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IN THIS ISSUE:12 Member Feature

Allen Brothers, Inc. and LUMA Resources, LLC Honored at State of the Union Address

ROOFING16 Top of the Class

Public Safety and Operations Building Gets a Roof

18 Clearing New Hurdles at Rooftop LevelChem Link Introduces New Class of Single Ply EPDM Adhesive

EDUCATIONAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION22 WORKING SMART

Reducing Operating and Maintenance Costs for School Buildings

26 Creative Design Solutions for Medical Learning EnvironmentsSHW Group Leeds the Way

28 A Marathon Year for Detroit School ConstructionWalbridge Joint Venture and Design/Build Teams Convert Bond Dollars Into Buildings

31 A Passion for LearningFanning Howey Tracks Design Trends in Learning Space

34 Greenprint for the FutureSustainable Schools on a Budget

CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT36 A Watched Site

Silver-Level Certification is Anticipated for Greenleaf Trust Building

ABOUT THE COVER:THE GREENLEAF TRUST BUILDING, IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF GARLAND OF JEFFGARLAND ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

8 Industry News11 Safety Tool Kit40 Product Showcase43 People in Construction

44 Construction Calendar45 Buyers Guide Updates46 CAM Welcomes New Members46 Advertisers Index

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7 CAM MAGAZINE MAY 2011 “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®

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Michigan’s Top Engineering and SurveyingProjects Honored at Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan(ACEC/M) recently honored 13 firms for engineering and surveyingexcellence during the association’s annual awards ceremony. In lateFebruary, engineering professionals and guests gathered at theMotorCity Casino SoundBoard Theatre in Detroit to recognizeoutstanding Michigan engineering and surveying projects from thepast year. Since 1965, firms have competed to receive ACEC/M’s tophonor – the prestigious Eminent Conceptor Award.

This year’s engineering Eminent Conceptor winner was HNTB,Detroit for the I-75 Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project in Detroit.The project provided a complete transformation of the busiestinternational border crossing in North America allowing directconnections between the freeway system and the AmbassadorBridge. The main contract, Contract 4, was the largest single contractin MDOT history at nearly $170 million. The project was completedfive months ahead of schedule and created approximately 3,500jobs.

Six firms were honored with the Honorable Conceptor Award, thesecond-highest award of achievement: Fleis & VandenBrink, GrandRapids for the Northport Waste Water Collection & TreatmentFacility, Northport; Mead & Hunt, Lansing for the Sand CreekRelocation project, Benton Harbor; Spicer Group, Saginaw for theKarn/Weadock Coal Dock Replacement project, Essexville; AlfredBenesch, Lansing for I-196 Reconstruction/Baldwin StreetInterchange Improvements, Georgetown; Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr& Huber, Farmington Hills for the 9 Mile over I-75 Emergency BridgeReplacement, Hazel Park; and a surveying award to Spicer Group forthe Henry Ford Hospital Site Information System, West Bloomfield.

Engineering Merit Awards were presented to: Johnson &Anderson, Waterford, for the Water System Control Optimizationproject, Charter Township of West Bloomfield; NTH Consultants,Northville & AEW for the North Gratiot Interceptor-Phase 1,Chesterfield and Harrison Townships; Abonmarche, Benton Harborfor the Silver Beach Center, St. Joseph; URS Corporation, Southfieldfor the new I-96 Interchange at Wixom Road, Wixom; and C2AE,Lansing for the new Francis Motz County Park, St. Johns.

The Judges’ Choice Award for Board Design was given to Mead &Hunt for the project board designed to “tell the story” of the Sand

Creek Relocation project in Benton Harbor. This year’s ACEC VernonB. Spalding Leadership Award was presented to William Winiarski,PE, PS, retired CEO of ROWE Professional Services, in honor of hisoutstanding leadership roles in ACEC and community organizations.The Felix A. Anderson Image Award was presented to James Page,PE, retired Detroit office corporate director of Harley Ellis Devereaux,for contributions designed to enhance the image of the engineeringprofession.

The 2011 Engineering & Surveying Excellence Program offers theopportunity to showcase the year’s best engineering and surveyingachievements to an audience of peers, clients and decision makersat all levels. Eminent and Honorable Conceptor award winners areeligible to compete at the National ACEC competition inWashington, D.C.

For more information on the projects and award winners, pleasecontact ACEC/M at (517) 332-2066 or visit the ACEC/M website atwww.acecmi.org.

Washtenaw County’s 14A District CourtAchieves LEED Silver Certification

The Washtenaw County 14A District Court recently receivedLEED® NC 2.2 Silver certification. The design and construction teamworked closely with Washtenaw County officials on positivelyimpacting the community by incorporating “green” features into thenew addition. The team includes TowerPinkster, an architecture andengineering firm with offices in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo; HOK,design consultants with 25 offices worldwide; Clark Construction, aconstruction management firm headquartered in Lansing withoffices in Southfield; Beckett & Raeder, Inc. landscape architectureand civil engineering firm with offices in Ann Arbor, Petoskey andTraverse City; and Robert Darvas Associates, structural engineeringfirm in Ann Arbor.

The project earned LEED points in five categories: waterefficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoorenvironmental quality, and innovation and design process.

Some of the project’s sustainable features include: a high-performance building envelope; a white, solar reflective roof;controlled daylighting in each courtroom and regularly occupiedspaces; low-emitting materials for a healthy interior environment;de-centralized heating plants; and the use of local materials andequipment.

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In addition, 94 percent of the total wood-based building materials was harvestedfrom Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)certified forests; 77 percent of on-sitegenerated construction waste was divertedfrom landfills; 24 percent of the totalbuilding materials content, by value, wasmanufactured using recycled materials; andlow flow fixtures were used, contributingwater savings of 58 percent.

By using less energy and water, thebuilding saves money in operating costs andhas a positive impact on the environment. Infact, it is predicted that the innovativedesign will result in 27 percent in energysavings. This translates into 447 tons ofgreenhouse gas emissions prevented fromentering the atmosphere each year.

Opened in July 2010, the new courthouseis comprised of three courtrooms, judges’chambers, jury assembly and a court clerkarea. The facility also houses secure holdingareas for each courtroom with a directconnection to the jail. For greater security,the new 14A District Court features a singlepoint of entry to the courthouse, sheriff ’sadministration, and the jail.

DTE Energy Foundation andCity Connect Detroit Partnerto Provide 333 Summer Jobsto Youth in Detroit andSurrounding Suburbs

DTE Energy Foundation generouslydonated a $500,000 grant to fund andsupport 333 summer jobs for youth inmetropolitan Detroit through the GrowDetroit Young Talent program operated byCity Connect. Recently announced at CityConnect’s second annual YouthEmployment Summit, DTE EnergyFoundation’s grant is the largest privatedonation in City Connect’s 1.2 million- to 1.5million- fundraising campaign.

The summit was entitled “HomegrownTalent: Envisioning Detroit’s Future Workforce– Are You Ready?” The event highlighted thecollaborative efforts of DTE EnergyFoundation and City Connect Detroit toidentify hundreds of summer jobs for youngpeople ages 14 to 24. “Summer employmentis one of the best ways to help young peopleprepare for their future and to start them onthe road to success,” said Fred Shell, presidentof the DTE Energy Foundation and vicepresident of DTE Energy. “It introduces themto the demands, expectations and rewards ofthe workplace, including being responsible,being a good team member and being proudof a job well done.”

Last year, City Connect Detroit launchedthe community campaign, “Grow Detroit’sYoung Talent Program,” with support fromThe Skillman Foundation.

The campaign raised more than $1 millionto provide work experiences for 600 teensand young adults. “DTE Energy Foundation’sgenerous gift will allow us to make atremendous step forward in transformingour community by increasing job opportu-

nities for young people,” said Dr. Geneva J.Williams, City Connect Detroit’s foundingpresident and strategic executiveconsultant. “The creation of sustainable,high-quality jobs not only has a huge impacton our youth, but also provides a great valueto employers. The summit will addressstrategies and tactics to accelerate youthemployment.”

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This year’s summer jobs program is designed to help hundreds ofyoung people learn what it takes to be a good employee and todevelop critical work skills that will be invaluable as they move intothe workforce. “Support for summer employment programs like thisis a critical element in a young person’s future success,” Shell said. “Itspeaks to the need to develop Michigan’s future workforce now, aswell as promote the importance of cultivating homegrown talent atan early age.”

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The story of Allen Brothers, Inc. (ABI) is part of the American storyin the opening chapters of the 21st Century. Seasoned roofersfrom this Rochester Hills company helped reroof the Pentagon

after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Later, the second seismic event toshake the nation – the Great Recession – put a sizeable dent in theirroofing business. But defeat is not part of the vocabulary of thistenacious roofing company or of this country. Allen Brothers andcountless other firms have jumpstarted their own businesses - andthe great American enterprise as a whole - by redirecting existingabilities into the ongoing societal shift toward sustainability.

For Allen Brothers, Inc., the next chapter in its business saga wasthe creation of LUMA Resources, LLC, a company dedicated to themanufacture of a solar rooftop system named as the 2008 Best NewProduct of the Year at the 2008 International Roofing Expo. Thisquintessential American success story was told to the nation and tothe world by none other than President Barack Obama at the Stateof the Union Address on Jan. 25, 2011. Both Robert and Gary Allenproudly sat in the First Lady’s box as the first roofers in history to behonored at this national address. Their firm was mentioned threetimes throughout the speech and used as a prime example of the

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pioneering spirit needed to retool America’seconomy and energy infrastructure.

Robert Allen, president and co-owner ofABI, hopes the telling of his company’s storyon this grand stage will inspire thosedispirited by the economic gloom of recentyears. After the 2011 State of the Unionaddress, the Allen’s received a flurry of callsfrom family, friends and well-wishersthroughout the industry. “I started to hear acommon refrain from people,” Robert Allensaid. “The response of a North Carolinaroofer at the recent International RoofingShow in Las Vegas was typical. He basicallysaid, ‘It’s great for you, but I could never dothat.’” But Allen believes, yes, you can.

For Allen, their firm’s success is easilyduplicated by simply plugging existingabilities into new opportunities. Indeed,other companies, faced with shrinkingrevenues, have already carved out a niche inthis growing “green” economy, including aMichigan general contractor that nowinstalls geothermal systems and a Michiganresidential builder currently installingLUMA’s solar shingles.

“What they are doing is not anything lessthan what we have done,” said Allen. “Theyare ‘stewarding’ their businesses andemploying people by keeping in step withwhat is going on in the world. Alternative orrenewable energy – solar, wind, hydro,geothermal and biomass - is the nextindustrial revolution. Renewable energy isthe engine of job creation, and also wherethe next round of wealth will be found.”

BUILDING ON THE BASICSBecause constructing the world is just

what contractors do, Allen believeseveryone in the industry can rebuild theirbusiness based on a tradition of hard workand hard-won capabilities. LUMA Resourcesitself rests on a “foundation” already “cast inplace” by over 61 years of hard work. SaidAllen, years of following the firm’s unofficialmantra of “shut up, figure it out, get it done,and get it done now” meant the companywas fully prepared to take advantage of newopportunities.

He communicated his basic message in atalk given at a recent LUMA product instal-lation seminar, an event originally slated for20 that turned into a hands-on trainingworkshop attended by 35 people from threedifferent states and Canada. “I challengedthese guys to stop worrying about re-inventing themselves, but to take thetalents and the abilities that they alreadyhave and re-direct them in a new way,” saidAllen. “Be a good steward of the talents thatyou already possess.”

Even LUMA’s recently UL listed solarrooftop kit is a synthesis of existing systems.“There is really nothing that new about ourproduct other than the way it is attached toa building,” said Allen. “We took technologythat has been around in the roofing industryfor 100 plus years and in the solar arena foraround 50 years, and reapplied it in adifferent way.”

It all began with a query from a solarmanufacturer to solve a problem. GaryAllen, vice-president and co-owner of AllenBrothers, solved the problem and patentedthe solution, resulting in the launch of LUMAResources. Recent projects include instal-lation of LUMA’s solar rooftop system on aMichigan home in St. Clair, a coastal home inSanta Cruse, CA, and on the City of RochesterHills’ new fire station – the first fire station inthe country to go solar. Federal tax creditsand DTE’s Solar Currents program sweetenthe deal for building owners interested ingoing solar.

THE AUDACITY OF HOPEThe story of how the Allen brothers

actually became part of the State of theUnion address can be summarized by a well-known presidential phrase: the Audacity ofHope. After a White House staffer contacted,

interviewed and ultimately extended thepresident’s invitation to the State of theUnion address, the staffer asked if Allen wasshocked. Robert Allen replied, “No, I havebeen telling everybody for a year that we aregoing to be invited to sit in the First Lady’sbox at the State of the Union address.”

Allen thinks this statement may berecorded in the minutes of a staff meetingheld long before the call from the WhiteHouse propelled the company into thenational spotlight. “At a staff meeting I said,‘This story is so good the president is goingto talk about our company at the State of theUnion address,’” recalled Allen.

The particulars of the company’s path tothe White House can be traced by followinga long string of government acronyms,arranged like stepping-stones beginningwith the American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA) and leading tostate and national departments under theMichigan Department of Labor, Energy andEconomic Growth (MDLEG), the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) and the U.S.Department of Energy (DOE).

