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IN THIS ISSUE:

“VOICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY”

GREEN PROJECT CONCRETE

OF THE YEAR The Art of Concrete
Michigan’s Most Outstanding Underway at MSU’s
Sustainable Design and Broad Museum
Construction Projects
Creating Greener,
More Sustainable Buildings
and Infrastructure

MICHIGAN
CONSTRUCTION TOOLS
& DESIGN Making Life on the
Jobsite Easier with

TRADESHOW the Latest Hand Tools

A Sure Bet at
MotorCity Casino Hotel
CONSTRUCTION
SAFETY
Beefing Up Your
Safety Culture
Health and Safety
Hazards Working in
Dilapidated Buildings

Plus: Renovating and Expanding MSU’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts
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26 Beefing Up Your Safety Culture

What Happens on the Jobsite
When No One is Looking

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FEATURES
10 Letter from the President
Optimism for 2011 and 2010 in Review

19 AIA Detroit Announces Honor

Award Winners

29 Greenprint for the Future

MEMBER FEATURE Health and Safety Hazards of Working in
Dilapidated Buildings

30 Tradeshow 2011 Show Preview

31 Tradeshow 2011 Floorplan
32 Exhibitor Booth Listings
33 Alphabetical Exhibitor Directory
42 CAM Magazine Green
22 Constructing Success Building Awards
Experienced Contractor Launches John DeMattia 54 2011 CAMTEC Catalog
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66 The Art of Concrete

FEATURES Concrete Work in Progress
at MSU’s Broad Museum
CONSTRUCTION TOOLS
70 Using Concrete to Create Greener,
More Sustainable Buildings and
Infrastructure

CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT

58 Tools of the Trade

Making Life on the Jobsite Easier
with the Latest Hand Tools

72 Double Feature
Renovating and Expanding MSU’s
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

DEPARTMENTS
12 Industry News
18 Safety Tool Kit
76 Product Showcase
79 People in Construction
81 Construction Calendar
82 CAM Welcomes New Members
62 Hilti to
82 Advertisers Index
the Rescue
Reducing Down Time and Costs

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 PUBLISHER Kevin N. Koehler
EDITOR Amanda M. Tackett

ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mary E. Kremposky

David R. Miller

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Matthew J. Austermann

GRAPHIC DESIGN Marci L. Christian
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Gregg A. Montowski
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Cathy A. Jones

DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Chairman R. Andrew Martin,
FH Martin Constructors
Vice Chairman Brian D. Kiley,
Edgewood Electric, Inc.
Vice Chairman John O’Neil, Sr.,
W.J. O’Neil Company
Treasurer James C. Capo,
DeMattia Group
President Kevin N. Koehler

DIRECTORS Gregory Andrzejewski,

PPG Industries

Stephen J. Auger,
Stephen Auger + Associates Architects

M. James Brennan,
Broadcast Design & Construction, Inc.

Kevin French,
Poncraft Door Company

Frank G. Nehr, Jr.,

Davis Iron Works

Donald J. Purdie, Jr.,

Detroit Elevator Company

Kurt F. Von Koss,

Beaver Tile & Stone

Jacqueline LaDuke Walters,

LaDuke Roofing & Sheet Metal

2006
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AMERICAN INHOUSE
MARCOM International DESIGN AWARD
Creative Awards Gallery of Fine Printing
2005 Gold Award 2002 Bronze Award

Michigan Society of The Communicator

Association Executives International
Print Media Competition
2002, 2004, 2005 & 2007
Diamond Award Overall Association Magazine
Magazine Writing
2003, 2006 Honorable Mention

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 A Letter from the President
January 2011

Dear CAM Members:

In a year that’s been filled with economic struggle and continued unemployment, it remains a challenge for the construction
industry in Michigan to stay positive. Here at CAM, we have done our best to continue working hard to offer you, our members,
the products, services, information and opportunities you need to keep succeeding.

In 2010 we celebrated CAM’s 125th anniversary as an association. In recognition of this achievement the association
received Certificates of Tribute from several public officials including Governor Granholm, Lieutenant Governor Cherry and
several U.S. Senators and Congressmen.

2010 was a good year for our Construction Project News department. Upgrades to operating software and our network
gave users improved access speed and enhanced functionality. Four new easy-to-use computer stations with large monitors
were installed in the planroom along with FREE wireless Internet access for all members. CAM continues to be the premier
construction news organization in Michigan, now and in the future.

CAM Magazine broadened its scope of readership through online social networking. The magazine now has nearly 400
online subscribers and has received over 100,000 online hits and reads to date. CAM and CAM Magazine have 800+ followers
on Twitter and Facebook and over 700 views on YouTube and Constructube. In fact, our staffers are so well versed in social
media techniques they have been asked to instruct classes on the subject.

CAMSAFETY remained the leader in training and educating Michigan’s construction workforce. We offered 64 training
sessions, as well as 14 OSHA classes reaching over 500 workers. CAMTEC trained nearly 1,000 people in classes, seminars and
on-site sessions. Popular new classes included Lead Renovator and LEED Prep Training.

In November, we launched the CAM Construction Activity Index, in an effort to keep a pulse on the construction industry in
Michigan. We plan to track and chart the results of these surveys and present the data to the media and the CAM Membership.
Watch for our 1st quarter results.

In January 2011 CAM launched the Michigan Construction Marketplace - a one-stop online e-commerce center for
equipment dealers, suppliers, materials providers and the public. The Michigan Construction Marketplace connects those who
are looking to sell with those who are looking to buy. The site features 22 different categories of Construction Equipment and
several categories of Building Materials and Supplies, Real Estate, Vehicles, and General/Other. This is available to the public and
is not limited to the CAM Membership. Our motto is: Find It, Sell It, Buy it. Check it out online @ www.cam-online.com.

In February 2011 CAM will introduce the all-new Michigan Construction & Design Tradeshow at a new and exciting venue:
MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. This one-day event will take place on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 from 10:00 am to 5:00
pm. Response has been very positive, and by the time you read this, booth space will be sold-out. The CAM 125th Annual
Meeting will be held at Sound Board inside MotorCity, along with the CAM Magazine Special Issue awards, Green Project
Awards, and something new this year: the Project of the Year Award. The event will be hosted by actor/comedian Dwayne Gill
and is definitely a Don’t Miss. Watch for your Annual Meeting invitation in the mail. Or register for the show on our website.

ONE INDUSTRY
See you at the show and Annual Meeting.

Sincerely,

Kevin N. Koehler
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President
Construction Association of Michigan

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Dumke Announces Retirement
from AIA Michigan and AIA
Detroit; Sido Named as New
Executive Director
The American Institute of
Architects (AIA) Michigan and
AIA Detroit announced the
retirement of Executive
Director Rae J. Dumke, Hon.
AIA, at the end of 2010. Barb
Sido
Sido, CAE, has been named as
Dumke’s successor.
Dumke has been involved with the AIA since
1967, starting as a secretary before progressing
to her role as executive director in 1984. The
Grosse Pointe Farms and Leelanau County
resident has been deeply committed to
architecture and the profession, leading AIA
Michigan, managing AIA Detroit and the
Michigan Architectural Foundation (MAF) and
providing support to AIA’s nine chapters
throughout Michigan. She will continue to
serve on the MAF Board of Directors.
Under Dumke’s leadership, AIA purchased
and renovated a historically significant
House, which currently serves as AIA
Michigan/AIA Detroit and the Michigan
Architectural Foundation headquarters. She
also expanded advocacy efforts; furthered the
practice of architecture in the state; established
innovative programming, partnerships and
public outreach; and created guides and books.
Dumke was awarded the prestigious AIA
Honorary Membership by AIA Detroit in 1984,
AIA Michigan in 1987 and AIA National in 1990.
In 2009, she was inducted into the Michigan
Association Hall of Fame, the highest honor
bestowed upon an association executive by
the Michigan Society of Association Executives
(MSAE).
“Rae Dumke has been a pivotal force for
architects in the state, AIA Michigan and its
chapters in more than 43 years of service,” said
AIA Michigan President Alan Cobb, FAIA. “Her
ability to connect with outside groups and
create collaborative opportunities with AIA
through events and continuing education
programs has provided a tremendous benefit
to our members.”
Sido has more than 20 years of experience
running non-profits and associations,
resources. She is recognized within AIA and the
architecture community for her commitment
to leveraging the profession’s knowledge and
skills in continuing education, conferences,
contract documents, publishing and
government affairs.
A Certified Association Executive (CAE), Sido
previously served with the AIA National Office
in Washington, D.C., where she was the vice
president of knowledge and professional
practice for the past nine years. She also has
held positions as chief knowledge officer and
foundation director for the School Nutrition
Association, and as deputy executive director
at Business and Professional Women/USA.
Sido holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism
from the University of Missouri, and a Master’s
degree from the McDonough School of
Business at Georgetown University. “We
eagerly look forward to having Barb Sido join
AIA Michigan,” said Cobb. “With her addition,
we anticipate being capable of continuing the
growth of our education programs and
advancement of our government affairs
initiatives in Lansing.” For more information,
please visit www.aiami.com.

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The Michigan Construction
Industry Roundtable Dispels
the Myths of School
Construction to Local Board of
Education Officials
The Michigan Construction Industry
Roundtable took the message of responsible
contracting to the annual Michigan
Association of School Boards (MASB)
conference held in Grand Rapids in early
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is essential to a quality project for the school,
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construction trade associations, labor-

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Christman Headquarters
Becomes World’s First Triple
Platinum LEED® Certified
Building
Construction Services Firm Achieves
New Milestone in Mission of ‘Walking
the Talk’ to Help Clients With Own
Green Building Goals
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
recently certified The Christman Building, the
national headquarters of The Christman
Company in downtown Lansing, as LEED for
Existing Buildings (LEED EB) at the Platinum
level. Platinum is the highest rating attainable
under LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design), the third-party rating
system for designing, constructing and
operating the world’s greenest, most energy-
efficient buildings.
Christman’s headquarters is now the world’s
first building project to achieve a triple
Platinum distinction. In 2008, the building
became the world’s first building to achieve
dual platinum, having been certified LEED
Platinum for Commercial Interiors (LEED CI)
and Core and Shell (LEED CS).
According to the USGBC, The LEED EB rating
system helps building owners and operators
measure operations, improvements and
maintenance on a consistent scale, with the
goal of maximizing operational efficiency
while minimizing environmental impacts.
LEED EB addresses whole-building cleaning

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and maintenance issues, such as chemical use,
waste stream management, exterior
maintenance programs, and systems upgrades.
“Of the 29 buildings worldwide with LEED
for Existing Buildings Platinum certification,
only the Christman Building has achieved
‘triple Platinum’ status,” said Rick Fedrizzi,
president, CEO and founding chair of USGBC.
“Cutting-edge green buildings like the
Christman Building are game-changers in the
way they remind us day in and day out of the
importance of living sustainably. We are proud
of the example they have set for others to
follow.”
STEPS TO SUSTAINABILITY
Listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, the ca.1929 building, formerly known as
The Mutual Building and located across the
street from Michigan’s state Capitol, has
become an iconic example of a sustainable
“green” historic building. Reusing an existing
structure is often considered the highest form
of sustainable design and construction. The
Christman Company’s rehabilitation of the
building in 2008 introduced green features and
practices into this historic structure, including
water use reduction, optimized energy
performance, waste stream management,
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materials selection, a focus on daylighting, a
healthy indoor environment, and offsetting
100 percent of its carbon footprint.
The effort to achieve LEED EB was a year-
long, team-based initiative by Christman staff
intent on focusing and fine-tuning the
company’s green practices within the building,
including energy and water consumption,
technology use and implementation, purchase
of consumable and durable goods, use of
cleaning practices and products, managing
indoor air quality and waste, and
implementing innovation in building
operations. Steve Roznowski, LEED AP,
Christman chief executive officer, notes that
the LEED EB effort, which cost $22,000 to
implement, will yield a total annual net savings
of nearly $50,000 in addition to the environ-
mental and other benefits experienced.
During its quest for LEED EB, Christman also
earned the prestigious Energy Star Award from
the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) in June 2010, placing it in the top
17 percent of facilities in the nation for energy
efficiency, with 44 percent energy use
reduction, 50 percent less carbon dioxide
released into the atmosphere and a current
rating of 83 (75 or above is required to become
an Energy Star facility).
Christman has announced it will be
providing one or more free Building Owners
LEED Workshops in early 2011 to help
demystify the process of going green,
including an overview of LEED certification for
buildings, a presentation of the steps followed
in the greening of the Christman Building
(including building tours), and an opportunity
to ask questions and gain a greater knowledge
base about sustainable construction and
building operations.
Interested building owners can pre-register
to receive further information on-line at
www.christmanco.com/workshop. For more
information, including a comprehensive case
study on this project, visit
www.christmanco.com. For information on
sustainability, please visit www.usgbc.org and
www.energystar.gov.
CSI Acquires Building Systems
Design, Inc.
The Construction Specifications Institute
(CSI) recently acquired Building Systems
Design, Inc. (BSD). Under the acquisition, BSD
will continue as a separate, for-profit enterprise
with its current management and employees
remaining in place.
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CSI was founded more than 60 years ago by
volunteers dedicated to the mission of
improving communication between all
members of the construction project team. CSI
has been the driving force in the creation of
industry standards and formats used in the
production of building construction specifi-
cations and other construction
documentation, including MasterFormat®,
SectionFormat™, UniFormat, and OmniClass™.
In recent years, CSI has increased its focus on
creating practice tools that improve communi-
cation and the development of construction
documentation in day-to-day construction
work all as a means of better addressing the
needs of its members and the construction
community. The acquisition of BSD is the next
logical step in providing useful products that
advance CSI’s mission and improve how
construction is executed by individual practi-
tioners and in firms around the world.
Founded in 1983, BSD produced cost
estimating software for use on personal
computers; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
was its first client. In 1996, BSD launched the
initial version of BSD SpecLink®, an automated
specification writing system that is now in its
third generation as BSD SpecLink-E. The
company recently introduced BSD LinkMan™-
E, a product that links SpecLink with Autodesk’s
Revit, he industry’s leading building
information modeling (BIM) software. Plans
include extending LinkMan’s interoperability
to BSD CostLink®-E, a next generation cost
estimating product now in development.
CSI will continue to develop and maintain
industry standards in an open and inclusive
manner, using consensus-based processes. All
interested industry organizations will continue
to have access to CSI’s intellectual property,
serve on CSI committees and task teams, and
license CSI’s formats for use in their products.
CSI members will directly benefit through
increased access to BSD’s master specifications
software and additional building information
management tools through special discounts
on the purchase of BSD products and services.
Special BIM and interoperability-related
education sessions will also be available to CSI
members as a result of the acquisition.
For more CSI information, visit
www.csinet.org, or call 800.689.2900.
For more BSD information, visit
www.bsdsoftlink.com or call 888.273.7638.
United Association of
Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
Launches Veterans in Piping
Initiative at Camp Douglas
A successful partnership that trains veterans
for careers in the plumbing and pipefitting
industry is expanding to Wisconsin, according
to William P. Hite, general president of the
United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting
Industry of the United States and Canada.
Hite recently signed a memorandum of
agreement with the Wisconsin Army National
Guard and the Department of Workforce
Development to bring the Veterans in Piping
(VIP) program to Camp Douglas. Hite was
joined by Colonel Kenneth Koon and Secretary
Roberta Gassman.
Approximately 2 million of our nation’s
veterans have served since the attacks of Sept.
11, 2001. “Historically, our veterans have always
been underemployed,” said Anne St. Eloi, UA
Special Representative for Training. “If they can
find work, it’s usually something low-paying
that doesn’t match any of the skills they’ve
learned in the military. That needs to change –

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 The program was developed as a tool to help front based on the election. The event was
businesses understand how to become more hosted by Andrew Humphrey, the Emmy Award
sustainable. The 10 criteria included business winning meteorologist for WDIV Local 4 News
model, operations, land use, waste, energy, in Detroit.
water, transportation, risk reduction, and work The winners and finalists in each category are
place and community relations. listed below.
PBS's Tim Skubick, of "Off the Record,"
addressed the crowd with a speech entitled, NONPROFIT/ INSTITUTIONS
"Really Off the Record: Where Environmental • Winner - University of Michigan: Led by
and that’s why General President Hite has
Issues are Headed." Skubick discussed the the University president, The University of
created the VIP Program.”
changes he foresees on the environmental Michigan’s comprehensive institutional plan
VIP offers 20 weeks of training necessary to
become an apprentice, including two intensive
weeks of transitional reintegration and work
readiness to help veterans return to civilian life.

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Russell Kies is one of 16 veterans who will be
a member of the inaugural class in January. He
is eager to get started. “The union and the
military train front-line leaders,” Kies said. “They
have people standing next to you that you can
go to for help. They both train hard.”
Camp Douglas is the third VIP site
nationwide. The first operates in conjunction
with the Washington National Guard, Workforce
Development and the Department of Veterans
Affairs with support from Washington Governor
Chris Gregoire. VIP launched in March 2009 at
Camp Pendleton, California, training active
Marines before their discharge. Mike Arndt,
Director of Training for the UA, is pleased to
offer training to veterans in Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Illinois. “We are delighted to
have the VIP program expanding to this very
strategic area of the country,” said Arndt.
“Our service members give so much to our
country,” Hite said. “We want to ensure they
have the training and support necessary for a
  
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military. Our vision of making the VIP program Ȉ      
available to men and women nationwide is
happening with this much-anticipated Ȉ    
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have the hard-working and dedicated veterans Ȉ   
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Southeast Michigan
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Recognizes Outstanding
Sustainable Business Practices
The Southeast Michigan Sustainable
Business Forum (SMSBF) honored three organi-
zations for adopting sustainable business
practices at the SMSBF's inaugural Sustainable
Business Awards held at NSF International’s
office in Ann Arbor in mid-November 2010.
One winner was selected in three different
categories, including nonprofit/institutions,
retail/manufacturing and service/consulting.

