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16 Go Green!Plante & Moran, PLLC Explores Green Building Trends in Michigan

18 CAM Annual ReportCAM Celebrates 122 Years of Service to the Michigan Construction Industry

26 Design & Construction Expo 2008A Recap of This Year’s Show

32 On The JobsiteBuilding for Success at Sherman Elementary

MASONRY34 Shoptalk

Block, Brick and Stone Bring The Mall at Partridge Creek to Life

40 Making Your Own LuckBeing a Successful Masonry Contractor in 2008

42 On the ScaffoldA Mason’s View of the U of M Museum of ArtAddition, and the Crittenton Hospital Addition

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CAM’s Education and SafetyManager, Joe Forgue, NamedSafety Professional of the Year

Joseph M. Forgue, manager of educa-tion and safety services for theConstruction Association of Michigan(CAM), has been named SafetyProfessional of the Year by the GreaterDetroit Chapter of the American Societyof Safety Engineers. A dedicated safetyprofessional for over 10 years, Forgue’sknowledge base, strong leadership, anddeep sense of personal commitment hasmade him a “go to” person for construc-tion safety in Michigan.

Under Forgue’s leadership, the CAM-SAFETY Program has become one of thepremier construction safety programs inthe state of Michigan. The CAMSAFETYProgram has even received internationalrecognition, having been granted theprestigious Management Award from theInternational Builders ExchangeExecutives Association in 2007.

Forgue launched his safety career assafety director at Ajax Paving where he

was responsible for approximately 500employees engaged in asphalt and con-crete production and in pavingMichigan’s and Florida’s highways andrunways. As chairperson of the MichiganRoad Builders Association’s SafetyCommittee, he was instrumental in thedevelopment of a set of industry BestPractices, resulting in the distribution ofdocuments used by the paving industry.

As CAM’s manager of education andsafety services, Forgue has continued tobe a driving force for improved safety onconstruction sites across Michigan. Hebegan the Safety Alert Program, a seriesof published alerts describing actual acci-dents and offering readers practical pre-vention strategies. Many CAM membersare using the alerts as toolbox talks ontheir own jobsite.

Forgue also established the CAMSAFE-TY Committee, a group of 21 full-timeconstruction safety professionals thatmeet monthly to discuss safety-relatedtopics. He also helped develop the annu-al Construction Safety TrainingWorkshop, a one-day, hands-on work-

shop put on by CAM and the BuildingIndustry Association. The workshopoffers workers in the field the opportuni-ty to learn practical and site-related safe-ty information.

Forgue has been active in the safetyfield as teacher, author, and leader. As anOSHA Outreach Instructor, he conductedfive OSHA 30-hour classes in 2007. He isco-author of the “Leading Indicators”chapter of Construction SafetyManagement and Engineering. As aleader, Forgue is current president of theGreater Detroit ASSE. Active in numer-ous professional safety organizations,Forgue is a committee member in theConstruction Division of the MichiganSafety Conference, as well as a member ofthe Oakland University Safety and HealthIndustry Advisory Committee and thesafety committee for the Managementand Union Serving Together (MUST) pro-gram.

Forgue has been a safety watchdog forover 35 years, first working to ensure safestreets as a City of Troy police office for 25years before joining the mission to create

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safe construction sites. He graduatedfrom Oakland University with a bache-lor’s degree in Industrial Health andSafety in 1994. He first worked as a losscontrol representative with local munici-palities in the region before beginningwork at Ajax and then at CAM where hecontinues to provide CAM members withinvaluable safety information and a broadrange of safety services.

Industry Mourns RoySeelbinder

The industry mourns the passing ofRoy Alton Seelbinder, owner of Troy-based Seelbinder Construction Company.A builder specializing in church construc-tion, Seelbinder was a former chairman ofthe Masonry Institute of Michigan. Hepassed away Jan. 15, 2008. He is survivedby his wife, Carol, three children andseven grandchildren. Memorial serviceswere held at the Cross of Christ LutheranChurch in Bloomfield Hills.

An associate ofmine recently askedme to co-author achapter for a text-book called,“ C o n s t r u c t i o nSafety Managementand Engineering”published by the

American Society of Safety Engineers.Our chapter covered what is commonlyreferred to as “Leading Indicators.” Mostof us evaluate the effectiveness of our safe-ty program through benchmarking ourlost workday case rate, recordable caserate, and/or experience modification rat-ing (EMR). All are good indicators in theirown right, but all have one thing in com-mon: they are evaluating what’s alreadyhappened. It’s sort of like rowing down-stream while sitting backwards in thecanoe. There’s an old adage that synop-sizes this type of evaluation: “If you

always do what you always did, you’llalways get what you always got.” Not tooeloquent, but you get the drift. What thetheory of leading indicators does is forcesus to look forward so that we have a betterchance of seeing what’s coming. I willexplain this concept in more details in thenext few Tool Kits but I wanted to get youstarted on looking forward rather thanbehind when evaluating your safety pro-gram. We all know that safety - andindeed all risk management - is about pre-venting loss. If we do not spend the timeand energy needed to identify where thehazards lie, prevention becomes all butimpossible. Over the next several monthsI will give you a better idea on how to useleading indicators and, thereby, make yoursafety program as effective as possible. Ifyou have any questions about this or anyother safety issue you can always find meat the end of 248-972-1141 or [email protected].

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CAM and Industry FirmsSponsor Awards at MichiganFuture City Competition

Students from 37 schools throughoutthe State of Michigan converged on RockFinancial Showplace in Novi in lateJanuary to compete in the 2008 MichiganRegional Future City Competition spon-sored and coordinated by TheEngineering Society of Detroit. FutureCity is meant to ignite students’ interestin math, science, and engineering, and tochallenge young minds to apply conceptsto real world solutions. This year’s com-petition included a record 20 schools fromthe City of Detroit.

The competition challenges seventh-and eighth-grade students to design a cityof the future using SimCity software.Each team (students, a teacher, and anengineer mentor) builds a model of thatcity using a team-based approach. Thisyear students were asked to design theircities based on the theme of “KeepingOur City’s Infrastructure Healthy: UsingNanotechnology to Monitor CityStructures and Systems.”

THE AWARD-WINNING SCHOOLSINCLUDE:First Place: Royal Oak Middle School,Royal Oak Second Place: St. John Lutheran School,Rochester

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Many companies and associations inthe design, engineering and constructionindustry sponsored a variety of awards tonurture and inspire a new generation,including: • Power Middle School, Farmington

Hills, Most Creative Use of Materials,Construction Association of Michigan

• Novi Middle School, Novi, Best Place toRaise a Kid, an award created, spon-sored and presented by Barton MalowCompany

• Northville Christian School, Northville,Best Architecture & EngineeringDesign, Harley Ellis Devereaux

• St. John Lutheran School, BestEngineered Project, NTH Consultants,Ltd.

• St. Joseph School, Lake Orion, BestPlanned City, Walbridge AldingerCompany

• Dearborn Heights Montessori,Dearborn Heights, Best Use of GreenPrinciples, U.S. Green BuildingCouncil, Detroit Regional Chapter

• St. John Lutheran School, Rochester,Cool City, American Institute ofArchitects, Detroit Chapter

• Hillel Day School, Farmington Hills,Most Healthy Community, Albert KahnAssociates, Inc.

• MacArthur K-8 University Academy,Southfield, Most Sustainable Building,Lawrence Technological University

• Novi Middle School, Novi, The WilliamBarclay Parsons Excellence Awards,Parsons Brinckerhoff

Below is a list of only a few of the manyprojects demonstrating the creativity oftoday’s generation of students:• Millennium City, formerly known as

the City of Detroit, in the year 2160• A colony on Mars in the year 2132• A city that operates on tidal turbines

with smart houses to thwart typhoons• A city in Alaska that consists of three sec-

tions: underground, underwater, and on

land, all accessible by tubes containingelevators and mass transportation

• A New York City with indestructiblebridges and dome-shaped covers toeliminate pollution.

• Funding for the competition was pro-vided by the Skillman Foundation, theFord Motor Company Fund, and theDTE Energy Foundation, as well as bynumerous companies and individuals.

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Nancy D. Marshall, President,Aluminum Supply Company,Wins “2008 EnterprisingWomen of the Year Award” forSecond Year in a Row

Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO ofEnterprising Women magazine, recentlyannounced that Nancy D. Marshall, pres-ident/CEO of Aluminum Supply Co.,Inc., has won a 2008 Enterprising Womenof the Year Award. Marshall became thepresident of the Detroit-based, family-owned business in 2005. AluminumSupply is celebrating 60 years in businessas a fabricator and distributor of architec-tural metal building products. The com-pany provides custom fabricated metalwall panels, metal roof systems, masonryflashing, glazing accessories, aluminumextrusions and other products

“Enterprising Women of the YearAward recipients must demonstrate thatthey have fast-growth businesses, theymentored or actively support otherwomen and girls involved in entrepre-neurship, and they stand out as leaders intheir communities,” Smiley said. “Manyof these women are also leaders in the keyorganizations that support the growth ofwomen’s entrepreneurship. We have theprivilege of bringing together the nation’sfinest women business owners to recog-nize and celebrate their accomplish-ments.”

Award winners were recognized in fivecategories related to their annual salesvolume. Marshall ranked in the third cat-egory with an annual sales volume rang-ing from more than $5 million and up to$10 million. Smiley congratulated

Marshall on the tremendous success shehas achieved with her business and forbeing an outstanding role model for otherwomen entrepreneurs. Smiley furthersaid, “We are proud to recognize Marshallas one of the finest women entrepreneursin North America.”

Marshall was recognized during athree-day tribute in honor of the winnersheld from February 28 to March 1 atDisney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa inLake Buena Vista, Florida.

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Lights Out!Save Money, Save Energy, Save Birds

The Building Owners and ManagersAssociation of Metropolitan Detroit hasjoined a growing list of organizations andbuilding owners in supporting the DetroitAudubon Society’s (DAS) Project SafePassage - Great Lakes. The initiative is avoluntary drive requesting buildingorganizations, government agencies andproperty owners to turn off lights in tallbuildings (floors above the 5th story)from 11 p.m. to dawn during spring andfall migration to prevent night migratingbirds from colliding into lighted build-ings. Experts conservatively estimatethat 100 million birds die annually inNorth America during spring and fallmigration, said Rochelle Breitenbach,

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DTE Energy is one of the companies onthe Detroit Audubon Society’s SafePassage Honor Roll. They have not onlysaved birds, but also have shaved over$15,000 annually from their electrical billby turning off lights during migrationperiods, said Breitenbach.

Gov. Granholm issued a proclamationof support designating March 15 to May31 and August 15 to October 31 as SafePassage Great Lakes days. The City ofSouthfield also issued a resolution of sup-port for Project Safe Passage, encouragingbusiness owners, building owners, andproperty owners to cooperate with theprogram.

Toronto, Chicago, New York City, andnow Minneapolis have similar SafePassage initiatives in place to encouragebuilding owners to turn off the lightsfrom the second weekend in Marchthrough May and from the second week-end in August through October between

11 p.m. and dawn. Breitenbach offers a bird’s eye-view of

a lighted building: “Birds use the starsand moon to navigate, but when theyencounter a tall, lighted building theirnavigation system becomes confused.Some circle the building endlessly untilthey fall to the ground, either dying ofexhaustion or being eaten by predators.Others actually collide with the windowand die. Some survive the collision, butwill sustain a type of closed head injury,making them far less functional.”

According to the DAS website, “Byturning out these lights, not only will thebirds be spared, but also money and ener-gy will be saved, plus pollution will bereduced. It will be a win-win situation forbuilding owners/operators and for thebirds that will be able to continue theirlong migration flights with one majorhazard removed.”

DAS also hopes to address the issue ofclear glass expanses, which also pose ahazard to birds on a daily basis. “The useof fritted glass and other strategies thatbreak up reflections seems to help,” saidBrietenbach.

MGM Grand Detroit Named“Development of the Year2007” By Americas LodgingInvestment Summit

MGM Grand Detroit has been named“Development of the Year 2007” by the2008 Americas Lodging InvestmentSummit (ALIS), the lodging industry’s

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ALIS nominees are considered for thisprestigious honor based on outstandingbusiness performance in various industrysectors. Beginning with a pool of 30prestigious luxury properties and nar-rowed down to a final three by the ALISnomination committee, MGM GrandDetroit was voted “Development of theYear 2007” by a group of conference spon-sors and presented with the award onJanuary 29 by committee chair Pat Ford.Co-hosted by the American Hotel &Lodging Association and the Burba HotelNetwork, the two-and-a-half-day eventfeatured an extensive array of seminarsand panels hosted by leading experts andinvestors discussing important trends,identifying new opportunities, and hon-oring various lodging industry luminar-ies and the outstanding transactions ofthe year.