Launching the process, then-Gov. JenniferGranholm was the first governor to fly toWashington, D.C. and secure ARRA grants inthe Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing

With the help of the Recovery Act, the Allen brothers were able to retool half of theirmanufacturing facility in order to manufacture solar shingles and launch a whole newbusiness called LUMA Resources.


category. Overseen by NSF and distributed through MDLEG, the cleanenergy grants were awarded to five Michigan firms even beforeGranholm’s return flight touched down in the Great Lakes State.

“Because of Granholm’s hard work, Michigan was the first state inthe nation to tap the ARRA funds for Clean Energy AdvancedManufacturing,” said Allen. “Of the five Michigan recipients, fourwere in the wind sector, making LUMA Resources the first solarmanufacturer in the nation to tap ARRA funds for Clean EnergyAdvanced Manufacturing.”

The $500,000 ARRA grant was vital, for the Allen brothers hadleveraged everything they had to launch LUMA Resources. Whenbanks declined to lend, the ARRA grant supplied the financingnecessary to give wings to the fledging company.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) then interviewed Allen foran article to be placed on the DOE website. Allen believes the DOEarticle was one of the pivotal factors in bringing LUMA Resources tothe attention of the White House. Another factor was a call Allenmade to a NSF staffer turned acquaintance. Allen specifically asked,“What does it take to get into the First Lady’s box and have thepresident mention you at the State of the Union address?” Ask andye shall receive. The NSF acquaintance wrote a letter to the powersthat be, but never received a reply. However, 8 months later all thesethreads came together – the ARRA grant, the DOE article and theNSF letter - and that’s how Robert and Gary Allen came to be part ofthe presidential motorcade speeding down Pennsylvania Avenue onthe way to the Capitol that chilly January evening.

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The LUMA roofing shingle is a Building Integrated Photovoltaic(BIPV) system, according to LUMA’s website. LUMA’s system is the roof, as well as the solar generator. This aesthetically pleasing, UL-listed solar roofing shingle can be integrated with any type of roofing shingle.

Shedding Light on LUMA Resources Solar Rooftop SystemLUMA Resources LLC’s website explains the basic LUMA solar rooftop system: “LUMA is a solar shingle designed for steep-sloped roofing

applications. The polycrystalline, photovoltaic tempered glass module is adhered to a custom-formed metal shingle. A premium plastic edgeprotector surrounds the glass to provide added durability. The junction box located on the back is positioned in the center of the shingle,allowing equal length wires to run in either direction. Composing the roof itself, the solar shingles come with their own custom flashing thatsurrounds the system. The flashing transitions the solar shingles into virtually all other roofing products.”

The recently UL-listed solar rooftop system is deemed a true industry breakthrough, because it solves the conundrum of what is referred toas the half-life roof, meaning what do you do when the existing roof still has years of usable life left but will not outlast the newly installed solarshingle system? According to the LUMA website, “When a LUMA solar roofing system is installed it does not matter whether the surroundingroof system is old or new. The LUMA system will flash to any roof in its existing condition. A new roof can be installed around the LUMA systemat a future date without ever having to touch the solar roof section, because the LUMA system is the roof and the solar energy collector.”


Perhaps, the real ingredient behind thisWhite House saga is simply having thechutzpah to ask and the capacity to believein what may seem like an impossible dream.The same audacity launched and iscontinuing to fuel the growth of LUMAResources.

THE ALLEN BROTHERS GO TO THE WHITEHOUSE

For the Allen brothers, the Washingtonwhirlwind began with a day in the mediaspotlight and an evening reception with FirstLady Michelle Obama. “We had severalconversations,” said Allen. “She is verycongenial and graceful. She just flows.”

During the actual State of the Unionaddress, “I had no idea that we were going tobe mentioned so many times in the speech,”said Allen. He also had no idea that hiscompany was going to be heralded as aprime example of innovation in clean energytechnology and as part of what Obama called“our generation’s Sputnik moment.”

After the address, the Allen brothers hadtheir moment in the sun with the President ofthe United States. A brief conversation and aphoto opportunity with First Lady Michelleand President Barack Obama was theculmination of the Allen’s day in Washington,D.C. Always willing to take a risk and takeadvantage of opportunities, Robert Alleneven slipped the president his business card.“He is a nice guy, and he is very witty,” saidAllen. Obama thanked Allen, tucked the cardinto his jacket pocket and said, “Now you cantell the world that you carded the president.”

Back to work in Rochester Hills, Allendiscovered he had 15,000 “friends” onFacebook. Needless to say, orders for LUMAResources’ solar rooftop system have beenflying off the shelf and are now helping togenerate revenue and jobs, beginning withthe 12 jobs originally created at LUMAResources, itself. “Steve Templeton, aresidential builder, has called people off ofunemployment to install our solar rooftopsystem,” said Allen. “We are shipping ourproduct all over the country, producing manynew jobs. Think about the ripple effect of justone innovation helped by the Recovery Act.”

Since that grand day in Washington, D.C.,the Allens have been featured in publicationsranging from the Detroit News and Crain’sDetroit Business to the Wall Street Journal.They have appeared on PBS’ Nightly BusinessReport and may soon be featured on CNN.Watch for a documentary this June by Foxnews anchor reporter Bret Barr. The hour-long documentary will focus on the future of“green” technology and “green” jobs. LUMA’ssolar roofing shingle and GM’s electric car, the

Volt, will be the primary focus of thedocumentary. Speaking engagements in thenear future include being the keynotespeaker for an energy conference sponsoredby the State of Alaska. Joe the Plumber waspart of the national experience during thelast election. Who knows, perhaps Robert theRoofer will be the next contractor in theelectoral spotlight?

It’s all heady stuff, but the Allens – whosebusiness it is to capture the light - wants touse their moment in the sun to inspireothers to believe in the power of possibility.With hard work and a touch of audacity, thesun can shine on re-invigorated businessesand gainfully employed communitiesthroughout Michigan.


No matter what skill is being taughtin a classroom setting, a fewpeople will always understandcomplex concepts before the

entire group does. As these gifted few figurethings out, their questions and commentsoften help others form their ownunderstanding. Eventually, everyone gets it.

Though it is not a classroom facility, therecently constructed Office of Public SafetyHeadquarters and Operations Building forDetroit Public Schools served as an examplewhere the group working at the highestlevel quickly set the pace for everyone else.Few construction trades work aboverooftops, so CASS Sheet Metal, Detroit, ledthe way. Once they provided for a dryworksite underneath their work, interiortrades raced to finish the 23,000-square-footfacility on an extremely acceleratedschedule. Other key members of the projectteam included architect Landmark DesignGroup, Grand Rapids, general contractorO’Brian Edwards Construction Company,Inc., Detroit and bond program managerWalbridge Joint Venture for Detroit PublicSchools, Detroit.

KEEPING ON SCHEDULE The Public Safety and Operations Building

near I-75 and Caniff Road allows for remoteobservation of almost any hallway at allDetroit Public Schools and will serve as homebase for the district’s security operations. Thesingle story structure is covered by 34,000square feet of pitched standing seam metalroof supplied by Texas-based BerridgeManufacturing Company. The building wascompetitively bid in the first set of bid packsfor a large bond issue partially funded byfederal stimulus grants. Early phases of theproject were complicated by site issues, plusthe usual difficulties associated with beingthe first of many projects out of the startinggate. CASS Sheet Metal employed a variety oftechniques to accelerate their own work,thereby enabling other trades to compensatefor lost time by beginning work inside thebuilding.

“We had up to eight foremen on site withthis project because of the schedule,” saidGlenn Parvin, president of CASS Sheet Metal.“We worked some nines [nine-hour days] andmost Saturdays to advance the schedule. Wewere literally right behind the carpenters. We

were installing roof before the trusses for therest of the building were even finished.”

Up to 15 CASS Sheet Metal workers were onsite at times. Increasing the number of rooferson the site had the potential to drasticallyreduce the duration of the job, butmaintaining peak production was a uniquechallenge.

“We had to change some of the standardpractices that keep us productive,” said GregGietek, senior project manager for CASS SheetMetal. “There was some metal flashing workthat we would typically do before installingthe next panel. In this case, with so manypeople working, we installed the panels andthen fell back to take care of the detail work.”

According to Geitek, the process of alteringthe installation sequence complicated theprocess resulting in an increase of overallman-hours, but the net effect of having moreworkers employed at the site more thancompensated for this, resulting in a shorterduration. CASS Sheet Metal also shaved timeoff the schedule by pressuring the metalpanel supplier to expedite delivery. Geitekestimates that Berridge trimmed two to threeweeks off from their typical lead time, therebyproviding extra installation time that wassorely needed. In fact, the project that wouldhave potentially taken 10-12 weeks wassubstantially complete in only five. CASSSheet Metal also proposed a simple idea tolet interior work start even before the roofwas complete.

“We knew what the schedule was when webid the project, so we encouraged eachgeneral contractor bidding the job to requireGrace Ice & Water Shield® as anunderlayment, which worked as a temporaryroof” said Gietek. “We were able to cover thewhole thing in a week and the interior of thebuilding was 95 percent dry so the interiortrades could start working right away.”

A demanding schedule was only onedifficulty associated with this roofing project.A host of other issues added to the overallcomplexity of the job.

PROJECT SPECIFICS CASS Sheet Metal installed 34,000 square

feet of metal roofing atop the Public Safetyand Operations Building, with 2,100 squarefeet of soffit and over 5,000 lineal feet ofcustom flashing and trim. The largest panelsmeasure 65 feet from eave to ridge, which ismuch larger than what is typically used, butthey offered the dual benefits of expeditingthe project while eliminating horizontalseams that could fail over time, resulting inwater intrusion. Transporting panels thislarge from the shop to the site would havebeen problematic, so all were fabricated on-

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site. A 4,000-pound pan-forming machinewas elevated to rooftop level on a forklift toprovide easy access, but manipulating thefinished panels on top of the roof was noeasy feat.

“You’re trying to handle the panels on asloped roof instead of on flat ground,” saidGietek. “If you fabricate smaller panels in theshop, you can skid them and hoist the wholeskid up to the roof. You are also fabricatingfrom a flat surface.”

The roof covering the Public Safety andOperations Building was pitched 4:12, butsome sections were 8:12, or even 12:12. Eventhough a large number of workers wereneeded to meet the schedule, not everyroofer is cut out to work in this demandingenvironment.

“We had to find people who knew how towork on a roof and who could handle apanel,” said Gietek. “You might be able to putsomeone new on a roof and they might beable to work safely, but when you are workingwith a 65-foot panel, everybody needs tounderstand what everyone else is doing. Itisn’t just about keeping an individual safe anymore. Everyone needs to work in the samedirection, and if someone decides not to, he isaffecting someone else on the roof.”

Schools are the cornerstones of anycommunity and the bond issue that fueledthis project will ultimately fund a number ofnew and renovated facilities for Detroit PublicSchools. Improvements to school facilitiesoften have impacts that extend far beyondthe property line. As a certified Detroit-BasedBusiness headquartered just a few blocksfrom the Public Safety and OperationsBuilding site, CASS Sheet Metal has a vestedinterest in this process.

“Schools have a tendency to attractrevitalization,” said Parvin. “A new orrevamped school will hopefully revitalizethe area around it.”

If the new Public Safety and OperationsBuilding is any indication, then brighter times lie ahead for the surroundingneighborhoods.

The installation sequence was altered tomaximize production with large crews. Up to 15 CASS Sheet Metal workers were on this site at times.

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Like most other contractors, roofers are often being asked to domore with less, even in a challenging economy. Facility ownerswant greater reliability delivered in less time with less expense,all while minimizing disruptions to their daily activities and

working towards sustainability goals. Every new expectation raisesthe bar, so contractors must elevate their performance to clear eachnew hurdle. Fortunately, Chem Link has introduced an entirely newclass of Single Ply EPDM Adhesive that can put a little extra spring inthe steps of roofing contractors.

UNDERSTANDING THE PRODUCT Roofers traditionally had three adhesive options for single ply

roofing: solvent-based, water-based and peel and stick. All have theirown strengths and weaknesses.

Solvent-based products are the most popular option and theyusually provide good adhesion, but this advantage must be weighedagainst environmental and safety concerns associated with solvents.Water-based adhesives are generally thought of as a greener optionthan solvents, but many users also feel that they are not as strong assolvent-based products. Perception is a difficult thing to prove, soroofers who are interested in this option should look for results fromadhesion tests, preferably confirmed by an independent laboratory.The solvent-based products that they are most familiar with typically

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withstand two to three pounds of force persquare inch in these tests, so products thattest lower than this should be scrutinized.Peel and stick is a third option that providesgood adhesion without the concernsassociated with solvents, but it is generallythought of as cost-prohibitive and it requiresa very clean surface to work properly. Pricesare easy enough to check, so contractors canalso evaluate this option for themselves. Ifthey find that the price is right, then peel andstick might be a good option for them.

Chem Link’s Single Ply EPDM Adhesive, anew fourth option for roofers, is differentbecause it utilizes a chemical reaction thattakes place when the product is exposed tomoisture.

“It doesn’t just stick because it is sticky,”explained Jon Ballema, research anddevelopment lab manager for Chem Link. “Itsticks because there is a chemical reactionthat bonds it to the surface.”