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for sustainable operations is defined by
reducing energy by more than 30 percent
below the newest energy code and by
aspiring for LEED® Silver buildings on its
campus.
• Finalist - Clarkston Community Schools:
Clarkston is saving operational costs for the
school district with an energy management
program and by working towards further
comprehensive improvements by
measuring and tracking environmental
metrics. The program is serving as a model
for other school districts in the area.
RETAIL/MANUFACTURING
• Winner - Great Lakes Recycling: GLR has
built the first two single-stream recycling
facilities in Michigan, supporting over a
thousand businesses in the firm’s recycling
efforts and processing over 100,000 tons of
material. In addition, GLR has invested in an
extensive education center at its newest
facility.
• Finalist - Wellspring Land Company, LLC:
This local landlord utilized programs from
the Ann Arbor DDA, DTE and the federal
government to assist them in conserving
energy and water. Wellspring adopted
"green cleaning" practices and is managing
waste through recycling programs and
purchase plans.
SERVICE/CONSULTING
• Winner - Planet Footprint: This recent
member of the Michigan business
community is bringing a global perspective
to providing energy and environmental
scorekeeping services to public entities in
Australia and across the U.S.
• Finalist - Resource Recycling Systems:
RRS is a consulting company providing
sustainable solutions for reducing waste.
Internally, RRS is maximizing the use of
resources with strong Zero Waste and
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
policies, in addition to employing landscape
and stormwater management techniques
and encouraging low emission transit.
For more information, please visit
www.smsbf.org.
Whirlpool Corporation Ranks
Among the Top 500 U.S.
Companies in Newsweek’s
2010 Green Rankings
Whirlpool Corporation has once again been
recognized as one of the top 500 U.S.
companies in Newsweek’s second annual Green
Rankings, which lists the greenest large
companies in the U.S. and globally. Whirlpool
ranked 116th on the list.
“It is a privilege to be named to Newsweek’s
Green Rankings list for the second straight year,"
said Jeff M. Fettig, chairman and CEO, Whirlpool
Corporation. “Our innovation and long-term
commitment to the environment make this
distinction possible.”
The rankings are divided among industries,
with Whirlpool being recognized in the
Consumer Products category. Out of a possible
100, Whirlpool Corporation’s overall green score
for 2010 is 77.41, ranking it 11th in this category.
Nearly 40 years ago, Whirlpool Corporation
established a corporate office for environ-
mental control. In 2003, the company became
the world's first appliance manufacturer to
announce a global greenhouse gas reduction

SAFETY TOOL KIT

No Excuses for 2011
By Carl Granger, Safety Director, WOODS Construction Inc.

fter years of managing safety programs for both general can’t be used once he or she is injured or killed on the job, doing “it”

A industry and construction, it’s clear that excuses for not

working safely are almost homogeneously the same
regardless of the industry. “I forgot” or “I didn’t know” or
“This will only take a second” are a few of my favorites. Also great are,
“I am in a hurry” or “Yeah, but the job has to get done” or, “I don’t have
time to do it the safe way.” But, my all time favorite, and perhaps the
crux of all other excuses, is,“I have always done it this way and haven’t
been hurt!” History is an excellent teacher. Humans will naturally
find a way to do a job—it may not be the best, safest or most efficient
way to do something overall, but as long as we don’t get hurt, fail, die
or are taught/learn a better way, we will keep doing it that way.
Practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent; a big
difference.
Unfortunately for thousands of workers annually, that last excuse
the same way it’s always been done. The excuse should be, “I have
always done it this way and haven’t been hurt YET!” It is not a matter
of IF you will get hurt, but WHEN (your luck runs out). Being lucky is
awesome, but relying on luck to get you home at the end of the day
is foolish. So stop with the excuses already. Nearly all of us know
that if our son or daughter were standing there watching, we would
go get our safety glasses or fix the machine guard or find a safer way
to do the job, instead of making some lame excuse that basically
says to that child, “It’s okay to work unsafely and, if I’m lucky, I might
see you later for dinner….oh, and don’t watch what I am about to do
right now.”
Stop making excuses! Always make the decisions that get you home
safely – never donate your life or your body parts to your employer;
generally, we don’t want them anyway. Stay safe out there!

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target. With common standards and appropriate incentives in place, The five individuals honored at the recent Detroit Chapter ceremony are:
Whirlpool Corporation’s goal is to make all of its electronically controlled • Gold Medal - AIA Detroit’s highest
appliances produced around the globe capable of receiving and honor was awarded to Birmingham
responding to signals from smart grids by 2015. architect Victor A. Saroki, FAIA, for
The Newsweek Green Rankings 2010 measures the environmental his consistent, high-quality, award-
performance of the 500 largest U.S. and 100 largest global companies, in winning designs for a variety of
terms of revenue, market cap and number of employees. The list was building types.
launched in 2009 as the first objective ‘green’ analysis of the largest U.S. • Honorary Affliliate Member – This
companies. The 2010 list was published in Newsweek’s October 2010 issue honor went to William Dunn, a Saroki Dunn
and on the web, and is the first to include a global companies category. longtime sponsor of the awards
The rankings are completed with the help of ASAP Media, Newsweek’s program and other AIA efforts who heads Dunn Blue
editorial partner. Its research partners on the rankings are RiskMetrics Reprographics Technologies in Clawson.
Group, TruCost and CorporateRegister.com. Each research partner provides • Charles Blessing Award – The award created to
specific scoring data to be weighted for the overall score of each company. honor the legendary Detroit City Planner was
For more information about the 2010 Newsweek Green Rankings, visit presented to Robert L. Ziegelman, FAIA, for his
www.newsweek.com/green. For more information on Whirlpool continuing influence on his home city of Birmingham,
Corporation and its offerings for building professionals, please visit Michigan.
www.insideadvantage.com or call 1-800-952-2537. • Young Architects of the Year - Cory C. Lavigne, AIA Ziegelman
LEED® AP and Janice L. Suchan,
AIA Detroit Announces Honor Award Winners AIA LEED® AP, were honored as
Young Architects of the Year, an
The annual Celebration of Architecture for the Detroit Chapter of the
accolade awarded to accomplished
American Institute of Architects took place in late November 2010 at the
architects who have yet to reach the
School of Architecture Gallery at Lawrence Technological University.
age of 40 years. Both recipients are
Detroit Chapter President Ray Cekauskas, AIA, recognized 10 design
from award-winning firms that
projects and five individuals for their contributions to architecture.
earned design awards this year.
SmithGroup Incorporated headlines the recipients. The downtown Lavigne Suchan
Lavigne is a design architect with
Detroit-based organization became the first firm since the awards
INFORM Studio in Northville. Suchan is a project architect and partner at
program was inaugurated in 1928 to earn six design awards from the
SHW Group in Berkley.
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For the Honor Awards, plaques also were

awarded to the firms that created the work and
to the building owners whose cooperation and
understanding made creative solutions possible.
A panel of distinguished architects, chaired by
San Francisco architect Dan Winey, FAIA, LEED AP,
managing principal of Gensler’s Northwest
Region, chose the winning buildings from
among 46 anonymous entries. The Detroit AIA
2010 Honor Award recipients are:

Constantine George Pappas AIA

Architecture/Planning,
Royal Oak
First Congregational Church Sanctuary
Addition, Rochester
Category: Building
Owner: First Congregational Church Sanctuary
inFORM Studio, Northville Addition
Withers Swash District Plan, Myrtle Beach, Contractor: Frank Rewold and Son, Inc.
South Carolina
Category: Urban Design SmithGroup Incorporated’s six winning
Owner: City of Myrtle Beach entries include two in the unbuilt category, Western Michigan University Frostic
two interiors, one building category and one School of Visual Arts
twenty-five year award. Kohrman Hall Renovations, Kalamazoo
Category: Interior Architecture
Owner: Western Michigan University
Contractor: CSM Group

SHW Group, Berkley

Richard J. Mazurek, MD Medical Education
Commons, Detroit
Category: Urban Design
Owner: Wayne State University - School of West Virginia University Art Museum and
Medicine Rare Book Room, Morgantown, West
Contractor: Walbridge Virginia
Category: Unbuilt
Owner: West Virginia University Michigan State University Owen Hall
Renovations, East Lansing
Category: Interior Architecture
Owner: Michigan State University
Contractor: Triangle Associates

Albert Kahn Associates Inc., Detroit

A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design
Education, Detroit
Category: Building
Owner: College for Creative Studies
Contractor: Walbridge Cameron Memorial, Cameron, Louisiana
Category: Unbuilt
Owner: National Hurricane Museum and
Science Center

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 Experienced Contractor Launches
John DeMattia Construction, LLC
By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor Photos Courtesy of John DeMattia Construction, LLC

B
uilding a sustainable business order the long lead items for a project
in an anemic economy may with full assurance that it will be
seem like mission impossible. accurate.”
But John M. DeMattia is successfully As demonstrated on this
building a sustainable company both project, forging alliances to obtain
in a business and an environmental the project and working as a team
sense. The newly launched firm’s throughout the job was a win-win for
largest project to date is for First the companies and the client. At the
Solar, a solar panel manufacturer and end of the day, this showcase project
glass recycling company based in also will enable DeMattia to
Perrysburg, OH just south of Toledo. demonstrate his firm’s abilities to
In part, John DeMattia Construction other clients undertaking similar
LLC seems to be growing steadily by expansions in the emerging “green”
going “green.” economy. The project will help
DeMattia began full-blown DeMattia carve out a specialty niche
construction in December 2010 on and become the first one knocking
this exciting new project for First on this particular door of
Solar, one of the fastest growing opportunity. “All contractors look at
manufacturers of solar modules in the DeMattia handled all architectural and structural work on the complex what market can be gained by being
world. With corporate headquarters renovation of two pump stations for the Ypsilanti Community Utility the first one to reach an owner,” said
Authority (left). Work on the Sentinel Chiller Plant (above) is another
in Tempe, AZ, First Solar maintains DeMattia.
part of the firm’s project portfolio.
offices across the globe and manufac-
turing facilities in Germany, Malaysia and the United States. Work at the PLACING DEEP FOUNDATIONS
Perrysburg manufacturing facility is yet another example of the DeMattia has deep foundations in the construction industry, having
expanding “green” marketplace. entered the field unofficially at the age of 13 as a part-time general
For DeMattia, this $8 million project involves installing new process helper at his father’s construction company called Lerner-Linden. He
work to recycle damaged and not to spec solar panels through the learned the business from all angles, earned a Bachelor of Science
process of acid etching. (Acid etching extracts the metals from the tinted degree in civil engineering at Michigan Technological University, and
glass for reclamation.) “It is a large mechanical and electrical job that we worked at Lerner-Linden for almost 14 years, first as a laborer, layout
are working on as design/build general contractor with Saline-based engineer and superintendent and ultimately as an estimator, project
Process Results, the mechanical and electrical engineering firm on the manager and vice president.
project,” said John M. DeMattia, owner and president of John DeMattia DeMattia worked for several large construction firms for the next 15
Construction. years in business development and as a vice president before deciding
The First Solar project is a demonstration of DeMattia’s business plan to strike out on his own. His impressive portfolio of past projects
in action. The plan clearly shows that DeMattia knows how to build both includes work on the campus of Domino’s Farms, General Motors Tech
a building and a business. He launched his new firm on a solid Center, and the University of Michigan’s Med Sports Relocation.
foundation of business relationships and experience cultivated over the Other project experience includes work at the BorgWarner Sterling
course of almost 30 years in the construction industry. “I have been Heights dynamometer facility, and various wastewater treatment plant
working with Process Results for about 15 years,” said DeMattia. “Since expansions for the cities of Bad Axe, Wixom, South Lyon and Richmond.
we have a long history together, they asked me on board with their DeMattia has also performed work for major industrial giants such as
team. Process Results is the lead on the project.” General Dynamics, General Motors, Chrysler, TAQA Industries, Taubman
The value of close teamwork and experience is evident on the First Cos. and Detroit Diesel. Add work for the Charter Township of Plymouth,
Solar project. “The advantage I have with Process Results is they can the City of Southfield Eight Mile Road Pumping Station expansion, and
spec the equipment, and we can pre-order it ahead of time to make sure the Detroit Metropolitan Airport Pump Station to his roster of successful
the schedule works,” said DeMattia. “I know they have the knowledge projects.
and experience to go into the facility and accurately assess the His extensive experience and knowledge is the bedrock and
equipment and conveyor needs. They do it all on paper, and then we can foundation of his new general contracting, construction management