Delivering unrivaled rooms and suites,celebrity chef restaurants, the only resort-style spa in southeastern Michigan, and30,000 square feet of meeting and conven-tion space, MGM Grand Detroit is nowone of the premier hotel and entertain-ment destination in the Midwest. Inaddition to creating a new must-see desti-nation, the MGM Grand Detroit is a boonto the local economy, generating approxi-mately 3,000 jobs and making it one of thetop employers in the area.

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Green Building is a topic that hasswarmed the construction indus-try of late. Its efforts are to gener-

ate energy and resource savings, promoteenvironmental stewardship, comply withgovernmental regulations and incentives,and to improve conditions for occupants.But where does Michigan lie in all of this,and what should builders do to stayahead of the curve? In this article we willexplore these and other related issues.

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Environmental Design (LEED) GreenBuilding Rating System was developedby the U.S. Green Building Council(USGBC) and is the nationally acceptedbenchmark for the design, constructionand operation of high performance greenbuildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability,assessing five key areas of human andenvironmental health:

• Sustainable Site Development• Water Savings• Energy Efficiency• Materials Selection• Indoor Environmental Quality

LEED rating systems are in place forNew Construction, Existing Buildings,Commercial Interiors, Core & Shell,Schools, Retail, Healthcare, Homes, andsoon Neighborhood Development.Projects earn a certain number of pointsdetailed in the rating system under eachof the five key areas listed above toachieve the status of LEED Certified,Silver, Gold, or Platinum. Projects can beregistered online or by mail with theUSGBC to apply for LEED certification.Additionally, individual building profes-sionals can achieve LEED ProfessionalAccreditation by passing the LEED APexam.

Many state and local governments aremandating LEED certification for con-struction projects or offering incentivesfor such. In Michigan, one such mandateis currently in place. Executive Order#2005-4 was signed by GovernorGranholm on April 22, 2005, requiringthat all state-funded new constructionand major renovation projects over$1,000,000 be built in accordance withLEED guidelines. While this is the onlyLEED regulation currently in place,national trends suggest that more expan-sive requirements are sure to follow.

GREEN BUILTGreen Built Michigan (www.green-

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Model Green Home Building Guidelines.This certification contains the followingseven key principles for design and con-struction of a home:

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A home can earn a Bronze, Silver, orGold rating based on points accumulatedin each category. A starting point for aGreen Built certified home is to meet therequirements of the EPA ENERGY STARhome program.

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The 122nd Annual Meeting of theConstruction Association ofMichigan was called to order by

CAM president Kevin Koehler. HeldFebruary 5th, the first day of the Design &Construction Expo at the Rock FinancialShowplace in Novi, over 300 CAM mem-bers were in attendance. “The theme oftoday’s meeting is ‘Standing StrongTogether to Keep Michigan Building’,”said Koehler. “After 122 years of serviceto our industry and our membership,CAM continues to stand strong with ourmembers ensuring the growth and futureof the construction industry inMichigan.”

Kevin Koehler, CAM Chairman RandyBrooks, Don Purdie Jr. of Detroit ElevatorCo., and Professor Lee Templin from theCollege of Technology at Ferris StateUniversity, presented the award.

Also presented were the 2007 safetyawards, given to companies that achieveexcellence in their safety programsthrough injury rates and experience mod-ification ratings well below constructionindustry standards. In the under 150,000work-hour category the winners were:

This year’s meeting featured anappearance by guest speaker Mr. DanaJohnson, chief economist from ComericaBank. In his speech, Mr. Johnson com-mented on the current and projectedhealth of the Michigan economy, and howthat may impact the construction indus-try.

Several awards were also presented atthe Annual Meeting. The Don PurdieScholarship, given to a deserving collegestudent from Ferris State University eachyear so that he or she can pursue a careerin construction management, went toHeather Goebel, a third-year constructionmanagement student. CAM President

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Gold Level – Christman ConcreteIndustrial Floors; Silver Level – Doring,Inc.; Bronze Level – Pipe Systems, Inc. Inthe 150,000 to 500,000 category the win-ners were: Gold Level – Hatzel & Buehler,Inc.; Silver Level – Adamo DemolitionCompany; Bronze Level – SpenceBrothers, Inc. In the over 500,000 catego-ry the winners were: Gold Level –Skanska USA Building Inc.; Silver Level –Power Process Piping; Bronze Level –Commercial Contracting Corp. Finally,the member with the lowest EMR wasJohn Carlo Company.

CHANGING OF THE GUARDThe association’s new officers and

directors, who will serve on the 2008Board of Directors, were installed at themeeting. CAM’s new Chairman of theBoard is Jeff W. Cohee, operations manag-er for the construction firm, FrankRewold and Son, Inc., Rochester. A veter-an of the construction industry, Coheeholds a Masters degree in PublicAdministration. He currently serves onthe City of Rochester DowntownDevelopment Authority (DDA) Board ofDirectors, and as Chairman of the SiteDevelopment Committee of the DDA.

Each year, three newly elected BoardMembers replace three retiring BoardMembers. This year, those retiring areVice Chairman Thomas Doyle of Plante &Moran, PLLC; Vice Chairman NancyMarshall of Aluminum Supply Company;and 2007 CAM Chairman Randy Brooksof Temperature Engineering Corp

The three newly elected members of theCAM Board of Directors for 2008 areStephen Auger of Stephen Auger +Associates Architects, Inc., Lake Orion;James Capo of DeMattia Group,Plymouth; and Jacqueline LaDukeWalters of LaDuke Roofing & SheetMetal, Oak Park.

CAM’s newly elected Vice-Chairmenare Rick Cianek of Fraco Products,Ortonville, and Ted McGinley of M.C.Gutherie Lumber Company, Livonia. Thenew treasurer will be Bob Michielutti Jr.,of Michielutti Brothers, Inc., Eastpointe.

The other current members of CAM’sBoard of Directors are: Brian Brunt ofBrunt Associates, Wixom; Brian Kiley ofEdgewood Electric, Inc., MadisonHeights; R. Andrew Martin of F H MartinConstructors, Warren; John O’Neil, Sr. ofW.J. O’Neil Company, Livonia; and GlennParvin of Custom ArchitecturalSheetmetal Specialists (C.A.S.S.), Detroit.

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MEET YOUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS:

Stephen Auger, president, Stephen Auger + AssociatesArchitects, Inc.

Stephen Auger has worked in the construction industry for24 years, 13 of which have been as president of the architec-tural firm Stephen Auger + Associates Architects, Inc.(SA+A). The firm, located in Lake Orion, is a full servicearchitecture, design, planning and interiors firm. Steve

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Congress; Automation Alley; Orion Area Chamber ofCommerce; and is currently Chair of the Village of Lake OrionDowntown Development Authority. He is also active withinthe Association of Consultants for Liturgical Spaces (ACLS)and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art & Architecture.

James Capo, vice president, Design/Build, DeMattia GroupJim Capo has 23 years of experience in the field of architectureand design. For the last 19 years, he has worked at DeMattiaGroup, Plymouth, an ISO 9001 Certified, full-service realestate development, architecture and construction firm. Jim’s

position as VP of Design/Build allowshim to serve as DeMattia’s liaisonbetween the architectural, constructionand real estate development depart-ments. Jim received his Bachelor ofArchitecture degree from theUniversity of Detroit (U of D), and hasalso earned his Masters in Architecturefrom U of D/Mercy. He is a member ofthe American Institute of Architects –

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CAM ANNUAL REPORT:CAM PUBLICRELATIONS/GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS:

In February, the Proposed 2% ServicesTax prompted CAM to begin an e-mailcampaign to its membership explainingthe tax and including a survey. Over 650CAM members responded to the survey,with 97.1% in strong opposition to theproposed tax. CAM’s correspondencewith Governor Granholm expressingthese views had a direct hand in quashingthe proposed tax. This GovernmentAffairs campaign received recognitionfrom the Michigan Society of AssociationExecutives in September, winning theDiamond Award for Best GovernmentRelations Project by an association in itsbudget class. In addition to the Proposed2% Services Tax, other CAM legislativealerts were issued in July for theMichigan Business Tax, and for ExecutiveOrder No. 2007-1 in October. In earlyAugust CAM, in partnership with Plante& Moran, mailed the questions of theBiennial Survey to the CAM Membership.Results from Owners, Contractors,Suppliers, Architects and Engineers wereanalyzed, compiled in booklet format,and distributed in January of this year.The 2007 Biennial Survey not only reflect-ed the current construction climate in thestate of Michigan, but also contained an18-month forecast for our industry.

THE CONSTRUCTIONPROJECT INFORMATIONGROUP (CPIG):

Consisting of threedepartments - TheNewsroom, thePlanroom, and theCAM-Online Planroom

- the Construction Project InformationGroup maintained its number of projectsreported on in 2007, despite the overalldecline of bidding projects availableindustry-wide. The CAM-OnlinePlanroom has allowed subscribers theopportunity to convert from hard copy toelectronically delivered reports. Theonline planroom allows subscribersinstant access while controlling produc-tion costs. CPIG introduced a new prod-uct, the E-CPV, an electronic version of theConstruction PreView report that is deliv-ered via e-mail. Subscriptions for thisservice almost tripled in 2007. InNovember of 2007 the CAM-Online

planroom was upgraded to version 5.0.This has allowed several new features tobe released, the most impressive of whichutilizes OCR, or Optical CharacterRecognition technology, to virtuallyREAD specifications and present the userwith a list of projects that pertain to them.This feature also hyper-links specificationsections, allowing users to jump directlyto the documents that apply to their trade.

CAMSAFETY: CAMSAFETY con-

tinued to grow in thescope of their workand in their influence

on the construction safety “scene” insoutheast Michigan. This included helping members evaluate, write andupdate Accident Prevention Programs;site safety audits; and passing along

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useful safety information through theirSafety Alert series. CAMSAFETY alsoconducted many hours of job specific, on-site safety training. In April, CAMSAFE-TY held their second annual ConstructionSafety Training Workshop at the WixomSports Center. The day was aimed at pro-viding hands-on training in areas such asfall protection, trenching and shoring,power tool safety, and scaffolding.Participants were able to actually shoot“Hilti” guns, try on fall protection equip-ment, and assemble scaffolding. In 2007CAMSAFETY began the process of devel-oping “Best Practice” documents. Theserelatively short but comprehensive docu-ments give members guidance in devel-oping the best safety program they can bysharing information from some of thesafest companies in the country. Workingclosely with the CAM Safety Committeein 2008, CAMSAFETY hopes to continueto grow as the premier safety servicesprovider for the Michigan constructionindustry.

CAMTEC: The educational

division of CAM,CAMTEC, presentednearly 120 classes, pre-sentations and educa-

tional sessions in 2007, with an atten-dance well over 1,100 students. CAMTECadded classes on estate planning, insur-ance management and employment law.In July and October 2007, they partneredwith Plante & Moran to present four ses-sions discussing the new MichiganBusiness Tax. These proved extremelypopular with nearly 200 students signingup for these informative sessions.CAMTEC has taken their show on theroad and presented training classes atmember’s facilities and jobsites more fre-quently than ever before. Their motto isthat they will go wherever they can toimprove the knowledge base in the construction industry.

CAM E-NEWSLETTER: The CAM

E-Newsletter was sent tothe membership twicemonthly over the pastyear. It fulfilled its pur-pose of keeping the

members connected to all the up-to-datehappenings at CAM, while keeping pro-duction and distribution costs in check.Links in the e-newsletter take membersdirectly back to the CAM website.

CAM WEBSITE: www.cam-online.com

is the place wheremembers will findeverything they needto know about their

association and their industry. The homepage features the latest constructionindustry-related news and links.Members can access the Buyers Guide,the online news service, and CAM pro-gram information. Plans for 2008 includea complete website revision with evenmore features and user-friendly access.

CAM LABORRELATIONSPROGRAM:

In its fifth year,the CAM LaborProgram contin-

ued to be the largest provider of laborrelation services in Michigan. 330 unioncontractors who employ Carpenters,Laborers, Operating Engineers and/orCement Masons in Southeast Michiganare presently participating in the CAMLabor Program. All benefits of the LaborProgram are available at no additionalcost. Participating contractors receiveinformational bulletins relating to currentdevelopments in the areas of labor rela-tions; advice regarding the proper inter-pretation of collective bargaining agree-ments; assistance in resolving disputedissues with labor unions related to bothcontractual and non-con¬tractual mat-ters; advice regarding proper workassignments; and assistance in resolvingconflicting work claims. CAM’s LaborRelations Program will continue to growas union contactors realize the qualityand extent of the assistance available.This year, CAM welcomes Steven Hyderto its staff in the position of assistantdirector of labor relations.