Solvent- and water-based products aretypically applied both to the rooftop and tothe material that is being put down. Installersthen wait for the water or solvent to enter avapor state so it can be carried away by theair, thereby leaving a sticky surface behind.No waiting period is necessary with ChemLink Single Ply EPDM Adhesive, as thematerial is ready to begin bonding as soon asit is exposed to moisture. Unlike stickyadhesives that instantly form a hard bond,Chem Link Single Ply EPDM Adhesive allowsfor roofing materials to be shifted slightly tocorrect wrinkles or other imperfections whilethe chemical bond forms. Of course, this alsomeans that the material can be movedunintentionally by strong winds or by othercontractors working nearby, so installers mustbe keenly aware of the time that it will takethe adhesive to cure. This can take 20-30minutes, or even longer in cold temperatures,so Chem Link recommends against using theproduct if the temperature is below 40° F.When temperatures are above 40° F, theproduct is remarkably easy to use.

USING THE PRODUCTSolvent-based adhesives are widely used

by roofing contractors because they areaffordable and they offer a reliable bond, butthey also present some challenges in thefield. Shipping can be problematic becausesolvents are flammable and contractors needto work carefully to prevent static electricitysparks. Though fires are rare, they can becatastrophic. Solvent fumes can also bedrawn into occupied spaces through airintakes, possibly necessitating the evacuation

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Roof assemblies are tested on wind uplift tables like this one. In all tests conducted at Chem Link, and at independent laboratories, the Chem Link EPDM Single Ply EPDM Adhesive has never been the point of failure.

A roof assembly at the point of failure is seen here.Roofing material can be put down as soon asthis adhesive is in place.

work with them on the job.”Chem Link also posts instructional videos

online and operates a contractor hot line toprovide additional support after the trainingis over. In addition to training contractorshow to use the product properly, Chem Linkalso went to extraordinary lengths to ensurethat the Single Ply EPDM Adhesive wouldperform as needed. Chem Link tested over200 formulas over several years beforemaking this product commercially available,

according to Ballema. Still, industry veterans might be skeptical.

Kelley pointed out that Chem Link’s newSingle Ply EPDM Adhesive produces peelvalues that are 250 percent stronger than theindustry standard for solvent-based contactadhesives. He has one simple request forcontractors who may be reluctant to trysomething new.

“Just go out and try it before you say, ‘That’llnever work,’” he said.

of the building. Although solvent-basedproducts can currently be used under theUSGBC’s LEED rating system, Dennis Kelley,national brand manager for Chem Link,believes that this might not always be thecase. Future legislation could also potentiallyimpose more restrictions on the use ofsolvents.

“Legislation is generally moving forward inthis area and Chem Link products are farahead of that curve,” said Ballema.

In spite of these drawbacks, solvent-basedproducts have served the industry well formany years. Most contractors areunderstandably reluctant to stake their hard-earned reputations on a product they havenever tried before. Even if they work asadvertised, new products entail learning newtechniques.

“Every time you change something thatcrews are used to doing, you create the risk ofmaking mistakes,” said Ballema.

After applying water or solvent-basedproducts, contractors must wait until theadhesive is dry enough to stick properly. Thepotential for misjudging this is eliminatedwith Chem Link’s product, as roofing materialcan be put down as soon as the adhesive is inplace. Still, there is a wrong way to doanything, so Chem Link works hard to preventcontractors from having bad experiences.

“We offer a lot of training,” said Kelley. “Ifthey let us come out, we’ll pick up rollers andwork right with them. We’ll get their crewsproperly trained in their shops and then we’ll


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of keeping their host of little red schoolhousesopen and operational. Bond issues and sinkingfunds are part of capital costs with bondsfunding sizeable construction projects andannual sinking funds feeding cash into smalleradditions, upgrades, and other facilityimprovements. But these two pools of moneycannot be used for basic maintenance, utilitybills, teacher salaries and other operatingexpenditures. “Schools can’t pay utility billswith sinking fund or bond dollars, but if youcan improve the facility with those funds, theschool can still cut operational costs, andperhaps use that money to keep a teacher onstaff,” said Jeffrey D. Hamilton, PE, vicepresident/project director of the George W.Auch Company, Pontiac, a firm deliveringconstruction services to 17 different schooldistricts in southeastern Michigan.

Value analysis and facility assessment arethe “power tools” in the Auch Company’s “tool-box” that aid districts in extracting the bestvalue from every available dollar. As part of anowner-architect-contractor team, Auch prefersto engage in a project in the very earlyplanning stages, developing a keenunderstanding of a district’s goals. Auch thenworks with the design professionals to developcost options for the owner’s consideration andto continually look for opportunities to addvalue to the district’s projects. “We take itbeyond what used to be called valueengineering, which became a bit of amisnomer for cutting scope,” said VinceDeLeonardis, LEED AP, president and CEO ofthe George W. Auch Company. “What we focuson is the value to the owner, and examininglife-cycle costs.”

TRIMMING MAINTENANCE COSTS Managing life-cycle costs is the life blood of

a viable operating and maintenance budget.These strategies are particularly important inthe face of current operating and maintenancebudgets. “While maintenance expendituresper-square-foot of instructional space haveincreased only 11 percent or so over a decade(because of rising costs in general),maintenance expenditures as a percentage oftotal expenditures have decreased almost ninepercent over the last 10 years,” said Scott E.Little, associate executive director of MichiganSchool Business Officials (MSBO), Lansing. With a smaller piece of the fiscal pie reservedfor operations and maintenance, schooldistricts need buildings designed for easy andeconomical care. “Consideration of the life-cycle costs of maintaining a building isbecoming a huge issue for districts goingforward,” said Little. Something as basic asselecting flooring material without annual re-finishing requirements saves a tremendous

maintenance costs, energy bills and otheroperating expenditures.

“The first and foremost issue on the minds ofour education clients is operational costs,” saidTheo Pappas, AIA, REFP, NCARB, LEED AP,executive director, principal of the Michiganoffice of Fanning Howey Associates, Novi. “Theyare asking, ‘How can we save money, how canwe save on maintenance, and how can we saveenergy?’ The design of facilities has to firstanswer the basic question of operationalcosts.”

As a brief primer in school finance, districtsincur capital and operating costs in the course

Over the years, slate blackboards havegiven way to interactive smart boards,but one thing remains the same: the

need for funds to pay for technology, buildings,and teachers. In short, the “hunger forknowledge” must be fed by sufficient dollars.Today, Michigan schools and others across thenation are confronted by financial woes playedout in controversial budget proposals anddivided political factions. For its part, savvycompanies within Michigan’s design andconstruction industry can soften thesebudgetary blows to a degree by deliveringfacilities capable of reducing a district’s

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At Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School, future industry professionalsexperience firsthand the ability of daylighting and other strategies to save energy and boost academic performance.

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school buildings. “We are upgrading the poolsof three high schools in Livonia with energyrecovery units,” said Hamilton. The unitsrecover waste heat and recycle it back intothe natatorium.

Replacing chlorinated chemicals with anultraviolet light filtration system saves money,energy and boosts air quality. Repeatedchemical usage is costly and is hard on poolpumps and people. “If we use fewerchemicals in the pool water, the pumps willlast longer with less corrosive product in thesystem,” said Hamilton. Chlorination alsodemands more frequent air changes in thespace, meaning more energy is consumed tocondition the outside air delivered to thespace.

Because of heat recovery units, ultravioletfiltration and lighting upgrades, “If youwalked into one of these facilities, thedifference between before and after isamazing,” said Hamilton. “The humidity iscomfortable, you can breathe more easily, andit saves a ton of money in operational costs.”The Auch Company has already installedultraviolet light filtration systems in six schoolnatatoriums, including three in Livonia. “Wesuggest this cost-saving option in allnatatorium upgrades,” said Hamilton.

The Auch Company has even bigger fish tofry in reducing operating costs in schoolgymnasiums. “Gyms incur significant costs inutility expenses due to their constant usethroughout the day and evening, with someschools spending more than half-a-milliondollars for utilities a year,” said Hamilton.Installing energy-efficient air handling unitsand T5 fluorescent fixtures is producingsignificant drops in energy usage. “We arealso saving costs in two South Redford middleschool gyms by installing some controls andT5s – the most energy-efficient lamp nowavailable for this application,” saidMunchiando. Additionally, in pools, gyms, andlarge auditoriums, the use of CO2 monitorsaccurately gauges the level of carbon dioxidein the space, effectively blocking anyunnecessary and costly air changes.

Lighting, mechanical and buildingenclosure systems all work together toachieve cost savings and energy efficiency.“We are constantly educating ourselves aboutdifferent systems and materials to stay on theleading edge, said Hamilton. At WalshCollege’s Jeffery W. Barry Center, Auchinstalled a light shedding system. “It is asystem that reads the light level in a room andas the day gets brighter the lightsautomatically come down,” said Munchiando.At Wing Lake Development Center, Auchinstalled a cutting-edge, energy-efficient heatpump system.


Auch’s work on the building enveloperanges from the cutting edge to the basic.The company has begun using morepolyurethane insulation foam as part of high-performance wall construction. “We are stillgoing into school buildings today that havesingle-pane windows,” said Hamilton. “Thoseare one of the first items that we change outto boost a building’s insulation value.”

For the building envelope, the AuchCompany also keeps pace with developmentsin building enclosures by having on boardstaff trained in masonry inspections and byactive involvement with the BuildingEnclosure Council (BEC). In fact, Auch’s ownSteven Robbins, senior project manager, iscurrently serving as BEC president.

THE ENERGY REPORT CARDRochester Community Schools is on the

leading edge of energy tracking, posting itsinformation on the District website andreporting an enviable amount in savings.“Rochester Community Schools began anearnest energy conservation program in theearly 1990s when the District realized thatenergy was a significant portion of its budgetand that these costs were controllable,” saidJohn Stoner, Rochester Community School’sdirector of operations and transportation.“Through the years the efforts have resultedin savings of many millions, which enabledthe District to redirect funds to theclassrooms. Just last year, energy costs werereduced by 15 percent and usage by 7percent. In dollars, this equaled savings of inexcess of $400,000.”

This energy-savvy district uses seven mainstrategies to achieve these stellar results.According to Stoner, the District’s strategiesinclude: “Committing to energy conservationand asking for the support of the board, staffand community; collecting and analyzingdata from every building (you can’t knowwhere you are going without knowing whereyou are); prioritizing projects and practiceswith the highest payback and the least effort;aggressively purchasing supplies on the openmarket as a commodity (this only works dueto deregulation); selecting team partners,such as CMs, architects and service providers,that have a commitment to helping thedistrict reduce energy costs; using cost andusage data to provide accountability; andcelebrating successes yearly.”

Munchiando also commends the energyinitiatives of West Bloomfield schools. “WestBloomfield tracks energy and sets goals forthemselves every year to see how they canbring their energy costs down,” he said. “Theyare seeing more savings every year as theyincorporate items such as lighting, heating and

amount of labor. Creating any building is abalancing act of function, aesthetics and cost,but insisting on best quality/best pricemechanical equipment will greatly reducemaintenance and energy costs over the longhaul, he adds.

As another maintenance strategy, districtshave been releasing more contracts forsynthetic turf athletic fields, said Hamilton.These resilient fields of faux green requireminimal maintenance and can accommodatemore users in a single day. With synthetic turf,the band can practice on the field at 4 pm, thejunior varsity can play a game at 6 pm, and alocal club can play soccer later. “The schooldistrict can probably even generate somefunds from renting the field out to variousgroups,” said James W. Munchiando, George W.Auch vice president/project director. With lessstate funds available, some school districtshave even passed a recreational millage tospecifically offset athletic department costs,such as busing players to a game, addedHamilton.

BIG SAVINGS IN BIG-BOX SPACES Smart school districts understand the

impact of energy-efficient buildingimprovements on operational costs. “Theseimprovements often pay for themselves infive or ten years, and are all part of an overallstrategy of working smart,” said Pappas.“These are not lost dollars. They arerecovered dollars, because every dollar spentcould possibly recover five dollars over thelife of the building.”

For energy-efficient schools, FanningHowey offers a “Shades of Green” program.“Although we often encourage our clients toutilize LEED® Sustainable Design Practices,and we have many LEED-AccreditedProfessionals on staff, many of our clients onlywant to implement selected measures of“green” building practices that apply to theirspecific needs,” said Pappas. “Our ‘Shades ofGreen’ program makes that possible.”

A program called “Technical EnergyAnalysis (TEA) is offered through the state ofMichigan to schools, colleges/universities,public housing authorities and localgovernment buildings to improve energyefficiency and reduce costs,” according to aConsumers Energy website. ConsumersEnergy delivers the assessment as aconsultant prequalified through the state ofMichigan. “TEA visits school districts, assessesenergy usage, and provides a list of energy-saving approaches along with an estimatedpayback period,” said Munchiando.

For its part, the Auch Company is activelyengaged in boosting the efficiency of pools,gymnasiums and other big-box spaces in


percent. Population loss and shiftingdemographics – Livingston, Clinton, Ottawa,Isabella and Grand Traverse counties actuallyposted fairly sizeable population gains – haveled to enrollment declines in many districts.“We continue to see funding being reduced todistricts and that is based not only on theamount of money allocated per pupil, but alsoon declining enrollment in many districts,” saidLittle.