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and design-build firm officially launched in August 2009. “Although new
in business, I have been in the industry a long time,” said DeMattia. “I
have had good feedback from different owners.”
Domino’s Farms is only one of many satisfied clients. “John is a very
conscientious person,” said Van Belanger, facilities superintendent,
Domino’s Farms Corporation, as part of a Web testimonial
(www.demattiaconstruction.com). “He has our company’s highest
respect through his integrity and commitment to our projects.”
Clearly, DeMattia learned more from his father than how to construct
a building. He is following in his father’s footsteps by conducting his
own business using an approach based on integrity and hard work. “It’s
all about doing the hard work the owner expects,” DeMattia said. A
professional approach and a personal touch complete his business
philosophy. “It’s all about personally tending to an owner’s construction
needs,” said DeMattia. “I am always available for an owner.”
BUILDING A STRONG STRUCTURAL FRAME
Working on a strong foundation of experience and a sound business
approach, DeMattia is structuring his fledgling company for steady
controlled growth, stepping up the size and expanding the type of
projects in increments and in alliance with contractors in other
disciplines. Similar to building a bonfire beginning with small kindling,
the firm’s first projects are modest in scope and mainly fueled by private
sector referrals.
The firm’s first project was renovating two pump stations for the
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority. “We worked with J.F. Cavanaugh
as general contractor, and we handled all architectural and structural
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work on a complex renovation project that had to be phased with
operational shutdowns,” said DeMattia.
As on the First Solar project, building a strong network of business
alliances seems to be the master key with the power to open multiple
doors of opportunity. “My alliance with some subcontractors makes me
a little more diverse,” said DeMattia. “I am aligned with some specialty
contractors in going after certain projects. We work together and bid as
a team. We are basically looking for work for each other.” Working with
established, “field-tested” firms leads to even more opportunities, as well
as access to valuable contacts and a reduction in project risk.
This framework of collaboration and trust continues throughout the
actual project. “I believe owners and architects need to perform with the
contractor as a team to achieve a successful project,” said DeMattia. “We
work with the project team step-by-step to formulate and implement
cost and construction strategies.”
DeMattia’s project portfolio in his firm’s inaugural year includes
renovation work for Black & Veatch in Ann Arbor, as well as site work,
preparation and estimating for Hope Lutheran Church in Farmington
Hills. Other projects on DeMattia’s list include work for Best Block, La-Z-
Boy, Dhake Industries, Christ the King Lutheran Church, and Holy
Redeemer Catholic Parish.
Launching a new business in today’s rough economic seas takes
above par navigation skills. With construction talents cultivated virtually
over a lifetime, John DeMattia’s expertise as a businessman and
contractor is steering his new company in the right direction – a path
marked by projects steadily growing in size and by enterprises that are
part of the expanding “green” economy.
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 CONSTRUCTION
SAFETY
B
uilding a safety program is a lot like
making a hamburger. Jalapeños, sharp
cheddar or bacon might make a better
sandwich for some tastes, but it simply is not a
burger without a beef patty in the middle. No
matter what other ingredients are used, most
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diners will not enjoy the final result unless the
meat is prepared well.
Likewise, a company’s safety culture is the
“meat” of their safety program. Every company
has a safety culture, which can best be defined
as what happens on a jobsite when no one is
looking. Most employees will wear hardhats
when safety managers can see them, but what
happens when they work on their own?
Companies can spice up their safety efforts
with incentive programs and training, but none
of this will be effective if workers do not
understand the risks and take the initiative to
mitigate them for themselves. Members of the
Construction Association of Michigan (CAM)
Safety Committee recently gathered together
to explain how they have beefed up the safety
culture where they work.
WORKING WITH MANAGEMENT
Good safety managers strive to improve the
safety culture where they work. The best ones
realize that they cannot do this alone.
“In my opinion, the safety director has very
little influence over the safety culture,” said Joe
Forgue, CAM’s director of education and safety
services.
The reason for this is simple. A safety
director can visit jobsites and cite safety
violations, but it is ultimately management that
will either hold employees accountable or let
them off the hook. Repeating safety
instructions to employees who have learned
that they can ignore them will have little effect.
The only way to improve the safety
performance in this case is to convince
management that safety has value.
““There needs to be an understanding
across an entire organization that safety and
profitability go hand-in-hand,” said Carl
Granger, safety director for Woods
Construction, Inc., Sterling Heights. “When I see
a well-run project where everyone, from the
superintendent to the tradesman to the
apprentice are all working together and
holding each other accountable to make sure
we are not just getting the job done, but
getting the job done safely, I can guarantee
that we will be working towards a profit.”
In other words, Granger’s work to make
every Woods Construction jobsite safe is also
an effort to improve the company’s
profitability. Upper management at Woods
Construction understands this concept, but a
safety director needs to work with all levels of
management in order to be effective.
“There is a lot of trust between our safety
department and our project managers,” said
Dennis Quinn, safety director for John E. Green
Co., Highland Park. “Many of our project
managers come from the field, so they are
respected on the jobsite and they are key
individuals within our organization. If they tell
people how things need to be done, the
journeymen usually follow pretty well. If the
message doesn’t come down from the project
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managers, the journeymen will do whatever they want.”
Although the various levels of management are key players in creating
a good safety culture, the importance of a safety professional’s role
should not be minimized. There are many things that a safety
professional can do on a jobsite to encourage good safety practices.
PROMOTING SAFETY ON THE JOBSITE
Safety professionals can communicate management’s commitment to
safety in a variety of ways on the jobsite - sometimes just by being there.
“Just having us [safety professionals] there is an investment,” said
Granger. “Most of our jobs are out of state right now, so having me go out
and do a safety visit is a sizeable investment of money and time. I don’t
think that goes unnoticed down at the journeyman level.”
Eugene Rupp, vice president of safety for Adamo Demolition, also
rarely goes unnoticed. In fact, he becomes a constant fixture in the lives
of every employee as soon as they are hired. Instead of merely finding
out that a new hire is allergic to bee stings, Rupp has learned the
importance of asking follow-up questions like, “What happens if you get
stung?” Many people with allergies carry medication, but this will not
help them if they are too ill to take it
themselves. A supervisor can save a
life when this happens, but only one
who knows where the medicine is and
how to administer it. Rupp simply will
not leave a jobsite until he knows that
this knowledge is in place. Of course,
Adamo Demolition has many jobsites,
and only one Rupp, so safety
professionals need to have some
degree of confidence that people still
work safely when they are gone.
“You need to make everyone a
resource,” said Granger. “Train your
people to be their brother’s keeper
and everyone on the job will be a
lifeguard.”
Even when everyone is watching
out for everyone else, complacency Members of the CAM Safety Committee recently gathered
can set in. Every task involves hazards together to explain how they have beefed up the safety culture
that need to be considered where they work.
beforehand. Members of the CAM Safety Committee were quick to point
out that soft tissue injuries to the back were the most costly injuries for
construction companies. Unlike the specific injuries associated with
elevated work or trenching, a strained back can strike someone moving
a table across a jobsite trailer. Because any activity can involve risks,
crews at Adamo Demolition have learned to never tell Rupp that they are
“just” moving some furniture, sorting demolition debris, or doing any
other basic task.
“When I hear people use the word ‘just,’ I get really worried,” he said.
“Right off the bat, that tells me that they are thinking that something is
run of the mill, standard operating procedure, or not worthy of special
attention.”
Safety professionals realize that there is a process that should be
followed to keep workers safe, no matter how simple a task is.
“Whether you have two people working or 100, the process should be
the same in a good safety culture,” said Quinn. “The process should keep
people safe.”
Of course, not everyone agrees with exactly what this process should
entail. When asked to identify the least productive thing that a safety
professional can do on the jobsite, getting drawn into an argument
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about safety procedures topped the list of everyone interviewed for this
article. Avoiding these situations is not as easy at it sounds, especially
when people who do not fully understand a hazard honestly believe that
their actions are safe. Some workers also incorrectly believe that there is
no way to perform certain tasks in compliance with MIOSHA. Setting an
anchor point to tie off from often comes up in these discussions, as some
workers are convinced that, since there is no obvious anchor point, there
is no way to provide fall protection. They then don’t take the time to
consider a variety of safe techniques by which to establish an anchor
point, including the possibility of working at ground level with reach
extenders to perform this task.
Taking the time to help these people understand the risks of their
actions and educating them on proper techniques can be good use of a
safety professional’s time, or it can be a complete waste of breath.
Knowing which type of conversation is taking place is not a skill that can
be learned overnight.
“It comes from experience,” said Quinn. “You need to have been
through the process enough times to know where the stopping point is
or when you won’t gain anything by taking it further. You need to keep
it black and white: Here is the rule
and here is how it will apply to your
situation. Debating safety rules
never goes anywhere.” When
confronted with arguments that
simply will not be resolved, safety
professionals need to know when to
stop arguing and just tell workers
that they will perform a task a certain
way. They can take their concerns to
company management or a union
steward - but the discussion is over.
Getting drawn into unproductive
arguments is only one way that even
an experienced safety professional
can spend time with very little to
show for it.
SPINNING WHEELS ON SAFETY
Determining if their efforts are
actually making a difference ranks
among the most difficult tasks for a safety professional. Everyone may
adopt safe work habits while they are being watched, but how can a
safety professional really know if a good safety culture has taken root?
Many red flags signaling a problem may exist are easy to spot.
“If everyone stops working when you show up, it is a pretty good
indication that people don’t feel comfortable working around you,” said
Granger. “It also isn’t a good sign if everybody knows you are coming
before you get there.”
Even if work continues as normal when the safety director arrives,
safety professionals can still get a feel for the safety commitment
without talking to anyone or looking at a single document.
“You can’t hide housekeeping,” said Quinn. “If I see a well-organized
site, I at least know that someone is putting some thought into things.”
Even with trades like demolition, which is an inherently messy
business, crews can still create orderly piles of debris and maintain safe
walking paths throughout the site. Most safety professionals would like
to spend all day on jobsites to make sure things are running smoothly,
but other responsibilities bring them back to the office.
“Just getting the ability to bid the work can be time consuming,” said
Quinn. “The prequalification forms that we are filling out are getting
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more extensive.”
Members of the CAM Safety Committee see
this as a mixed blessing. They are happy to see
the emphasis on safety, but the ever-
expanding heaps of paperwork can keep them
out of the field. Owners and construction
managers may demand site specific safety
plans, each with different requirements. The
lack of consistency can catch safety
professionals off guard, while some
requirements can seem arbitrary and illogical.
One committee member interviewed for this
article cited a requirement to have workers tie-
off while working from the bed of a pickup
truck, while another needed to submit a plan
for working with benzene – even though no
contact with the chemical was anticipated. The
Internet is a valuable tool in complying with
unusual safety requirements, but CAM
Members should not overlook another benefit
that comes from paying their dues.
“Generally, nothing in safety needs to be
reinvented,” said Quinn. “Safety professionals
need to share information and not be
competitive with it. That is where an
organization like CAM really helps out.”
A quick conversation with another safety
professional who has faced a similar
requirement and is willing to share can often
yield a quick solution to a prequalification
issue that would have otherwise required
extensive research. Diverse member groups
like CAM’s can also provide access to specialty
contractors who may face specific safety
requirements that would not apply to most
contractors, while the membership also can
provide a unified voice to encourage more
consistency in safety requirements.
It should be noted that no one interviewed
for this article suggested that safety
prequalifications should be eliminated, nor do
they view time at the office filling out forms
and performing other tasks as wasted time. In
fact, many stressed the importance of
analyzing operations to look for trends. A
sudden spike in a particular type of injury, for
example, can illustrate a need for more training
or better protective equipment, but only if
someone identifies the trend. This type of
detailed oversight can only occur when a
safety professional has time away from the
jobsite to see the whole picture.
Safety professionals can work on beefing up
a company’s safety culture in a variety of ways
in the office and in the field, while always
Innovative Timely working toward the goal of an injury-free
(313) 836-3366 workplace. If they can create a safety culture
(313) 836-3367 fax where everyone works to keep everyone else
safe, the result of their efforts will be easy to
info@detroitdismantling.com
swallow.
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F O R T H E F U T U R E

HEALTH AND SAFETY

HAZARDS OF WORKING IN
DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS
BY MARK A. HALLOWAY, OHST, SOIL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS, INC.

W
orking inside specifically prohibited from entering
buildings on such structures alone.
Brownfield sites Assessment/sampling activities or
during either the initial renovation/demolition activities in
assessment stage or dilapidated buildings should be
redevelopment activities can conducted by a minimum of two
present significant health and appropriately trained personnel,
safety concerns for consultants commonly referred to as “The Buddy
and construction personnel. System.” The Buddy System helps
Many Brownfields are keep track of project team members
occupied by derelict or and provides for more timely
dilapidated buildings that may notification of accidents/injuries and
harbor health risks in the form response to such incidents. Use of
of deteriorated building The Buddy System can help prevent
materials and/or equipment individuals from becoming lost,
containing asbestos, lead, isolated, or stranded within a
mercury, and polychlorinated Working in dilapidated buildings increases risks and requires adequate dilapidated building due to a
biphenyls (PCBs); naturally assessment, planning, and protective equipment to safely complete the debilitating injury or further
occurring molds, fungi or project. structural degradation, such as the
bacteria; and physical hazards collapse of a walkway or floor. Prior
associated with structural to entry, the team must review
deterioration. potential safety concerns, entry/exit procedures, communication methods
Brownfield projects frequently involve entering abandoned, between entrants, and emergency evacuation routes.
deteriorated structures that have been shuttered or neglected for so long Flooded lower level areas such as basements, sub-basements and
that they pose significant health and safety concerns to personnel mechanical tunnels should be avoided during initial assessment and
entering the structures to assess for the presence of hazardous materials demolition/decommissioning activities until the flooded areas are
and to conduct renovation or demolition/decommissioning activities. dewatered. If confined spaces, such as enclosed ceiling spaces, tunnels,
Dilapidated buildings often have structural deficiencies such as floor or pits, vessels, and duct systems, are present, appropriate confined space
ceiling supports weakened by moisture or decomposition. Large holes in entry procedures are required to assess or work in those spaces.
floors, flooded basements and mechanical areas, and collapsed ceilings are Consultant and construction personnel should exercise caution when
a few more structural safety issues associated with vacant, abandoned entering areas of a building with roof leaks or damaged pipes, or any areas
buildings. Other concerns include exposed asbestos-containing materials, where leaking water may have impacted building materials. Waterlogged
oils and hydraulic fluids leaking from equipment, dielectric fluids in older surfaces will decompose rapidly and lose structural integrity, so areas with
electrical equipment that could contain PCBs, deteriorated building water-impacted floors or ceilings should be assessed for structural stability
materials containing asbestos and lead, fluorescent light tubes and prior to entry. Following adequate assessment of unsound areas,
thermostats or gauges containing mercury, microbial and bacterial appropriate entry procedures and precautionary measures can be
growth, rodents, and containers of chemicals or waste materials left implemented to safely enter and work in such areas.
behind by the previous occupant or clandestinely dumped in the building Construction is high-risk industry. Working in dilapidated buildings
after closure. increases the risks and requires adequate assessment, planning, and
Certain precautionary measures should be implemented when working protective equipment to safely complete the project.
in dilapidated buildings. Consultant or construction personnel should be

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Welcome to
T
he Michigan Construction & Design Tradeshow will be held
at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on February 2, 2011.
The 27th edition of this event for industry professionals is
sponsored by the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM).
This year, during this one-day construction event, CAMTEC will
get the day started with educational programs beginning a 9:00
am; the Tradeshow opens at 10:00 a.m. and runs to 5:00 p.m.
Many exhibitors plan to launch new construction-related
equipment, tools and services. Contractors, designers, and
construction buyers will be able to actually see, test and learn
about the newest equipment, products and services available.
CAM will be celebrating its 126th Anniversary during the 125th
Annual Meeting, by invitation only, at the Sound Board beginning
at 11:30 a.m.
The CAM Magazine Special Issue Awards will take place during
the 125th CAM Annual Meeting. The architects and general
contractors whose projects were featured in the 2010 Special
Issue will be receiving a commemorative plaque. This year, for the
30 CAM MAGAZINE JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2011
first time, CAM Magazine will be presenting the Special Issue
Project of the Year Award, as voted upon by the readership of
CAM Magazine. The Green Project of the Year Awards for 2010
will also be presented immediately after the Special Issue Awards.
CAMTEC, the educational division of the CAM, will present three
blocks available to Tradeshow attendees: Project Bonding – The
Financial Perspective; Indoor Air Quality During Construction; and
Present Your Business in the Best Light. Seminar registration
information is available by calling CAMTEC at 248-972-1000.
Tickets to the tradeshow can be picked up at CAM Headquarters.
However, the most convenient way to get tickets is to pre-register
online now at CAM's website: www.cam-online.com. Attendees
pre-registering before January 15th will have their name badges
mailed, and those pre-registering after January 15th can pick up
their badges at the door of Michigan Construction & Design
Tradeshow.
There is still time for exhibitors to join the show. Call CAM
Tradeshow Sales at (248) 972-1000.
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Tradeshow 2011
EXHIBITOR LIST AS OF 12/23/2010

ABTEK Financial Foundation Software Pactiv Building Products

ARC/Dunn Blue M.C. Gutherie Lumber Co. Plumbing Professors

AZZ Galvanizing Service Hansen Marketing Services, Inc. Power Vac of Michigan

Ace Cutting Equipment & Supply Hartland Insurance Group, Inc. Precision Vinyl Corp.

Adaptive Environments, Inc. Hilti, Inc. R.S. Dale Co.

Aluminum Supply Co., Inc. Homrich Rainbow Hi-Tech

BAC Trowel Trades Insulex Panel Systems, Inc. Ronald B. Rich & Associates

BD Electrical Jeffers Crane Service SMRCA/149 Labor Management

The Blue Book Johns Manville Safety Services, Inc.

Broner Glove & Safety Kerkstra Precast Wm. H. Scarlet & Associates

C.A.S.S. Sheet Metal Larson's Insurance Solutions Simpson Strong-Tie

Agency, Inc.
CRS Technologies, Inc. Speedway SuperfleetState of
F. Lax Construction Michigan/MIOSHA
CTS-Construction Tool & Supply
Marshall Sales, Inc. Sterling Cleaning Services, Inc.
Cipriano Coating Technology
Mazzella Lifting Technologies Teletrac, Inc.
Contractors Hot Line
McCoig Materials, LLC TruFab, Inc.
Cougar Sales & Rental, Inc.
Michigan Glass Coatings Unique Metal Products
Delta Thermal Imaging (DTI)
National Association Of Women Urban's Partition &
Detroit Carpentry JATC In Construction, (NAWIC) Remodeling Co.

Efficiency Production Oakland Metal Sales, Inc. Uretek Great Lakes

EnergyBright, LLC Olson Architectural Products V & S Detroit Galvanizing

Energy Shield, Inc. Operating Engineers Local 324 Venture Grafix

JATF, Inc.
FastSigns of Birmingham Gardiner C. Vose, Inc.
PPG Pittsburgh Paints
Fortis Payment Systems

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 Project Plan Printing
In your office!
ABTEK Financial Aluminum Supply Co., Inc.
5841 Andersonville Rd 14359 Meyers Rd Fulfill your plotting needs
Waterford, MI 48329 Detroit, MI 48227 for one low monthly price!
Contact: Jaclyn Tocco Contact: Nancy Marshall
(248)623-4430 (313)491-5040
(248)623-4444 Fax (313)491-6380 Fax Equipment
jaclyn@abtekusa.com nmarshall@aluminumsupply.com Cost
www.abtekusa.com www.aluminumsupply.com Analysis
Products on Display: Credit Card Processing, Products on Display: Fabricator/Distributor
Gifts Cards - See Our Ad on Page 38 Architectural Building Products, Sheet Metal Rentals
Service Center, Copper, Stainless, Galvinizing, Tech
ARC/Dunn Blue Aluminum, Metal Wall & Roof Systems Services
1009 W Maple Rd See Our Ad on Page 8
Clawson, MI 48017 Service &
Contact: Ken Van Portfliet BAC Trowel Trades Supplies
(248)288-5600 21031 Ryan Rd
(248)288-1198 Fax Warren, MI 48091 Trade-Ins
ken.vanportfliet@dunnblue.com Contact: Mark King
www.dunnblue.com (586)754-0888
Products on Display: Plotters, Project (586)754-5889 Fax
Collaboration, Document Mangement, Remote mark@bricklayers.org We Can Save You Money!
Print, Iship Documents, Tracking, Canon, Kip, Xerox, www.bricklayers.org
Oce, HP - See Our Ad on Page 33 Products on Display: Education, Training, Brick,

AZZ Galvanizing Service

Tile, Cement, Stone, Terrazzo, Safety, Codes, Design
248-
7825 S Homestead Dr
Hamilton, IN 46742
BD Electrical
1684 Hydraulic Dr
www.dunnblue.com
288-
Contact: Jim Getz Howell, MI 48855
(260)488-4477
(260)488-4499 Fax
Contact: Jeff Layer
(517)552-8701
See us in booth 311 5600
jimgetz@azzgalv.com (517)552-8706 Fax
www.azzgalvanizing.com jeff@bdelectrical.com
Products on Display: Hot Dip Galvanizing www.bdelectrical.com
Structural Steel, Gratings, Handrailings, Industrial Products on Display: Supplier Of New &
Fasteners, Anchor Bolts Remanufactured Electrical Distribution
Equipment; Custom Build & Repair Services Also
Ace Cutting Equipment & Supply Available
25806 Novi Rd WORKERS’
Novi, MI 48375 The Blue Book
Contact: Ron Measel PO Box 500 COMPENSATION
(248)449-4944
(248)449-4946 Fax
Jefferson Valley, NY 10535
Contact: Jodi Germain-Tolliver
PLAN
sales@acecutting.com (800)431-2584
www.acecutting.com (810)844-2488 Fax
A group self-insured Workers’
Products on Display: Market's Most Innovative & info@thebluebook.com Compensation plan
Powerful Range Of Concrete & Masonry Cutting @thebluebook.com providing participants with
Equipment, Diamond Blades & Core Bits & www.thebluebook.com programs and services
Specialty Tools - See Our Ad on Page 24 Products on Display: Free Digital Work Flow
Solutions
superior to those available
Adaptive Environments, Inc. through the traditional
43600 Utica Rd Broner Glove & Safety insurance approach.
Sterling Heights, MI 48314 1750 Harmon Rd
Contact: Derek Nowak Auburn Hills, MI 48326 COMPARE THE
(586)739-9300 Contact: Todd Jones
(586)739-6220 Fax (800)521-1318 or (248)391-5000
DIFFERENCE!
derek@adaptive-environments.com (800)276-6372 Fax For further information and
www.adaptive-environments.com safety@broner.com
Products on Display: Residential Elevators, www.bronersafety.com
comparative cost proposal —
Wheelchair Lifts, Stairlifts, Overhead Patient Products on Display: Safety Equipment & Call Dee Macy at CAM-COMP
Transfer Systems Supplies
(586) 790-7810
Fax (586) 790-7929
Toll Free (888) 867-4764
18645 Canal Road, Suite 4
Clinton Twp., MI 48038

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C.A.S.S. Sheet Metal Cougar Sales & Rental, Inc.