CAM BUYERS GUIDE: In 2007, CAM dis-

tributed 16,500 BuyersGuides to contractors,architects, buyers andusers of construction

throughout the state – 3,200 at last year’sExpo alone! The CAM Buyers Guide isthe premier directory of the MichiganConstruction Industry. The 2008 directo-ry contains over 2,000 categories and sub-categories, and 10,678 classified listings. Anongoing, up-to-date version of the BuyersGuide is available online, featuring auto-mated searches and website links.

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CAM MAGAZINE: In 2007, CAM

Magazine held its thirdannual Special IssueAward Ceremonies atDesign & ConstructionExpo. Commemorative

plaques were awarded to each architectand general contractor whose projectsappeared in the Special Issue 2006. InSeptember, CAM Magazine received theMichigan Society of AssociationExecutives’ Diamond Award for BestAssociation Magazine in its budget classfor the fourth time.

MEMBERSHIP: 2007 proved to be even

more challenging thanlast year. However, themembership depart-ment has been able tolevel off its cancella-

tions by members and maintain a reten-tion rate close to 80%. One area affectedby the current economy is the number of

new applications submitted for members,which is down 20%. Our goals for 2008are to continue working hard to assist ourmembers with the goods and services wehave to offer and also to continue to bringin new members to our association.

DISCOUNT PROGRAMS: In 2007, CAM

Members continued totake advantage of themany cost saving pro-grams offered at CAM.

In 2007 CAM added eliquidMEDIAInternational Inc. and McLeod USA to ourgrowing list of preferred providers.

SOCIAL EVENTS: In 2007 our dedicated

marketing staff, assist-ed by strong commit-tee support, facilitatedmany social events forCAM Members. The

Men’s Bowling Double Classic, afternoonand evening Bowling Leagues, fourSummer Golf Tournaments, two Sporting

Clays Tournaments, and a Dinner & TexasHold ‘Em Poker Tournament, all bringCAM members together for fun andsocializing.

CAMEXPOSITIONS:

The 23rd AnnualDesign &Construction Expowas held at the Rock

Financial Showplace in Novi. With thegoal of becoming an industry-wide event,events included were CAM’s 121stAnnual Meeting, CSI’s monthly meeting,the WRIF Tool Box Tournament, a VIPReception, the CAM Magazine SpecialIssue Awards, an expanded CAMTEC setof educational classes, and ArchitecturalAlley helped bring in an increased atten-dance to the exhibitors who participatedin the show. In September, Design &Construction Expo received recognitionfrom Michigan Society of AssociationExecutives when it received the DiamondAward for excellence in meetings andexpositions.

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CAM ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: The CAM Benefit Program has served the

health insurance needs of thousands of CAMmembers and their families for over 40 years.Over time, the benefits offered have changeddramatically and now has one of the broadestofferings available in Michigan. These includetraditional “first dollar” rich benefit plans, a

variety of mainstream deductible and coinsurance plans, and lowcost High Deductible plans combined with Health SavingsAccounts (HSA). The CAM Benefit Program is fully insured byMadison National Life, a highly rated carrier that has received arating of A- (excellent) by A.M. Best Company. The program isadministered locally in southeast Michigan by CAM AdministrativeServices Inc. (CAMADS). All services such as claims adjudication,employer billing and customer service - typically done by the insur-ance company - are done by CAMADS. CAMADS can work direct-ly with your agent to bring a wide array of modern competitivelypriced group insurance solutions to you.

CAM-COMP: This past year, CAM-COMP provided

Workers' Compensation Group Self Insuranceto 350 contractor employers, and their annualcollected premium was 6.5 million dollars.Loss ratios continued to be very favorable, andresulted in substantial premium refunds to theCAM-COMP membership equaling 42 milliondollars. Services include expert claims consult-ants who provide aggressive "Fair But Firm"

claims handling. CAM-COMP has highly qualified safety con-sultants who are experts in construction field loss control servicesand provide a variety of methods to prevent losses from happen-ing. Their safety-training library grew substantially in 2007, andnow offers 65 different construction safety-training videos at nocharge. CAM-COMP partners with the CAM Safety Program andoffers the online Safety Library and Safety Cornerstones to its mem-bers at a discounted price. The “Built On Safety” program providesmonthly cash rewards to employees for remaining accident free andat no additional cost to CAM-COMP members.

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Since 1974, Construction Federal CreditUnion has focused on improving the lives ofthose it serves: the Construction Association ofMichigan members and their families. Under theleadership of new president James Finn, CFCUhas continued as a full-service banking institu-

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The 24th annual Design & Construction Expo was heldFebruary 5 & 6, 2008 at the Rock Financial Showplace inNovi. Co-sponsored by the Construction Association of

Michigan (CAM) and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)– Metro Detroit Chapter, this year’s show had over 70,000

square feet of display space, 141 exhibitors, and over 3,000attendees.

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Expo officially opened at 10:00 am with aribbon cutting ceremony attended byCAM President Kevin Koehler, 2007 CAMChairman of the Board Randy Brooks,and 2008 Chairman Elect Jeff Cohee. TheCatholic Central High School marchingband played the National Anthem andother patriotic selections, marchingthroughout the exhibit hall to kick thingsoff with spirit.

Shortly afterwards, the 122nd CAMAnnual Meeting and luncheon took placein one of Rock Financial Showplace’sbeautiful banquet halls. This year’s meet-ing included guest speaker Mr. DanaJohnson, chief economist with ComericaBank. Following Mr. Johnson’s speech,there were several award presentationsand a big-screen video presentation of the2007 CAM Annual Report. This was fol-lowed by the induction of the new 2008Board of Directors.

Other events on Tuesday included theCSI Reception and Dinner Meeting.Themed, “Casino Night at Expo”, the din-ner meeting featured many of the playersinvolved in the construction of Detroit’sthree new casinos. They presented high-lights of the casino projects that won ahuge volume of exciting work forMichigan’s construction community.

Many exhibitors at Design &Construction Expo 2008 launched newconstruction-related equipment, tools andservices. “Contractors, designers, andconstruction buyers were be able to actu-ally see, test and learn about the newestequipment, products and services avail-able,” said Ron Riegel, CAM manager ofexpositions. “Architectural Alley wasagain an exciting part of the show. Thisspecial section displays products andinformation on the latest offerings forarchitects, engineers, specification writersand designers.”

Architectural Alley was also the site ofthe 4th Annual CAM Magazine SpecialIssue Awards on Wednesday, February6th. This well-attended event presentedplaques to the general contractors andarchitects who worked on the 12 award-winning projects featured in Special Issue2007. CAM Magazine is the official pub-lication of the Construction Association ofMichigan. CAM President Kevin Koehlerand newly elected CAM Chairman JeffCohee presented the plaques at the cere-mony. The staff of CAM Magazine wasalso present.

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Many CAM Members are involved in an ambitious plan torebuild or renovate every school in the Toledo Public SchoolDistrict. The $822 million project, known as “Building forSuccess”, is projected to take 10 to 12 years to complete and isbeing undertaken with a combination of state and local funds.The Lathrop Company/R. Gant, LLC/Barton Malow joint ven-ture, Toledo, is overseeing construction. Design is the responsi-bility of Allied Toledo Architects, a Toledo-based joint venture ofMunger Munger + Associates, Inc., SSOE, The Collaborative,Duket Porter MacPherson and other smaller specialty firms.

Sherman Elementary is a small, but very significant, compo-nent in the overall plan. Project architect Munger Munger +Associates, Toledo, developed a design to blend the new school

with quaint Victorian homes in a nearby neighborhood, whilegeneral trades and sitework contractor FH Martin Constructors,Warren, tackled the complex task of translating intricate architec-tural flourishes usually associated with high-end residentialdesign into solid reality on a much larger building, among otherchallenges. Appropriately massing the three-story, 53,000-square-foot building was another difficulty to be overcome.

“The building doesn’t have a typical school façade, it is soft-ened quite a bit,” said David E. Wolfe, AIA, of Munger Munger +Associates. “There are some pediments and even an oriel win-dow on the East side of the building. Some of the porches arereminiscent of residential structures surrounding the site. Wealso used the roof profile to limit the height visually. Shingles are

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introduced on a slope with a flat roof above. The effect really foolsthe eye, but it did present a number of challenges for FH Martin.”

The roof profile helps to reduce the scale of the school, which isalready relatively small by modern school standards. Groupingclassroom volumes with nearly nine-foot ceilings into a three-story building while abiding by a 35-foot zoning code heightlimit, made for a tight squeeze. The project team compensated byinstalling ductwork with a wider aspect ratio and creating manyoverlay drawings to maximize space between floors. In spite ofthese cramped quarters, it was the fascia details associated withthe roof profile that presented the biggest challenges.

“It is a very intricate fascia design,” said Dean Handrow, proj-ect manager for FH Martin. “With every other school that I haveworked on, there is one piece of metal coping. Here there arefour, and everything needs to fit together perfectly.”

Significant field fabrication was needed to craft a fascia designthat replicates old-world craftsmanship of nearby homes on alarger scale. Sherman Elementary is being built on parkland

adjacent to the existing school, which will temporarily house stu-dents during the construction process before the building is ulti-mately demolished and the ground it sat on is swapped over forpark use. The existing school fit in well with the neighborhoodand it is also serving to ease the transition to the new school.Ornate stone medallions from its exterior have been installed onthe new school. The workmanship of a bygone era is prominent-ly displayed outside Sherman Elementary, while all the technolo-gy expected in a modern learning environment can be foundinside. Toledo Public Schools has even formed a groundbreakingpartnership with the Boys & Girls Club to include space for activ-ities at the school. A separate entrance to this portion of the build-ing allows for different hours of operation and rooms other roomsthat could be used for after school activities are clustered nearby,allowing for shared access. Despite the many innovations, theschool is currently on track to complete its construction schedulein June 2008 [at press time].

Ornate stone medallions from theexisting school were installed on thenew Sherman Elementary.

Porches at Sherman Elementary arereminiscent of residential structuressurrounding the site.

The roof profile helps to reduce the scale ofthe school, which is already relatively smallby modern school standards.

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standing, outdoor fireplace,” said CharlesCostella, president of Monte Costella & Co.,the Novi-based masonry contractor respon-sible for building a significant portion of thefireplace and two fountains, plus the CMUfoundations and the site walls for this 55-acre development on the northern edge ofClinton Township.

Hobbs + Black Architects, Ann Arbor,designed this latest Taubman retail develop-ment using “materials and colors that refer-ence the regional character to make localsfeel comfortable and introduce visitors towhat the area has to offer,” said Timothy M.Andres, AIA, vice president of the firm thatalso designed an open-air mall in Richmond,Virginia called Stony Creek Fashion Park. Thecultured fieldstone fireplace is possibly areminder of Michigan’s rural past. The fire-place, along with heated sidewalks, is cer-tainly a means of managing Michigan’s oftenchilly and fickle weather.

“Voice Of The Construction Industry”®

Local companies placed much of themasonry products that bring this mall to life.Livonia-based Williams Panel Brick, thelargest manufacturer and largest installer ofengineered thin brick systems in the coun-try, installed approximately 45,000 squarefeet of thin brick at Partridge Creek as a sub-contractor to Skanska USA Building Inc. Aninternational company firmly rooted inMichigan, Williams Panel Brick blanketedthis exciting new retail venue with two of itspatented systems invented and manufac-tured in its Livonia facility. The company alsoinstalled 10,000 square feet of the culturedstone at Partridge Creek, placing 5,200square feet as a subcontractor to MonteCostella and the remainder for a variety oftenant build-outs under SachseConstruction & Development Corp.,Birmingham, said Greg Francis, co-founder,vice president-construction, Williams PanelBrick.

Macomb County’s first major shop-ping center in thirty years is wellworth the wait. Built by Skanska

USA Building Inc., Southfield, The Mall atPartridge Creek is a 600,000-square-footshopping Mecca with the intimacy of a smallvillage. Park your car at the perimeter ofPartridge Creek and leave the frenzied trafficbehind. Walk the “streets” of this open-airenclave of shops, courtyards, and restau-rants, all brought to life by the craft of brickand stone. Built to a human scale, this pleas-ant little “town” of mainly single-level build-ings is clad in walls of beautifully patterneddecorative brick and site walls of culturedstone. A stone fireplace is the focal point ofthis village tucked inside the middle of sub-urbia. The warm fire burning in its hearthand its stone chimney rising 32 feet into theair creates a sense of welcome and possess-es a certain north woods charm. “It is proba-bly the only mall in Michigan with a free-

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Metal Concepts; Madison Heights Glass,Ferndale, glass, glazing and storefront alu-minum; Duross Painting, Warren, painting; LaBelle Electric Services, Macomb Township,lighting; Phillips Sign & Lighting, HarrisonTownship, illuminated signage. Roncelliself-performed the cast-in-place concretewalks and cast-in-place structural concrete.