Such factors have triggered a cascade ofbuilding consolidations, especially in smallerschool districts. This has given rise to efforts tomerge middle schools and high schools orconsolidate elementary schools into a singlefacility. Districts are also actively looking atselling their closed buildings for alternativeuses, both private or public, to eliminate long-term ownership costs.

Consolidation often leads to renovations,additions, and sometimes replacement ofolder facilities with contemporary, moreenergy-efficient schoolhouses. In theAvondale school district, for example, a fairlysizeable school building for fifth and sixthgraders was taken out of circulation. While thefifth-grade class was absorbed into existingelementary schools, the remaining middleschool did not have the capacity to house thesixth-grade class, triggering the passage of abond issue and the construction of a three-

CONSOLIDATION OF SERVICES ANDSCHOOLS

Of course, consolidation is a morecontroversial way of trimming a district’soperational costs. Some districts have alreadyconsolidated services. “All the school districtsin Livingston County use buses managedstrictly through the county,” said Hamilton.Added Pappas, “Districts are looking ateverything from consolidation ofprocurement to privatization oftransportation, maintenance and foodservices.”

Declining property values in a roughhousing market and population loss are part ofthe broader economic forces shapingMichigan’s education and municipal sectors.“Because the basis of our client’s ability to levybonds to finance public projects is based onproperty values, the recent magnitude ofdeclining property values is having a chillingeffect on many public projects– libraries,courthouses and other municipal work - thatdoesn’t have federal or state funding of otherkinds,” said Pappas.

According to the 2010 US Census Bureaureport (2010.census.gov.), Michigan was theonly state in the country to lose populationover the last decade. Michigan posted apopulation loss of 0.6 percent against anoverall national population increase of 9.7

cooling controls and management systems.” The Auch Company tracks its own progress

in meeting the owner’s goals, both in energyreduction and for all its “school assignments.”“We want to make sure we are meeting theowner’s goals,” said Munchiando. “We analyzeif we have met the owner’s energy goal, notjust by buying different units and installingnewer systems, but did we get to the goal ofproducing a building that actually uses lessenergy.”

Fanning Howey performs all of its ownmetrics, resulting in square footage analysisand the compilation of cost, performance andenergy consumption data into its owndatabase. “It allows us to measure our ownprogress and compare,” said Pappas.

Little believes in the benefits of third-partycommissioning as an energy-saving tool. Healso encourages the design and constructionindustry to train the owner in the operationand maintenance of sophisticated equipmentand building management systems. “If thehead custodian doesn’t have a clue abouthow to run that sophisticated buildingmanagement system, what happens is theyturn what should have been a very energy-efficient tool into an energy-inefficient tool,”he commented. “Don’t just turn over the key,but really commit to making sure the districtunderstands how to maintain a buildingproperly.”



Qualified school bonds passed in the last few years offer a glimpse intothe school marketplace. The Michigan Treasury Department’swebsite maintains a list of every failed and passed bond issueproposed from 1996 to the present. The general number and largest

bonds passed over the last two years are listed below:

2009: 50 proposed bond issues, 35 passed, 15 failed

2010: 50 proposed bond issues: 33 passed, 17 failed

Top four districts by bond amount: • Macomb County, Chippewa Valley Schools, Wakely, $89,765,000• Clinton County, St. Johns Public Schools, Kingscott, $64, 325,000• Ottawa County, Holland City School District, GMB, $60, 865,000• Livingston County, Pinckney Community Schools, Wold, $59, 465,000

2011: 32 proposed as of 5/03/2011

Feb. 22, 2011 Election: 9 passed, 7 failed Upcoming May 3, 2011 election date: 16 proposed bond issues

• Largest Passed Feb. 22 election: Kent County, Comstock Park PublicSchools, GMB, $21, 530,000 million

• Largest Proposed in May election: Berrien County, Lakeshore District,Tower Pinkster, $103,560,000

• Largest Passed Feb. 22 election in Southeast Michigan: Macomb County, Fraser Public Schools, Wakely, $19,900,000

• Largest Proposed in May election in Southeast Michigan and vicinity:Saint Clair County, Port Huron Area School District, TMP, $22, 780,000million

Additions, renovations, educational technology and athletic fields appearto dominate the bond proposals. “I definitely see technology as a percentageof budget increasing over time,” said Vince DeLeonardis, LEED AP, presidentand CEO, George W. Auch Company, Pontiac. With the passage of a 2010 bondissue, Auch will be helping Pinckney to become the next district to gocompletely wireless. The Auch Company is currently performing technologyupgrades, HVAC upgrades and roofing projects for 30 schools in the WarrenConsolidated School District.

Buoyed by a large donor base, higher education is a more vibrant marketthan K12, although uncertainty with state funding may be leading to somehesitation in initiating even university projects. “Dollar-wise, I think K12 is lessthan what it was, because most of the projects are smaller renovations andadditions,” said James W. Munchiando, Auch vice president/project director.“The smaller colleges and universities are having a tougher time, because theyrely on state funding and tuition.”

For easy access to the entire list of state qualified bonds please googleMichigan Treasury Department School Bond Election Search or trytreassecure.state.mi.us/apps/findschoolbondelectinfo.asp

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classroom addition, said Hamilton.The consolidation of school districts and/or

services may be in the cards. “We have alreadyseen districts combining services with othersto save overhead costs,” said Munchiando.“Consolidation is one of the things we think isgoing to happen more in the future. I wouldsay in the next five years you are going to see abig difference.” Echoing this prediction, Littlecomments, “I think many districts have to cometo grips with rightsizing their amount ofsquare footage.”

DOING YOUR HOMEWORKClearly, school districts across Michigan are

learning difficult lessons in financialmanagement. In this school of hard knocks, aconstruction manager can bring valuablebudget strategies to the table. For its part, theAuch Company “does its homework” and“arrives early to class” with a facilityassessment prepared in the early planningstages and as part of a broad team. “We feelwe bring the greatest value to projects joinedin the very early phases,” said DeLeonardis.“The facility assessment is essentially a masterlist used to identify and prioritize the work.”

By ranking work items, the prioritizedmaster plan allows work to be spread over anumber of years. “The districts typicallydivide the identified needs into multi-yearincrements, normally three to five years,” saidMunchiando. “This allows the administrationto present the required infrastructureimprovements to the community in a clearand concise manner for voter consideration.”

“The facility assessment can be used to helpthe district decide whether the programshould be structured as a bond, sinking fundor both,” said Hamilton. “Our key to success inthe bond arena is the accuracy of the data. Wethink our ability to conduct the facilityassessment and apply accurate dollars andbudgets to them is really what helps thecommunity understand the needs of thedistrict, and the fact that it is not just some big,open checkbook.”

Once passed, the bond issue cannot bealtered, making accurate information andgroup buy-in pivotal to project success. Usergroups from the community take part indiscussing the district’s facility needs prior tothe bond vote. “In this way, you getinformation from more users, and you start to

get some buy-in from the community aboutwhat is on the master list,” said Munchiando.

Called CMA or construction manager as anagent, the majority of work in Michigan isdelivered under this method that essentiallymakes a construction manager an employeeof the owner. “We take our responsibility asthe owner’s advocate very seriously,” saidDeLeonardis. “For us, we believe acting as theowner’s agent is the most efficient method ofdelivery.”

Well-schooled in the educational sector,the George W. Auch Company has beenmanaging school construction dollars foralmost a century, having built its first schoolfor St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Detroitshortly after 1912. Fanning Howey iscelebrating its 50th anniversary this year andits 20th anniversary of being of service toMichigan schools. While the writing on thewall – or in this case on the smart board –does not bring the best of news, these twofirms and other companies in the design andconstruction industry are bringing their ownparticular expertise to the table in solving aportion of the financial woes besettingMichigan schools.


features of a hospital, the infrastructure forthe technology and the space to allow forobservation.”

ACCOUNTING FOR EQUIPMENT In addition to planning for the

requirements of simulation technology,expensive medical equipment and flexibilityneeds require careful programming to ensurethat the resulting space is both efficient anduseful. This planning must occur early in thedesign phase and be based on anunderstanding of the medical equipmentrequired for instruction, the school’sscheduling needs and the building’s spacelimitations.

At Jackson Community College in Jackson,SHW Group incorporated “tweener rooms”between each classroom, which function asboth a storage room and a breakout space forstudents. All medical equipment is on wheelsto allow for easy transport, and overheadpower is installed to aid mobility. Thestrategically located storage rooms andmobile equipment enable instructors toquickly store and easily access necessary

the technological support systems necessaryfor simulation is an additional considerationduring the programming and design phases.

For example, during full simulationtraining, a room can be set up to resemble anemergency room, with a simulatormannequin available for students to use fortraining and testing purposes. Data from thestudents’ procedures is recorded andbroadcast to an observation space withrecording equipment and two-waycommunication systems.

“These spaces have a very specific programand purpose that require the incorporation ofadvanced technology,” said Tod R. Stevens,AIA, LEED AP+, NCARB, partner at SHW Group,one of the nation’s largest educationalarchitecture and engineering firms. “Quite anumber of different stakeholder groups areinvolved daily in operating the equipment,leading instruction and learning from theequipment. As a designer, you mustunderstand each group’s role and how thespace can accommodate everyone’s needs.To implement this design successfully,architects must design these spaces with the

Building medical learning environmentsat institutions of higher learningdemands that an architect have a deep

understanding both of the building type andof its use as a learning tool. With instructionand programming driving the design,appropriate choices must be made duringprogramming to ensure the space isfunctional, cost effective and supportscurriculum, testing and the necessarytechnology.

PLANNING FOR TECHNOLOGYSimulation training is an important tool

that medical educators use to train today’sstudents for tomorrow’s medical practice andprocedures. The incorporation of simulationtechnology and training devices within amedical learning environment helpseducators train medical students in highlytechnical procedures using advancedtechnology. Additionally, practicing surgeons,nurses and support staff use the simulationenvironment to be trained on newequipment and new procedures, which savesvaluable operating room time. Incorporating



One large observation room in Wayne StateUniversity’s Medical Education Commons services multiple simulation rooms.

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multipurpose observation space saves onsquare footage.

“We felt it was important to build a facilitywhich provides our students with ampleaccess to modern learning tools, however as aresult of our location in downtown Detroit,space is a real commodity,” said Ron Spalding,WSU chief administrative officer of academicand student programs. “Incorporating a singleobservation room enabled us to save onsquare footage without compromising onquality. This allowed us to include additionalbuilding features for our students. We feelthat the resulting facility is an atmospheremost conducive to success.”

The resulting observation space serves aclinical skills center with four simulation labs.Additional spaces include student services,classrooms, collaborative study areas and adesk for the public and students. A flexclassroom frames the new front door of theSchool of Medicine. This highly collaborativelearning environment is planned around alarge flexible open space with small breakoutpods along the perimeter.

It is important to design spaces thatsupport the technology and teachingmethods that promote learning for our futuremedical professionals. By understanding thebasic requirements of a medical learningenvironment and tailoring theserequirements to each college or university’sunique needs, architects can implementcreative design solutions to create facilitiesthat enable healthcare students to graduateworkforce ready.

space. “It is always important that our students

are provided with an environment mostconducive to learning,” said Jim Lantz, MCCvice president of administrative services. “Inthe case of nursing students, thisenvironment must allow for the uniqueinstruction/implementation teaching format.Merging the nursing classrooms and nursinglabs into one, integrated space allowsstudents to execute newly taught skillsfollowing professor lessons, thus providing afacility that meets the learning needs of thestudents and the teaching needs of theprofessors.”

EVALUATING THROUGH OBSERVATIONIn medical learning environments,

observation is an important tool for bothstudents and professors. Observation roomsallow students to observe peers and beevaluated by professors. Regardless of howobservation is implemented, the key is toseamlessly incorporate the observation roomin such a way that the students feel thesimulation is realistic. This is oftenaccomplished via a connected room withone-way glass and video observation.However, these spaces can require an ampleamount of space, which may be limited onsome campuses.

At Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit,SHW Group efficiently incorporated thenecessary observation space by designingthe facility to include one large observationroom for multiple simulation rooms. This

equipment. This layout also improvesclassroom utilization by allowing the collegeto schedule different course classes back-to-back in the same classroom.

SHW Group also included breakout spacesthroughout the building to promote learningoutside of the traditional classroom. Studentsuse the spaces for studying and informalgroup sessions; teachers utilize the areas forsmall group testing and one-on-oneteacher/student learning and observation.

SHW Group took a different approach forthe design of a nursing lab at Henry FordCommunity College in Dearborn. Because ofthe existing building footprint, it wasimportant to find program efficiencies. SHWGroup worked with Henry Fordrepresentatives to discuss storage and preproom needs. After reviewing the nursingprogram’s schedule, SHW Group determinedthat an 800-square-foot prep room wouldallow the College to serve the program withone fewer lab and facilitate a five-minutesetup and turnaround for the labs andclassrooms. Another space saver includeddesigning the space with one control roomand one-way observation glass for all threesimulation labs, which includes both adultand infant mannequins. Additionally, all thelabs include cameras for recording andplayback in the classrooms.

DESIGNING FOR TEACHING METHODSTo address space limitations in medical

learning environments and accommodateever-evolving teaching styles, architects candesign nursing labs with combinedinstruction and practice space. Amultipurpose room, which can operate as flexspace, allows for simultaneous lecture-styleinstruction and hands-on practice. Thisteaching style increases students’ retentionrates and has proven to be a successfultraining method. Nursing programs inparticular lend themselves to this integrateddesign, as much of a nurse’s educationrequires hands-on practice. Often programsvary in degree offerings, and each degreerequires different training and courses,creating the need for a variety of classrooms.