5641 Conner 46845 12 Mile Rd.
Detroit ,MI 48213 Novi, MI 48397
Contact: Glenn Parvin Contact: Marty Schmitt
(313)571-2277 (248)348-8864
(313)571-1954 Fax (248)348-4494 Fax
glenn@casssheetmetal.com cougar@cougarsalesrental.com
www.casssheetmetal.com www.cougarsalesrental.com
Products on Display: Custom Architectural Products on Display: Contractors Equipment &
Sheet Metal Installation & Fabrication - See Our Supplies; Sales, Parts, Service, Rentals
Ad on Page 39
Delta Thermal Imaging (DTI)
CRS Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 640
26401 Northline Rd Walled Lake, MI 48390
Taylor, MI 48180 Contact: Contact: Jerry Marquette
Contact: Herbert Harris (248)303-6603
(734)947-9111 (248)522-1226 Fax
(734)947-9428 Fax jmarquette@deltathermalimaging.com
hharris2@hseintegrated.com www.deltathermalimaging.com
www.hseintegrated.com Products on Display: Thermal Scans & In-Depth
Products on Display: HSE/CRS Provides Reporting By A Certified Thermographer
Industry With A Cost-Effective Suite Of Services &
Equipment For Workers, Assets & The Community Detroit Carpentry JATC
1401 Farrow Ave
CTS-Construction Tool & Supply Ferndale, MI 48220
20866 Dequindre Rd Contact: Don Kissel
Warren, MI 48091 (248)541-2740
Contact: Bill Parkhill (248)541-1660 Fax
(586)757-3330 don@detcarpapp.org
(586)757-5399 Fax www.detcarpapp.org
ctsbillparkhill@comcast.net Products on Display: Carpenter Training Facility
Products on Display: Fire Stop, Concrete - See Our Ad on Page 35
Anchors, Drilling Equipment, Masonry Bits, Spring
Steel Clips - See Our Ad on Page 50 Efficiency Production
685 Hull Rd
Cipriano Coating Technology Mason, MI 48854
6538 Arrow Dr. Contact: James McRay
Sterling Heights, MI 48314 (517)676-8800
Contact: Jim Cipriano (517)676-0373 Fax
(586)726-2900 jmcray@epi-shields.com
(586)726-2624 Fax www.efficiencyproduction.com
info@ciprianocoatings.com Products on Display: Trench Shielding &
www.ciprianocoatings.com Shoring
Products on Display: Provider of Quality
Resinous Floor Coatings & Concrete Polishing EnergyBright, LLC
Systems - See Our Ad on Page 38 PO Box 495
Laingsburg, MI 48848
Contractors Hot Line Contact: Mary Steele
1003 Central Ave (517)651-6007
Fort Dodge, IA 50501 options@energybrightoptions.com
Contact: Shannon Bushman www.energybrightoptions.com
(515)955-1600 Products on Display: Affordable Green
(515)955-6636 Fax Marketing Materials & Products
sales@contractorshotline.com
www.contractorshotline.com Energy Shield, Inc.
Products on Display: Industry-Specific 138 W Pike St
Publications For Heavy Construction, Parts, Pontiac, MI 48341
Attachments, Heavy Hauling, Auctions & Services Contact: Karl Fritzinger
(248)332-2910
(248)332-4777 Fax
karlf@myflatroof.com
www.energyshield.net
Products on Display: Spray Foam Insulation &
Roofing Contractor, Roof Coatings

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FastSigns of Birmingham Hilti, Inc. Homrich
33322 Woodward 21890 Schoolcraft Rd • Livonia MI 48150 200 Matlin Rd • Carleton MI 48117
Birmngham, MI 48009 Contact: Jerry Blackstone Contact: Jeff Rider
Contact: Jack Winslow (734)522-7631 • (734)249-5333 Fax (734)654-9800 x603
(248)642-9911 • (248)642-7184 Fax gerald.blackstone@hilti.com • www.hilti.com (734)654-3116 Fax
212@fastsigns.com Products on Display: Hilti: An Industry Leader jeffr@homrichinc.com
www.fastsigns.com With Innovative Tools & Fastening Systems, www.homrichinc.com
Products on Display: Full Service Sign Shop; Helping Improve Jobsite Productivity, Worker Products on Display: Demolition &
Construction Signs, Channel Letters, LED, Light Safety & Your Overall Bottom Line - See Our Ad Environmental Services
Box & Monument Signs - See Our Ad on Page 52 on Page 34

Fortis Payment Systems

43155 Main St Ste 2208
Novi, MI 48375
Contact: Samir Pimputkar
(248)761-5777 • (248)232-6128 Fax
sp@quantummgroup.com
www.fortispayments.com
Products on Display: MasterCard & Visa Credit
Card Processing Services, Gift Cards

Foundation Software
150 Pearl Rd
Brunswick, OH 44212
Contact: Debra Smole
(330)220-8383 x251
(330)220-1443 Fax
dsmole@foundationsoft.com
www.foundationsoft.com
Products on Display: Foundation Software
Offers Two Products For Construction:
Foundation For Windows Job Cost Accounting
Software & An Online Payroll Processing Service

M.C. Gutherie Lumber Co.

12152 Merriman Rd
Livonia, MI 48150
Contact: Mike Mahoney
(734)513-5777
(734)513-5785 Fax
mmahoney@gutherielumber.com
www.gutherielumber.com
Products on Display: Engineered Wood
Products, Lightweight Steel Beams

Hansen Marketing Services, Inc.

1000 Decker Rd
P.O. Box 640
Walled Lake, MI 48390
Contact: Jerry Marquette
(248)669-2323
(248)669-1204 Fax
jmarquette@hansenmarketing.com
www.hansenmarketing.com
Products on Display: Wholesale Distributor Of
Building Materials

Hartland Insurance Group, Inc.

691 N. Squirrel Rd Ste 190
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-2863
Contact: Peggy Wessler
(248)377-0082
(248)377-0082 Fax
www.hartlandinsurancegroup.com
Products on Display: Discounted Insurance For
CAM Members - See Our Ad on Page 25

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Insulex Panel Systems, Inc. Jeffers Crane Service Johns Manville

506 E. Chapin St. P.O. Box 807 • Detroit, MI 48357 21867 Nottingham Ct
Cadillac MI 49601 Contact: Vince Voetberg Woodhaven MI 48183
Contact: Scott Martin (248)207-6944 Contact: Sue Baumberger
(231)779-3991 (248)681-6504 Fax (734)675-7535
(231)779-3991 Fax vincev@jefferstoledo.com (734)675-6355 Fax
scott@insulexpanels.com www.allcrane.com baumbergers@jm.com
www.insulexpanels.com Products on Display: Sales & Rentals Of www.jm.com
Products on Display: Structural Insulated Manlifts, Material Handlers, Boom Trucks, Cranes, Products on Display: Commercial & Industrial
Building Systems Tower Cranes - See Our Ad on Page 37 Roofing System Solutions

Kerkstra Precast
3373 Busch Dr
Grandville MI 49418
Contact: Steve Haskill
(616)224-6176
(616)224-2651 Fax
shaskill@kerkstra.com
www.kerkstra.com
Products on Display: Precast Concrete Building
& Utility Products

Larson's Insurance Solutions Agency, Inc.

37625 Pembrooke
Livonia, MI 48152
Contact: Karen Larson

Built on Training
(248)939-2224
(248)381-5027 Fax
karenlarson@larsonsinsuranceagency.com
www.larsonsinsurance.com

Built on Quality
Products on Display: Commercial Insurance,
Services Include Benefit & Health Services

F. Lax Construction
651 Livernois
Ferndale, MI 48220
Using our signatory contractors guarantees a customer gets Contact: Carol Green
the best trained masons for the best quality workmanship. (248)547-1914 or (800)547-1914
(248)547-1842 Fax
Do not settle for inferior training! cgreen@flaxco.com
Our brick, tile, and cement masons undergo rigorous www.flaxco.com
education in these training areas: Products on Display: Universal Design &
Construction, Barrier-Free Home Modifications,
MASONRY SCIENCE I STONE UPGRADING CLASS
MASONRY SCIENCE II TILE UPGRADING CLASS CAPS Certified Architects & OT’s
BLUE PRINT I MARBLE UPGRADING CLASS
BLUE PRINT II TERRAZZO UPGRADING CLASS Marshall Sales, Inc.
JOURNEYMAN UPGRADING SEMINARS TERRAZZO TERRA TOP CERTIFICATION
WELDING CERTIFICATION ~ MCC FOREMAN TRAINING 14359 Meyers Rd
OSHA 500 SUPERVISOR TRAINING Detroit, MI 48227
OSHA 10 HOUR 1926 FLASHING CERTIFICATION
OSHA 30 HOUR 1926 CONFINED SPACE TRAINING
Contact: Nancy Marshall
GROUT CERTIFICATION HYDROMOBILE USER AWARENESS (313)491-1700
CPR/FIRST AID MASONRY WALL BRACING/RESTRICTED AREA (313)491-6462 Fax
ACI – Cement Certifications TRAINING
AAC – Block Training nmarshall@marshallsales.com
JAHN STONE PATCHING www.marshallsales.com
SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD COMPETENT PERSON
TRAINING
Products on Display: Full-Line Stocking
SCAFFOLD USERS TRAINING Distributor Of Construction, Industrial,
MUST SAFETY MODULES & DRUG SCREENING Automotive Fasteners, Tooling, 3M, Paint, Etc.,
SELF RESCUE ROPE TRAINING
Application/Engineering Services Available, Tool
BOOTH Repair Center - See Our Ad on Page 8
BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS UNION 219
Local #1 • 21031 Ryan Road • Warren, MI 48091
ph. 586-754-0888 • www.bricklayers.org

Sponsored by: Bricklayers Labor Management,

Bricklayers /Cement Masons Apprentice Training
Committee, Tile Marble Terrazzo Labor Management, and
the Tile Marble Terrazzo Apprentice Training Committee.

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Mazzella Lifting Technologies Michigan Glass Coatings
31623 Stephenson Hwy 1120 Doris Rd
Madison Heights, MI 48071 Auburn Hills MI 48326
Contact: Steve Ressler Contact: Ed Golda
(248)752-5361 (248)364-6667
(248)588-8776 Fax (248)364-6670 Fax
sressler@mazzellalifting.com sgoga@michgc.com
www.mazzellalifting.com www.michiganglasscoatings.com
Products on Display: Manufacture Chain, Wire Products on Display: Michigan Glass Coatings Is
Rope, Nylon & High-Performance Synthetic A Leading Provider In Glass Coatings With Over
Slings; Engineer, Design & Manufacture Cranes, 30 Years Experience; We Provide Solar, Security &
Lift Devices, Die-Related Products & Special Decorative Films
Fabricated Items
National Association Of Women In
McCoig Materials, LLC Construction, (NAWIC)
40500 Ann Arbor Rd E., Ste. 200 13019 Pauline Dr
P.O. Box 6349 Shelby Township MI 48315
Plymouth MI 48170 Contact: Laurel Johnson
Contact: Mike Hyland (586)731-3100
(734)680-5494 (586)731-3582 Fax
(734)414-0447 Fax ljohnson@sme-usa.com
mhyland@mccoig.biz www.nawicdetroit.org
www.mccoigmaterials.com Products on Display: Non-Profit Organization
Products on Display: Ready-Mix Concrete Enhancing The Success Of Women In
Producer Based In Detroit With 6 Plant Locations Construction
Strategically Located To Service & Deliver
Ready-Mixed Concrete - See Our Ad on Page 7

We’re always building on our reputation.

Equipment + Service + Safety + Location
Anyone can just rent you a crane. But does the buck stop there? At Jeffers, Detroit, Michigan
safety is one of the most valuable services we offer our customers, beginning 248-207-6944
with equipment that is properly maintained and operators who are trained 888-758-8041
to the highest standards. Our complete Safety Management System www.allcrane.com
includes lift planning, crane selection and inspection, personnel
training, and performance monitoring.

Get the package deal: equipment, safety, and

service. Give us a call.
A member of The ALL Family of Companies
© ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp.,
an Equal Opportunity Employer. See us at booth 227.

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GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A COMPETITIVE EDGE.

ENHANCE YOUR CREDIBILITY.
INCREASE YOUR BOTTOM LINE. Oakland Metal Sales, Inc.
2430 N. Opdyke Rd.
ABTEK Financial is a local Michigan full service provider of Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Contact: Don McCoy
electronic payment solutions focusing solely on your business. (248)377-8847
(248)377-4196 Fax
Visit booth #102 at the info@oaklandmetalsales.com
www.oaklandmetalsales.com
2011 Michigan Construction & Design Tradeshow Products on Display: Copper, Brass, Aluminum,
Stainless Steel, Galvanized, Zinc, Painted Steel &
and see how Aluminum, Gutter Systems, Snow Guards, Andek

ABTEK can help

Roof Coating, Fabrication Services - See Our Ad
on Page 40

increase your sales Olson Architectural Products

P.O. Box 88
Sylvania OH 43560

ABTEK Financial
Contact: Tom Olson
(734)777-6788
(734)538-6080 Fax
...educating merchants since 1986 tolson7295@aol.com
www.oap-sws.com
www.abtekusa.com Products on Display: Fire-Rated Glass, FRP
DIRECT: 248.623.4430 Doors, Translucent Panels, Custom Railing
TOLL FREE: 800.544.9145 Systems, Composite Panels, Louvers, Sunshades

Operating Engineers Local 324 JATF, Inc.

275 E Highland Rd
Howell, MI 48843
Contact: Mary Smith
(517)546-9610
(517)546-9793 Fax
mary.smith@iuoe324.org
www.oe324jatf.org
Products on Display: Heavy Equipment
Journeyman & Apprentice Training School - See
Our Ad on Page Inside Front Cover

BOOTH PPG Pittsburgh Paints

Southfield, MI
YOUR SINGLE SOURCE 410 Contact: Vic West
COATING CONTRACTOR (248)357-4817
(248)357-4543
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Centurion Medical
Products Corporate
Headquarters:
2010 GREEN PROJECT OF THE YEAR
By David Miller, Associate Editor Photography by Justin Maconochie

picturesque oasis. Exterior sun shades and

M
any facilities are designed with tangible link to the living world to help
sustainable goals in mind, but the tall translucent glass windows celebrate the people understand the importance of these
Centurion Medical Products rural countryside with spectacular views efforts. Construction manager Granger
Corporate Headquarters Building, while providing abundant natural light Construction Company, Lansing, and
Williamston, is literally outstanding in the inside. The 73,000-square-foot facility, for architect Neumann/Smith Architecture,
field. Not only has the structure been which LEED Gold-Level certification is Southfield, led the team that delivered this
recognized as CAM Magazine’s 2010 Green anticipated, not only conserves valuable fine example of sustainable design and
Building of the Year, it also sits nestled in a natural resources – it also provides a construction.

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UNDERSTANDING HOW recycled material for the facility – with recycled content accounting
Many sustainable features at the Centurion Medical Products for almost 28 percent of all materials used.
Corporate Headquarters are easy to see, but a thorough Many of the elements that make the new Centurion Medical
understanding of the structure is needed to understand the depth of Products facility green will probably go unnoticed by the people
the commitment. An energy efficient exterior envelope delivers an who visit the facility, but the reasons behind them are made
insulation R value that is 28 percent higher than what is required by abundantly clear by a design that celebrates harmony with the
code, while the building’s mechanical and electrical design facility’s natural surroundings.
incorporates numerous efficient design strategies to perform 18
percent better than the base model for a similar structure. These UNDERSTANDING WHY
savings were confirmed through an advanced building The Centurion Medical Products Corporate Headquarters sits on a
commissioning process that will be maintained over time to bucolic 37-acre site. The building blends into the site with a low
document long-term results. profile that reduces visibility from the road and this is augmented
Water usage was also given careful consideration through with landscape berms that screen the delivery area while shielding
water-efficient plumbing fixtures. Native and drought resistant the building. Future outdoor amenities will include a soccer field, a
plants were used to reduce irrigation needs. When irrigation is picnic area and a fitness trail which will run around the entire
required, water will be delivered by drip line systems and a property. A six foot band of wild flowers lines one side of the entry
SmartLine controller delivers only what is needed. As natural drive and wraps around the building while separating lawn areas
resources become scarcer, the sophisticated techniques used at from natural grasses. Eventually, workers will need to enter the
Centurion Medical Products will become more common. building to complete their tasks, but they need not leave this natural
“Green building is, in essence, about being responsible whether splendor behind when they do.
you are the owner, architect, engineer or builder,” said Christine "The owners of Centurion Medical Products wanted to create an
Costa, LEED AP, LEED coordinator and project architect for open, inviting, flexible and enjoyable work environment for their
Neumann/Smith. “It is a responsibility to the public and to the employees,” said Stanley E. Cole, RA, LEED AP, principal at
environment that everyone on this project took seriously, which is Neumann/Smith and project manager and LEED administrator for
what led to its successful realization as a green building. To the project. “Through the use of vision glass, translucent windows
recognize it as such, as well as other responsible projects, will and clerestories, the building was designed to allow a lot of natural
continue to move the industry in that direction and ultimately the light into the building and provide great views for 98% of the
‘green building movement’ will become standard practice.” normally occupied spaces."
Before the green building movement can become standard Natural light flows over the vibrant interior spaces highlighting the
practice, construction and design professionals must address the creative talents of Jamie Millspaugh, NCIDQ, LEED AP, interior designer
challenges associated with it. Although this can require a different for Neumann/Smith. Clerestory glass in the centrally located main
mindset from contractors, many have found that tangible benefits atrium brings natural light into interior spaces. Daylight is also
accompany green building harvested along the building
practices. perimeter and interior column
“I don’t think that we did uplights, frequently allowing
anything unusual on this for lighting fixtures to be
project,” said Jeff Tuley, dimmed or turned off entirely.
project manager for Granger Efficiency is further enhanced
Construction Company. “We by a flexible system that lets
try to reuse and recycle as individual users set lighting
much as we can – from levels to suit their needs and
concrete and masonry waste, preferences. The conference
to cardboard, paper, center alone features four
Styrofoam, wood and metal. separate lighting zones that
We have recognized that can be individually set.
there is a cost savings Generous portions of
because we are sending less natural light coupled with
material to landfills.” outdoor views create a
Tuley admits that not every tangible connection to nature
contractor has discovered the that reinforces the strong
benefits of recycling, but it is commitment to sustainability
standard operating already in place at Centurion.
procedure on every project The company embraces a
for Granger Construction corporate recycling policy
Company. Over 466 tons of with multiple bins placed to
materials were diverted from provide easy access from
landfills on the Centurion offices and loading dock
Medical Products project. The areas. Company leaders also
project team also specified selected linear fluorescent
significant quantities of lighting over compact