MULTI-TASKING ON THE JOBSITEThe trades working on the mall proper

had to manage multiple jobsites to meet theaggressive schedule. Individual shops cre-ate the mirage of a streetscape between thethree anchors, but what seem like separatestreetfront stores are actually part of severallarge buildings.

Monte Costella was on site for almost theentire duration of the job, working on multi-ple buildings at the same time and coordi-nating work in both the rough and finishstages. In the rough stages, the Novi firm firstplaced the CMU foundation walls aroundthe entire perimeter of this village of shops.The company also installed the brick veneerat Parisian, the block backup for all the land-scaping walls, and the block backup for theperimeter walls of two outdoor courtyards,namely the Garden Court by Nordstrom andthe Orchard Court near Parisian. “Altogether,

give you the advantage of more production,but you have to pay attention to quality,”said D’Aloisio. “If not practiced correctly, youwill have quality disadvantages.” D’AloisioMasonry has once again proved itself wor-thy of the trust MJR has placed in the ablehands of this 35-year-old masonry firm.

Designed by Utica-based ParadigmDesign, the new MJR Theater at PartridgeCreek sports two brick types: light Endicottbrick as an accent brick for the round turretsand Glen Gary for the brick wainscot skirtingthe building and the brick pilasters subdi-viding the upper reaches of the buildingskin. Cream-colored EIFS and red tileaccents complete the exterior façade. Likethe rest of Partridge Creek, the MJR Theateris tasteful and inviting rather than a glitzy orgarish commercial structure. “You know it isa theater, but its purpose is expressed in asubtle manner,” said D’Aloisio.

B & B Tile and Marble, Fair Haven, installedthe theater’s exterior ceramic tile. Other sub-contractors who shaped the exteriorcladding include Troy Metal Concepts,Wixom, light-gauge framing, carpentry andsheathing, steel doors and hardware; DRVJoint Sealants, Shelby Township, exteriorsealants and damp proofing; Saylor’s,Ottawa Lake, EIFS as a subcontractor of Troy

Another local contractor is D’AloisioMasonry & Construction, Inc., theFarmington Hills-based company thatinstalled the brick and block backup for themall’s 14-screen MJR Theater. The companyhas provided traditional masonry for everyMJR Theater built in Michigan over the lastten years, said Anthony D’Aloisio, vice presi-dent of the firm that worked as a subcon-tractor to Roncelli, Inc., Sterling Heights, inbuilding this latest MJR venture.

It took the proverbial village of contrac-tors to raise this development out of theground and build its varied walls. Beyondshopping, this unique community meetingplace contains a bocce ball court, a children’splay area, a pop-jet fountain, a special dogzone, and a large patio area overlooking a300-year-old Oak tree saved for posterity.“AtPartridge Creek, we incorporated severalunexpected amenities to create an atmos-phere that does not exist at other centersand encourages people to stay a little longerand come back more often,” said Andres. Sobring the kids, bring your dog, shop andenjoy a game of bocce ball at this new retailcenter recently opened in fall 2007.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIONVisitors, shoppers and moviegoers can

now enjoy this refreshing new center, butduring construction, the entire team on theground had to use every management toolin their belt to meet an aggressive schedule.The task: D’Aloisio Masonry placed 60,000grouted and insulated block as the backupsystem for MJR Theater, one of the threeanchors of the mall, along with Parisian andNordstrom. D’Aloisio laid 70,000 brick aspart of the cinema’s single-wythe, 4-inch-thick brick walls, said D’Aloisio.

The schedule: D’Aloisio placed themasonry walls of the theater in only 5.5weeks. “We had an aggressive schedule andwe made it using a high-lift masonry groutprocedure for the 28- to 32-foot-high wall,”said D’Aloisio.“In high-lift, the wall is groutedafter completion instead of grouting every 4feet as in low-lift masonry grouting.”

Taking the high route fast-forwarded con-struction of the cinema and allowed it toopen its doors in time for Thanksgiving2007. “If done properly, high-lift masonrygrout is probably the most efficient way togo in masonry,” said D’Aloisio. Acceleratingthe job even further, all the concrete for thegrout was placed by a mechanical pumprather than by hand. Together, high-liftgrouting and mechanical grouting cut pro-duction time in half. “These two methods

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the fireplace, while other subcontractorsinstalled various components of this toastycampfire in the middle of a shopping mall.Royal Restoration & Waterproofing, LLC,Livonia, caulked the fireplace and providedcaulking for the site walls throughout themall; Pontiac Ceiling & Partition Co., LLC,Pontiac, installed the chimney’s metal flueand metal framing; Alpha Electric, Inc.,Sterling Heights, handled the site electricalwork; and the gas line work was done byGuideline Mechanical, Inc., ClintonTownship, through E&S ConstructionEngineers, Pasadena, MD.

Edwards Cast Stone provided the caststone accents for the chimney and fireplacecoping and the cast stone cladding for thelintel and hearth. Edwards supplied all 170cubic feet of cast stone employed through-out the project as caps for the walls of cul-tured stone on block backup, said CharlesCostella. Two, glazed decorative chimneycaps imported from England and designedin the English Windsor style top the fire-place, added Costella.

THE ROCK MAKERSMother Nature can take a vacation from

rock making. Improvements in cultured orman-made stone and the work of skilledinstallers at Williams Panel Brick – the largestdistributor of cultured stone in SoutheastMichigan - have produced a fireplace of cul-tured fieldstone virtually indistinguishablefrom natural fieldstone.

Greg Francis, vice president of the firm,explains cultured stone manufacture:“Slag, abyproduct of the steel manufacturingprocess, is used as a base and mixed withcement to create a lightweight cementitiousmaterial. Coloring agents are added to themix and the mix is poured into a mold madefrom natural rock. After curing and removalfrom the mold, this man-made stone is deliv-ered to the jobsite. Constant improvementsare boosting the quality of cultured stone,including adding pieces of actual granite,quartz and other natural stone to the man-made product.”

A beautifully made product in the handsof a skilled installer makes for a qualityinstallation. Williams used eight culturedstone installers at the peak of the PartridgeCreek job, calling upon the expertise of adedicated team that focuses exclusively oncultured stone installations. Kevin “RockDog”Stackpoole,Williams’ lead foreman whohas been with the company for over 20years, handled the quality installation of cul-tured stone on the fireplace at Partridge

old country fireplaces of natural fieldstoneand mortar. The soft glow and welcomewarmth of a roaring fire burns below a largeprecast lintel above the fireplace opening.The entire base or hearth is formed of largeprecast pieces - some 8 inches thick andabout 8 to 10 feet long – with block infillinstalled around the precast,” said Wilson.Added Giummi,“Cross-membered precast Tsand beams form the inner ‘guts’ of the fire-

place base. The large precast beams wereneeded to support the tall chimney stack ris-ing above, which is formed of metal framingand a metal flue.”

The project team doted on every detail ofthe fireplace. Monte Costella shepherdedthe shop drawings through every step of theapproval process, and worked with a bevy ofother trades to ensure every piece and facetof the fireplace fit together. “The work wasvery detailed,” said Giummi. “All the workwas based off of our shop drawings, fromthe electricians installing the accent lights tothe plumbers bringing the natural gas lineto the right spot for the gas logs. We alsoworked along with the metal stud contrac-tor on the chimney’s metal framing andmetal flue.”

Monte Costella placed the firebrick inside

we installed over 41,000 CMU units,” saidCharles Costella.

Rick Giummi, project estimator, was one ofMonte Costella’s project coordinatorsresponsible for juggling rough and finishwork in multiple locations. “We started rightout of the dirt, placing all the block founda-tions approximately 3 to 4 feet under theground. As we began finishing that, othertrades would follow, then we would fallbackto these areas and follow in turn with ourfinal finishes.” For finish work, MonteCostella installed 96,000 modular face brickfor Parisian and contracted with WilliamsPanel Brick for installation of 5,200 squarefeet of cultured stone for the landscapingwalls, the courtyards, and the fireplace.

Monte Costella worked closely withSkanska to keep the job on schedule. “Weworked with a great team at Skanska,” saidGiummi. “We maintained constant commu-nication between our office, the site and theSkanska team who worked constantly toprevent problems from developing. Theyhad a hectic schedule and things had to flowperfectly with no mistakes. We kept in con-tact with Chris Toma, Skanska’s project engi-neer-project manager, daily, sometimestwice a day, throughout the summer of2007.” Kenneth E. Duty was Skanska’s seniorproject manager for this upscale, innovativemall.

SHOP AROUND THE CAMPFIREMonte Costella’s work created the build-

ing blocks of Partridge Creek and cloakedthe upscale mall in cultured stone throughWilliams Panel Brick. But Monte Costella’swork began with a rare material for a mason-ry company, namely paper. As part of aTaubman requirement, the masonry firmcontracted with an architect for the prepara-tion of shop drawings for all the masonrywalls, including Parisian, the landscape walls,and the intricate fireplace as the focal pointof the mall. “Typically we don’t provide shopdrawings for masonry walls,” said CharlesWilson, vice president, Monte Costella. “Inthis case, we contracted with TiseoArchitects, Inc., Livonia, to prepare shopdrawings showing all the components fromelectrical and block backup to the stonecaps. We had to detail everything that wentinto the walls, and every trade involvedworked off of our drawings.”

From top to bottom, the stone fireplace isthe most intricate and detailed work in thedevelopment. The fireplace may have a ruralcharm but its construction, managed bySkanska, is far more sophisticated than the

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Creek. The installer first places a moisture barrier, followed by a gal-vanized wire lath attached via mechanical fasteners.

Actually placing cultured stone to closely resemble the look ofnatural stone is a craft requiring an artisan’s eye and sensibility.“Theinstaller has to take into account the different shapes, colors, tones,and styles of the stone,” said Francis.“Placing the stones in the rightpattern and finding the right fit takes the work of an artisan to get itto look natural. It is amazing to watch them. They will pick up astone and turn the stone in their hand, just looking at the fireplaceand visualizing the proper placement. They will look at the rock andtake a piece off with a hammer and chisel, look at the stone againand take another piece off and then “butter” it with a mortar-basedadhesive and then place it on the wall.”

Just like a stone installer turning a rock in his hand, Williams PanelBrick is constantly turning over its patented products in its ownmind. In this case, Williams is currently working on a patent forboosting moisture control in cultured stone applications, making itthe third patent for this evolving company.

Williams Panel Brick also installed cultured stone on the blockbackup of the landscape walls, kiosks, and the bases of the entrysigns for The Mall at Partridge Creek. As a main advantage, culturedstone is much lighter than the handiwork of Mother Nature. “It isroughly 12 lbs. per square foot,” said Francis.“Real stone is probably10 times that weight. Cultured stone provides the rugged look ofstone without the weight, meaning you typically don’t have to installa footing or a foundation to support the weight of natural stone.The majority of savings are in the construction of the structure,itself.”

A DISPLAY OF DECORATIVE BRICKThe Mall at Partridge Creek is a canvas for the display of decorative

thin brick (typically half-inch-thick) and the handiwork and inventionof Williams Panel Brick. Endicott, Glen Gary and Metro brick all con-verge at Partridge Creek and earn a place on these wonderfully pat-terned upper walls. Soldier courses of cream and blue-colored brickmark expanses of conventional reddish-orange brick; diamond pat-terns and white accent brick enliven other sections of wall.

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D’Aloisio Masonry & Construction, Inc. placed 60,000 grouted and insu-lated block as the backup system for MJR Theater. Approximately70,000, single-wythe, 4-inch-thick bricks blanket the theaters walls.


WORKING ON THE WALLWilliams Panel Brick mobilized in the field

in January 2007, working straight through abrutally cold February, because engineeredthin brick systems are virtually immune tothe vagaries of weather. “Because we caninstall the product without grout, we caninstall the system in virtually any tempera-ture in any weather,” said Francis. Layingbrick systems rapidly off of a mobile lift,Williams was then able to take advantage ofan unexpected warm spell at the end ofFebruary 2007 and quickly move back downthe same walls to begin grouting.

At Partridge Creek, the other advantagewas “brick installation could continue acrossthe large expanses of the entire façade with-out much structural support below otherthan the columns for the future tenantspaces, because our systems weigh about 7pounds per square foot versus 35 to 40pounds per square foot found in typicalbrick veneer,” said Francis.