At Montcalm Community College (MCC) inSidney, SHW designed the classrooms withbeds and simulator stations along theperimeter of the room, surrounding acentralized lecture area. This layout allowsnursing students to break out into smallgroups to work at stations and reassemble forprofessor instruction. Nursing students canimmediately apply what they have learnedthrough the lecture without leaving the

SHW Group has designed an efficient, state-of-the-art learning environment for Henry Ford Community College’s School of Nursing.

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one of the one nation’slargest minority-ownededucational programmanagement andconstruction managementfirms; and Fanning HoweyAssociates, Inc., the thirdlargest educational planningand architectural firm in thecountry. With a Michiganoffice in Novi, Fanning Howeyhas partnered with MarkEnglish Design LLC, aminority-owned architecturaldesign firm headquartered inDetroit.

“Fanning Howey was veryinstrumental in early bridgedocument design,” saidCarter. “Brailsford andDunlavy helped DPS designand implement the selectionand bid process. Walbridge

has extensive implementation experience and constructioncapability.” Beyond a job well done, “the Walbridge Joint Venture hasbeen an absolute pleasure to work with,” Carter added. “Thediversity among the companies and individuals assigned isremarkable.”

Another cornerstone of this successful program is communitysupport, ranging from trade unions to school principals. “The tradeunions have been a very supportive partner in this program,” saidCarter. As of March 2011, “the current number of employees workingon the program, including trade and non-trade, is approximately850,” but the number will increase as construction intensifies. “Themajority of the design/build teams and subcontractors are Detroitbusinesses,” he added.

DPS members and WJV actively engaged the entire community.“School principals and staff were engaged during early designphases,” said Carter. “Community meetings were held before thebridge documents for each school were designed. …Once compiled,

It’s been a marathon year forthe Detroit Public Schools(DPS) Construction BondProgram and the Walbridge

Joint Venture (WJV), programmanagers for the $500.5 millionprogram committed to delivering18 Detroit School projects in threeyears. The DPS executive team andWJV swiftly issued bridgedocuments and design/buildcontracts in 2010. “The entire bondprogram has been awarded withthe last school – a new FinneyCrockett High School – in October2010,” said Mark Carter, executivedirector of the DPS ConstructionBond Program. As of March 2011,“there is approximately 400 millionin construction under contract.”

The Walbridge Joint Venture andthe design/build teams areefficiently converting bond dollarsinto buildings of steel, brick and glass. “The average cost savings was12 percent under the budgeted amount,” said Carter. “Thedesign/build concept was a major contributing factor. This conceptallowed the design/builder flexibility and best cost values for thedistrict. The contracts for each individual school are for a guaranteedmaximum price.”

Carter also attributes the program’s success to the experience anddiversity of the design/build selection committee of WJV and DPSmembers. “Many issues were prevented because of the preplanningand proactive management of this professional and experiencedteam assembled by Mr. Robert Bobb, DPS emergency financialmanager,” said Carter.

The Walbridge Joint Venture draws on the expertise of Walbridge,a 93-year-old construction firm headquartered in Detroit, and itspartner E.L. Bailey & Company, a minority-owned schoolconstruction and construction management company with officesin Detroit and Southfield; Brailsford and Dunlavey, Washington, D.C.,



a Marathon yearfor Detroit School ConstructionBy Mary E. KrEMposKy, associatE Editor

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Robert C. Bobb (center), DPS emergency financial manager, attended thenew Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School Community ConstructionPreview. Jenkins Granger LLC is the design builder constructing the new$46.4 million dollar facility.


Fanning Howey’s bridge documents werevery thorough and comprehensive. As soonas letters of intent were sent by DPS, thedesign/build team could begin the designprocess.”

The design/build approach expedited theschedule, as well. “The builder and architectare on the same team, which acceleratesdesign as well as a fast turnaround time forRequests for Information (RFIs),” said Carter.“The design builder has a bridge documentrequirement for the school project. Thearchitect, community, design builder, andthe DPS executive team also meet regularlyto resolve any issues that may arise.”

The community is beginning to see resultsof this construction whirlwind. In lateFebruary 2011, over 60 students, parents,faculty and members of the communitytoured the emerging Martin Luther King Jr.Senior High School now under constructionby Jenkins Granger LLC. Designed by TMPArchitecture, this $46.4 million dollar schoolwill focus on a Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)curriculum. “The community reaction to theschool has been very positive,” said Carter.“Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High Schoolhas a unique design with a very creative useof materials. In addition, the school will be aLEED Gold facility when completed in thefall of 2011.”

Jenkins Granger LLC led the community preview of the Martin LutherKing Jr. Senior High School in late February 2011. Over 60 peopletoured the emerging facility designed by TMP Architecture.

More than 1,000 square feet of 4x8-foot vision glass panels have beeninstalled in the commons area of the new Martin Luther King Jr. SeniorHigh School slated to open fall 2011, according to DPS.

A long roster of schools, both new andnewly renovated, will open their doors in fall2011, including two new pre-K-8 facilities,one for Clark Park and the other forGompers; major renovations at Denby,Henry Ford, and Western International HighSchools; and a major renovation at the pre-K-8 Duke Ellington at Beckham School.

Two new high schools are expected toopen their doors in 2012. The first is FinneyCrockett, a new $46.3 million high schoolunder design builder Tooles Clark anddesigned by Albert Kahn Associates, Inc.Mumford High School is a new $50.3 millionschool under design builder White/Turnerand designed by Hamilton AndersonAssociates.

The 18 school projects managed underthe bond program will be the core of theDPS community of revitalized schools.“Because of demographics and current andprojected school enrollment, one of theobjectives of this program is to build orrenovate 21st Century schools, mergingschool closures into combined buildings,”said Carter. “The consolidation will not onlydeliver high technology to the students, butalso a cost savings to the District. The newbuildings are energy-efficient, and operatingcosts, compared to some of the old schools,will be substantially less.” For moreinformation, please visitdpsschoolconstruction.org.


Robert Bobb addresses the crowd assembledat the Mumford High School groundbreaking.As design builder, White/Turner is constructingthe new $50.3 million high school designed byHamilton Anderson Associates. Constructionbegan fall 2010; completion is slated for 2012.


changing the learningenvironment dramatically.“We don’t even use theword classroom anymore,”said Theo Pappas, AIA, REFP,NCARB, LEED AP, executivedirector, principal, of theMichigan office of FanningHowey in Novi. “We callthem learning spaces,because classroom is amuch more restrictiveexpression of what a schoolenvironment really is in the21st Century.”

The conventionalschool is a series of double-loaded corridors withclassrooms lined in rows asstraight as the traditionalseats within. “The project-based learning environmenthas to have flexibility,” saidPappas. “The furniture ismodular and moveable,

allowing students to break up into small or larger groups and toparse the learning space up into various multi-taskingenvironments. Sometimes even more than one instructor is in theroom.”

Traditional corridors have given way to large interaction zones innewer facilities. “Some corridors have expanded into alcoves,creating extended learning areas for teachers and students a placeto interact,” said Pappas.

In 1961, Ron Fanning andClair Howey opened anarchitectural practice inthe small, Midwestern

city of Celina, Ohio. As thenational firm of FanningHowey Associates, Inc.celebrates its 50thanniversary and itsMichigan office in Novireaches its own 20-yearmilestone, the partnership’sgoal of creating exceptionalplaces to learn has clearlybeen achieved with over2,100 projects and morethan 200 design awards toits credit nationally.

Fifty years later, FanningHowey is still on the leadingedge of design, thanks to itsfocus on creating learningspaces based on currentresearch of student andteacher performance. Withresearch supporting the ability of a teaching method called project-based learning to boost academic achievement, Fanning Howey andarchitectural firms across the country are designing a growingnumber of schools without conventional classrooms and traditionalcorridors.

In this model, students interact in small groups or work as anentire class on projects designed to teach a concept through hands-on application or real-life examples. This teaching methodology is



Fanning Howey Associates, Inc. earned a 2009 Impact on Learning Award fromSchool Planning & Management for its work on the Zionsville High School Multi-Disciplinary Instructional Center. This 12,164-square-foot facility is aprime example of the open, flexible learning environments of contemporaryschools following the project-based learning educational model.

Fanning Howey Tracks Design Trends in Learning SpacesBy Mary E. Kremposky Photos Courtesy ofAssociate Editor Fanning Howey Associates, Inc.

A Passion for Learning

A sense of open space andclear sightlines are part of thiseducation model, along with aconcept called ”spatial agility.”While flexibility re-arranges thelearning space, agilitycompletely changes the purposeof the space. “An agile spacemight change its use from yearto year or every five years,” saidPappas. “Past institutions hadspaces that were empty two orthree hours a day, but thesespaces still had to be heated orcooled. With spatial agility, wecan be maximally efficient inhow we utilize the schoolbuilding, so underutilization isminimized or eliminated.”

Project-based learning is nowappearing in growing numbersand to varying degrees inschools across the county. “Our prime examples of schools usingproject-based learning have come from California with suchfacilities as High Tech High in Chula Vista and San Diego, and like the


recently opened Center forAdvanced Professional Studies(CAPS) program at Blue ValleySchools in Kansas,” said Pappas.“I think probably the majority ofschools are trying this approachto some degree, but a muchsmaller percentage employs it asa mainstay of their curriculum.”

Fanning Howey’s Michiganoffice designed its first project-based learning space in 2004 forthe award-winning RomeoEngineering and TechnologyCenter. Currently, FanningHowey is designing the Centerfor Innovative Schools (CIS), a20,000-square-foot addition toMilan High School that will becompletely project-based. ClarkConstruction, Lansing, isexpected to begin construction

in late 2011 or early 2012. The addition will include a senior transition studio to help

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Fanning Howey practices what it preachesas a full service firm providing planning,architectural, engineering, interior designand educational technology services. Overthe last 20 years, the Michigan office hasserviced 140 clients and designed over 500projects covering 21.2 million square feet ofspace.

With a sincere passion for education,Fanning Howey works closely withadministrators, teachers, parents, andstudents, even observing the teacher inaction to more accurately tailor the designto the curriculum. “Fanning Howey isdevoted to students and learning spaces,”said Pappas. “We feel very proud that wehave positively influenced the lives ofmillions of children around the country forall these years by always putting studentsand teaching first. As well as designingpleasing spaces, we make sure that the schoolfunctions and supports education.”

exploration lab using an interdisciplinaryapproach to teach sciences ranging frombotany to physics, and a design lab forarchitectural, graphic and computer gamedesign, and an innovation zone for studentsto gather and work in small groups. Theaddition may also include two SteelcaseLearn Labs™, a new product in sync with theflexible, agile spaces of project-basedlearning.

Fanning Howey is working with GrangerConstruction Company, Lansing, on an $80million renovation and expansion ofBelleville High School slated for completionin 2012. “Belleville is employing project-based learning in about half-dozen to adozen learning spaces,” said Pappas. “I haveheard that Bloomfield Hills Schools areconsidering using project-based learningthroughout a proposed new high school.”According to Wikipedia, Bloomfield schoolsvoted to merge Andover and Lahser highschools, but the first proposed bond to builda new replacement high school failed topass in November 2010.

In other trends, Pappas believes thecontinuing revolution in technology fromPCs to laptops, ipads, and other plug-and-play technologies, plus the Internet Culturewith its online courses and social media, willcontinue “to liberate the classroom” and aidschools in becoming more integrated intothe community. “In Europe, some new highschools have spaces that are actuallyintegrated throughout their towns andcommunities,” he said. “They still have acentral high school facility with communalspaces, but other learning spaces are locatedin commercial and retail districts toencourage applied learning principals.Instead of studying in a business class,students actually observe a business inaction.”

All of these approaches will preparestudents to thrive in workplaces increasinglyoperating as multi-disciplinary teams. “Thisintegration of talents is already happeningat some companies,” said Pappas. “Youmight have a scientist working with abusiness person, a designer working with a


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• Natural vs. Artificial LightingFor a project such as a window replacement,controlling sun exposure using low-e glass orshading devices on the south, west and eastsides of a building will maintain thermalcomfort for occupants. Low-e glass andshades will result in electrical energy costsavings, avoiding unnecessary artificiallighting use.

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Administrators for educational facilitiesshould strive to create indoor air qualityconducive to learning. Implementation of agreen cleaning program involves selection ofproducts without toxins. This strategy willboost air quality and demonstrate thedistrict’s or college’s commitment to thehealth of the students and faculty.

• Recycling During ConstructionA plan to recycle building materials isessential for both large and small projects.Instead of sending material to landfills, theserecycled materials can be reused tomanufacture additional products. Workingclosely with a contractor in creating a plan ofaction prior to construction helps facilitatethe effort.

• Green Building MaterialsWhether it’s flooring replacement or a smallclassroom addition, a design with recycledmaterials in mind reduces the amount ofharvested and extracted natural materials.Most materials today are manufactured usingsome amount of recycled content. A fewpopular green material choices includelinoleum, cork, bamboo flooring, and structuralsteel. Selections for these sustainablematerials should always be based on trafficpatterns, durability and use of the space.