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fluorescent lighting whenever possible and
the company also instituted a recycling
program for any used lamps that might
contain mercury.
The final result of this successful project is
a building that is truly worthy of the title,
“Green Building of the Year.” The CAM
Magazine staff sincerely hopes that others
will follow the example of this dedicated
project team. THE FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORS
"It is our hope that by informing the AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
public about green ideas and why it is CONTRIBUTED THEIR SKILLS TO THE
important to be good stewards of the earth PROJECT:
that one day it will be commonplace • Blinds and Shades – Bayvue Drapery,
thinking and sound design practice with Burton
materials that are ecologically friendly,” said • Concrete, Foundations, Flatwork and
Emil R. Sdao, RA, LEED AP, project designer General Trades – Granger Construction
and design director at Neumann/Smith. Company, Lansing
• Doors and Hardware – S.A. Morman &
Company, Grand Rapids
• Electrical – Superior Electric of Lansing
• Elevator – Thyssenkrupp Elevator, Grand
Rapids
• Fire Protection – American Fire
Protection, Lansing
• Flooring – Lansing Tile & Mosaic, Inc.,
Lansing
• Furniture – DBI Business Interiors, Lansing
• Glass and Curtainwall – Huron Valley
Glass, Inc., Ypsilanti
• HVAC – Myers Plumbing & Heating, Inc.,
Lansing
• IT Infrastructure – Netech Corp., Grand
Rapids
• Landscape Architect – Landscape
Architects and Planners, Lansing
• Landscaping – Hundred Acre Woods, Inc.,
Williamston
• Masonry – Leidal and Hart Mason

Kotz, Sangster, Contractors, Livonia

• Mechanical and Electrical Engineer –
Peter Basso Associates, Inc., Troy

Wysocki and Berg, P.C. • Metal Studs and Drywall – DSI Acoustical
Co., Lansing
• Painting – Detail Painting, Grant
Construction Law Specialists • Paving – American Asphalt, Inc., Lansing
• Raised Access Floors – Data Supplies,
• LITIGATION Plymouth
• ARBITRATION • Raised Access Flooring – Haworth, Inc.,
Holland
• CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION • Roofing – Borner Restoration, Lansing
• EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR • Siding – Architectural Metals, Inc.,
• CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS Portland
• REPRESENTING • Signage – Valley City Sign Company,
- GENERAL CONTRACTORS Comstock Park
• Sitework – Woodhull Construction Co.,
- SUBCONTRACTORS
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- DEVELOPERS • Steel – Valley Steel Company, Saginaw
- OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
Solving corporate and litigation problems Subcontractors and professional consultants listed
in this feature are identified by the general
for the construction industry contractor, architect or owner.
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GREEN PROJECT OF THE YEAR
HONORABLE MENTION
Madonna University Franciscan
Center
Photo by Jim Haefner Photography
During the Green Design Charrette for
the new Franciscan Center at Madonna
University, Sister Rose Marie Kujawa,
university president, first voiced the four
words that became a mantra for the entire
team: “Good, Growing, Gorgeous and
Green.” Achieving Gold-Level certification
under USGBC’s LEED rating system was a
natural extension of this commitment.
Energy efficiency emerged as an early
challenge for the team, as certain activities
in laboratory and broadcasting spaces
involved a “process load” that was largely
dictated by the equipment that was used.
HVAC loads, on the other hand, could be
greatly reduced and three separate HVAC
units were installed, helping the project
team achieve seven out of 10 possible
energy points under LEED.
Goals for diverting waste from landfills
and using materials with recycled content
were also exceeded on the project. Other
green highpoints include the green roof
above the broadcasting studio, a white PVC
roof over other portions of the building,
irrigation and plumbing fixtures designed
to reduce water usage, FSC-Certified lumber
used for timber frame construction, and a
comprehensive indoor air quality
management plan.
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MADONNA UNIVERSITY – FRANCISCAN
CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MEDIA
Owner – Madonna University, Livonia
Construction Manager - Clark Construction
Co., Lansing
Architect and Engineer - SmithGroup
Incorporated, Detroit
Owner’s Representative – Charles R. Bisel,
Focus Facility Consulting Services, Inc.,
West Bloomfield
• Access Flooring – Data Supplies Company,
Plymouth
• Carpentry, Casework, Fumehoods Metal
Studs, Drywall, EIFS and General Trades –
Nelson Mill Company, Southfield
• Controlled Environmental Room – Detroit
Technical Equipment Co., Troy
• Concrete (Site and Building Flatwork) –
Contek, Inc., Ann Arbor
• Electrical – LaBelle Electric, Macomb
Township
• Elevators – Schindler Elevator Corp.,
Livonia
• Fire Protection – Interstate Fire Protection,
Milford
• Floor Covering and Wall Tile – Artistic
Installation, Inc., Warren
• Foundations – E.L.S. Construction, Inc.,
Orion Township
• Glass, Glazing and Aluminum – Harmon,
Inc., Livonia
• Landscaping – KLM Landscape, Romeo
• Masonry – Baro Contracting, Clinton
Township
• Mechanical (HVAC and Plumbing) – John
E. Green Company, Highland Park
• Metal Wall Panels – Universal Wall
Systems, Grand Rapids
• Painting – Niles Construction Services,
Flint
• Painting, Striping and Exterior Signage –
Nagle Paving Company, Novi
• Roofing – J.D. Candler Roofing, Livonia
• Sitework and Underground Utilities –
W.P.M., Inc., Grand Blanc
• Soils Testing – Soil and Material Engineers,
Inc., (SME), Plymouth
• Structural Steel – Kirby Steel, Inc., Burton
• Waterproofing & Joint Sealants – Western
Waterproofing Co., Livonia
GREEN PROJECT OF THE YEAR
HONORABLE MENTION
Dearborn Town Center
Parking Deck
Photography by Matt Austermann, CAM
The Dearborn Town Center Parking Deck is
a new five-level, 525-car precast structure
located near the intersection of Schaeffer and
Michigan Avenues. While the parking deck
itself is not a LEED certified project, many of
its green components were used in the LEED
calculations for the new medical office
building, to which it is attached by a
glass-enclosed skywalk.
The deck was constructed on a previously
developed site that was nearly 100 percent
impervious and provided no stormwater
controls. Redevelopment of this site
conserves undeveloped land while
significantly reducing the overall footprint by
stacking parking spaces instead of spreading
them out over a surface lot. The new deck
also provides 100 percent stormwater runoff
treatment through a combination of
methods.
The deck includes Photo Voltaic Solar
Panels and an energy efficient fluorescent
lighting system that can be controlled by a
laptop computer. Lights also be programmed
to dim during low-use hours and instantly
activated by motion sensors. An estimated 62
percent decease in energy consumption over
typical parking deck lighting systems is
expected and the deck also includes electric
vehicle charging stations.
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DEARBORN TOWN CENTER • Glass and Glazing – Modern Mirror and
PARKING DECK Glass Company, Inc., Roseville
• HVAC/Plumbing – Limbach Company, LLC,
Owner – City of Dearborn Pontiac
General Contractor – The Dailey Company, • Landscaping/Greenscreen – Donato
Lake Orion Landscape, Shelby Township
Architect – Hobbs + Black, Inc., Ann Arbor • M/E Engineer – Peter Basso Associates,
Developer – REDICO Management, Inc., Inc., Troy
Southfield • Painting – Duross Painting Company,
• Carpentry – Jasman Construction, Warren
Whitmore Lake • Piling – E.C. Korneffel Co., Trenton
• Caulking/Waterproofing – RAM • Precast – National Precast Inc., Roseville
Construction Services, Livonia • Roofing – Royal Roofing Company, Inc.,
• Civil Engineer – Professional Engineering Orion
Associates, Inc., Troy • Security Cameras – Center Line
• Concrete – ELS Construction, Inc., Orion Technologies, Inc., Center Line GREEN PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Township • Site Concrete – Albanelli Cement
• Doors/Windows – KVM Door, Clinton Contractors, Inc., Livonia
HONORABLE MENTION
Township • Sitework – Dan’s Excavating, Inc., Greenleaf Trust
• Electrical – Edgewood Electric, Madison Shelby Township
Heights • Steel – Cadillac Iron Inc., Oxford Photography by Jeff Garland
• Elevators – Schindler Elevator • Structural Engineer – Ehlert/Bryan, Inc.,
Corporation, Livonia Southfield This five-story, 67,000-square-foot,
• Fencing – Industrial Fence, Detroit building on a formerly blighted corner lot in
• Fire Protection – Professional Sprinkler, a designated Brownfield redevelopment
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office space and luxury residential units. The • Greenleaf Trust Interior and Zazios
design and construction team created a Restaurant)
landmark façade and revitalized a busy • Elevators – Thyssen Krupp Elevator

(586) 757-7100 Birmingham corner while following LEED

guidelines, with Silver-Level Certification as
Company, Livonia (Core and Shell)
• Fire Alarm – Riverside Integrated
the primary target. All future tenant Systems, Grand Rapids (Core and Shell)
ADVANTAGES OF USING improvements will be required to meet the • Fire Protection – Advanced Fire
same standards. Protection, Lansing (Core and Shell,
YOUR EVS The building will encourage walking over Greenleaf Trust
BUYING SERVICES: driving by providing easy access to public • Interior and Zazios Restaurant)
✓ COST SAVINGS transportation, a post office, library, fire • Fire Protection – Westland Fire
station, police station, park, bank, places of Protection, Livonia (Core and Shell,
✓ FINANCING worship, school, movie theater and Greenleaf Trust
✓ CONVENIENCE supermarket. Construction plans also • Interior and Zazios Restaurant)
addressed soil erosion, waterway • Fire and Smoke Protection – William E
sedimentation, dust control and waste Harnish Accoustical, Inc., Redford (Core
(Everything Very Simple) management. Vegetated and high Solar and Shell)
Automotive Sales Reflective Index roofing, low-e insulated • Food Service Equipment – Great Lakes
glass, along with high-efficiency plumbing, Hotel Supply, Detroit (Zazios Restaurant)
& Leasing heating, cooling, lighting and building • General Trades – City Renovation & Trim,
automation systems were installed. Inc., Auburn Hills (Core and Shell)
Over 10 percent of the building materials • Glazing – Madison Heights Glass,
used was sourced within 500 miles of the Ferndale (Core and Shell, Greenleaf Trust
Endorsed Service Provider building site and recycled materials are also Interior and Zazios Restaurant)
featured prominently throughout the • Hard Tile Flooring – F.D. Beradino Tile,
facility. All of these sustainable elements, Eastpointe (Core and Shell and Greenleaf
and many more, come together to create a Trust Interior)
building that minimizes its impact to its • Hard Tile Flooring – Wolverine Stone
surroundings. Company, Warren (Zazios Restaurant)
• Landscaping – Donato Landscape,
GREENLEAF TRUST Shelby Township (Core and Shell)
Owner – Catalyst Development, Kalamazoo • Mechanical – Pro Services, Portage (Core
Construction Manager – CSM Group, and Shell, Greenleaf Trust Interior and
Kalamazoo Zazios Restaurant)
• BONDS Architect – Eckert Wordell, LLC, Kalamazoo • Painting – Somerset Painting and
• Carpet and Specialty Flooring – SCI Commercial Services, Washington (Core
• CONTRACTORS Floorcovering, Southfield (Core and Shell, and Shell,
• Greenleaf Trust Interior and Zazios • Greenleaf Trust Interior and Zazios
INSURANCE Restaurant) Restaurant)
• Concrete Flatwork, Structural and Floor • Siding (Metal Panels) – Architectural
• ENVIRONMENTAL Slabs – Ideal Contractors, Detroit (Core Metals, Inc., Portland (Core and Shell)
INSURANCE and Shell) • Roofing – Stephenson & Sons Roofing,
• Concrete Forming and Accessories – Flint (Core and Shell)
• LIFE & HEALTH Albanelli Cement Contractors, Livonia • Site Remediation – Bierlein Companies,
(Core and Shell) Inc., Midland (Core and Shell)
(248) 355-4411 • Conveying Equipment – Connelly Crane
Rental Corporation, Detroit (Core and
• Security Cameras – SecurAlarm Systems,
Grand Rapids (Core and Shell, Greenleaf
www.zervosgroup.com Shell) Trust
24724 Farmbrook Rd. • Drywall, Acoustical Ceilings and General • Interior and Zazios Restaurant)
Trades – Jasman Construction, Whitmore • Specialty Doors and Frames – Overhead
Southfield 48034 Lake Door of Jackson, Jackson (Core and Shell)
• (Core and Shell, Greenleaf Trust Interior • Special Foundations, Load Bearing
Gus E. Zervos Steve M. Zervos
and Zazios Restaurant) Elements and Auger Cast Piles – Schnabel
CEO President
• Earth Moving – Site Development, Inc., • Foundation Company, Cary IL (Core and
Angelo G. Zervos, VP Michael G. Zervos, VP Madison Heights (Core and Shell) Shell)
Dave Lang Jim Gargaro • Electrical and Fire Alarm – Edgewood • Structural Steel and Metal Fabrication –
Dominic Nicita Don Burden Electric, Madison Heights (Core and Shell, Kirby Steel, Burton (Core and Shell)

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• Structured Cabling – TeL Systems, Ann
Arbor (Zazios Restaurant)
• Traffic Coatings – D.C. Byers, Grand Rapids
(Core and Shell)
• Traffic Signals – Rauhorn Electric,
Macomb (Core and Shell)
• Unit Masonry – Leidal & Hart, Livonia
(Core and Shell and Zazios Restaurant)

GREEN PROJECT OF THE YEAR

HONORABLE MENTION
Ferndale Library
Photography by Stefanie Decker of BP
Studio

This 7,761-square-foot addition and

11,941 renovation of an existing library is
currently seeking LEED Gold-Level
Certification. The north and west additions
of the building are accentuated by living
green roofs with aesthetically pleasing
vegetative material that will allow the
membrane underneath to last for nearly a
century. The vegetative roof also reduces
interior noise, stormwater runoff and helps
to mitigate the “heat island” effect.
A vertical, closed-loop geothermal system
with 28 geo wells drilled to a depth of 450
feet handles heating and cooling in the
building. While more expensive in
installation, the system is expected to pay for
itself in approximately seven years. Roof
runoff is stored in a 26,000-gallon underwater
tank then pumped out for various uses,
including irrigation and water efficient toilets,
through a gray water system.
Nearly 40 percent of the products used,
including structural steel and acoustical
decking, concrete, vegetative and
supplemental roofing materials, millwork

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and masonry, were manufactured within 500
miles of the site. Over 30 percent of the
material used in the facility was recycled,
while the project team was also able to
recycle 90 percent of the demolished
Specialists in: material and construction debris.
Concrete Anchors FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Spring Steel Clips Owner – City of Ferndale
Construction Manager – Frank Rewold and
Fire Stopping Systems Son, Inc., Rochester
Architect – Penchansky Whisler Architects,
Ann Arbor
The CTS Fastening Center • Blinds and Shades – The Sheer Shop,
is designed to better Shelby Township
• Carpentry – Wally Kosorski and Company,
accommodate both normal Inc., Clinton Township
and emergency needs—for • Caulking and Sealants – DRV Joint Sealant
unexpected changes if a Contractors, Shelby Township
• Ceramic Tile – The Stuart Company,
breakdown occurs, or if Macomb
you’re just out-of-stock. • Concrete Flatwork – K & W Concrete, Inc.,
We’re loaded with quality Romeo
• Drywall and Light Gauge Framing –
concrete anchors, masonry Hudson Interiors, Inc., Shelby Township
bits, rotary hammer drills, • Earthwork – Earth-Con Excavating, Inc.,
Romeo
fire stopping materials and • Electrical – Advantage Electric and
spring steel clips, including Controls, Shelby Township
many hard to find items. • Fencing – American Fence and Supply Co.,
Inc., Warren
Our central location in the • Fire Protection – TriStar Fire Protection,
Detroit Metro area makes Plymouth
• Fireplace – FireClass LLC, Wixom
pickup only minutes away • Floor Mats – Construction Specialties, Inc.,
from your jobsite. Boston, MA
• Folding Partitions - Urbans Partition and
Remodeling, Northville
• Footings – McCarthy Construction Co.,
Walled Lake
• Geothermal and Earth LP Piping –
BOOTH Executive Heating and Cooling, Shelby
126 Township
• Glass and Glazing – Rochester Hills
OUR PHONE NUMBER IS Contract Glazing, Rochester Hills
• Hallow Metal Doors and Hardware –
586/757-3330 LaForce, Inc., Green Bay, WI
• HVAC – Multi-Mechanical, Sterling Heights
• Landscaping and Irrigation – Shades of
Fax 586/757-5399 Green, Rochester Hills
Construction • Masonry – HMC Mason Contractors,
Shelby Township
Tool & Supply • Millwork – Troy Millwork, Inc., Rochester
20866 Dequindre Hills
• Overhead Doors – Overhead Door West -
Warren, MI 48091 Waterford
• Painting and Vinyl – Auburn Painting Co.,
Rochester
• Paving – Nagle Paving Co., Novi
• Plumbing – USA Plumbing and Sewer
Service, Inc., Ray Township
• Projection Screen – Progressive Plumbing
Supply Co., Warren
• Resilient Floor and Carpet – SCI Floor
Covering - Southfield
• Roofing – Molnar Roofing, Inc., Riverview
• Signs – I-Sign LLC, Warren
• Signs – Images Unlimited LLC, Rochester
• Skylights – Architectural Building
Components, Oak Park
• Structural Steel – Cadillac Iron, Inc.,
Oxford
• Toilet Partitions and Accessories – Steel
Equipment Co., Pontiac
GREEN PROJECT OF THE YEAR
HONORABLE MENTION
Crystal M. Lange College of
Nursing & Health Sciences
Building
Photos by Christopher Lark Photography
This facility is on track to achieve LEED
Silver-Level Certification and it is tied into an
aqua-thermal system – the largest pond
closed loop geothermal system in Michigan.
The water-to-water heat pump system
utilizes only seven heat pump units and has
no negative impact on the pond’s aquatic
life, while using the water’s 40 degree F
temperature to provide 130 degree hot
water heating and 42 degree chilled water.
A photovoltaic system will also generate
between 45,000 and 50,000 (kWHr) annually,
approximately 2.5 percent of the anticipated

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electrical power for the new building. The
facility was also sited to maximize
daylighting, with every occupied space
including a window. The building envelope
is designed to reduce solar gain through
shading devices and low-e insulated glass.
Fabrics and furnishings were selected
with sustainability in mind. Green goals
were addressed with Air Quality and
Construction Waste Management Plans. The
building also supports a variety of
alternative transportation possibilities and
includes many features designed to reduce
water consumption.