As the only thin brick manufacturer withan installation division, the 40-year-old firmhas installed its engineered thin brick sys-tems on such prominent projects asComerica Park, Greektown Casino, theSecond Baptist Church of Detroit, and theatrium in Ford Field. Originally a family-owned business, Williams Panel Brick is nowone of the few employee-owned companiesin the region, giving its field team a sense ofownership and the customer a sense ofcomfort.

Basically, Hobbs + Black’s intent in design-ing thin brick and metal studs was to avoidinstalling an expensive supporting struc-ture. “One of the key elements to keep thismall successful over a long period of time isto provide flexibility of space as tenantscome and go over the lifetime of the mall,”said Andres, Hobbs + Black. “As such, thelower 13-foot section of the mall is left openfor the tenants to infill with their brandingand identity, while the upper portion of thefaçade maintains the integrity of the overalldesign. The thin brick system lends itselfwell to this approach by avoiding expensivesupporting structure yet being up out ofreach and avoiding damage.”

As one of the finishing touches for thissingular retail experience, Monte Costellainstalled two fountains to add to the invitingambiance of this pleasant enclave of shops.Edwards Cast Stone fabricated the eightradius precast pieces of the fountain baseand walls in relatively small four to five footsections, aiding Monte Costella in achievingthe tight tolerances and proper alignment

Insulock Thin Brick System is field assem-bled, meaning the 4 x 8-foot sheets of styro-foam are processed in the shop. Heatedtungsten wires generate brick and drainagechannels in a sheet of typically one-inchthick Styrofoam and are then transported tothe jobsite; the bricks are then applied in thefield.

At Partridge Creek, the Insulock was usedas the base for the more detailed, diamondpattern wall expanses with brick placed inmore than one plane. The more intricate

wall features brick pilaster details, coinedaccent brick projecting beyond the wallface, and corner returns. “It would be diffi-cult to do with the R Brick system,” saidFrancis. “We used a field assembly systemwith the foam first applied to the wall, theattachment of metal clips to the steel studs,the application of adhesive, and then place-ment of the bricks by hand. Field assemblyensures all the pieces fit together properly.

“The structural performance of both sys-tems is totally dependent on the mechani-cal attachment back to the steel studs,” con-tinued Francis. “Basically, metal clips arescrewed back into the steel studs. Thebricks are then grouted and tooled so that itforms a brick joint.” The Insulock’s mechani-cal attachment, the proprietary adhesive,and its slightly undersized brick channelswork together to ensure proper perfor-mance.

involved with,” said Francis. “The installationhas 11 different colors of brick, three differ-ent manufacturers, four different sizes,including modular, utility and jumbo.” AtPartridge Creek, the thin brick was typically ahalf-inch-thick with some two-inch-thickbrick as accents projecting from the wall.

Williams Panel Brick built 8 or 9 differentmockups panels prior to beginning actualinstallation. “Those mockups were some-what modified and then approved afterreview by Hobbs + Black, Taubman’s repre-

sentative, and Skanska,” said Francis. “Oncein the field the thin brick is almost exclusive-ly placed on light-gauge steel framing anddens glass with one small area on blockwhere the buildings abutted one of theanchor stores.”

Williams Panel Brick used both of its twopatented systems at Partridge Creek.Developed by Francis’s grandfather in 1974,the R-Brick Panel System is factory assem-bled at the firm’s Livonia facility. A comput-er-controlled machine cuts the 16-inch-highby 48-inch-long panels with a tongue ingroove channel on all four sides. Anothermachine applies a proprietary adhesive tothe Styrofoam sheet; the 36 bricks per panelare then hand applied and the panels arestacked robotically, explains Francis. The RBrick Panel System was used behind the flatexpanses of decorative brick.

Developed by Francis himself in 1990, the

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needed for the fountains.Once the radius pieces arrived on site,

Monte Costella began installation. “We hadto place a gasket seal underneath the foun-tain wall before we set the precast piecesdown,” said Wilson. “We then mortar andcaulk them into place to prevent any leaks. Itwas quite an operation, because we had tolay everything out before we set it in placeto make sure the pieces would fit tightly andproperly.”

Innumerable firms poured their energyand exercised their craft in the creation ofthe intricate subsystems and beautiful fin-ishes of this new shopping experience andeconomic stimulus for Macomb County. Onthe exterior, Albanelli Cement Contractors,Livonia, installed the concrete sidewalkswithin the ring road. As subcontractors toClinton Township-based John Carlo Inc., theWH Canon Company, Romulus, installed theconcrete pavers throughout the mall’s plazathat resemble brick-paved expanses;Goyette Mechanical Co., Flint, installed thesnowmelt system beneath the pavers; andBroadcast Design & Construction, Inc., Mt.Clemens, installed the plaza’s planter curbsand concrete.

Beeler Construction, Inc., MenomoneeFalls, WI, is the construction manager forParisian. Chicago-based W.E. O’NeilConstruction is the construction managerfor the third anchor, Nordstrom; HighConcrete Group LLC, Denver, PA constructedNordstrom’s precast tilt-up walls.Celebrating 20 years in business, PremierElectronics, Inc., a fire alarm and life safetyspecialty firm based in Clinton Township,provided a fire alarm system for Nordstromunder contract to Ferndale Electric Co.,Ferndale; for Parisian under contract toVenture Electrical Contractors, Inc.,Waukesha, WI; and for the main mall build-ings under Maryland Electric Co. Inc., theClinton Township-based firm that installedthe electrical system for the main mall build-ings housing nearly 90 retail and restauranttenants.

Patrons of The Mall at Partridge Creek arethe glad recipients of these efforts. Whetherwalking the heated sidewalks free of snowin winter or sitting and enjoying the well-landscaped courts in summer, some visitorsto Partridge Creek may well find the choreof shopping become a pleasure and thededicated shopper may well deepen theiraddiction.


their industry, such as the MasonContractors Association and theConstruction Association of Michigan,should contact those groups to receiveinformation and consider membership.

2008 MARKETING FORECASTNow that we have taken a look at the ways

a mason contractor may improve their“luck,” it is time to examine those categoriesof construction that should do well in 2008.The most activity will take place as follows:

• Commercial Construction (new and rehab)• Retail Construction (new and rehab)• Healthcare (hospitals, medical offices)• Educational Facilities• Banks• Food Marketplaces

Michigan’s construction industry will stillbe severely depressed but the aforemen-tioned activities should keep mason con-tractors focused on doing work that can be alittle more profitable when the “harder Iwork, the luckier I get” factor is utilized.

ABOUT THE AUTHORJoe Neussendorfer is president and CEO of

U.S. Construction Research and theConstruction Answer Man Service. He is a lifemember of the Detroit Economic Club, pastpresident of the Masonry Institute of Michigan,past executive director of the MasonContractors Association, and a former econom-ic consultant to Michigan Governors WilliamMilliken and James Blanchard. He may bereached at www.constructionanswerman.org

Grand River & M-59 area, and the SquareLake Road-Telegraph Road area. Masonrycontractors who are not currently buildingin these areas need to educate themselvesabout the area through participation in localChamber of Commerce and BuilderAssociation events. Also, CAM’s constructionreports should be scrutinized, not just forprojects that appear of interest, but for allprojects in given “hot spot” areas. A morecareful analysis can yield valuable contactinformation for follow-up.

UTILIZE THE INTERNET AND OTHERINFORMATIONAL RESOURCES TO KEEPUP ON NEW TRENDS AND MATERIALS INTHE MASONRY INDUSTRY

There are many useful websites that willassist mason contractors update their mar-keting and business development strate-gies.

The following are but a few that the writerhas found to be of extreme value:

www.bia.org (Brick Institute of America)www.ncma.org (National Concrete Masonry

Association)www.mim-online.org (Masonry Institute of

Michigan)www.masonrysystems.org (Masonry pro-

motion website)www.mvtechonline.com (Masonry

Educational Information)www.smps.org (Society for Marketing

Professionals)

In addition, mason contractors who arenot members of an association representing

My friend, the late Ralph J.Stephenson, PE, used to remind methat to be successful in the con-

struction industry you had to create yourown luck. “The harder I work, the luckier Iget,” he used to say. Nothing could be truerin 2008 as the masonry industry faces anoth-er economic roller coaster ride.

How can you create luck for your masonrybusiness? You start by utilizing the down-time to focus on those areas of your busi-ness that really need attention; aspects thatreceive very little, if any, consideration whentimes are busy. What are those areas?

DEVELOP A GOOD WORKINGRELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SUPPLIERS

Brick, concrete block, cement and othercompanies that provide the necessary mate-rials and tools used in your masonry con-tracting business need to be treated in arespectful and courteous way. Listen to anysuggestions that they may have regardingtheir materials and services. Many times, athorough discussion with them on a givenproject can save you money.

REALLY KNOW THE GEOGRAPHY WHEREYOU ARE CURRENTLY BUILDING ANDNEW AREAS WHERE YOU WANT TO BUILD

Any significant amounts of new construc-tion that will get underway in 2008 will takeplace in developmental “hot spots.” These“hot spots” are where populations haveshifted to, and the categories of new con-struction built in those areas support suchshifts. Current “hot spots” are the Hall Road(M-59) and I-94 area in Macomb County, the

M A S O N R Y

Being a Successful MasonryContractor in 2008 RequiresBy Joe Neussendorfer


The scope of work for the exterior lime-stone entailed spraying liquid air barrier onall concrete walls behind the stone claddingand on exterior plywood behind the metalpanels, and the laying of 2,200 pieces ofdolomite limestone. One core challenge wasthe addition’s cantilever concrete walls thatreceived the stone veneer. “There was a 21-day cure before the shoring poles could beremoved and our work could begin,” saidRick Benner, Davenport Masonry. Anotherchallenge for Davenport was coordinatingits work with four different contractors.

DAVENPORT LAYS 2,200 PIECES OFDOLOMITE LIMESTONE FOR UNIVERSITYOF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ARTADDITION

Masonry Contractor: Davenport Masonry,Inc., Holt

Construction Management: Skanska USABuilding Inc., Southfield

Architect: Design Architect - Allied WorksArchitecture, Portland, Oregon; AssociateArchitect - Integrated Design Solutions,Troy.

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The above photo shows a 1 x 1/8-inch stainless steel strap anchorattached to the concrete backup with a 3/16 x 3-inch Tapcon screw.

Shown above is a relief iron flashed with a pre-bent stainless steel flash-ing that has the lap splices connected with Lap-Rite sealant and stainlesssteel rivets. The vertical counter flashing is Grace Perm-A-Barrier flashing.

The wall system actually consists of twosystems. Benner describes each system: Themajority of the project is a 16-inch concretestructure sprayed with 60-mil air barrier and3-inch ridged Dow corning cavity mate insu-lation. These layers, plus a 3-3/8-inch airspace and 1-5/8-inch limestone, provide the24-inch wall thickness. The second system is1-5/8-inch limestone veneer, 3-3/8-inch airspace, 3-inch cavity mate insulation, and asprayed-air barrier on 1/2-inch plywood fastened to 6-inch metal studs.

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Architect: Albert Kahn Associates, Inc.,Detroit


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R.C. Nowak & Co. is placing the masonry for anaddition to an existing two-story building atCrittenton Hospital in Rochester. The projectadds another two stories to the existing struc-ture. Shown above, Jako Beylerian, BricklayersLocal 1, is working on the wall made of metalstuds, Dens glass sheeting, a vapor barrier, andbrick veneer.

Davenport, shown above, is the base course ofstone that will be bearing the weight of the stoneabove. This course of stone has 3 x 3-inch x 3/8-inch stainless steel clips bolted to the stone witha type T-31 bolt, which sits on a 6 x 12-inch galvanized relief iron. This stone has double thestraps to reinforce the bearing course.

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IT’S GOOD WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Economists may debate whether

Michigan has entered a recession, but mostrecent economic news has been far fromencouraging. Many Michigan families arecutting back on shopping or dining out,which has obvious implications for contrac-tors who work on retail or restaurant facili-ties. Education, on the other hand, must takeplace even in the bleakest of times, and facil-ities must be maintained and built to sup-port this. Contractors who avoided schoolconstruction in the past may choose to enterthis market segment as a way of coping withreduced opportunities elsewhere. This canbe a sound business strategy, but contrac-tors need to understand what they are get-ting into.

“A benefit to doing school work that con-tractors might want to consider is that the

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, thetop four school districts in Michigan interms of 2006-2007 student enrollment asreported by the Michigan EducationDirectory, were invited to send a representa-tive to the CAM Magazine School FacilitiesRoundtable (construction managerMcCarthy & Smith, Inc., Farmington Hills,represented Plymouth-Canton CommunitySchools). Barton Malow Company,Southfield, and TMP Associates, Inc.,Bloomfield Hills, were also invited to partici-pate, as these companies were selected asconstruction manager or architect on moreschool projects reported on by CAM’sConstruction Project Information Groupthan any other firms. No group could bebetter qualified to respond to the raisedhands of Michigan contractors seekinginsights on school facility trends.