These concepts represent a starting pointin planning for a “green” e d u c a t i o n a lfacility. Additional measures can be taken toreduce a facility’s environmental impact andto reduce energy costs, but even a smallnumber of sustainable design features – allwithout extensive costs – can enhance abuilding. Whether building a new facility orremodeling an existing school, theseseemingly small “fixes” can greatly impactboth students and the environment.

demonstrating to students, staff, faculty andcommunity that a facility is serving itssustainability mission.

• Sensors and Fixtures A renovation design that utilizes occupancysensors and low flow plumbing fixtures is arelatively simple solution to high energycosts. Occupancy sensors are a minimal first-cost increase that decreases energy demandby lighting a space only during actual

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universities, find it difficult to imagine anaffordable “green” transformation of theireducational facilities. The notion of up-frontcosts can be daunting to schooladministrators. Below are a few “green” tipsthat can actually assist with budget issues,while maintaining classroom excellence and



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Awatched pot never boils, but cana watched site ever bloom? Foryears, all eyes in Birminghamwere focused on a small piece ofland at the intersection of

Woodward Avenue and Maple Road. ManyBirmingham visitors make their firstimpressions from this gateway into the city’spopular downtown. A former gas stationresting on a designated Brownfield was animage few city boosters were comfortablewith, so they kept a close eye on the site –until the seeds of development finallysprouted into the landmark building thatgraces the land today.

Catalyst Development Co., LLC workedwith construction manager CSM Group andarchitect and interior designer EckertWordell, Architecture, Engineering, InteriorDesign, all of Kalamazoo, to revitalize theblighted corner with a new five-story, mixed-use structure. Named for Greenleaf Trust,which occupies a significant portion of thebuilding, the structure also houses an Italianrestaurant and luxury residential units alongwith additional Class A office space. True tothe Greenleaf name and the reputation ofthe project team, as well as to the gardener-like attention that nurtured growth on thesite, the structure was built with sustain-ability in mind. Silver-Level Certification isanticipated under USGBC’s LEED ratingsystem and the building received anhonorable mention in CAM Magazine’sGreen Project of the Year Awards.

MAKING THE GARDEN GROW The Greenleaf Trust site measures about

14,000 square feet, but busy nearbyroadways and an existing restauranteffectively limited development options.Minor soil contamination could also beattributed to the existing gas station’sunderground fuel storage tanks. In spite ofthese shortcomings, the site’s positivefeatures were much too significant to beoverlooked.

“The most important feature was theexposure that the site offered,” said RickWordell, senior principal in charge of designfor Eckert Wordell. “It is a high visibilitycorner that really is the gateway into thedowntown area of Birmingham. It was theperfect site for our client, mostly because ofthe exposure.”

Making the site work required thecombined talents of Eckert Wordell and CSMGroup. After some contaminated soil wasremoved, a membrane was installed toseparate the building from what remained.This required careful coordination and thefoundations were poured in small sections

so that individual pieces of the membranecould be joined together to form an uninter-rupted barrier. Recessed items such asplumbing, utilities and grease traps for therestaurant required advanced planningbecause they all had to sit atop themembrane.

Once workers emerged from the 20-footexcavation pit, they had to contend with theclose confines presented by roads on threesides and the existing restaurant on thefourth. The outer wall of the Greenleaf TrustBuilding sits a scant four inches away fromPeabody’s Restaurant, yet the new buildingtowers over the existing structure.Scaffolding was actually placed above theexisting restaurant, with permission fromthe owner, to set stone on the new building’shigher floors. Vertical access challengeswere met with a variety of innovativesolutions from the project team.

“The tower crane foundation was designedintegral with the building foundation,”explained Todd McDonald, president of CSMGroup. “It penetrated a roof area over theunderground parking/mechanical space, sowe could pull it out as close to the end of theproject as possible.”

This tower crane was removed in January2010, but the final phases of the projectwere supported with a portable tower crane

that featured a very small footprint. Thiscrane was erected along Woodward and wasused to hoist materials up to the roof duringthe project’s final months. In addition toaccommodating cranes on the small site, theproject team conserved space by havingcontractors park offsite while creating atemporary lot to serve the parking needs ofthe existing restaurant. In spite of the site’ssize, the finished Greenleaf Trust Buildingnow offers classic visual appeal and a wealthof functional spaces.

ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR As the Greenleaf Trust project progressed,

the team enjoyed a steady stream ofhospitality and good will from thebusinesses, civic leaders and people ofBirmingham. Although they always wantedto be good neighbors, the warm welcomethat they received further cemented theirdesire to make themselves a positiveaddition to the community. One of thesurest ways to make a good first impressionwas to fit in with the unique architecture ofthe city, as defined by historic downtownbuildings and the nearby CranbrookEducational Community.

The building’s classic, contemporary stylingpays respectful homage to Birmingham’sarchitectural heritage, while the Mankato

Greenleaf Trust occupies a significant portion of the building, which also houses an Italianrestaurant and luxury residential units, along with additional Class A office space.


stone used on the exterior helped to meetsustainability goals by being sourced within500 miles of the site. Mankato stone andother design elements from the exterior arecarried into the building’s interior to create aseamless, yet elegant, look. No detail was toosmall for consideration, as even exterior glassand custom interior lighting fixtures wereselected to complement the Greenleaf Trustlogo.

“This project afforded a great opportunityto combine the site constraints, the programrequirements, the wonderful architecturalhistory of the vicinity, and the owner’s truedesire to meet the LEED criteria on aBrownfield, while also building a structurethat would stand the test of time and act asa catalyst for future development standardswithin the Birmingham area,” said JeffEckert, senior principal for Eckert Wordell.“This building makes a profound statementtowards those ends.”

In addition to making a positive impacttoday, the Greenleaf Trust Building was alsodesigned to conserve resources fortomorrow. Brownfield redevelopment is aninherently green process and this particularsite also offers pedestrian access to

downtown buildings and mass transitoptions. Locally available materials withhigh levels of recycled content were usedwhenever feasible. Construction waste wasalso given careful consideration, butrecycling required a little extra thought atthe Greenleaf Trust site.

“Normally, you have four or fivedumpsters for cardboard, wood, metal andother materials,” said McDonald. “We had touse smaller containers and arrange for morefrequent pickup to manage disposal herebecause of the site constraints.”

The project team did a fair amount offinessing to fit the Greenleaf Trust Buildingonto its site, but it looks like it belongs therenow. Much like a tree growing in a forest, thebuilding became a natural part of thelandscape that is in harmony with itssurroundings. Thanks to the skills and visionof the entire project team, Birmingham’swatched site has finally bloomed.

THE FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORSAND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTSCONTRIBUTED THEIR SKILLS TO THEPROJECT:• Carpet and Specialty Flooring – SCI

Floorcovering, Southfield (Core and Shell,Greenleaf Trust Interior and ZaziosRestaurant)

• Civil Engineer – Nowak & Fraus, Pontiac• Commissioning Agent – L.L. Catey

Engineering Services, LLC, Royal Oak • Concrete Flatwork, Structural and Floor

Slabs – Ideal Contractors, Detroit (Coreand Shell)

• Concrete Forming and Accessories –Albanelli Cement Contractors, Livonia(Core and Shell)

• Conveying Equipment – Connelly CraneRental Corporation, Detroit (Core and Shell)

• Drywall, Acoustical Ceilings and GeneralTrades – Jasman Construction, Whitmore Lake (Core and Shell, GreenleafTrust Interior and Zazios Restaurant)

• Earth Moving – Site Development, Inc.,Madison Heights (Core and Shell)

• Electrical and Fire Alarm – EdgewoodElectric, Madison Heights (Core and Shell,Greenleaf Trust Interior and ZaziosRestaurant)

• Elevators – Thyssen Krupp ElevatorCompany, Livonia (Core and Shell)

• Fire Alarm – Riverside IntegratedSystems, Grand Rapids (Core and Shell)

• Fire Protection – Advanced FireProtection, Lansing (Core and Shell,Greenleaf Trust Interior and ZaziosRestaurant)

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Mankato stone and other design elementsfrom the exterior are carried into the building’s interior to create a seamless, yetelegant, look.


• Fire Protection – Westland FireProtection, Livonia (Core and Shell,Greenleaf Trust Interior and ZaziosRestaurant)

• Fire and Smoke Protection – William EHarnish Accoustical, Inc., Redford (Coreand Shell)

• Food Service Equipment – Great LakesHotel Supply, Detroit (Zazios Restaurant)

• General Trades – City Renovation & Trim,Inc., Auburn Hills (Core and Shell)

• Glazing – Madison Heights Glass,Ferndale (Core and Shell, Greenleaf TrustInterior and Zazios Restaurant)

• Hard Tile Flooring – F.D. Beradino Tile,Eastpointe (Core and Shell and GreenleafTrust Interior)

• Hard Tile Flooring – Wolverine StoneCompany, Warren (Zazios Restaurant)

• Landscaping – Donato Landscape,Shelby Township (Core and Shell)

• Mechanical – Pro Services, Portage (Coreand Shell, Greenleaf Trust Interior andZazios Restaurant)

• Mechanical and Electrical Engineer –Ketchmark & Associates, Burr Ridge, IL

• Painting – Somerset Painting andCommercial Services, Washington (Coreand Shell, Greenleaf Trust Interior andZazios Restaurant)

• Siding (Metal Panels) – ArchitecturalMetals, Inc., Portland (Core and Shell)

• Roofing – Stephenson & Sons Roofing,Flint (Core and Shell)

• Security Consultant – Security Design &Consulting, Inc., Flushing

• Site Remediation – Bierlein Companies,Inc., Midland (Core and Shell)

• Security Cameras – SecurAlarm Systems,Grand Rapids (Core and Shell, GreenleafTrust Interior and Zazios Restaurant)

• Specialty Doors and Frames – OverheadDoor of Jackson, Jackson(Core and Shell)

• Sound Consultants – Kolano & SahaEngineers, Waterford

• Special Foundations, Load BearingElements and Auger Cast Piles –Schnabel Foundation Company, Cary IL(Core and Shell)

• Structural Engineer – JDH Engineering,Inc., Grandville

• Structural Steel and Metal Fabrication –Kirby Steel, Burton (Core and Shell)

• Structured Cabling – TeL Systems, AnnArbor (Zazios Restaurant)

• Testing Consultant – Soils & MaterialsEngineers, Inc. (SME), Plymouth

• Traffic Coatings – D.C. Byers, GrandRapids (Core and Shell)

• Traffic Consultants – Birchler ArroyoAssociates, Inc., Lathrup Village

• Traffic Signaling Consultant – MansellAssociates, Inc., Farmington

• Traffic Signals – Rauhorn Electric,Macomb (Core and Shell)

• Unit Masonry – Leidal & Hart, Livonia(Core and Shell and Zazios Restaurant)

Subcontractors and professional consultantslisted in the Construction Highlight areidentified by the general contractor, architect or owner.

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Therma-Tru® Introduces New ProductsBuilders and remodelers looking to enhance their marketplace

presence and gain business in 2011 can stop at the front door. That’swhere the innovative advantages start for building industry profes-sionals using the newest Therma-Tru products.

The newest products from Therma-Tru are intended to meetbuilder demands and the current tastes of homeowners, includingmore choices in premium doors and better entryway functionality.Add the benefits of significantly easier maintenance and theimproved energy efficiency of fiberglass over wood, and Therma-Truis continuing to provide builders with a product offering that hasmade it their most preferred brand of entry doors for 10 yearsrunning.

Therma-Tru showcased its full portfolio of fiberglass entrywaysolutions at the show plus premiered new products that include:the new Classic-Craft® Canvas Collection™, fiberglass doors featurea smooth, paintable surface designed with the performance andelegance of the Classic-Craft line; the enhanced Fiber-Classic® OakCollection™, which now includes more aesthetically pleasing, high-definition embossments to be paired with a wider variety ofdecorative glass options; the New Avonlea™ Glass Design, whichexpands Therma-Tru’s decorative glass portfolio with its new clearbaroque glass design with black nickel caming, designed tocomplement Modern, New American and Colonial homes; and NewVented Sidelites, which allow homeowners to let fresh air and lightinto their homes without compromising style or energy efficiency.

For more information about Therma-Tru Doors, visitwww.thermatru.comor call (800) 537-8827.

Insect Shield® Repellent Work Wear ProgramEnhances Corporate Occupational Safety andHealth Measures

Insect Shield repellent work wear offers vital protection against avariety of insects that can cause dangerous diseases such as malaria,dengue fever or Lyme disease.

The Insect Shield program is being offered to oil and gas, miningand forestry companies and their subcontractors in locations whereinsect-borne disease is endemic. Every day, thousands of thesecompany’s employees are exposed to insects that can carry malaria,dengue fever, trypanosomiasis, filariasis, leishmaniasis, and otherdangerous diseases. Insect Shield’s long-lasting clothingtreatment—proven to last through 70 washings—is an excellentsolution for employees living in harm’sway.

The Insect Shield WorkplaceSafety & Health online store

makes protectiveclothing and gear itemsavailable to workers in at-risklocations across the globe. TheInsect Shield assortmentconsists of work wear, profes-sional apparel andaccessories—includingclothing that also offers sunprotection, flame resistanceand high visibility—as well asadditional protective itemssuch as mosquito nets for useat home. A Youth section wasrecently added to go a stepfurther and help protect thefamilies of employees whohave been relocated to disease-risk parts of the world.