CRYSTAL M. LANGE COLLEGE OF

NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
BUILDING
Owner – Saginaw Valley State University,
University Center
Construction Manager – Spence Brothers,
Saginaw
Architect – TMP Architecture, Inc.,
Bloomfield Hills
• Lab Consultant – Ballinger, Philadelphia,
PA
• Mechanical and Electrical Engineer –
Peter Basso Associates, Troy
• Asphalt Paving – Pyramid Paving,
Essexville
• Athletic Flooring – Star School Flooring
Corp., Hastings
• Audio Visual – ICI, Saginaw
• Concrete Foundations – Fessler &
Bowman, Inc., Flushing
• Concrete Slabs – Spence Brothers,
Saginaw
• Drywall – William Reichenbach Co.,
Lansing
• Electrical – Maryland Electric Company,
Clinton Township
• Elevator – Schindler Elevator, Grand
Rapids
• Fire Protection – Winninger Fire
Protection, Birch Run
• General Trades – Serenus Johnson
Construction, Bay City
• Glass and Glazing – Architectural Glazing
Systems, Mt. Morris
• Hard Tile and Soft Flooring – Standard
Tile, Saginaw
• Irrigation – Marlo Company, Saginaw
• Lab Casework – Detroit Technical
Equipment Company, Troy
• Landscaping – Bell Landscaping, Saginaw
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• Masonry – Leidal Hart Masonry, Livonia
• Masonry Foundations – Boettcher
Masonry, Bay City
• Mechanical – Remer Plumbing & Heating,
Saginaw
• Painting – Hock Painting, West Branch
• Resinous Flooring – DC Byers, East
Lansing
• Security System – Electronic Security
Systems, Warren
• Site Concrete – A.J. Rhemus & Son, Bay
City
• Sitework – Fisher Contracting, Midland
• Sitework – Mead & Sons Contracting,
Saginaw
• Smart Podium – Three Rivers, Midland
• Structural Steel – Delta Steel, Saginaw
• Technology – SPI Innovations, Freeland
• Temporary Electrical – Nuechterlein
Electric, Frankenmuth
• Temporary Fencing – Noble Fence,
Armada
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• Terrazzo Flooring – Artisan Tile, Inc.,
Brighton
• Testing and Balancing – International Test
& Balance, Inc., Southfield
• Underground Electrical – Halligan
Electric, Flint
• Underground Mechanical – R.C. Martin,
Bay City
• Waterproofing and Joint Sealants – RAM
Construction Services of Michigan,
Livonia
• Window Treatments – Creative Windows,
Ann Arbor
Subcontractors and professional consultants
listed in this feature are identified by the
general contractor, architect or owner.
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LIST OF CLASSES:
• Accounts Receivable Management & Collections
• AIA Contracts
• AIA Contracts & Contracts and Subcontracts (Combined class)
• Blueprint Reading I/Basic
• Blueprint Reading II/Intermediate
• Construction Industry Technician (CIT)
• Contracts and Subcontracts
• Estimating I
• Excavations the Grave Danger
• Fall Protection
• First Aid, CPR and AED (combined class)
• Lien Law/Payment Bonds
• OSHA 10-Hour
• OSHA 30-Hour
• MIOSHA 10-Hour
• Preparing Documents to Preserve Construction Liens and
Payment Bond Claims
• Project Management Commercial/Residential Construction
• Scheduling & Planning
• Techniques for Controlling and Working on Delayed
Projects: Scheduling and Legal Perspectives
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT & COLLECTIONS
This seminar will take you through the four phases of the debt collection
process:
1. Debt is created. 2. The delinquency period. 3. Litigation. 4.
Post-judgment collections. Learn how to set up a project so that you get
paid. We'll look at everything from the first call to the day you cash the
check. Why sell if you can't collect? The goal of this seminar is to assist
you in creating more agreeable terms for your credit sales and teach you
techniques to collect debts in-house. You will also gain an understanding
of the litigation and judgment collection process. The seminar is
recommended for business owners and those responsible for the
monitoring of delinquent accounts.
Instructors: Ronald B. Rich - Ronald B. Rich & Associates and Mark
Merlanti, Esq. – Finkel Whitefield Selik
AIA CONTRACTS
This seminar instructs contractors and subcontractors on the use of AIA
contracts, including design-build, construction management, and
subcontract agreements. Special attention is paid to AIA A201, the most
commonly used set of general conditions in the industry. Other topics
include: contractual assignment of risk; owner, architect, contractor and
subcontractor obligations; dispute resolution procedures; change orders;
and key differences between the AIAs A201 and the new Consensus
DOCs 200. This course is directed at those who negotiate and manage
contracts, such as company owners, senior managers, and project
managers.
Instructors: R. Edward Boucher/ Barry Jensen - Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki
and Berg, P.C.
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BLUEPRINT READING 1 / BASIC
Learn the basics of how to read and understand construction blueprints
from actual project drawings. This is a basic course is a foundation for the
Intermediate and Advanced Blueprint Reading courses offered by
CAMTEC.
Instructor: Chuck Bovair
BLUEPRINT READING 2 / INTERMEDIATE
This course provides experience in exploring residential and light
commercial construction documents. Fundamentals of Blue print
Reading Part 1 are reinforced and used in the review and study of
specific projects.
Emphasis is placed on three major evaluations.
1. Understanding the project scope and intent. What is being
constructed and how the Architect/Engineer is explaining the project.
2. Understanding how the documents are formatted. How the
Architect/Engineer conveyed information by symbols, lines, words and
drawing organization.
3. Understanding where individual components or trades are indicated.
Where are specific elements such as structure, plumbing or electrical
shown or indicated.
Five sets of documents are discussed over the length of the course by
way of class discussion and review followed by assignments on the
specific project with follow up and clarifications. The associated chapters
in the text also explain the individual projects. The projects are a
single-story Brick Veneer Residence, a two-story Commercial Building, a
four-story Multi-family Dwelling, a single-story Branch Bank, and a
Wendy’s Restaurant. Prerequisite: Blueprint Reading 1 or prior experience
reading blueprints needed.
Instructor: Chris Dow - URS Corporation
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TECHNICIAN
Developed by Clemson University and administered nationally, this
course is ideal for new personnel or anyone interested in obtaining a
broad knowledge of the construction industry. Upon completion, a
standardized test will be given and sent to Clemson for grading. Students
who achieve a passing score will become Certified Industry Technicians,
and entitled to use the designation "CIT" after their name.
Instructor: Richard Scheck - Frank Rewold & Son, Inc.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS & SUBCONTRACTS
Learn to review a contract with an owner or a subcontractor with a
general contractor, without being an attorney. Know how to check for
key provisions. What is a ‘pay when paid’ clause? How will disputes and
claims be handled? What can I negotiate? Know before you start the
work.
Instructor: Marty Burnstein, Law Offices of Marty Burnstein
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Tradeshow Class Date
Classes & Location:

9:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. - BLOCK 1 11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. - BLOCK 2
Project Bonding- The Financial Perspective Indoor Air Quality During Construction
Banking and Bonding in a slow construction market. How to identify and evaluate indoor airborne hazards during the
FASB-The Financial Accounting Standards Board construction process. Hazards such as asbestos, lead, mold and
Proposed Changes other toxic compounds will be discussed.
How construction contractors recognize revenue. Disclosure of This session will identify many of the most common sources and
potential withdrawal liability for contractors who contribute to a identify practical hazard control methods.
Defined Benefit Plan. Nova Environmental - Kary Amin
Guy Hurley Blaser & Heuer LLC Insurance
& Surety Services - Mark Madden
Doeren Mayhew - Aaron Partridge
2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - BLOCK 3
Present Your Business in the Best Light: How Preparing a Financial Statement Helps Get You Prequalified.
Topics Discussed: The top 5 things that are a bust in your financial statement; “I already have a tax return, why do I need a financial
statement?”; What your bank and bonding company are looking for in your financial statement; How your financial statement helps
get you prequalified.
UHY Advisors MI, Incorporated - Rob Scope & John J. Gallo

Tuition Fee $20.00 Per Block - Deadline January 26, 2011

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ESTIMATING I / BASIC
Course Summary: Provides students with solid foundation in the
academics of construction cost estimating. Prerequisite: Blueprint
Reading I & II, or thorough blueprint reading experience.
Instructor: Michael Woodhouse - United Consulting Services
EXCAVATIONS: THE GRAVE DANGER
This workshop will provide an overview of MIOSHA Part 9, Excavations,
Trenching and Shoring. In addition, the electrical hazards and applicable
regulations associates will be discussed as well as identifying hazards at
their workplace associated with mobile equipment. This will be followed
by a question and answer session.
Instructor: Bryan Renaud - Construction Safety Consultant MIOSHA
FALL PROTECTION
Attendees will review the MIOSHA Part 45 Construction Safety Standard
for Protection including the latest OSHA and MIOSHA interpretations.
Examination of recent fatal falls in construction and discussion of the
latest fall protection techniques for construction will be covered. This will
be followed by a question and answer session.
Instructor: Bryan Renaud - Construction Safety Consultant MIOSHA
FIRST AID, CPR & AED
This course, presented and certified by the National Safety Council,
teaches the principles of basic life support for adults, children, and
infants. The course details how to perform one-rescuer CPR and rescue
breathing, and how to manage choking in a conscious person. It also
addresses infection control. The AED portion of the program details key
precautions. It explains how AEDs work and why they’re a critical part of
emergency cardiac care.
Instructor: Safety Council of SE Michigan
LIEN LAW / PAYMENT BONDS
Attorney Marty Burnstein will explain the step-by-step approach to
protecting contractor, subcontractor and supplier payment rights on
private work under the Michigan Construction Lien Act and on Public
work under the Michigan Bonding Act with an explanation of how to fill
out all forms.
Instructor: Marty Burnstein - Law Offices of Marty Burnstein
OSHA 10-HOUR
This program is designed to provide participants with a basic
understanding of the hazards present in most construction projects.
Participants will be able to identify, and then avoid, reduce, or eliminate
job hazards. In addition, they will become more familiar with required
record keeping and MIOSHA enforcement procedures. Special emphasis
is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous. Upon completion
of the course, the student will receive an OSHA Construction Safety and
Health 10-Hour course completion card.
Instructor: Joe Forgue – CAM Safety
OSHA 30-HOUR
This course is for construction industry personnel and will cover OSHA
policies, procedures and standards, as well as construction safety and
health principles. Topics include the scope and application of the OSHA
construction standards. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that
are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon
completion of the course, the student will receive an OSHA construction
safety and health 30-Hour course completion card.
Instructor: Joseph Forgue - CAMTEC Safety
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MIOSHA 10-HOUR
This 10-hour program presents an overview of MIOSHA regulations for
the construction industry. Detailed information is presented to enable
the participant to develop an accident prevention plan as required by
Rule 114 of MIOSHA Construction Safety Standard Part 1, General Rules.
An overview of MIOSHA inspection procedures is presented, as well as
the most frequently cited MIOSHA violations in the construction
industry. Participants gain detailed information regarding construction
and health standards relative to the industry. Students will receive both
MIOSHA and OSHA 10-Hour cards upon successful completion of the
class.
Instructor: Bryan Renaud, Construction Safety Consultant - MIOSHA
PREPARING DOCUMENTS TO PRESERVE CONSTRUCTION LIENS AND
PAYMENT BOND CLAIMS
This class will provide hands-on document preparation to make sure that
proper documentation is completed and issued to protect and enforce
construction liens and rights to payment under project payment bonds.
This course also provides some helpful review of the key requirements of
the Michigan Construction Lien Act and Michigan law governing claims
under project payment bonds. The benefits of this class can be enhanced
by taking the Construction Lien Law/ Payment Bond class first.
Instructor: Dennis Schultz - Varnum
PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL
CONSTRUCTION
This class is designed for new project managers and field personnel
seeking to become project managers. All areas of project management
will be covered.
Instructor: Michael Woodhouse - United Consulting Services
SCHEDULING & PLANNING
This class addresses the consequences of poor planning and the benefits
of proper planning. This session discusses the procedures to follow in the
development of a detailed construction schedule, including: project
phasing, activity lists, logic ties (predecessor and successor activities),
activity duration, progress updates and revisions, and more. Also, the
Primavera Sure-Trak Scheduling Program will be demonstrated during
the class.
Instructor: Michael Woodhouse - United Consulting Services
TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING AND WORKING ON DELAYED
PROJECTS: SCHEDULING AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
This course provides attendees with practical techniques for managing
delayed projects. Special attention is paid to CPM scheduling, the
enforceability of modified schedules, and the contractual obligations of
contractors, subcontractors, and owners. Topics include: Using the CPM
schedule to overcome, mitigate or account for delay; subcontractor
obligations under modified schedules; preserving your rights to recover
delay costs; project record keeping requirements and techniques; time
impacts of change orders and change directives; obtaining
compensation through the lien and bond acts; the delay claim process.
Instructors: R. Edward Boucher/Barry Jensen - Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki &
Berg, P.C.
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PREVAILING WAGE - POWER LUNCH
3-HOUR RESIDENTIAL CONTINUED COMPETENCY (CE) COURSE
REGISTRATION THROUGH BUILDERS LICENSE TRAINING INSTITUTE
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60-HOUR RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS PRELICENSE PROGRAM
Two-week fast-track
REGISTRATION THROUGH BUILDERS LICENSE TRAINING INSTITUTE
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ADDITIONAL CLASS OFFERINGS:
These classes are not routinely scheduled but are available either at
CAMTEC or at member locations or jobsites:
ASBESTOS AWARENESS TRAINING
Construction trades routinely renovate and demolish buildings that were
built prior to 1980. These construction activities often result in contact
with asbestos-containing materials. Asbestos Awareness Training is
required annually for employees whose work activities may involve
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CONCRETE WORK IN PROGRESS AT MSU’S BROAD MUSEUM
By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor
T
hinking outside the box is part of the very definition of art.
Constructing a building far beyond the conventional box is
turning concrete into an art form at a masterpiece of a
museum currently under construction on the East Lansing
campus of Michigan State University. As concrete subcontractor,
Granger Construction Company, Lansing is pouring its expertise and
passion for this building material into the construction of the concrete
interior walls of the amazing Eli and Edythe Broad Museum.
The museum interior will feature three levels of angled walls, some
tilted at 70 degrees and others at 75 degrees, with a few vertical but
virtually none parallel or even perpendicular to each other. The
provocative design of world-renowned architect, Zaha Hadid, will be a
perfect showcase for the works of contemporary artists who
challenge convention as part of their basic job description. Barton
Malow Company, Southfield, is the construction manager, and
Integrated Design Solutions, LLC, Troy, is the executive architect of this
46,000-square-foot museum in the making already destined to put
MSU on the map.
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Photos Granger Construction Company
A RARE APPLICATION
The interior concrete is groundbreaking in both form and material
composition, being one of the first examples of self-consolidating
concrete in an architectural application in the country. “There are only
about a dozen buildings in the United States that have used self-
consolidating concrete to achieve an architectural finish,” said Darryl
R. Massa, Granger executive vice president, operations.
Self-consolidating concrete is typically used in structural concrete
applications, particularly in areas of tightly congested re-steel.
Flowing as easily as liquid, self-consolidating concrete fills heavily
reinforced areas that have no room for conventional mechanical
vibration, explained Massa. (Mechanical vibration is commonly used
in conventional concrete to fill crevices and corners in the formwork
and to reduce voids in the concrete.)
Appearance is immaterial in seldom-exposed structural concrete,
but is the heart and soul of an architectural application. “The reason
they are using it at the Broad Museum is because self-consolidating
concrete offers the desired finish,” said Massa, “and it gives sharper,
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crisper details and cleaner corners.” analyzed mix primed for placement in the field. One of the pivotal
At the Broad Museum, the goal is to create a concrete wall with a ingredients is a super plasticizer in the polycarboxylate family. Massa
surface as smooth and unmarred as an artist’s blank canvas. “The idea explains in brief: “Conventional concrete might slump at four to five
is to pull the forms down and have a wall with nothing to patch and inches. That is a pretty stiff mix. Adding a super plasticizer to the mix
without any bug holes or voids,” said Massa. “Having three bug holes will make the concrete slump at nine to 11. This polycarboxylate is a
in 10 square feet that are the size of a dime might be considered super plasticizer on steroids. It makes the concrete flow like water,
reasonable on a job. On this project, the goal is not to have any bug and that’s what makes it self-consolidating.” During a traditional
holes bigger than the tip of a pen. The requirements are incredibly cone test, the polycarboxylate actually produced an amazing spread
stringent.” of 30 inches – a pancake of liquid-like concrete that is a far cry from
Granger’s mission is to create an almost perfect canvas of the average slump of conventional concrete.
concrete, complete with putting in place angled joints and a specific Air entrainment was added to block aggregate segregation. “This
pattern of tie holes - the round openings remaining in the concrete mix is so fluid that it is subject to having the larger aggregates sink to
after the removal of the tie rods in the formwork. Adding further the bottom instead of being suspended and consistent throughout
complexity, the joints must be slightly slanted or skewed, meaning the whole mix,” explained Lange. A small amount of air entrainment
the plywood of each form has to run at angle. “Basically, we are did the trick. “As we are pouring, the aggregate actually bobs like a
trying to place the tie layout correctly on a panel layout that is cork in the mix,” added Massa.
skewed and on a wall that is leaning backwards,”
summarized Massa. “At times, it was a 3D nightmare.”
Massa compares Granger’s cutting-edge work to the
television show called Extreme Challenge, for no one in
Michigan has tackled a job with such stringent concrete
standards and requirements as the Eli & Edythe Broad
Museum. “Even nationally, it is very hard to find a project
with the requirements of this complex job,” said Robert
Lange, Granger project manager.
Granger is deeply committed to the task of forming
these complicated concrete walls in a museum composed
of a lower level and two upper levels. The firm has a history
of successfully tackling some very tough and complex
concrete projects, such as the North Quad at U of M and the
Grand River Avenue Parking ramp for MSU.