Any competent schoolteacher canrespond to questions like, “How doyou spell porcupine?”or “May I use the

restroom?” so children merely need to raisetheir hands to obtain the answers they areseeking. Construction professionals are notso lucky, as the uncertainty surroundingtheir industry has them asking more chal-lenging questions. Many are looking toschool construction to provide a steady flowof work during difficult economic times, butwhat will the future bring? How will schoolconstruction change in the coming years?What can contractors do to prepare forthese changes? How can contractors breakinto this dynamic market segment?

CAM Magazine recently assembled agroup of experts to answer these questions.Detroit City Schools, Utica CommunitySchools, Grand Rapids Public Schools and

S C H O O L C O N S T R U C T I O N

Raise Your Hand

CAM Magazine Presents the School Facilities RoundtableBy David R. Miller, Associate Editor


their coworkers unless they see them 24-hours a day. He is sure that backgroundchecks have turned up a few surprises andhave thwarted workers who should not beworking near children.

To protect the public, and themselves,contractors must perform backgroundchecks on any employee who works nearschool children. Contractors need to consid-er staffing requirements well in advancebecause this requirement can limit theirability to bring additional workers, who havenot been checked, to a jobsite. Design andconstruction professionals employed onschool projects must also be able to accom-modate changing trends.

EMBRACING CHANGE Like any other type of facility, schools

reflect the time in which they are built.Schools also tend to be used for many years,so adapting older buildings to fit newer edu-cational models is fairly common. Such wasthe case with Grand Rapids Public Schools,where the average building is 65 years old.

“Most of our elementary and middleschools were built in a very institutionalizedway,” said John Helmholdt, spokesperson forGrand Rapids Public Schools. “They were

Unlike other owners, voters essentially signoff on school projects well before the firstshovel hits the dirt. They voted to approvethe project at a certain funding level, and ifthat level is exceeded, the money simply isnot there. Any unanticipated expenses mustcome from the district’s operating funds,which could literally deprive children ofbooks and other supplies. The communitydepends on design and construction profes-sionals to make sure this does not happen.They also insist on a safe environment, ascontractors employed on school projectswill often work near children.

“Contractors will need to comply with dis-trict policy regarding background checks foranyone employed by the school district,”said Nate Taylor, chief of facilities and auxil-iary services for Detroit Public Schools.“Contractors who already provide services ina K-12 school system or university settingshould already be performing backgroundchecks on staff. If not, they will certainly berequired to do so in order to work in schoolenvironments.”

Some people simply should not bearound children and they may have a crimi-nal background to prove it. Taylor pointedout that no one can really be sure about

funds are guaranteed,” explained BrentBohlinger, senior project manager for BartonMalow. “Even though the profit margins arelower, regular payment of the contractors’invoices enables a company to stay in busi-ness in a challenging market.”

The profit margins are lower becausework for the public sector is publicly bid,thereby increasing competition. This com-petition will likely intensify as more contrac-tors seek to replace revenue from other mar-ket sections. Contractors also need to securebid, performance and payment bonds.Districts can waive the bonding requirementfor projects with values under $50,000, butfewer are opting to do this given the currentinstability of the industry.

Bohlinger pointed out that many bondingcompanies are managing risk by reducingthe value of the bonding capability of con-tractors, thus curtailing the volume of workthat can be undertaken by many companies.Contractors may take steps to improvebonding capacity, but this is sometimes alower priority than simply obtaining work intough economic times. More often, schoolprojects will be out of reach for smaller firmsbecause of insufficient bonding capability.

Everyone at the CAM Magazine SchoolFacilities Roundtable agreed that the stateof the Michigan economy makes it morechallenging to pass building levies. This willforce at least some districts to renovateexisting facilities instead of building newones, which could result in projects of amore manageable size for smaller contrac-tors. Of course, they also need to keep theirpencils sharp, as many larger companies arenow bidding on this work just to keep afloat.Joint venturing also provides opportunitiesfor smaller contractors, as construction man-agers are prohibited by law from self-per-forming work for Michigan school districts.No matter how they end up working on theirfirst school project, contractors need to beaware of some key factors that differentiateschool construction from other work.

“Schedule is crucial,” explained MarkDavey, assistant superintendent for auxiliaryservices for Utica Community Schools. “In anindustrial setting, if you don’t get a projectdone on time, it might mean that the pro-duction of something will be delayed. Witha school, you are talking about children. If aschool is scheduled to be completed so 500or 600 elementary school students can startattending in September, and it doesn’t hap-pen, you’re not affecting things – you’reaffecting children.”

Cost overruns are another huge factor.

School Facilities Roundtable participants, from left to right: Brent Bohlinger, senior project manag-er for Barton Malow; William McCarthy, president of McCarthy & Smith; Gary Jelin, AIA, vice presi-dent of TMP Architecture; Nate Taylor, chief of facilities and auxiliary services for Detroit PublicSchools; David Miller, associate editor of CAM Magazine; and Mark Davey, assistant superintendentfor auxiliary services for Utica Community Schools. Not pictured: John Helmholdt, spokespersonfor Grand Rapids Public Schools.

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built like boxes stacked on top of each other.There were lots of nooks and crannies withhallways that twisted and turned. Thatdesign didn’t incorporate customer-friendli-ness or ease of access. From a securitystandpoint, we also didn’t have open cam-puses that let teachers and principals lookdown a hallway to see what was going on.”

The community recently passed a $165million bond issue for new construction andrenovation. New buildings were built toreflect the latest facility trends while someolder structures underwent extensive reno-vations with the same goal. In some cases,the renovations were quite extensive. Forexample, Harrison Park Elementary School,built in 1919, was essentially gutted to adaptthe building to modern educational tech-


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even being added to allow for a future reno-vation to a science lab. Space for potentialfuture science labs is also often situated onthe second or third floor, allowing for easyaccess to underfloor utilities without cuttingthrough concrete.

Although school facilities may change inthe future, there are two trends that areunlikely to go away anytime soon. The soci-ety in which we are building our schools isgetting greener and meaner.

make this possible.It is anybody’s guess as to whether the

decentralization trend will continue, butarchitects are designing schools with theunderstanding that it probably will not lastforever. Changing curriculum requirementscan also create a need for additional spacefor a particular type of class. Spaces aredesigned to be more generic, facilitatingeasier changes from one discipline or anoth-er. In some cases, unused utility lines are

niques. In the years since Harrison ParkElementary was built, architects havelearned to design for change.

“We need to ask if a building can bealtered as we are designing it,” said GaryJelin, AIA, vice president of TMP Architecture.“We can’t fill a building with bearing wallsand other components that are hard tomove. People will want to make changes;there is no doubt about it. Today’s great ideacan be tomorrow’s foolish idea, even thoughit seems valid at the time.”

Open school plans, which were popular inthe 1970s and 80s, are the classic example.Schools built at this time often featured acentrally located media center with class-rooms that were open to the surroundingcorridors. Movement in the hallways provedto be a distraction for classroom activities, somany districts have added interior walls toschools that were built during this era.Depending on the design of the building,this could be a quick fix or it could turn intosomething a little more complicated.

“Many of the open classrooms had aunique shape,” said William McCarthy, presi-dent of McCarthy & Smith, Inc. “They didn’tlend themselves well to a traditional 30’x30’room. Open classrooms are also usually in around setting, so the structure can becometoo regimented when you try to put walls in.The new arrangements can take some get-ting used to.”

HVAC distribution can be another factor,as there may be a single thermostat for alarge portion of the building. Adding wallscan drastically change the circulation of airin the space, so re-routing some mechanicalsystems may be necessary to provide a com-fortable environment. Providing code-com-pliant access and egress from each roomalso complicates the process. Since manyMichigan school districts were growing inthe 1970s and 80s, many districts are stillwrestling with this problem.

Today, the trend seems to be towarddecentralization. Instead of grouping similarclassrooms together, in a science wing forexample, spaces are grouped to encourageinteraction between different disciplines.Elementary and middle schools are alreadybuilt this way, and high schools are begin-ning to embrace this trend because it moreaccurately mirrors the working world.Instead of setting aside an hour for theirmath tasks and an hour for their communi-cation tasks, graduates will be asked to useall their abilities at once after they enter theworkforce. Newer high school designs focuson developing the integration skills that


quality now, as trial and error in the field hasdemonstrated which materials work well.

“Products can have a brilliant marketingcampaign, but they may or may not live upto their claims,” said Taylor. “The best way tofind out what works is to talk to colleaguesin different parts of the country. Your col-leagues will usually give you a good opinionon what works and what doesn’t.”

As underperforming products suffer unfa-vorable reviews, the products that do per-form well will naturally rise to the top.Regional differences are a factor in deter-mining how successfully green technologycan work in a school setting, so areas with asimilar climate are the best locations withwhich to share information. Geothermal sys-tems, for example, work best in environ-ments where heating and cooling arerequired, making Michigan a great location.Districts can also find out which green tech-niques pay for themselves very quickly, likeoccupancy sensors for room lighting, andwhich represent more of a long term invest-ment.

Green techniques that help to conserveenergy will likely gain popularity as energycosts continue to rise. This popularity willresult in additional performance data, whichwill assist school districts in making facilitychoices that are financially sound. The pub-lic expects a high level of stewardship withtax dollars, but it also trusts districts to safe-guard an even more precious resource.Every school facility must be designed withthe safety of children in mind.

Forward-thinking school facility designerswere already looking for ways to break largeschools into more manageable units beforethe Columbine High School massacre of1999, but the tragedy obviously injected asense of urgency into these efforts. The ideais to create “smaller learning communities”within the larger building to emphasize asense of belonging to something amongstudents as opposed to simply feeling like anumber. Instead of working from a frontoffice, school administrators are spreadthrough the building, thereby providing stu-dents with a familiar group of adults torelate to. Groups of students spend themajority of their time in their own areas,which can have their own unique colorscheme or name, and share specializedspaces like auditoriums or gymnasiums withall students.

School designers work to prevent vio-lence by creating facilities that complementeducators’ efforts at monitoring students.Students who interact with the same adults

GREEN AND MEAN Schools reflect the society that built them.

Two social trends that are currently drivingschool design are environmental conscious-ness and school violence. School districtscarry some unique challenges as they striveto build greener facilities.

“I don’t think there is any district that weare working with that doesn’t have at leastsome interest in green design,” said Jelin.“This can be a challenge with schoolsbecause of some of the upfront costs. Aninvestment is typically needed for greendesign. It may not be a big investment, andit can provide for a payback in the future, butit still may be difficult to buy sustainabilityupgrades that would be better for the build-ing when you are working with a veryrestrictive budget.”

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)provides an accepted national standard forgreen facilities with the Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED®)“Green Rating System, but certifying projectsunder LEED adds additional costs. Even so,Jelin believes that school districts will con-


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Contractors who are hoping to work onschools must also develop a thoroughunderstanding of LEED, as jobsite activitiesplay a vital role in obtaining certification.Contractors must scrutinize waste leavingthe site to ensure that it meets recyclingguidelines. LEED can also impact howequipment can be used on a site. Materialsare another concern, as they must meet thestandard and their suitability must be docu-mented properly to obtain points towards arating.

Fortunately, increased demand and amore experienced supply chain have simpli-fied green material procurement in recentyears. Specifying green materials for a pro-ject sometimes entails paying a premium,but increased demand has brought pricesdown. Green products are also of a higher

Visitors at modern schools are often forced to enter through a lobby area where their reason forbeing on school grounds can be scrutinized. This entry area at Saline High School resembles acorporate lobby, which creates a familiar setting to diffuse hostility. Construction managerGranger Construction Co. worked with project architect TMP Associates, Inc. to create a secureenvironment at the school.

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School districts are increasingly turning tooutside experts to develop comprehensiveemergency response plans. Law enforce-ment or military personnel often scrutinizefacility plans and suggest changes to makeschools more secure. Access to phonesinside classrooms and cell phones can alsofacilitate a much faster response to emer-gencies and many districts work with locallaw enforcement agencies to maximize thisbenefit.

“Working with local officials to make surethat they are aware of the building has beena big help,” said McCarthy. “Sometimes thedoors are even numbered on the outside, soif an incident is reported at entrance num-ber 12, responders know exactly where theyare needed.”

Working with emergency responders canbe a literal lifesaver, but the entire communi-ty must be represented in the planningprocess.