Patent-pending Insect Shield technology provides long-lasting,effective, invisible, and odorless protection against insects. InsectShield apparel products repel ticks, ants, flies, chiggers, and midges(no-see-ums) through 70 launderings.

For more information, visit http://www.insectshield.com/work,http://www.facebook.com/insectshieldorhttp://www.twitter.com/insect_shield.

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LED Fluorescent TubeReplacement LampsAvailable From NxGenTechnologies

NxGen Technologies, Inc. hasannounced the availability of its secondgeneration LED fluorescent tubereplacement lamps. The lamps are ULlisted and are available in 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-foot lengths.

Requiring no ballast to work, the LEDfluorescent tube replacement lamps arevirtually maintenance-free for theirlifetime – which is estimated at morethan 40,000 hours. The daylight whitecolor lamps operate at a colortemperature of 6,500oK, the neutralwhite at 4,100oK and the warm white at 3,000oK. And, because theyare LED-based, they do not have the flicker or warm up timeassociated with fluorescent tubes.

Further information on the LED Fluorescent Tube Replacementlamps produced by NxGen Technologies can be obtained by calling215-493-2673 or writing to NxGen Technologies, Inc., 1790 Yardley-Langhorne Rd., Suite 206, Yardley, PA 19067. Informationabout the lamp is also available on the worldwide Web at:www.nxgentechnologies.com.

Metabo's New Filet Weld Grinder Well Suitedfor Finishing Various Metals

Metabo Corporation now offers the KNSE 12-150 Fillet WeldGrinder, which is well suited for finishing various metals includingstainless steel. The new extended nose grinder is used for finishingand polishing hard to access fillet welds typically found on handrailsor inside welds on enclosed areas.

The KNSE12-150 features an extremely flat design that enhancesthe tool's overall operation and maneuverability. Weighing just 6.6lbs and equipped with Metabo's Marathon motor, this new tool isdesigned with double gear reduction for extreme power delivery.

Standard features include a winding protection grid, auto-stopcarbon brushes and thumbwheel for speed preselect. The VarioTacho Constamatic (VTC) full-wave electronic speed control featurekeeps the tool's speed nearly constant under any load.

Safety features of the KNSE12-150 include an electronic soft-start,a toolless adjustment for the grinder's protective cover, overloadprotection and a power interruption protection.

The KNSE12-150 can take a weld from raw to mirror finish usingthe available accessories.

For more information, please visithttp://www.metabo.com/Product-catalogue-handheld-powertools.24048+M517c96221c6.0.html or contact TerryTuerk, Metabo Corporation, 1231 Wilson Drive, WestChester, PA, 19380; phone: 800-638-2264; fax:800-638-2261; e-mail:[email protected]; or visitwww.metabousa.com.


SnowEx Introduces New Economical Salt BoxSnowEx introduces the SB-1000 salt box, an economical version of

its popular storage systems. The SB-1000 features a highly durabledesign but is inexpensive, making it well suited for entry-levelneeds.

Constructed from water-resistant, noncorrosivepolyethylene, theSB-1000 has astorage capacity of10 cubic feet and isdesigned to protecta wide variety ofmaterials fromweather elements.Although the mostcommon use is forstoring salt, sand andother spreadingmaterials for icemanagement, the salt boxcan also be used for holding fertilizer, tools and anything else thatrequires a weather-protected enclosure.

In addition to the SB-1000, SnowEx offers a full line of salt boxeswith varying capacities and more convenience features, such aslockable lids and fork pockets.

For more information, contact TrynEx International, 23455Regency Park Drive, Warren, MI 48089; call 800-725-8377 or 586-756-6555; fax 586-755-0338; [email protected]; or visitwww.trynexfactory.com.

Hilti's Newest HeavyHitter

Designed for heavy breakingapplications and demolition work atfloor level, Hilti unveils its newestelectro pneumatic tool, the new TE 3000-AVR Breaker. The Hilti TE 3000-AVR Breakerboasts the power of an air tool, at the sameweight level, without the need for an aircompressor to deliver explosive breakingpower and exceptional mobility.

Weighing 65 pounds, the TE 3000-AVRdelivers 50 foot-pounds of impact energy tobreak up to six tons of material per hour, at ratecomparable with a 60- to 65-pound air tool. Thistool offers contractors easy, flexible operationfrom anywhere on the jobsite. Because it doesnot require an air compressor, the TE 3000-AVRallows contractors to have their tool set up andworking before the compressor is even towed to the location andhooked up. For maximum versatility, the TE 3000-AVR acceptsstandard 1-1/8" chisels, same as air-powered tools.

Hilti has developed a range of sub-chassis active vibrationreduction (AVR) solutions to benefit power tool operators, solutionsmatched to the needs of specific applications. The TE 3000-AVRincorporates Hilti’s AVR system to dramatically cut the vibrationpassed along to the operator during operation, reducing fatigue andallowing them to work longer.


Hilti redefines durability with the TE 3000-AVR. An active cooling system reduces wearand tear on the motor, electronics andhammering mechanism. Plus, the TE 3000-AVR features a brushless SR motor thateliminates the need to replace carbonbrushes — allowing longer intervalsbetween service and twice the expectedmotor life.

The Hilti TE 3000-AVR provides long-termservice under the most rugged conditions.Hilti backs that promise up with its LifetimeService agreement, a service plan thatincludes two years of no-cost coverage, onthe TE 3000-AVR.

For more information on the Hilti TE 3000-AVR Breaker, please contact Hilti CustomerService. From the U.S., call Hilti, Inc. at 1-800-879-8000, or visit www.us.hilti.com; fromCanada, call Hilti (Canada) Corporation at 1-800-461-3028, or visit www.hilti.ca.

DaVinci Roofscapes®Introduces New Roofing ColorsDAVINCI ROOFSCAPES HAS INTRODUCEDNEW ROOFING COLORS AND BLENDS.

Eight new colors and eight additionalnew color blends were introduced for thedurable DaVinci polymer slate and shakeroofing tiles. With the addition of thesecolors, the company now offers a total of 49colors and 28 standard colorblends.

New DaVincipolymer slate colorsinclude MediumTerracotta, DarkTerracotta, Light Clay andDark Clay. They join theexisting slate colors of:Light Gray; Medium Gray;Dark Gray; Light Green;Medium Green; Dark Green;Light Brown; Medium Brown;Medium Tan; Dark Tan; LightPurple; Dark Purple; GreenStone; Dark Stone; Slate Gray;Slate Black; Light Violet; Dark Violet; and DarkAmber.

New colors in the shake line introduced atthe show include Light Chesapeake, MediumLight Chesapeake, Medium Chesapeake andDark Chesapeake. There are 22 otheravailable shake colors from DaVinciincluding: Light Autumn; Medium LightAutumn; Medium Autumn; Dark Autumn;Light New Cedar; Medium Light New Cedar;Medium New Cedar; Medium Dark NewCedar; Dark New Cedar; Light Mountain;Medium Mountain; Dark Mountain; LightTahoe; Medium Tahoe; Medium Dark Tahoe;

Dark Tahoe; Light Weathered Gray; MediumLight Weathered Gray; Medium WeatheredGray; Medium Dark Weathered Gray; andDark Weathered Gray.

DaVinci launched eight new color blendsas a result of research and homeownerrequests over the years. Together with thecompany’s previous 20 color blend options,DaVinci now offers a total of 28 color blendsin their standard offerings. The new blendsinclude: Milano – Light Gray, Medium Gray,Dark Gray and Dark Purple colors in the single-width Valoré Slate and Bellafortéproduct lines; Cambridge – Light Brown,Medium Brown, Dark Stone and Dark Tancolors in the single-width Valoré Slate andBellaforté product lines; Sedona – MediumTerracotta, Dark Terracotta, Light Clay andDark Clay in the single-width Valoré Slateand Bellaforté product lines; Sabino – DarkMountain and Medium Autumn in thesingle-width Valore Slate product line andDark Mountain and Medium Autumn in theBellaforté product line; Sonora – MediumTerracotta, Dark Terracotta, Light Clay andDark Clay in the multi-width Slate productline; Canyon – Dark Mountain, MediumAutumn and Dark Autumn in the multi-width Slate product line; Harbor Gray – LightChesapeake, Medium Light Chesapeake,

Medium Chesapeake and DarkChesapeake in the single-width Valoré Shake productline; Chesapeake – LightChesapeake, Medium LightChesapeake, MediumChesapeake and DarkChesapeake in the multi-width Shake and FancyShake product lines.

A newly-enhanced ColorDesigner tool on theDaVinci website offers

a fast, easy way for peopleto view the standard color blends or

create their own custom color blends usingup to five of DaVinci’s 49 standard colors.

The easy-to-navigate DaVinci website alsoincludes technical specifications anddownloadable materials for single- andmulti-width Slate and Shake tiles, anarchitectural toolbox and a section onsustainability and the environment. Visitorsfind it simple to locate roofing tile optionson the site and learn about the advantagesof selecting the synthetic roofing that arebacked by a 50-year warranty and are 100percent recyclable.

For additional information call 1-800-328-4624 or visit www.davinciroofscapes.com.

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Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.,headquartered in Saginaw,recently announced thatNational Sales ManagerJohn Deal was recognizedby the Restaurant FacilityManagement Association(RFMA) at their nationalconference, being namedthe “Vendor of the Year” for2010. Duro-Last alsorecently announced thehiring of Thomas L. Saeli asthe company’s chiefexecutive officer. In additionto Duro-Last, Saeli willoversee the operations ofsister companiesPlastatech® EngineeringLtd., Oscoda Plastics®, Inc.,TIP-TOP® ScrewManufacturing, Inc., EnergySolutions Insulation®, Inc.,and JRB Personnel, LLC.Also, Duro-Last hasannounced the hiring of Brian Brigmann asdirector of purchasing. Brigmann will beresponsible for the supply agreements andactivities associated with the procurementof materials for manufacturing operations atDuro-Last and its sister companies.

Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.(FTC&H) Engineers ● Scientists ● Architects● Constructors, is pleased to announce thepromotion of Kamran Qadeer, PE toassociate. Qadeer, a senior project manager,works out of FTC&H’s Farmington Hills officeand is a registered profes-sional engineer in Michigan.He is the past president ofthe American Society ofCivil Engineers (ASCE)Michigan Section and iscurrently chair of theHistory and HeritageCommittee of ASCESoutheastern Branch. He is an activemember of American Council of EngineeringCompanies (ACEC) and Southern OaklandCounty Municipal Engineers (SOCME).

Plumbing Professors, Canton Township,is pleased to announce that MikeDemarest, service technician, has beenawarded his Master Plumber License by theState of Michigan.

Kevin Akey, of AZD Architect, BloomfieldHills, and Bernie Ronnish of RonnishConstruction, Troy, have won the “2011Outstanding NewConstruction Award” fortheir Lofts on 9 Mile project.The award was presentedby Main Street OaklandCounty in recognition of theteam’s contributions toimproving the downtownsof local communities.

Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC), aconsulting engineering and architecturalservices firm with offices throughoutMichigan, recently announced that JaneGraham, AIA, has been promoted toassociate. Graham functions as HRC’sIndustrial Facilities Design DepartmentHead and provides project managementand architectural design services, practicingsustainable design principles, for HRC’sArchitectural and Industrial Facilities Design Departments.

C2AE, a full-service architectural,engineering, and planning design firmbased in Lansing, recently announced theelection of its Board of Directors. The 2011elected officers are as follows: WilliamKimble, PE – Chairman and president of theBoard; Lawrence Fox, PE – vice president ofthe Board; Paul Rozeboom, PE, LEED® AP –Board treasurer; and Kevin Feuka, PE –Board secretary. The remaining Directorselected to the Board include the followingprincipal shareholders: Mathew Jarvi, PE;Dennis Bekken, AIA, LEED® AP; and DennisJensen, AIA. In addition to re-electing itsBoard of Directors, C2AE is pleased toannounce several new associates and seniorassociates who are shareholders of the firm.New senior associates include: AdamFalkowski; John Harvey; Roger Marks; andRusti Owens. New associates include: NormFarhat; Amanda Poynter; Eric Rantanen;and Ernie West.

Lawrence R. Chute, PE, SE has joined Soiland Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) as asenior project manager in the firm’sPlymouth office. With 33years of engineeringexperience, Chutespecializes in helpingowners anddesign/construction teamswith structural issues, andbuilding enclosure analysisand design.

The architectural firm of Hobbs+Black ishappy to announce a reorganizedmanagement team in its Lansing office.Robert Daverman has joined as a vicepresident and project manager. He is aregistered architect with over 30 yearsexperience in Michigan and is a LEEDAccredited Professional. Nick Scarpone,vice president, will continue in his projectmanager capacity and will also assume therole of office production coordinator. He willbe responsible for the technical productionof all projects within mid-Michigan. MartyRuiter, senior associate, will continue in hisproject manager capacity, while also beingresponsible for mid-Michigan BusinessDevelopment. Dennis Bartz, seniorassociate, will continue as the firm’s directorof engineering. In addition to acting as aproject manager, Dennis will be responsiblefor coordinating concept and developmentof structural, mechanical, and electricalsystems for all Hobbs + Black projects. Thearchitectural firm is headquartered in AnnArbor, with full-service regional offices inLansing and Phoenix, AZ.

