team, today visitors are greeted by a new entrance and a plaza area featuring a heated ice-melt system in the sidewalks.

The creation of a new entrance allows visitors to enter either from Main Street or the rear courthouse parking lot before entering the main expanse of the building through one security entryway. This modification encourages more foot traffic along Main Street and meets the city of Midland’s desire to boost its downtown presence. The $6.5 million dollar project included the renovation of existing space as well.

A 100-Year Flood Historic renovations always pose special challenges, both known and unknown for the design and construction team alike.

Once construction begins and a historic facility’s long-hidden infrastructure is revealed, challenges can multiply quickly.

The Midland County Courthouse Renovation and Addition project is an excellent example of how to address challenging situations through forwardthinking solutions in the interest of delivering the project to the satisfaction of the Owner and stakeholders.

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parts of the property. Nonetheless, just two weeks into excavation and demolition activities, a flood event occurred submerging a portion of laydown area. While this delayed activities related to site work, the time was reconciled within the schedule for these activities once floodwaters receded.

Many Surprises The age of the building, as well as the vintage previous renovations, made asbestos a significant factor during the current renovation. While asbestos pipe insulation was expected and planned for in the design documents, the original plaster-molded floor bases

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and exterior walls were also determined to contain asbestos.

Both conditions required abatement. Other surprises included old, un-grouted brick supporting walls that needed to be furred out.

This 61,000-square-foot project provided a number of challenges for the design team from the very beginning. This registered historic landmark was a wooden structure with a large, unheated attic. This required the installation of all new fire suppression and modern mechanical systems.

These installs demanded several design changes as construction activities evolved to reveal a number of unforeseen conditions. Additionally, the building’s original design details were either missing or inadequate.

Beeson credited Spence Brothers’ team and the trade contractors for successfully addressing the project’s many challenges. “We knew that remodeling a building on the Historic Register was going to be a challenge as it didn’t meet modern codes, had been remodeled several times, and we did not have updated prints,� said Beeson.

With the large amount of design work, as well as changes after the project started, Beeson credits Spence Brothers for its perseverance. “Archiverde Design as architect and MacMillan Associates, Inc., Bay City, as the engineers pushed the envelope, adding security and entirely new infrastructure for heating, communications, and IT services,� Beeson said. “Spence Brothers rose to the occasion, working productively with the architect and engineers.�

Court Is in Session Maintaining operations at the Courthouse throughout construction presented challenges as well. “A courthouse project is as special as it gets, since we’re holding court hearings during construction,� said Beeson. “It’s nearing the sensitivity of a hospital setting.�

Coordination with the facility’s staff, keeping all parties informed of construction activities, including the circuit court team and the sheriff’s department, was critical in maintaining the safety of staff and visitors without inhibiting court proceedings.

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the original structure. Tectum structural insulated panels were applied to the roof of the addition to provide structure, insulation, a ceiling finish, and sound absorption in a single product.

Because building new Tudor timbers featured in the original structure was costprohibitive for the County, composite wood trim was used to replicate this aspect of design where required. Not only did this approach reduce the initial cost, but is also decreased the facility’s maintenance demands upon the County. The carpenter’s creative use of Plexiglas rods replicated the original pegs in the faux timber framing. Each rod was cut to length, rounded on each end, and painted to match the building’s original design.

larger work spaces for some departments.

Employee safety was enhanced with the separation of their work area from the public, along with the addition of multiple emergency exits. A designated hallway was built for transportation of inmates from the sally port to the courtrooms, further increasing public safety.

Phasing The project was completed in five separate phases, including construction of the new addition and renovations to each of the four floors of the building. Each phase had to be 100 percent complete to allow the Owner to move-in before construction began in the next, newly vacated, and designated space. Staging each phase of construction ensured that the courthouse remained fully operational throughout the entire project.

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Sensitivity to the Environment and Surrounding Areas The design and materials of the new addition respected the architectural integrity of the courthouse’s original design, while providing a new and welcoming entry. As Midland’s new streetscape was under construction concurrently, the walkway leading up to the courthouse’s addition incorporated the city’s fresh streetscape design. The composition of the rear entry ensured no displacement of water from the floodplain, a design necessity reinforced by the area’s flood in the second week of construction.

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Midland County Courthouse in 1925. At that time, the county issued $180,000 in bonds to build the courthouse, with Herbert H. Dow contributing an undisclosed amount for the balance.

This initial contribution was significant, because The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation would become one of the largest private foundations in Michigan.

His legacy and connection with the Midland County Courthouse was fully recognized with grants from his foundation and others providing the vast majority of funding that made this renovation and addition possible.