THE OTHER GREEN School districts seeking funding for capi-

tal improvement projects, or even money forbasic maintenance, can face an uphill battlegetting support from families facing tougheconomic times.

“Even people who want to be supportiveof schools and education are being impact-ed by the economy,” said Bohlinger. “They

in a comfortable setting every day might bemore likely to seek help, for themselves or aclassmate, before violence erupts. Educatorscan also react to situations before they getout of hand, due in large part to enhancedsight lines in newer schools, or security cam-era upgrades in older facilities.

Facilities can also lend themselves toenhanced security by letting administratorscontrol access. Schools generally need to beopen to the public, but newer designs createa carefully controlled opening. Instead ofentering through any door of their choosing,visitors are forced to enter through a lobbyarea, where their reason for being on schoolgrounds can be scrutinized. These entryareas often resemble corporate lobbies tocreate a sense of familiarly that can diffusehostility.

Once inside the building, access can becontrolled with electronic key cards, whichare quickly replacing metal keys in schoolsettings. Access to sensitive areas can bedecided on an individual basis, providedonly at certain times, and changed quickly.Lost key cards can also be deactivatedinstantly, thereby preventing unauthorizedaccess without replacing locks. Controllingaccess and facilitating monitoring of activi-ties are preventative steps, but facility plan-ners must never loose site of ColumbineHigh School’s most important lesson –school violence can occur anywhere.


The pool at Hartland High School (constructionmanager Barton Malow, architect KingscottAssociates, Inc.) above, and the theater atSaline High School below, are available forcommunity use. Allowing greater publicaccess can increase public support for schoolprojects.

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focus on skills needed in a particular indus-try.

Like bond dollars, corporate funds donat-ed to build these schools stay in the localarea and also benefit the community by bet-ter preparing graduates for jobs that will beavailable locally. Depending on the local jobmarket, these schools can include commer-cial kitchens, industrial spaces or mock hos-pital rooms, so the design and constructionthese schools will clearly call for some freshthinking. School districts that are served bya good public transportation system standto benefit most from this trend, as studentscan be given a choice of schools based ontheir aptitude or interests.

School design will certainly change in thecoming years. While some changes are pre-dictable, others will undoubtedly come as asurprise. Contractors who are cognizant ofthe likely changes and flexible enough toadapt to the unexpected ones, stand thegreatest chance of continuing to serve, ormaking a successful transition into, theschool facilities market.

accountability. School districts clearly can’trely on Lansing or Washington, D.C. to solveour educational challenges.”

Community needs are also better under-stood at the local level and school districtsare reaching out to involve everyone in thebuilding process. Typically, only 20 to 25 per-cent of the families who reside in a schooldistrict have children who attend schoolswithin the district. Voters who might beinclined to vote against a new school can beswayed if the building includes a communi-ty center, fitness facility or pool for everyoneto use. An increasing number of districts areexploring facility options that allow greaterpublic access inside new buildings.

Major employers also have a vested inter-est in assisting with the effort to build betterschools, as some students will go directlyfrom high school to the workforce. Private-public partnerships can ease the financialburden on taxpayers while tapping work-force expertise to better prepare studentsfor the job market. Many districts are work-ing to create specialized high schools that

may not be able to translate their supportinto a financial commitment.”

There are a number of ways school dis-tricts can increase the likelihood of gettingneeded funds. Taking advantage of variousfinancing options are one possibility.

“When facility work is needed, districtsneed to look at financial vehicles like bondissues and sinking funds,” said Davey.“Communities are supportive of thesebecause they relate to their situations athome. A person might take out a homeequity loan to re-roof their home or put anew furnace in. The parallel to that is aschool district seeking a bond to re-roof aschool, re-pave parking lots or replace boil-ers.”

Bond issues have an added appeal for vot-ers who question how well their tax dollarsare being spent.

“Bond dollars are raised locally and spentlocally,” said Helmholdt. “They create localjobs and they circulate in the local economy.If you’re going to pay taxes, it’s better to do itlocally because you have better control and


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Arbor’s historic neighborhoods. Customcut from slate blocks, the building’sunique slate siding blends into this com-munity of late 19th and early 20th centu-ry homes set amid the wooded hills fring-ing the University of Michigan campus.The project features an uncommon appli-cation of a traditional material, literallyapproaching the use of this timeless stoneproduct with a clean slate. Once reservedalmost exclusively for roofs and floors,the slate-sided building is probably one ofthe first structures in Michigan to boastsuch a singular exterior skin.

“There is probably not another buildingin the whole state of Michigan that has

slate siding,” said Steven Brouwer, presi-dent of A.R. Brouwer Co., LLC, theDexter-based construction managementfirm that built this off-campus studenthousing facility for Campus Realty.

A.R. Brouwer began construction inJuly 2006, building this new studenthousing facility on the site of an old fra-ternity house that had been previouslydemolished after suffering the ravages offire. Below grade, A.R. Brouwer inheriteda site filled with the debris and rubble ofthe old fraternity house as well as a largecistern. “We pumped out the cistern andfilled the opening with 25 to 30 yards ofconcrete to hold up the foundation,” saidBrouwer. The project team then placedthe concrete spread footings and CMUfoundation walls for the slab-on-grade

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Hooked on Slate This off-campus student housing facility isprobably one of the first applications ofslate siding in Michigan.

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building. “By far the most challengingaspect was the building’s slate and glassenclosure and all the sub-systems thatsupported those two systems,” saidBrouwer.

HANGING LOOSEThe Philadelphia-based architectural

firm, KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP,modified proprietary systems used inEurope to clad this 12,500-square-footbuilding in green slate quarried in north-eastern Pennsylvania. Essentially, mostof the slate shingles are attached to rowsof horizontal extruded aluminum chan-nels or bars by custom stainless steelhooks. A.R. Brouwer contracted withPinnacle Engineering of nearbyManchester to produce the thousands ofcustom hooks needed to secure the slate.

The custom stainless steel attachment ishooked at both ends, creating an attach-ment resembling a Christmas tree orna-ment hook. “The top of the hook is firstattached to the aluminum Z bar and thenthe piece of slate is set down onto the bot-tom part of the hook to hold it in place,”explained Brouwer. “The hook supportsthe slate from the underside.”

Over the last six years,KieranTimberlake has designed severalslate-clad buildings on the campus ofCornell University in New York State.“Some of the Cornell buildings have asimilar slate cladding, but they weremechanically attached,” saidKieranTimberlake project architect,George Ristow, LEED AP. “At 1351 Hill,the majority of slate pieces are looselyhung by means of these stainless steelhooks, except for the top course, which isscrewed or mechanically fastened to thesubstrate. Most of the courses overlap,thus the course above supports and helpshold in place the course below. Becausethe top course has no slate above it, stain-less steel screws or mechanical fastenersare needed.”

Both hooks and screws are looselyhung and installed to prevent shingle lossfrom lateral wind loads. Paul Koch, pres-ident of Koch Masonry, the Dexter-basedmasonry company that installed the slateand its support system, explains,“Shingles don’t give; they snap and fall.This flexible system allows for the move-ment of this steel building in high winds.Plus part of the building is on stilts (a six-car parking area is directly under a por-tion of the building), so the buildingcould move even more than your averagestructure.”

A STUDY IN SLATE Before field installation, Brouwer and

Koch created a training template for themasonry crew. The 4 x 6 template con-tained all the wall components needed forplacement outside the steel studs, begin-ning with a layer of 3/4-inch plywoodsheathing and an ice and water shield asdamp proofing. The next step in the cre-ation of this unusual wall is installation ofvertical aluminum bars visibly separatingthe building exterior into distinct bays.

Installation of flashings behind the ver-tical bars entailed coordinating the workof the masonry and glazing contractor.“The flashings behind the long pieces ofvertical aluminum had to be interfacedwith the slate,” said Brouwer. “Also, U-shaped decorative aluminum channelswere installed to separate the slate fromother areas of slate and from the glasswindows, including four large expansesof storefront glass. All had to be coordi-nated to make a watertight system.”

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Next in line was installation of the hor-izontal aluminum Z bars, followed by thehooks, and at last placement of the subtlycolored, gray-green slate shingles withsplashes of purple highlights. All theslate shingles – each measuring about 13 x18 inches with 13 x 8-inch exposure afterplacement - were custom cut from bigblocks of slate with some modified in thefield with a tile saw.

Today, this beautifully variegated slate-clad building on the corner of Forest andHill streets is definitely at home amongthe stately brick and stone buildings ofthis locally designated historic district. “Iknow Campus Realty is very happy withit,” said Bruce DeKracker, building man-ager for Campus Realty, the 50- to 60-year-old firm that has 40 student rentalproperties throughout Ann Arbor.

Beyond aesthetics, the slate offers adurable, incredibly long-lasting, lowmaintenance building skin. “If a panel isdamaged or broken, replacement is easilyaccomplished without extensive labor,equipment or preparation,” said Ristow.“Replacement is basically just a one- ortwo-person task. Plus, the system func-tions as a rain screen. The system createsa cavity between the slate and the dampproofing. We are not attaching directly tothe damp proofing, which can create pres-sure differentials leading to the infiltra-tion of moisture.”

BEYOND A BLANK SLATEAltogether, KieranTimberlake’s design

wonderfully attains two core goals: mak-ing a beautiful building and maximizingthe amount of rental space. “The realchallenge of the design was to maximizethe rentable space, but still fit in with itslocal context and operate at a human,architectural scale by offering a sense ofvariety and depth,” said Ristow.“Essentially, we wanted to provide archi-tecture rather than just a dumb shell.”

The building at 1351 Hill is certainlynot a dumb shell or a blank slate. Ratherthan create a “homogenized volume,”said Ristow, the expanse of stone is bro-ken into bays via vertical aluminumchannels and punctuated by windowopenings varying in size, subtly shiftingin plane, and placed at varied levels onthe building face. “The building is subtlein its play of details,” said Brouwer.“Some windows – even the large win-dows on the east and west – projectslightly towards the street while othersrecede slightly into the building.”Adding interest, interior bamboo panelsare visible through the four large expans-es of storefront glass, almost turning aninterior feature into part of the building’sexterior skin.

The slate tile – beautiful but thin-skinned – offers a rare cladding and aidsthe cause of carving out the greatest

amount of rental space. “At about5/16ths of an inch, the stone material isvery thin and the cavity behind it is in therange of no more than an inch,” saidRistow. “We are evoking the solidity ofstone but using a thin wall system thatmaximizes the amount of rental space.”

The building’s compact mass and itsstructural frame also make more roomfor renters. The building’s structuralframe is composed of tubular steelcolumns with open web engineeredwood trusses on the second and thirdfloor. The electrical, heating and plumb-ing systems run through the open web ofthe trusses called castellated beams.Without infrastructure coiling above orbelow the beams, “the ceiling heights areincreased and the floor thickness isreduced,” said Ristow. “This was anoth-er way to maximize the amount of notonly the square footage of the buildingbut the volume of the building, itself.”

The open web wood trusses helped theproject more easily meet the zoningboard’s height limitation of three stories,added Brouwer. He describes the build-ing’s inner structure at all levels: “Thefirst floor is a concrete floor, the secondand third levels are wood trusses withplywood, and steel beams and bar joistsare placed at the roof, which is a fullyadhered EPDM system.”

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Custom hooks were hung on a grid of extruded aluminum channels shown above.

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HOME SWEET HOMEThe interior is another study in utility

and aesthetics. The varied fenestration orwindow arrangement reflects the uncon-ventional layout of the seven units with-in. The rental spaces include an ADAaccessible unit on the first floor and six bi-level units on the second and third floors.“The seven units interlock on differentlevels,” said Ristow. “The interior is twoL-shaped forms that interlock into eachother rather than just a series of rectan-gles aligned in a row. This was done toprovide more of a variety of experiencewithin these units and also to maximizethe rentable space.”

A far cry from dorm life, skylights andbalconies are placed in select locations inthis appealing 25-bedroom student-hous-ing complex that features bamboo wallpanels, bamboo flooring, granite countertops, and custom metal handrailslending a loft-type look to this new devel-opment. The upper level of the bi-levelunits house a cluster of bedrooms andbathrooms, as well as a linkage to the sec-ond of two staircases snaking through thebuilding in the rough shape of an X.Altogether the high-end finishes, expan-sive windows and pleasing layout dispelthe bland, cookie-cutter feel of a typicalstudent housing project.

From the construction perspective, A.R.Brouwer had to adhere to rigorous build-ing codes to execute the construction ofthis residential facility. “Getting all thefire separations in place and still main-taining what the owner and architectwanted to accomplish entailed a greatdeal of coordination with the mechanicaland electrical systems,” said Brouwer.