CONCRETE WIZARDRY
This rare application took three months of testing and
experimentation. Granger tested about 24 different test
mixes and poured roughly 70 different test panels. The
quest for the perfect concrete mix continued for two
months in the summer of 2010. As the weeks went by, the
number of test panels grew until rows of concrete
rectangles lined the length of Granger’s yard in Lansing.
The quest was an adventure for a company that is a true Above is a mock-up of the main interior wall corner being constructed in Granger’s
concrete connoisseur. “We live, breathe, and sleep yard in Lansing.
concrete,” said Massa. “We love concrete. It is pretty cool
stuff.” Other concrete pioneers on the project included Consumers The core mix is pea stone embedded in a matrix of sand, cement
Concrete Corporation, a Kalamazoo-based ready-mix supplier, and and 30 percent fly ash. “The pea stone is as big of an aggregate that
Euclid Chemical Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Euclid’s project we have in the mix,” said Lange. This custom mix has 800 lbs. per yard
consultant serves on the American Concrete Institute’s self- of cementitious material versus the 500 to 600 lbs. of cement per yard
consolidating concrete board. in a conventional concrete mix. “The reason is that for an architectural
The actual pour of a mockup panel, which still towers over the mix you have to have a high cementitious content, because you need
Granger yard today, took place in the third month of the test period. those fine particles to fill in all those corners nicely,” said Massa.
Granger consulted a cadre of national concrete experts after the At the end of the day, this mix became part of the quest to create a
lower wall panel did not meet the project’s impeccable standards. wall with both a beautiful smooth finish and an inherent strength.
But this concrete riddle of a project stumped even national experts With an actual strength of 10,000 psi, the mix actually exceeded the
in the field. “This is something that has never been done,” said Massa. required strength of 5,000 psi, added David G. McAlvey, PE, Granger
“The project had elements that were new to everybody.” senior estimator, project manager.
Some national advice was useful, but ultimately Euclid delivered a
mix with some positive results. Euclid’s Warren McPherson, aka FORMWORK AS AN ART FORM
Warren the Wizard, created a miracle mix that is aiding the cause of The Granger team had to buck conventional wisdom in navigating
meeting the stringent requirement of this rare project. a project whose path led the team into unexplored territory and
The test results at the end of a long, hot summer yielded a much- through difficult terrain. Beyond Warren the Wizard’s miracle mix, a

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host of other parameters had to be tested,
investigated and analyzed to create these
experimental architectural walls. For
example, Granger had to scrutinize every
facet of the plywood formwork, including the
type of form oil. “Form oil is a release agent
applied to the plywood before the pour so
the concrete comes out without sticking to
the plywood,” said Lange. “It has a large
impact on the finish left behind on the
concrete.”
Granger tested about 24 different mixes and poured roughly 70 different test panels over the
course of several months.
Granger tested three or four different types
of form oil as part of the 70 sample panels.
Next Granger had to select the timing and
the number of applications. “We figured out
that we needed to apply the form oil two
weeks prior to actually pouring the concrete
into the form in order to season the
plywood,” said Lange. “We then applied it
again right before we poured into the form.”
Granger even had to analyze and test the
type of plywood used for this incredibly
detailed project. Double-baked HDO (high-
density overlay) was the plywood of choice.
“Double-baked means the overlay is run
through a type of oven twice, once to make it
adhere and the second time to remove any
lingering yellow residue on the plywood that
might find its way to the concrete surface,”
said Lange.
In this case, the HDO is being placed over
MDO (medium-density overlay) structural
plywood. “The HDO is fastened to the
formwork by back screwing through the
structural plywood into the finish plywood, so
any hint of a screw imprint will not be seen in
the finished wall,” he added. The HDO is used
only on walls that call for an architectural
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finish only. Some walls have a drywall finish
on one side, requiring only one plywood
layer.
POURING A COLD ONE
The unending analysis of every project
detail continued throughout the long, hot
summer of 2010. The intensive test period
included analysis of four or five different
caulks in the joints. “The test was undertaken
because some of the caulks reacted in
different ways with the concrete,” said Massa.
“We also had to try different types of ties and
tie caps to achieve the desired tie hole
patterns and spacings.”
This rigorous testing phase was not yet
finished. Granger also had to determine how
best to pour the concrete and at what rate.
Granger used a pump, pouring the liquid self-
consolidating concrete with all the care of a
beer lover pouring a cold glass of craft brew.
For the test panels and on the jobsite, the
head of the pump was actually submerged in
the rising concrete to avoid turbulence just as
a good bartender tilts the glass and carefully
pours to avoid a head of foam.
“The form itself has to be 10 to 20 times
stronger than a conventional form, because
the concrete is poured fast and the form must
hold a full liquid head,” said Massa. “The
liquid goes from zero to 17 feet – the full
height of the wall. With our job being liquid
all the way, we actually did think of how a
beer is poured. If you just open the spigot,
bubbling foam will fill your glass. Our pump
isn’t 12 feet up and dropping concrete. The
pump discharge point is underneath the level
of the concrete, and we raise the pump as the
concrete rises in the wall form. This approach
avoids turbulence.”
This testing period was an intense
engagement with every aspect of concrete
and then some. “Every time we poured a
panel, we were testing about 12 different
items,” said McAlvey. The test period was only
a fleeting three months on this challenging
masterwork. “We were basically pouring test
panels at least every other day,” added Lange.
ON THE JOBSITE
Granger actually commenced work in the
field at the end of August 2010 and will
continue work through February 2011. The
project will require about 17 different
architectural pours, each with a pre-pour
meeting complete with a review of a quality
control plan and checklist signed off by MSU,
Barton Malow and Granger.
Work in the field is as unique, demanding
and specialized as the mix design and
rigorous testing process. This labyrinth of
angled and vertical walls, placed askew rather
than parallel, had to be poured in a specific
sequence. “In some cases, we couldn’t pour
one wall until we poured and stripped the
form an adjacent one, because the wall
braces of one would be in the way,” said
Lange.
Granger used a robotic layout device –
another first for this pioneering company –
and a total station to layout the labyrinth of
formwork that will hold the shape and place
of the final wall. “The walls have extremely
tight tolerances,” said Massa.“A quarter-of-an-
inch would be normal tolerances, but we had
to be 1/32-of-an-inch, which is as slight as a
few sheets of paper.”
Before the actual pour, Granger often had
to vacuum the form interior to remove either
rainwater or leaves from nearby trees to avoid
marring the final architectural wall. “We had
to vacuum the rainwater out of the form,
because we were afraid to just push the water
up as we poured,” said Massa. “Stains and/or
inconsistencies might appear in the wall.”
Granger even meticulously tended to the
concrete in the post-pour period. After form
removal, Granger installed a protective layer
of plywood to prevent any damage from
subsequent work on the site. The crew even
placed plastic sheets or bonnets on the re-
steel projecting from the walls. “If the rain
falls on that re-steel and it rusts, the rust
would run down the face of the wall and stain
the concrete,” said Massa.
Granger clearly has pushed the envelope in
this experiment in concrete. The project
remains a work in progress as challenges and
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issues arise in the course of tackling a project
that has never before been attempted. But
Granger is working on the jobsite with the
same sense of creative problem-solving and
intense engagement in seeking the right
solutions as the firm brought to the elaborate
testing phase. Clearly, this concrete
connoisseur is deeply committed to
ultimately realizing the grand vision of this
world-class museum in the making.
Once unveiled, the University and the
general public will enjoy this amazing new
museum whose striking visual power is a
work of art, itself. “It’s a very difficult project,
but it has been a great learning experience,
and we wouldn’t give the job back for
anything,” said Massa. “It is satisfying to
perform a job that is above and beyond what
you’ve ever done before and one that pushes
you to achieve. For as difficult as it has been,
it is gratifying to think that this could possibly
be the nicest self-consolidating architectural
concrete in the United States.”

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 CONCRETE
Using Concrete
to Create Greener,
More Sustainable
Buildings and
Infrastructure
By Aaron R. Harris, Michigan Concrete Association
O
ver the last 10 years, the “green
movement” has grown from being
a small group of environmentally
aware individuals to becoming
the mainstream standard for new
development and construction. Over this
span of time, concrete has been there every
step of the way in order to allow for
economically feasible and environmentally
friendly building. Now more than ever,
concrete is in the forefront and is leading the
way in the arena of environmentally friendly,
sustainable construction.
In recent years, we have become acutely
aware of the need to control heating costs
and to create interior building environments
that are cleaner and safer than those
previously designed. Going hand-in-hand
with our newfound desire to upgrade the
sustainability of the structures we place in
newly developing areas, we have also
realized the need to handle stormwater
within a given area in a more sustainable
manner. Finally, we are seeing the benefits of
using longer lasting paving materials while
developing the streets and local roads
comprising our infrastructure.
At the end of the day, concrete can be
utilized in a building’s construction and in
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both parking areas and roadways leading up
to new developments, all while capturing
LEED credits and maximizing sustainability.
Whether we chose to discuss minimizing
heating and cooling costs, controlling
stormwater runoff or creating long-lasting
quiet surfaces, the most utilized building
material in the world offers solutions that
are both affordable and sustainable.
ICF CONSTRUCTION
Let’s start our new development by
looking at how concrete construction can
save money and lives. Insulated Concrete
Form (ICF) construction is the process in
which hollow foam blocks are stacked upon
one another, creating a channel in which
ready-mix concrete can be placed. This
construction process known as ICF has been
shown to be very efficient, often times
allowing a construction crew to finish the
structure more quickly than it could by
utilizing a stick-built frame.
ICF also provides substantial savings on
heating and cooling over the duration of the
building’s existence. Michigan has several
examples of this technology, including
Mallard Cove, an assisted living facility in
Traverse City that only used ICF below
ground for the basement, and Heron Manor,
a Baptist Church in Grand Rapids that used
ICF through the whole building. Even the
Waverly Animal Hospital in Lansing was able
to use ICF for an addition to their facility.
Another distinct advantage of utilizing ICF
construction is safety. With a structure that
is now completely encased in concrete, a
building is created that is almost
impermeable to the damage often caused
by hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.
In addition, these structures also possess
superior acoustic characteristics by not only
muting sounds from adjacent rooms, but
also by virtually eliminating exterior noise.
The culmination of these factors makes ICF
construction the obvious building method
of choice in projects desiring sustainability,
safety and a quality environment.
PERVIOUS CONCRETE
Once an ICF structure is in place, we can
now turn our eye towards the exterior of the
development. Utilizing pervious concrete in
conjunction with a concrete parking area
allows developers to not only control their
stormwater runoff on site, but also to cut
down on what is known as the urban heat
island effect. Concrete parking areas have
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recently become cost-
efficient on an initial cost
basis. Due to this factor,
we have seen more and
more developments
choose to utilize a
concrete parking area in
their environmentally
conscious developments.
Not only does the 100
percent recyclable
concrete parking lot last
considerably longer than
other paving materials, it
also reflects the sun’s ray
thereby preventing the
pavement surface from With its pervious concrete, this pleasant courtyard is a showcase
heating up. This leads to of “green” concrete.
a cooler environment
and a lower air-
conditioning bill for the
building owner.
Finally, if the concrete parking area is used
in conjunction with pervious concrete often
developers can minimize or even eliminate
the need for retention/detention ponds.
This not only saves money, but also frees up
additional space to be utilized as green
space or for additional development.
Pervious concrete is an open-graded
material that allows stormwater to pass
through it and into a recharge bed located
below the pavement surface. This recharge
bed allows water to be taken back into the
earth and replenish the groundwater table.
All of these reasons, coupled with the low
maintenance of concrete parking areas, have
led many Michigan developers to begin
utilizing concrete in their parking areas.
CONCRETE ROADWAYS
We now turn our gaze to the highways,
streets and local roads that bring
employees, clients and customers to our
doorstep. A newly constructed concrete
roadway not only utilizes recycled concrete
in its construction, but also meets the solar
reflective index necessary for residential
developments to reach LEED® standards.
Over the past several years, we have seen
more and more federal and municipal
projects choose to utilize concrete
pavement due not only to its reputation for
longevity, but also its contribution to a
greener, cleaner environment.
Concrete roadways contribute to the
environment in many ways, but first and
foremost by the material’s longevity and
durability. By putting a concrete roadway in
place, concrete can provide a surface that
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This is just one more example of how
concrete plays a major role in protecting our
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At the end of the day, concrete’s use in
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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
Double Feature
BY DAVID R. MILLER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
M
ichigan State University’s Wharton Center for Performing
Arts was recently the site of two spectacular performances,
though neither occurred on stage. A team of design and
construction professionals played the starring role by
delivering a breathtaking four-story addition to enhance the
experience of patrons, while simultaneously accommodating
backstage improvements in a separate addition on the opposite site of
the facility. Construction manager, The Christman Company, Lansing,
architect, TMP Architecture, Inc., Bloomfield Hills, and Michigan State
University led a talented cast through this double feature that drew
rave reviews.
CENTER STAGE
Before the expansion and renovation project began, the Wharton
Center already housed two theaters, both of which were regarded as
premiere regional attractions. Spaces outside the two theaters, on the
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY IKE LEA
other hand, left something to be desired. The front addition caters to
all theatergoers with a new box office, expanded lobby and a new gift
shop, while the needs of financial supporters are met with two new
patron lounges. Access to restrooms was also problematic, especially
for female patrons, who were limited to a scant six stalls. The project
team addressed this by adding 17 women’s stalls, and they also created
an office suite to accommodate the center’s administrative needs.
Creating a new image for the center was another goal. Instead of a
place to see and be seen, the Wharton Center was an all brick building
hidden among nearby trees. The front addition’s new glass façade
generates excitement by letting people see inside while making the
reconfigured landscaping an asset by offering ample views of a
picturesque natural setting. Glass also contributed to sustainability
goals by reducing the need for artificial light and the design includes a
distinctive inset section that will accommodate backlit banners to
promote future shows.
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 The donor wall seen here is found in the Wharton Center’s renovated lobby.

theater, and suck on some dust.” Separation BEHIND THE CURTAIN

between construction areas and occupied
spaces was a critical issue.
“We put up a temporary wall and finish
painted it to make it look like a finished
product,” said William Mackay, project
manager for The Christman Company. “An
artist was hired to paint a mural on it and it
blended in so well that people who had been
going to the center for years said that the wall
had always been there.”
Accommodating the new patron lounges
was another design challenge, as both
needed to provide barrier free access to
existing bathroom facilities, lobbies that were
located on different levels, and a warming
kitchen, as well as a new passenger elevator.
Many traffic patterns were proposed before a
workable solution was found. Of course,
efficiency was not just a concern for public
spaces, the backstage addition needed to
function like a well-oiled machine.
The backstage addition at the Wharton
Center was geared primarily towards
accommodating bigger and more complex
shows. These productions often involve many
semi-trailers full of scenery, costumes, lighting
and sound gear, along with busses filled with
performers and support personnel, all of
which will be better accommodated by a new
freight elevator and expanded space for cast
and crews. In spite of the glitz and glamour
found in the front portion of the building, the
back portion is often far busier.
“Before I started this job, I had no idea how
busy the center was,” admitted Mackay.
“When I put the schedule together, I had a
copy of the event schedule in front of me and
I tried to pick and choose times in-between
events. I quickly realized that everyone
would need to work together to sequence
this job while keeping the Wharton Center
fully functional, because they had events
every single day.”