Foundation funding created a unique challenge for the County, amplifying communication efforts to include 100 percent transparency of the project’s budget to the various stakeholders.

Changes in scope are inherent when construction is applied to a historical structure, and the Midland County Courthouse project was no exception. As the scope of the renovation grew, the County was required to provide budget updates with solid justification for design and construction alternatives. “Spence Brothers did a great job providing budgets ‘in plain English,’ so we could explain why costs were more than the original budget,” Beeson said.

From beginning to end, this project garnered a noteworthy degree of community support and quickly became a very high profile example of Midland’s Main Street revitalization. The project received a Beautification Award from the City of Midland for contributing to the Main Street landscape.

As described by Midland County Commission President Mark Bone, “In 1926, this courthouse became an anchor for this end of Main Street.

There have been many modifications made in the past 91 years, but one thing has remained constant, the County’s commitment to preserving this historic building and its presence in downtown Midland.”

Drawing a considerable community audience, the project was rededicated in June 2018. “I’m impressed that so many people are here,” said Mike Whiting, greatgrandson of Herbert H. Dow. “It tells you the importance of the courthouse in Midland County.”

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Proudly, the project was completed without a single safety incident, experiencing zero lost time and zero recordable injuries as well. Spence Brothers is proud to have built the original courthouse and to repeat its performance for the courthouse’s renovation and addition. In a company statement, Spence Brothers said, “The renovation of a historic building is always a special occasion, but when your own firm was the original contractor, it holds distinctive meaning to the project team. Spence Brothers was selected as construction manager for the renovation and additions to the Midland County Courthouse to upgrade security and access to this important community building, originally built by the company over 90 years earlier.

“Just as the original courthouse was built through the support of the community, this high-profile project received support from several area foundations. Spence Brothers was proud to successfully deliver this project, stewarding the community’s investment efficiently, effectively, and safely.”

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The following trade contractors participated in the Midland County Courthouse project: • Abatement Services – MMC – Quality Environmental Services, Gladwin • Ceilings – Division Nine Products, Farmington Hills • Concrete – Spence Brothers, Saginaw • Demo & General Trades – Serenus Johnson & Son, Bay City • Drywall & Acoustical – Central Ceiling North, Inc., Midland • Electrical Package – C & R Electric, LLC, Shepherd • Elevator – Schindler Elevator Corporation, Livonia • Excavation – Pat’s Gradall Service, Midland • Fencing – Midland Fence Company, Midland • Fire Protection – Winninger Fire Protection, Frankenmuth • Flooring – DF Floor Covering, Flint • Glass & Aluminum – Calvin & Company, Flint • Landscaping – Bell Landscaping, Inc., Saginaw • Masonry – McMath Masonry, Inc., Freeland • Mechanical – Answer Heating & Cooling, Inc., Freeland • Painting – Murray Painting Company, Inc., Freeland • Precast Concrete Plank – Kerkstra, Grandville • Roofing – Beyer Roofing Company, Inc., Saginaw • Structural Steel – Delta Steel, Inc., Saginaw

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Bosch 6-1/2 In. Track Saw with Plunge Action and LBoxx Carrying Case Trimble Announces NextGeneration Mixed-Reality Device with Microsoft HoloLens 2 Technology Trimble announced a new wearable hard hat compatible device that enables workers in safety-controlled environments to access holographic information on the worksite—the Trimble® XR10 with HoloLens 2. In addition, an expanded set of Trimble software and services will be available to provide field-oriented workflows that leverage constructible 3D models and mixed reality to solve daily work tasks.

The announcement was made with Microsoft at MWC Barcelona (formerly

The Bosch GKT13-225 Track Saw with Plunge Action delivers precision and power, ideal for making table-saw quality cuts to wood and wood-based sheet goods such as laminated particle boards and plywood. The track-guidance system provides exact adjustments for precision end-to-end cuts and plunge cuts. The saw and track combination makes it a more easily transportable alternative to a table saw. The precision of the track saw and blade combine with the optional Bosch tracks (sold separately) to deliver straight fast finish cuts.

The saw is engineered to fit precisely to the tracks. The saw includes constant electronics to help maintain speed under load. The saw also features a spindle lock, a swiveling hose port and a lock-off mechanism.

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protection. It has a single pivot point for both bevel and non-bevel cuts, from -1° (for slight undercuts) to +47° cuts and allows for efficient dust extraction when connected to a suitable vacuum cleaner.

The GKT13-225L Kit includes a 48-tooth 6-1/2 inch track saw blade, blade-change wrench, and an L-Boxx case. Bosch offers a full range of optional attachments, including four different track lengths, connector for connecting multiple tracks, an angle guide and a rip fence.