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Clark Construction Company has beennamed general contractor for the majorrenovation of two student housing units atMichigan State University (MSU).Construction work at MSU’s Bailey andRather Halls is expected to begin in May2011. The $24.9 million renovation at Baileyand Rather Halls will transform 200,000-square-feet of student housing units in theBrody complex. Renovations are expectedto be completed June 2012.

Synergy Group, Inc., Troy, has completeda design-build project for an internationalbusiness center expansion to theAutomation Alley building ahead ofschedule, it was announced recently.Automation Alley is a technology businessassociation comprised of more than 1,000member companies, housed in a 12,000-square-foot building in Troy. Synergy wasselected to build the office buildingexpansion on a design-build basis.Construction took place during the wintermonths to make the center open and readyfor business in March. The expanded centerwas officially opened at an April 28ceremony at Automation Alley.

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CAM has announced its 2011 Golf Outingschedule:• June 14 – Devil's Ridge Golf Club

in Oxford• July 19 – Dunham Hills Golf Club

in Hartland• August 23 – Fieldstone Golf Club

in Auburn Hills• September 12 – Paint Creek Country

Club in Lake OrionContact Diana Brown at CAM for more infor-mation or to register (248) 972-1000.

May 19 – CAM Connect at Willys OverlandLofts

CAM will present their second CAMConnect of 2011 at the Willys Overland Loftsin Detroit, from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Professionalswill be on hand to discuss project financing,architectural design, and give tours. Therewill also be plenty of time to network withothers in the construction industry, so bringyour business cards and get ready to con-nect! This CAM Connect event is FREE to allCAM Members. To RSVP, contact MaryCarabott at CAM (248) 972-1000.

May 24 – CAM Sporting Clays Shootout This event will take place at the Detroit

Gun Club in Walled Lake. Lunch and a deli-cious steak dinner will also be served.Deadline for registration is May 16. Allshooters must bring their own shotguns;only 12 or 20 gauge may be used.

For more information, or to register, callGregg Montowski at 248-972-1000.

June 6-9 – Hexagon 2011The Leica Geosystems’ High Definition

Surveying (HDS™) Worldwide UserConference and Airborne Sensor (ABS) UserConference will expand to offer sessions,hands-on training and new business oppor-tunities under the Hexagon 2011 umbrella.Hexagon 2011 will be held at the OrlandoWorld Center Marriot Resort in Orlando, FL.

For more information about Leica Geosystems at Hexagon 2011, please visit websitewww.hexagonconference.com.

Jun. 13-15 – NeoCon®The National Exhibition of Contract

Furnishings, at The Merchandise Mart inChicago, IL, will feature the latest designtrends, products, and concepts in office,healthcare, hospitality, residential, institu-tional and government interior environ-ments. A comprehensive conference sched-ule will offer more than 140 CEU-accreditedseminars, industry association forums, andkeynote speakers.

For more information, visitwww.neocon.com, or call 800-677-6278(MART) in the United States, or 312-527-7600 outside the United States. Jun. 16-19 – CEO Forum – The AmericanSociety of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) willhold its annual CEO Forum at the PinehurstResort in Pinehurst, NC. The CEO Forum is aleadership and executive conference forconcrete professionals. Participants includeCEOs, presidents, owners, CFOs, vice presi-dents and other top managers of concretecontracting firms.

For more information, or to register, visitwww.ascconline.org, or call the ASCC officeat 866-788-2722.

June 29, 2011 – Mid-Year EconomicForecast and State of the IndustryBreakfast

Presented by CAM in partnership with theBIA (Building Industry Association). Thisbreakfast will take place at the Best WesternSterling Inn in Sterling Heights. Learn whatMichigan can and must do to bring aboutpositive changes to make us a leader onceagain. Featured speakers include Paul Traub,business economist with the FederalReserve Bank of Chicago (Detroit branch),and John Rakolta, Jr., chairman and CEO ofWalbridge. VIP reception prior to the break-fast meeting. Limited tabletop display spaceand sponsorship opportunities are alsoavailable.

For more information or reservations, visitwww.cam-online.com or contact KevinKoehler at CAM (248) 972-1000.


C O R P O R A T E N E W S – C O N S T R U C T I O N C A L E N D A R

CONSTRUCTIONCALENDAR

May

Please submit all calendar items no less than six weeks prior to the event to: Calendar Editor,CAM Magazine, P.O. Box 3204, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3204.

Lansing-based C2AE, the engineering andarchitectural firm responsible for the designof the new Motz County Park in St. Johns, ispleased to announce the project hasreceived four awards since its grandopening last summer. A former gravel pit,Motz County Park is Clinton County’s firstpark. The 42-acre property was transformedinto a user-friendly outdoor recreationalarea that incorporates Universal Access (UA)features throughout. Serving all visitorsequally regardless of age or ability, the parkoffers an enhanced level of convenience andfunction beyond that of a traditional park.

JC Beal Construction Inc., a generalcontracting firm with offices in Detroit andAnn Arbor, has recently signed a contractwith LM - Atlanta Airport Inc. for therenovation of a former 499-room RamadaInn located near Atlanta, GA into the newlybranded 333-room Holiday Inn & SuitesAtlanta Airport North Hotel. Designed byKraemer Design Group of Detroit, theproject comprehensively modernizes the268,000-square-foot building’sinfrastructure and creates a Holiday Inn-level suite product not currently available inthe area. Completion is scheduled for fall2011.

Canton-based Plumbing Professors, afull service plumbing, sewer repair and pipelining company, has been awarded the"2010 Job of the Year" by NuFlow for theirepoxy pipe lining work for the State of Ohio.

Saginaw-based Duro-Last® Roofing, Inc.was recently recognized at the RestaurantFacility Management Association’s (RFMA)National Conference in Long Beach, CA, byDarden Restaurants as “Vendor of the Year”for 2010. Over 8 million square feet of Duro-Last roofing membrane have been installedon 1,138 Darden restaurants since 1987.

Hilti has announced that eight of itsproducts have received the prestigiousGOOD DESIGN™ Award presented by theChicago Athenaeum Museum ofArchitecture and Design, together with TheEuropean Centre for Architecture Art Designand Urban Studies. The eight Hilti productsreceiving the award are: the PRE 3 RotatingLaser; DSH 700 & 900 Gas Saws; TE 1000-AVRand TE 1500-AVR Breakers; WSR 18-ACordless Reciprocating Saw; SF 18-ACordless Drill Driver; and the SFH 18-ACordless Hammer Drill Driver. Hilti’sMichigan locations include Livonia andGrand Rapids.


As you all are probably aware, the 2011 Construction Buyers Guide is out on the street. In an effort to keep ourinformation as accurate as possible, we’re including here all the changes and corrections we have received formembers’ company listings as of April 5. Changes from the book are in bold.

To see continual, up-to-date, complete company listings, check out the Buyers Guide Online at www.cam-online.com, updated monthly.Check back to this section every month in CAM Magazine to get heads-up information and news involving the Construction Buyers Guide.

Questions? Contact Mary Carabott at 248-972-1000 for answers and to find out how to add to your online listings.To obtain additional copies of the Guide, stop by the CAM office and pick them up at no additional charge, or send $6 per book for shipping to

have the books sent to your company via UPS. Please call ahead of time for authorization if you want a substantial number of copies.Invoices for the 2011 Buyers Guide listings have been generated and mailed. If you have questions regarding your invoice, call the CAM office.

B U Y E R S G U I D E U P D A T E S

Air Design, Inc.22517 Telegraph Rd.Southfield, MI 48033Phone: 248-447-0400Fax: 248-447-0404

Akey Josephson, LLC2555 Crumb Rd.Commerce, MI 48390Phone: 248-926-2900Fax: 248-926-2902

B.J. Construction Services, Inc.42219 IrwinHarrison Twp., MI 48045Phone: 586-783-4559Fax: 586-786-6288

Carlo Construction, Inc.14899 33 Mile Rd.Romeo, MI 48065Phone: 586-752-9771Fax: 586-752-9772

J.T. Crawford, Inc.121 Wendover Ct.Commerce Twp., Mi 48390Phone: 248-960-7530Fax: 248-960-7630

Robert J. Davis8869 Meskill Rd.Columbus, MI 48063Phone: 313-884-6347

A.R. Decker & Associates, Inc.1878 Star Batt Rd.Rochester Hills, MI 48309Phone: 248-243-3940Fax: 248-243-3944

Eagen Drywall, Inc.P.O. Box 117Marysville, MI 48040Phone: 810-364-7660Fax: 810-364-3810R.P. Fitzpatrick Co., Inc.14098 CranbrookRiverview, MI 48193Phone: 734-283-5987

Christopher Kulin Building Co.7649 Mary Lou Ct.Shelby Twp., MI 48317Phone: 810-499-9245Fax: 586-580-2040

LPL Financial28411 Northwestern Hwy., Suite1200Southfield, MI 48034Phone: 248-353-6570Fax: 248-352-3612

David Milling Architects2106 Overlook Ct.Ann Arbor, MI 48103Phone: 734-913-1010Fax: 734-913-6054

Mosser Construction, Inc.(Replaces Toledo location only)1613 Henthrone Dr.Maumee, OH 43537Phone: 419-861-5100Fax: 419-861-5110

OYK Engineering & Construction1349 Rochester Rd., Ste. 210Rochester Hills, MI 48307Phone: 248-656-7695Fax: 248-656-7694

Patriot Pumps1200 Victory Dr.Howell, MI 48843Phone: 517-552-5650Fax: 517-552-5996

RBE, Inc.4822 Joslyn Rd.Orion, MI 48359Phone: 248-874-2006Fax: 248-874-1966

RCI Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.735 N. Second StBrighton, MI 48116Phone: 810-220-2300Fax: 810-220-4829

Ronnisch Construction Group320 Martin, Suite 30Birmingham, MI 48009Phone: 248-549-1800Fax: 248-723-8080

Scott Williams Trucking & Excavating, Inc.(Formerly Tyger Excavating, Inc.)58751 North Ave.Ray Twp., MI 48096Phone: 586-749-9470Fax: 586-749-7246

The Sheer Shop7393 23 Mile Rd.Shelby Twp., MI 48316Phone: 586-731-4499Fax: 586-731-7301

Sidock Group, Inc.(Replaces Novi location only)45650 Grand River Ave., Floor 1,Novi, MI 48374Phone: 248-349-4500Fax: 248-349-1429

Transwestern(Formerly TranswesternCommercial Services)32255 Northwestern Hwy.Farmington Hills, MI 48334Phone: 248-932-2840Fax: 248-932-1108

Tyger Excavating, Inc.21 Kercheval Ave., Ste. 285Grosse Pointe, MI 48236Phone: 586-270-6672Fax: 586-270-6673

BUYERS GUIDEUpdates


W E L C O M E N E W M E M B E R S A D V E R T I S E R S I N D E X

Ace Cutting Equipment ................................................21

Aluminum Supply Company/Marshall Sales ............................................................6

Aoun & Company ............................................................32

Auch, George W. Co. ........................................................25

CAM / BIA Mid-Year Economic Conference ..........35

CAM ECPN ..........................................................................39

C.A.S.S. ................................................................................17

CEI Roofing ........................................................................21

C.F.C.U. ................................................................................BC

Connelly Crane Rental Corp.........................................38

Curran Crane Co., J.J. ......................................................33

Detroit Terrazzo Contractors Association ..............32

Doeren Mayhew ..............................................................46

Engineered Buildings, Inc. ..............................................7

Fanning Howey ................................................................33

Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. ..................21

G2 Consulting Group ....................................................34

Hartland Insurance Group, Inc. ..................................11

Interface Financial Group ............................................42

Lawrence Technological University ..........................29

Michigan Construction Marketplace ......................IBC

Next Generation Services Group ..............................30

North American Dismantling Corp. ..........................19

Oakland Companies..........................................................5

Oakland Metal Sales, Inc. ..............................................10

Plante & Moran, PLLC ....................................................15

Plumbing Professors ........................................................7

R.S. Dale Co. ......................................................................IFC

Roland L. Stapleton ........................................................42

Ronald B. Rich ......................................................................9

Roofers Local 149 ..............................................................7

Roofing Technology Associates, LTD ........................19

SMRCA....................................................................................5

Scaffolding, Inc. ..................................................................7

Valenti Trobec Chandler Inc./Griffin Smalley & Wilkerson ....................................3

&W E L C O M E N E W M E M B E R S

AIR TEMP SOLUTIONS, GREGORY

ALPINE ENGINEERING, INC., NOVI

BRENNAN JEWELRY, INC., ALLEN PARK

HART & ASSOCIATES CONSTRUCTION, LLCDETROIT

INDUSTRIAL PIPING & MAINTENANCE CO.STURGIS

METRO CONSULTING ASSOCIATES, PLLCBELLEVILLE

MICHAEL ANDREWS CONCRETE, LLCTECUMSEH

ORION STONE WHOLESALE, ORION

PARK DEVELOPERS, BROOKLYN

PRANAM GLOBAL TECH, INC., DETROIT

PRUDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICESSOUTHFIELD

R L SHERIDAN, LLC, GARDEN CITY

RAYMOND DESTEIGER, INC., STERLING HTS

THE THINK SHOP ARCHITECTS, BRIGHTON

TITTLE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, LLCLINCOLN PARK

WESCO DISTRIBUTION, STERLING HTS.

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