“We thought about other materials, but it

seems like we kept coming back to a glassy
expression,” said Tim Casai, FAIA, president of
TMP Architecture. “We wanted people to be
able to see the activity going on inside the
building and we wanted people in attendance
to see out and engage with more of the
campus.”
Building this massive addition in close
proximity to two operational theaters
involved more extensive planning than most
stage productions. The shows not only
needed to go on, as the old saying goes, they
also needed to be an enjoyable experience. This conference room supports newly created
office spaces. The brick wall on the left was the
Casai summed it up best when he said, “No
exterior of the existing structure.
one wants to get dressed up, go out to the

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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
Flexibility was a key consideration with patron lounges. The sturdy curved bar on the ceiling accommodates a variety of lighting configurations
for different uses.
Fortunately, everyone was willing to invest the extra planning to
help ensure the success of the project. In addition to hands-on
management from The Christman Company and TMP Architecture, the
project team had high praise for the subcontractors who were willing
to look ahead on the schedule in an attempt to identify issues relating
to their respective trades before they reached the problem stage.
Diane Baribeau, general manager of the Wharton Center was also
credited for her accessibility and her thorough knowledge of the
building’s complex systems. Her input was particularly important as
the project team worked on the backstage addition.
“The back-of-the-house addition, while not sexy or glamorous, was
the toughest part of the project in many ways,” said Casai.
Soils throughout the site were mixed with organic material and
water was found 20-25 feet below grade. These conditions combined
to create low bearing capacity mandating deep foundations. Plans to
underpin an existing 70-foot tall brick veneer/masonry block wall
adjacent to the backstage addition were scrapped in favor of an auger-
cast retention wall to support the existing structure. The layout of the
basement needed to be completely reconfigured mid-project to
accommodate this change.
A fine cast of industry professionals addressed this challenge, along
with countless more, to raise the curtain on a unique double feature
that delivered two separate additions to the Wharton Center for
Performing Arts. They may never receive star billing, but theater
patrons will enjoy the fruits of their labor for years to come.
THE FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORS AND PROFESSIONAL
CONSULTANTS CONTRIBUTED THEIR SKILLS TO THE PROJECT:
• Architectural Specialties – Contract Specialties, Hudsonville
• Auger Cast Piles – Hardman Construction, Ludington
• Carpet and Resilient Tile – Bouma Interiors, Okemos
• Cast Concrete Paving – Mid Michigan Turf Care, Owosso
• Civil Engineer – Beckett & Raeder, Ann Arbor
• Cleaners – Clean Investments, Lansing
• Controls – Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., Plymouth
• Decorative Ornamental Railings – Courterior Iron Craft, Comstock
Park
• Earthwork and Site Utilities – Sandborn Construction, Portland
• Electrical – Superior Electric, Lansing
• Elevator – Otis Elevator Company, Lansing
• Exterior Window Cleaning – Great Lakes Window Cleaning, Lansing
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• Fire Protection – Dynamic Piping, Hemlock
• Glass and Glazing, Curtain Wall and Aluminum Entrances – Lansing
Glass, Lansing
• Hard Tile – Lansing Tile & Mosaic, Lansing
• Interior Glass and Glazing – Calvin & Company, Flint
• Masonry – Schiffer Masonry Contractors, Holt
• Mechanical and Electrical Engineer – Peter Basso Associates, Troy
• Mechanical Systems – Gunthorpe Plumbing & Heating, East
Lansing
• Metal Panels and Column Enclosures – Architectural Metals,
Portland
• Operable Partitions – Payne Rosso, Lansing
• Overhead Doors – Overhead Door of Lansing, East Lansing
• Painting and Wallcovering – Lake State Decorating, Lansing
• Plaster, Drywall, Acoustical, Insulation, Temporary Partitions and
Temporary Stairs -
• William Reichenbach Co., Lansing
• Pollution Control – Pollution Control Services, Kalkaska
• Roofing – Stephenson & Sons, Flint
• Sheet Metal – Dee Cramer, Holly
• Site Concrete, Curbs and Concrete Paving – Fessler & Bowman,
Flushing
• Structural Concrete, General Carpentry, Millwork and Doors –
Christman Constructors,
• Lansing
• Structural Engineer – Desai/Nasr Consulting Engineers, West
Bloomfield
• Structural Steel, Deck and Stairs – Howard Structural Steel, Saginaw
• Temporary Construction Drive, Soil Erosion and Site Demolition –
Genesee-Bay
• Constructors, Davidson
• Temporary Fence – Nationwide Construction Group, Chesterfield
• Temporary Power – Superior Electric, Inc., Lansing
• Testing – Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc., Lansing
• Trailer Electric – Superior Electric, Lansing
• Waterproofing/Dampproofing – D.C. Beyers, East Lansing
• Window Treatments – Creative Windows, Ann Arbor
• Wood Flooring – Star School Flooring, Hastings
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are identified by the general contractor, architect or owner.
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Create Strong Clamps for consideration before use.
The valets were first designed in
Concrete Footings with Quick
2006 and called Quick Strike Clamp™
Rebar Clamp™ Valets from M.B valets. These were meant to be used on 1/2-
Tools inch and 3/4-inch smooth square and round
The Quick Rebar Clamp valets from steel rods. The patent for
M.B Tools are forged steel pieces that, when this was filed in 2007
used with a piece of standard #4 or #6 rebar, and obtained in
create a strong, temporary clamp that 2010.
reduces the need for lumber in concrete
forming. These valets can be used for
multiple applications. They replace
wood stakes used for batter boards,
footings and edge boards in
concrete construction.
The clamping mechanism
(valet) is based off of a traditional
Roman clamp that relies on
pressure created by angling metal
pieces in a binding action, rather
than nails and lumber or other In
connecting methods, to form a 2009, this
technology was
clamp. The Quick Rebar Clamp
tested and validated on
valet is shaped like a long, bent
rod of metal that begins on standard round #4 and #6
one end with a hole in which to rebar.
insert the appropriately sized The #4 valet measures six inches end to
rebar, continues into a curved “arm,” and end, weighs five ounces, and costs $77.88 for
ends with a flattened area called the one dozen valets. The #6 valet measures nine
“hand” that sits on the surface to be clamped. inches end to end, weighs 19 ounces and
Because this method reduces and can even costs $119.88 for one dozen valets. Valets are
eliminate the need for nails and lumber, the made from high carbon forged steel.
Quick Rebar Clamp™ valets can provide a For more information, please contact: M.B
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The clamping pressure and
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when appropriately placed and set. The
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employed are among the other
parameters that must be taken into
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The Drywall Repair Tool is available in three
patterns to ensure a good match with the
three types of knockdown patterns that exist
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purchase just one template or a pack
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professionals who are likely to encounter
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heavy texture to match the wall’s current
knockdown pattern for $17.99 each. The
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The Drywall Repair Tool is available at
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AGC Flat Glass North America has
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units without adding more glass panes.
By adding U4 4th Surface Technology,
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costlier triple-glazed units. Traditionally,
adding more panes of glass to a window was
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and energy efficiency. However, the U4 4th
Surface Technology system has
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Adding U4 4th Surface Technology to an
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In standard double-glazed units with one
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However, because there is no coating on
the room-surface of the inner pane, some
heat from the room is lost to the gap
between the glass panes. This heat loss can
significantly lower a window’s thermal
performance. With the addition of the U4 4th
Surface Technology coating to the room-
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window is able to reflect energy to the inside
as well as to the outside. This reduction
improves the overall insulating properties of
a U4 IGU by as much as 15 to 20 percent over
conventional IGUs.
In addition to the energy performance
advantages of U4 technology, the double-
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manufacturing cost of triple glazed IGUs is 50
to 60 percent more than the cost of adding
U4 technology to a double glazed window.
U4 offers the performance and durability
benefits of traditional pyrolytic glass
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with no performance loss. U4 is easy to
fabricate, requires no special tools, is
extremely durable, and is easy to handle.
Moreover, it requires no edge deletion and
can be tempered or heat-strengthened when
needed.
U4 4th Surface Technology is backed by
industry leader AGC’s outstanding customer
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PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION

Jasman Construction, an construction engineering services. They have C O R P O R AT E N E W S

interior contractor based in offices in Troy, Brighton, and suburban
Whitmore Lake, recently Chicago. Hobbs+Black Associates, Inc. is proud to
announced the addition of celebrate 25 years of providing architectural
William Thomas as vice Willis, a global insurance broker, has and engineering services to clients from its
president of the firm. named Nicole Giddings account executive of Lansing office. In the mid-’80s Hobbs+Black
Thomas brings extensive its Human Capital Practice in Farmington established a Lansing office to service the
construction knowledge Thomas Hills. Willis of Michigan, Inc. has offices in Mid-Michigan market; predominately
and estimating experience to complement Farmington Hills, Port Huron and Grand working with state government agencies,
Jasman’s expertise in interior building Rapids, and specializes in the sectors of colleges, universities, and the auto
construction and cold formed metal framing. automotive manufacturing, construction, industry. Today, Hobbs+Black designs
financial institutions and retail. Giddings will dominate the Lansing skyline with iconic
Steven K. Cretsinger, an be responsible for client management and buildings such as the Lansing Convention
accredited environmental service delivery with a special focus in the Center, Grand Tower, and the Abbott Center.
professional with 13 years underwriting of financial risk and analysis of Hobbs+Black also has offices in Ann Arbor
experience, has joined benefit plan designs for large groups. and Arizona.
Testing Engineers &
Consultants, Inc. (TEC), Bloomfield Hills-based Schonsheck, Inc., Wixom, was recently
Ann Arbor, in their Industrial Plunkett Cooney senior awarded a Design/Build contract for a new
Hygiene Services Cretsinger environmental attorney medical office building in Lenox Township.
Department as a senior Saulius K. Mikalonis has Preliminary plans call for a state-of-the-art,
environmental health & safety consultant. been appointed vice chair 20,000-square-foot building. In addition to a
TEC has offices in Troy, Ann Arbor and Detroit. for the American Bar family practice, the facility will include areas
Association’s Section of for physical therapy, diagnostics, laboratories,
Somat Engineering, Inc., Environment, Energy and Mikalonis
and a pharmacy. Construction is slated to
an international Resources Climate Change, begin in the spring of 2011.
engineering consulting firm Sustainable Development and Ecosystems
headquartered in Detroit, Committee. This is the leading forum for Ameri-CAD, Inc., a Texas-based ITW
has hired Khyzer Malik, PE, attorneys engaged in the national and Company, has posted new Building
MSc, civil engineer, and international regulatory and legal aspects of Information Modeling (BIM) education videos
Nicole Park, geologist, to its climate change. He will serve a one-year term. to their VisionREZ Channel on YouTube.
staff. Malik joins the firm’s Malik Mikalonis is also a member of the Plunkett These education videos are free and
Cleveland, OH office as a Cooney Energy Industry and designed to help viewers understand how to
staff engineer. Park, G.I.T., Corporate/Transactional practice groups, and migrate from CAD to BIM in a successful
joins the firm as a field practices primarily in the areas of manner. Topics currently available on the
geologist for environmental environmental, natural resources and energy VisionREZ Channel include: Transition Legacy
services. law with particular emphasis on greenhouse CAD to BIM; The Impact of Architectural BIM
gases, renewable energy and green on Estimating; BIM Architectural Deliverables
G2 Consulting Group building/LEED. and Component Design; and Migrating from
recently announced that Park
Layers to Layer Keys in BIM.
Heather Sandor has Architect Joseph A.
earned the federal definition of an Gonzalez, FAIA, has joined Clark Construction, Lansing, recently
Environmental Professional (EP) by meeting Ghafari Associates in its served as construction manager for the new
experience, education and certification Chicago office as its global Central Michigan University (CMU) Student
standards specified by the Environmental director of design. Gonzalez, Events Center, which recently celebrated its
Protection Agency. This qualifies her to with over 30 years grand opening. The Center includes a
conduct the all appropriate inquiry (AAI) experience, brings a wealth redesigned arena with 5,300 seats and
environmental due diligence investigations of diverse project Gonzalez
contoured bleachers; retractable seating to
required to exempt commercial real estate experience, distinguished accommodate multiple arena configurations
purchasers from cleanup liability for past by design excellence and industry including athletics, concerts,
contamination of a site. G2 Consulting Group recognition. As Ghafari’s global director of
(continued)
is a full-service engineering firm providing design, he will be responsible for overseeing
geotechnical, environmental and all aspects of the firm’s design work.

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$46.3 million Finney Crockett High School in
Detroit. They have formed a Tooles/Clark joint
venture for the project. Albert Kahn
Associates, Elton Anderson Associates, LLC
and Giffels Webster Engineering Inc. will
provide architectural/engineering services
for the project. The new 221,000-square-foot
Finney Crocket facility will accommodate up
to 1,200 students in a move that will
consolidate both campuses when the school
opens for the 2012-2013 academic year. The
existing structure on Southampton Street will
be demolished and a new facility will be built
on the site. The new school will be a LEED
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athletic area with a community health clinic,
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Entries for SOURCE Awards must be Attendees will find inspiration from the
postmarked on or before January 31, 2010. latest trends in landscaping, gardening and
The competition is open to all lighting home improvement at this event at the
designers, architects, engineers, professional Pontiac Silverdome.
designers, and consultants who use Cooper Information is available at 800-328-6550
Lighting fixtures in an interior or exterior and www.SilverdomeHomeShow.com. The
design project. Winners will be announced show can also be followed on FaceBook or
in May 2011. Twitter.
To download a complete list of rules, visit
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Feb. 2 – Michigan Construction & Design conjunction with GeoFrontiers 2011.
Tradeshow For more information, call DFI at 973-423-
CAM is pleased to announce that their 4030.
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numerous exhibits for construction
products and services, the one-day event
will include CAMTEC educational programs; CAMTEC Class Schedule
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Feb. 24-26 – CSI Academies
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Jan. 11 OSHA 30-Hour
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Jan. 19 First Aid, CPR & AED
Academies at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas,
Jan. 25 AIA Contracts
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Feb. 8 Blueprint Reading
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Feb. 10 Blueprint Reading I/Basic
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Feb. 15 Construction Contracts and
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Feb. 16 Project Management
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Feb. 22 Techniques for Delayed Projects
Mar. 2 Excavations the Grave Danger
Feb. 24-27 – Cottage and Lakefront Living
Mar. 8 Accounts Receivable Mgmt. and
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Mar. 9 Construction Industry Technician
living for cottage and lakefront property
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Mar. 9 Scheduling & Planning
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Mar. 16 First Aid, CPR & AED
Financial Showplace in Novi.
Mar. 21 Lien Law/Payment Bonds
Information is available at 800-328-6550
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NEW CAM MEMBERS / AD INDEX

ALL AMERICAN DECORATIVE

&
EAST MICHIGAN TRAILER SALES MILLBROOK PRINTING COMPANY
W E L C O M E
NEW MEMBERS
STRIKE GROUP, LLC
CONCRETE DETROIT GRAND LEDGE DETROIT
WARREN
GIORGI CONCRETE LLC NASH CLEANING SERVICE INC SUMMIT BUILDING INC
BARLEN CONTRACTING INC DETROIT FARMINGTON HILLS YPSILANTI
FARMINGTON HILLS
ICS INTEGRATION SERVICES LLC OSTRANDER CO. INC, JOHN N TOWNSEND NEON INC
BOLYARD LUMBER WESTLAND BIRMINGHAM ROCKWOOD
ROCHESTER HILLS
JMC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LLC PEERLESS MIDWEST INC URETEK GREAT LAKES
BP3 AND ASSOCIATES LLC ST CLAIR SHORES MISHAWAKA CLARKSTON
WEST BLOOMFIELD
J & S LIVONIA INC DBA JAIMES PRECISION CARE LLC VISION COLLISION LLC
CHELSEA TRIMMERS INDUSTRIES INC EAST CHINA LANSING
YPSILANTI LIVONIA
PRESTIGE BUILDERS INC WALKER FLUKE & SHELDON PLC
CLARK BROTHERS PAINTING INC MASONRY MAINTENANCE INC YPSILANTI HASTINGS
YPSILANTI SHELBY TWP
ROCHESTER GLASS WORKS WESTLAND FIRE PROTECTION
CRAWFORD PILE DRIVING LLC MAZZELLA LIFTING TECHNOLOGIES TROY LIVONIA
BLOOMFIELD HILLS CLEVELAND
SHR DEVELOPMENT INC
CRS COMPANIES LLC MICHIGAN MAGNA INC DETROIT
SHELBY TWP MILFORD

ADVERTISERS INDEX
ABTEK Financial......................................................................................................................38
ARC/Dunn Blue ......................................................................................................................33
Ace Cutting Equipment ......................................................................................................24
Aluminum Supply Company/Marshall Sales ..................................................................8
Amalio Corporation ..............................................................................................................19
Aoun & Company ..................................................................................................................59
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union Local #1 ..................................................36
CAM Administrative Services ..............................................................................................3
CAM Affinity Programs ........................................................................................................75
CAM Comp ..............................................................................................................................33
CAM ECPN ..............................................................................................................................53
CAM Membership..................................................................................................................61
CAM Magazine ......................................................................................................................65
CAMSAFETY ............................................................................................................................65
C.A.S.S. ....................................................................................................................................39
C.E.I. ....................................................................................................................................57
C.F.C.U. ......................................................................................................................................9
Cipriano Coatings..................................................................................................................38
Cochrane Supply & Engineering ......................................................................................81
Connelly Crane Rental Corp. ..............................................................................................14
Construction Tool & Supply Co. ........................................................................................50
Curran Crane Co., J.J. ............................................................................................................65
DCC Construction..................................................................................................................17
D&R Earthmoving, LLC ........................................................................................................13
Detroit Carpentry JATC ........................................................................................................35
Detroit Dismantling ..............................................................................................................28
Detroit Terrazzo Contractors Association ......................................................................78
DiHydro Services ..................................................................................................................49
Doeren Mayhew ....................................................................................................................80
Engineered Buildings, Inc. ..................................................................................................37
Executive Vehicle Sales, Inc. ..............................................................................................48
Facca Richter & Pregler, P.C. ................................................................................................14
FastSigns of Birmingham ....................................................................................................52
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc...........................................................................52
G2 Consulting Group ..........................................................................................................28
Glazing Contractors Association ......................................................................................11
Hartland Insurance Group, Inc. ........................................................................................25
Hilti ....................................................................................................................................34
IBEW Local 252 ......................................................................................................................13
Jeffers Crane Service, Inc.....................................................................................................37
Kerkstra Precast......................................................................................................................41
Klochko Equipment Rental Company ..........................................................................IBC
Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki and Berg P.C. ............................................................................44
MasonPro, Inc. ........................................................................................................................63
McCoig Materials ....................................................................................................................7
Michigan Concrete Association ........................................................................................12
Next Generation Services Group......................................................................................51
North American Dismantling Corp..................................................................................21
Oakland Companies ............................................................................................................16
Oakland Metal Sales, Inc. ....................................................................................................40
Operating Engineers Local 324-JATF ............................................................................IFC
Plante & Moran PLLC ............................................................................................................60
Plumbing Professors ............................................................................................................59
Plunkett Cooney ....................................................................................................................64
R.L. Deppmann Co.................................................................................................................15
R.S. Dale Co. ............................................................................................................................45
SMRCA ....................................................................................................................................47
Safety Services ......................................................................................................................BC
Sani-Vac ....................................................................................................................................69
Scaffolding Inc. ......................................................................................................................80
Spartan Specialties ..............................................................................................................71
Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C. ..................................................................................21
Valenti Trobec Chandler Inc/Griffin Smalley & Wilkerson ..........................................5
Woods Construction ............................................................................................................52
Zervos Group ..........................................................................................................................48

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