For more information, visit www.boschtools.com.

Each SWITCH TANK™ solution is made up of two components – the M18™ SWITCH TANK™ Powered Base and the Water Supply or Sprayer Tank Assembly.

The Powered Base includes the motor, REDLITHIUM™ battery compartment, and REDLINK™ electronics, while the interchangeable Tank Assembly includes its pump, hose, and respective accessories. The isolated pump and hose design allows users to add on additional Tank Assemblies for different applications, eliminating cross-chemical contamination.

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117-horsepower Cummins QSF 3.8 Tier 4 Final diesel engine that helps the machine achieve its maximum load capacity of 12,000 pounds. The engine is mounted on a side pod for easy service access while allowing excellent curbside visibility and ground clearance of 19 inches. Featuring formed boom plates and less welding, the machine’s 4-section boom offers greater strength while reducing weight. The design also minimizes boom deflection for better control and accuracy when placing loads.

For more information, visit www.gopettibone.com.

Pettibone Enters 12,000Pound Capacity Market with Traverse T1258X Telehandler Milwaukee® Launches M18™ SWITCH TANK™ System – The Industry’s First Interchangeable Sprayer and Water Supply System Milwaukee Tool has introduced the industry’s first interchangeable tank solution, the M18™ SWITCH TANK™ Interchangeable Sprayer and Water Supply System. Core to the new system is the M18™ SWITCH TANK™ Powered Base, which provides power to three different interchangeable tanks: a 4Gallon Water Supply, 4-Gallon Concrete Sprayer, and 4-Gallon Pesticide Sprayer.

The M18™ SWITCH TANK™ Interchangeable Sprayer and Water Supply System delivers instant, constant, and adjustable pressure with no manual pumping, and users can easily add on or replace any of the compatible tanks.

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Marking its entry into the 12,000-pound capacity market, Pettibone has introduced the Traverse T1258X telehandler. The new Traverse model becomes part of the industry’s only new telehandler product line with a traversing boom carriage that can move loads by traveling horizontally. By providing up to 70 inches of horizontal boom transfer, the Traverse allows operators to safely place loads at full lift height without needing to coordinate multiple boom functions.

The T1258X has a specified lift height of 58 feet, 6 inches and its landing height is identical. By contrast, traditional fixed boom pivots typically have a true landing height that is several feet less than the promoted lift height, as users must account for withdrawing the forks out of the load with enough rearward travel for the fork tips to clear the landing zone. The traversing boom allows for maximum forward reach of 47 feet, 10 inches.

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Leica Geosystems Digitalizes Construction with New Machine Control Solutions Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, recently announced the launch of two machine control solutions that further the digital transformation of the construction

industry, the Leica MC1 software for excavators and the upgraded Leica ConX web interface.

Digital solutions are transforming the construction industry with efficiency and productivity gains. These latest machine control solutions collect, process and enable applicable intelligence in the construction phase of a project, empowering operators and machines to be smarter, safer and more effective. Released into the market two years ago, ConX creates a connected ecosystem across construction sites, bringing operators, foremen and project owners together in one digital platform. These stakeholders can share and visualize positioning, reference model and constructed data while other machine control solutions connected to the interface can remotely receive and share information.

In the next iteration of the well-received platform, a new 3D environment is created from data aggregation across a site. ConX uses sensor merging to provide data in real time with automated analyses and visualization of project aspects, such as cut/fill volumes.

The popular MC1 software, which provides a common software interface across the Leica Geosystems machine control portfolio, is now available for excavators. This one-forall software infinitely connects heavy machinery on site, providing guidance and automation for operations across construction projects. The latest version of the software enables tool recognition for excavators, enabling the automatic detection of any construction tool connected to the excavator. Significantly decreasing the chance of using improper buckets that could cause over digging, dramatically increasing efficiency and productivity for operators on site.

For more information, visit leicageosystems.com.

Lincoln Electric Launches New Activ8X™ with CrossLinc® Technology Ideal for the shipyard or construction site, this portable, semiautomatic wire feeder allows users to activate their shipbuilding, offshore or construction operations with safety, quality and productivity, the 48 CAM MAGAZINE MAY 2019

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Activ8X was designed with the user in mind. Understanding the need for durability on the jobsite, engineers included Field Armor for added protection. The impact-resistant, flameretardant case provides rugged durability for tough conditions, while the Potted PC Boards protect from moisture and corrosion. The product is also complete with a Maxtrac® Wire Drive System, a heavy-duty cast aluminum wire drive system that provides reliable feeding and durability, and tachometer feedback to ensure accurate wire feed speed.

Small enough to fit through manways and light enough to carry throughout the worksite, the Activ8X wire feeder also allows remote control of the power source without the need for control cables via CrossLinc Technology. This includes True Voltage Technology™ (TVT™) which ensures users get the desired voltage set at the arc, even from hundreds of feet away from the power source, and automatically compensates for voltage drops across long welding cables.

The Activ8X wire feeder will work with any CV or CC power source as a simple, across-the-arc feeder. However, when paired together with a CrossLinc Technology compatible power source, communication will be established, and welding output is controlled from the feeder without control cables. CrossLinc Technology compatible feeders and power sources from Lincoln electric carry an X in their name, such as the “Activ8X” or “Flextec® 350X.” As the lightest construction feeder on the market today, the Activ8X wire feeder is compact enough for any worksite. The system accepts up to 8 in. (203 mm) diameter wire spools.

For more information, visit www.lincolnelectric.com/crosslinc.

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Fieldstone Architecture & Engineering, headquartered in Farmington Hills, recently welcomed a new Director of Human Resources, Jenna Ryberg.

She Ryberg previously worked for a software company, iDashboards, where she helped grow the company from 12 employees to 92. At Fieldstone A&E, Ryberg oversees, plans, directs, coordinates and provides all human resource management functions and activities including: recruiting, onboarding, personnel records, employee relations, job evaluations, compensation analysis, benefits administration, training, and company culture.

Architect Michael Lubbers, AIA, has joined global architecture and engineering firm Ghafari Associates as its Director of Design in Grand Rapids. In this role, he will Lubbers assume lead responsibility for design direction and process management in West Michigan while also collaborating with clients in Chicago and southeast Michigan.

Lubbers, a Holland native, joins Ghafari with 23 years of design leadership experience, having worked with Chicago firms OKW Architects (OKW) and Wight & Company (Wight).

Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC), Bloomfield Hills, is pleased to announce the promotions of Adrianna M. Melchior, AIA, LEED AP®, BD+C, and Jesse M. Morgan, Melchior PE to Associates.

Melchior joined HRC in 2012 and is a licensed architect in the State of Michigan, as well as a US Green Building Council Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Morgan Accredited Professional (LEED AP) in Building Design and Construction (BD+C). As head of Hubbell, Roth & Clark’s architectural department, 50 CAM MAGAZINE MAY 2019

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Melchior has over 19 years of experience designing, and conceptualizing, orchestrating architectural solutions for commercial, industrial, municipal, and private clients.

Jesse M. Morgan joined HRC in 2013 and has over 16 years of experience.

Morgan oversees municipal operations in HRC’s Grand Rapids office and is a leader across the company’s transportation, municipal, and utility sectors. He leads inhouse multi-disciplined teams to provide planning, design, and construction oversight for publicly and privately funded infrastructure projects.

Morgan’s responsibilities include managing diverse projects, QA/QC, right of way acquisition, detailed design, plan and specification preparation, and construction contract administration.

Larry Beltramo, President and COO of Rosendin, the electrical contracting industry’s largest employee-owned firm, has been named the Interim President of the Beltramo National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) effective April 1, 2019. Beltramo will remain President and COO of Rosendin while serving as the Interim President of NECA. Beltramo had served as a Vice President at Large of NECA since January 2018. He was chosen by the Executive Committee to serve as Interim President until a new President is elected at the NECA Board of Governors meeting this September in Las Vegas.

Tubelite, Inc., Walker, recently announced the promotion of Steve Green to the role of president. As Tubelite's president, Green oversees the company's operations Green and its facilities in Walker and Reed City; Dallas; and Warwick, Rhode Island. Green began his career at Tubelite as a sales representative in 1990 and was promoted to regional general manager after his first year with the company. In the following years, he became the vice president of sales and was co-owner of the company before “The Voice of The Construction Industry®”

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parent company Apogee purchased Tubelite in 2007. In 2018, he was named general manager. the During American Architectural Manufacturers Association 82nd Annual Donnie Conference, Hunter, director of global product management for was Kawneer, Hunter recognized as the new chairman of the AAMA board of directors.

Hunter takes on this role following a twoyear term led by outgoing chairman Mike DeSoto, chief operating officer for MI Windows and Doors.

Additionally, AAMA named Janice Yglesias executive director.

Yglesias has served AAMA for 20 years and previously held many positions within the Yglesias organization, most recently executive vice president. “Since moving into the lead role [for the association], Janice has continued to demonstrate the abilities to lead and provide direction for the organization,” says Hunter.

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saw structural steel fabrication production line, it appears that we are the first structural steel company in Michigan to ever receive this award since the awards program started in 2005,” said Karen Lietke, President and CEO.

Clark Construction Company, with headquarters in Lansing and an office in Auburn Hills, has announced the opening of a new office location in Alpena. This growth strategy strengthens Clark’s presence and extends the reach of operations across all of Northern

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Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. This also leads to the expansion of their capabilities and area of service for their self-perform group, Clark Contracting Services.

Joining the Clark Team are trusted, local construction professionals: Fred Gagnier will act as Regional Manager; Pete Cross as Project Manager/Estimator; Craig Froggett as Business Development Manager; Tyler Lumsden as Superintendent; Sara Escareno as Project Engineer; and John Sullivan as a Foreman for Clark Contracting Services. “We are delighted to announce the opening of our new Alpena office,” said Sam Clark, President of Clark Construction Company. ”This allows us to strategically service a much broader area which we can leverage to fuel continued growth of Clark,” Clark added.

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business district. The new Fieldstone A&E office is located on the 9th floor of “The 607” building at the corner of W. Congress and Shelby. “The new Detroit office is proof that Fieldstone is a real part of Detroit’s new optimism. We are here to serve the downtown development community with the same process - excellent design and quality construction documents and personal customer service - that we have applied to all of our projects for satisfied clients.” says Fieldstone A&E Vice President Bruce Kopytek. Throughout the nation, Fieldstone A&E has helped commercial builders and developers with senior and assisted living, corporate offices, mixed-use commercial spaces, and retail and restaurant projects.

ALL Family of Companies has made a big investment in trucks and trailers - more than 200 new units expand the company’s industry-leading delivery ability. One of the value-adds of doing business with the ALL

Family of Companies is that it employs its own fleet of 2,500 trucks and trailers to transport cranes throughout North America. Now ALL Crane is bolstering that capability with acquisition of a massive haul of 212 new trucks and trailers. The order includes 40 Peterbilt trucks, 12 Nelson RGN (removable gooseneck) trailers, and 160 new Manac drop deck trailers. Of the Manac trailers, 100 are 48foot spread axle units, which can accommodate 20,000 pounds per axle anywhere in the United States. The remainder consists of 50 tandem axles, 4 quad axles, and 6 aluminum flatbeds. The ALL Family of Companies is one of the largest privately held crane rental and sales operations in North America. Their strategically located branches have access to one of the world’s largest and most modern fleets, operating under the ALL, ALT, Central, Dawes and Jeffers names.

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May 14, 2019 CAM Spring Sporting Clays Michigan Shooting Center, Brighton CAM members gather for a day of outdoor activity and camaraderie. For more information, visit buildwithcam.com.

May 17, 2019 Tile Day 2019 St. Mary’s Cultural Center, Livonia Brought to you by the Great Lakes Ceramic Tile Council, International Masonry Institute, and the Detroit Ceramic Tile Contractors Association. The event is free, but advance registration is required.

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June 13, 2019 The Mid-Year Economic Forecast & State of the Industry Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, MI Brought to you by CAM, the Home Builders Association, and the American Institute of Architects. For more information and to register, call Mary at (248) 972-1108 or email carabott@buildwithcam.com.

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Aluminum Supply Company ..............................45 Aoun & Company, P.C........................................47 Blevins Sanborn Jezdimir Zack PLLC ...............54 Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local #2........15 C.A.S.S. Sheet Metal .........................................25 CAM Affinity .........................................................3 CAM Comp ........................................................44 CAM Newsroom ................................................52 CAM Magazine ..................................................51 CAMTEC ..........................................................IBC Carpenter Contractors’ Association of Detroit ............................................................26 CEI Group, LLC..................................................33 Connelly Crane Rental Corp. .............................14 Construction Bonding Specialists, LLC...............8 Containers4Sale, LLC ........................................24 D & R Earthmoving ............................................22 D. A. Alexander & Company ................................9

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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION USER TRAINING This program is designed to assist respiratory protection program administrators and users of respiratory protection equipment understand the requirements of MIOSHA’s Part 451: Respiratory Protection standard. Respiratory protection is required under many working conditions in the construction industry and having a solid understanding of the program requirements for respiratory protection, safe use of respirators, and the hazards commonly associated with their use is essential. The program will also discuss the differences between required use versus voluntary use as it relates to training and medical evaluations. Users will participate in hands-on activities utilizing respiratory protection equipment to enhance their understanding of the topic.

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Also discuss practical solutions your company should consider as you work to comply with this regulation.

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