A.R. Brouwer finished the project inAugust 2007 in time for another schoolyear and another batch of students whocan enjoy this rare study in slate gracingthe edge of the University of Michigan’sAnn Arbor campus.

THE FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORSCONTRIBUTED TO THE CONSTRUCTIONOF 1351 HILL:

• Site Earthwork – Top Grade Excavating, Inc., Manchester

• Site Utilities – Iron Creek Construction, Inc., Tecumseh

• Asphalt Paving – Nagle Paving Company, Novi

• Site Improvement/Fence – South Lyon Fence Co., Inc., New Hudson

• Soil Formed Foundations – Poured Brick Walls, Inc., Brighton

• Building Flatwork – Concrete Construction, Inc., Howell

• Site Flatwork – GM & Sons, Inc., Whitmore Lake

• Masonry/Slate Labor – Koch Masonry, Inc., Dexter

• Structural Steel – Providence Steel& Supply, Inc,. Howell• Structural Steel – Ann Arbor

Fabrication, Dexter• Wood/Plastic Materials – Chelsea

Lumber Company, Chelsea• Wood/Plastic Materials – Fingerle

Lumber Co., Ann Arbor• Exterior Rough Carpentry –

Conquest Construction Co., Inc., Livonia

• Interior Rough Carpentry – Cowhy-Hayes Construction, Inc., Clinton

• Finish Carpentry – Woodmasters Frame & Finish, LLC, Manchester

• Finish Carpentry – Doors & Drawers, Dexter

• Building Insulation – Simon Insulation, Inc., Lansing

• Slate Materials – Williams & Sons Slate & Tile, Inc., Wind Gap, Pa.

• Slate Hooks – Pinnacle EngineeringCo., Inc., Manchester

• Membrane Roofing – Bloom Roofing Systems, Inc., Ann Arbor

• Waterproofing – Water-Tite, Inc., Wixom

• Doors, Frames & Hardware – Frames, Doors & Hardware, Inc., Jackson

• Overhead Doors – Pinckney Door Sales, Pinckney

• Glass & Aluminum – Modern Mirror & Glass Co., Inc., Roseville

• Glass Shower Doors – Wolverine-Moore Glass, Inc., Dexter

• Ceramic/Quarry Tile – Robert Stinnett, Hartland

• Painting & Drywall – C & B Painting, Ypsilanti

• Fire Protection – Ann Arbor Fire Protection, Inc., Ann Arbor

• Plumbing – Mastercraft Plumbing, Inc., Whitmore Lake

• HVAC – S & M Heating Sales Company, Southfield

• Electrical – Ashcott Electrical, Inc., Whitmore Lake

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Offering third-generation quality, theenhanced single-gang Model 210B canoperate within 6 inches of a corner anddrill a 3/4-inch hole 9 inches deep inabout 15 seconds. The Model 210B-2 alsodrills within 6 inches of a corner and pro-vides an inexpensive option for a two-gang system. Both units are totally pneu-matic, with the 210B requiring 100 cfmand the 210B-2 requiring 200 cfm. Anoptional vertical conversion kit enhancesthe series’ versatility, allowing each unitto switch from a horizontal drill to a ver-tical drill within 20 minutes.

As with the complete line of E-Z Drillproducts, the on-grade drills offer numer-ous features to increase production andhelp prevent downtime. Quick-release bitguides correspond with any style of bitfor a fast, simple exchange, while verticalheight adjustment levels enable each unitto drill on center whether the slab is 6inches or 24 inches thick. E-Z Drill’spatented roller bearing feed system eliminates friction while drilling, increas-ing speed and productivity. Drill car-riages easily can be replaced, as needed,with basic tools, and quick coupler air fit-tings further simplify maintenance.Regulators on the 210B-2 allow the opera-tor to set the optimum drilling speed for

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On-grade models operate on the sub-grade, allowing work to continue withoutobstructing the traffic lane. Anotheradvantage offered by on-grade units isthat they are lighter to load and unloadthan slab-rider models. In addition to theModel 210B and Model 210B-2, the E-ZDrill on-grade line includes the smallerModel 65B, Model 85B and Model 110B. For more information on E-Z Drill’s com-plete line of concrete drilling and dowel-ing equipment, contact E-Z Drill, P.O. Box517, 4615 W. Lakeview, Stillwater, OK74076; call 800-272-0121; fax 405-372-1429;e-mail [email protected]; or visit the web-site www.ezdrill.com.

Chicago Pneumatic IntroducesCP 0017 Vibration-ReducedChipping Hammer

The new vibration-reduced CP 0017SVR chipping hammer from ChicagoPneumatic Construction Tools features

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The CP 0017 SVR replaces two previousCP chipping hammer models that utilizeda rubber vibration isolator. The new chip-ping hammer features a strong steelspring vibration isolator assembly thatlimits vibration levels to just 2.7 m/s2,offering increased operator comfort andproductivity. The unit also features a stan-dard D-type ergonomic trigger handle.

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Both CP 0017 SVR mod-els require 36 cfm of air andcan produce up to 1,900 blowsper minute. The units arecompact at a length of 21

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Existing interior concrete slabs that suf-fer from recurring moisture and moldproblems can be permanently repaired byinstalling the Barrier-1 topical system.This three-step process creates a chemicalseal preventing moisture intrusion fromhydrostatic pressure and capillary action.A microbial additive inhibits any poten-tial mold growth.

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The system has zero VOCs (volatileorganic compounds) and is factoryinstalled. The Barrier-1 topical system canassist a project registered under the U.S.Green Building Council’s LEED ratingsystem by qualifying for possible creditpoints in the areas of Energy &Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, andIndoor Environmental Quality.

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Bosch 11258VSR Concrete DrillOffers Fast Alternative toHammer Drills

Users have long turned to two-speedhammer drills as a low-cost alternative torotary hammers for small-diameter con-crete drilling. The new 11258VSRConcrete Drill from Bosch Power Toolsand Accessories offers another option forconcrete drilling. The 11258VSR performsup to 50 percent faster than an HPP 2-speed hammer drill when drilling 3/8”diameter holes into concrete.

Compared to a hammer drill, the solid11258VSR offers significant reductions inboth noise and vibration and the drillpowers its way through concrete withalmost no force from the user.

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The 11258VSR offers two modes of operation – hammermode and rotation-only mode. For quick conversion forwood or metal drilling, Bosch offers a convenient snap-in 3-jaw chuck adaptor as an accessory.

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The American Institute of ArchitectsMichigan (AIA Michigan) has announcedthe election of Detroit architect StephenE. Smith, AIA, as its 2008 president. Other

newly elected AIAMichigan Officers includeRonald R. Campbell, AIA,the historic preservationarchitect for OaklandCounty (Waterford) asvice president; Douglas W.Kueffner, AIA, of Wigen,Ticknell, Meyers &

Associates Inc. (Saginaw) as secretary;and Alan H. Cobb, FAIA, of Albert KahnAssociates Inc. (Detroit) as treasurer.Dennis M. King, FAIA, of Harley EllisDevereaux (Southfield) sits on the boardas past president and Frederick F. ButtersEsq. FAIA, of Thomas M. Keranen &Associates PC (Bloomfield Hills) asregional director.

The American Institute of ArchitectsDetroit (AIA Detroit) announced theelection of Detroit architect Mark Nickita,AIA, NCARB, as its 2008 president. Other

newly elected AIA DetroitOfficers include Jeffrey R.Zokas, AIA, of Harley EllisDevereaux (Southfield) asvice president;Raimundas Cekauskas,AIA, of Harley EllisDevereaux (Southfield) as

secretary; and Jacquelyn Arredondo, AIA,of Fanning/Howey Associates Inc. (Novi)as treasurer. Cynthia Pozolo, AIA, ofAlbert Kahn Associates Inc. (Detroit)serves as past president.

The board of directors of civil engi-neering and surveying firm Giffels-Webster Engineers (GWE), Rochester

Hills, announced thatLoren Crandell was select-ed to become the nextpresident and CEO effec-tive Jan. 1. In this posi-tion, Crandell overseesthe day-to-day manage-ment of GWE. He suc-

ceeds Keith Mayer, who remains with thefirm as a principal and chairman of theboard.

After 25 years of service, Jim Ellis, vicepresident of Barton Malow SpecialtyContracting and co-founder of theRigging Division, retired on January 31,2008. Ellis began hiscareer with Barton Malowin 1983 when he wasasked to establish BartonMalow Rigging alongwith John (Big John)Wozniak. Ellis’ commit-ment to safety, vocationaltraining and cordial labor relationshipsare well known in the industry. As aboard member of the Great LakesFabricators & Erectors Association andIronworkers Apprenticeship Board, hehelped develop an apprentice programspecifically for riggers.

Wade Trim, a firm providing engineer-ing, surveying, planning,operations, landscapearchitecture, and con-struction services, hasmade the followingannouncements: MelissaMacGregor has joined thefirm’s Bay City office as abusiness developmentspecialist where she isresponsible for develop-ing and maintaining rela-tionships with the city,county and townshipclients in centralMichigan; Jeremy Powell,RLA, of Wade Trim’sTaylor office, has earnedhis LandscapeA r c h i t e c t u r a lRegistration; and DennisRandolph, PE, PTOE, AICP,has joined the firm’sGrand Rapids office aspractice manager of theTraffic Engineering Group.

Barry Wood, one of the co-owners ofLansing-based KeystoneDesign Group, was grant-ed the Gold Medal Awardby the American Instituteof Architects Mid-Michigan Chapter at theirrecent awards celebration.This is the chapter’s most

prestigious individual accolade, in recog-nition of an individual’s contributions toAIA Mid-Michigan and for outstandingachievement in the profession. KeystoneDesign Group also earned theArchitecture Firm Award, the highesthonor bestowed by AIA Mid-Michiganand presented for consistently producingdistinguished architecture.

Robert Smith, AIA, from the Lansingoffice of Hobbs + Black Architects, waspresented with the President’s Award atthe 2007 American Institute of ArchitectsMid-Michigan Chapter (AIA Mid-Michigan) Design and RecognitionAwards Celebration.

The American Instituteof Architects’ Mid-Michigan chapter (AIAMid-Michigan) honoredtwo members of Lansing-based Studio [intrigue]Architects at its 2007Design and RecognitionAwards Celebration. Theorganization presentedStudio [intrigue]Architects founder DavidVanderKlok, AIA, with itsYoung Architect Honor,and Ylli Bodinaku, AIA,with its AssociateMember Honor.

Daniel N. Tyrer, ofS o u t h f i e l d - b a s e dN e u m a n n / S m i t hArchitecture, recentlyearned LEED®(Leadership in Energyand EnvironmentalDesign) accreditationfrom the U.S. Green Building Council(USGBC).

Lake Orion-based The Dailey Companyis proud to announce that Douglas P.Meyers has been promoted to projectmanager from project engineer. Meyershas over 8 years experience in the con-struction industry on both new construc-tion and renovation projects.

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The Albert Kahn Familyof Companies, Detroit, aleading provider of archi-tecture, engineering,planning, design andmanagement services, hasannounced that JohnEnkemann, Jr., AIA hasbeen appointed Assistant Chair of theArchitectural Registration Examination(ARE) Committee for the NationalCouncil of Architectural RegistrationBoards (NCARB).

Vince DiPofi, PE, senior vice presidentof SSOE, Inc., Toledo, presented a dis-cussion on alternative fuels and the roleof biodiesel, at theMichigan Chapter of theSociety of Fire ProtectionEngineers (SFPE) Januarymeeting. Issues discussedincluded production andcost strategies, environ-mental impact, ethanol

versus biodiesel and thecurrent US energy chal-lenge. DiPofi has over 25years of technical experi-ence in the field. Also,SSOE, Inc. has announcedthat electrical designerAaron Albright is the firstin the Toledo area to receive LightingCertification (LC) from the NationalCouncil on Qualifications for theLighting Professions (NCQLP).

C2AE™, a full service architecture,engineering, and planning firm withoffices in Lansing, Grand Rapids andGaylord, is pleased to announce that twomore staff members passed the U.S.Green Building Council’sLEED® (Leadership inEnergy & EnvironmentalDesign) exam before 2007came to a close: Amanda(Mandy) Heck, E.I.T., andMelissa Powell-Sheppard.Heck is a structural

design engineer in thefirm’s Lansing office, andPowell-Sheppard is aninterior designer locatedin the Grand Rapids loca-tion.

HKS, Inc., a top-three architectural firm,has announced the following promotionsin their Detroit office: Steve Jacobson,AIA to associate principal/senior vicepresident; John Avdoulos, AIA andGordon Peck, AIA promoted to vice presi-dents; and Dave Carpenter, AIA, DanConnelly, AIA, Bill Filip, AIA, Paul Fisher,AIA, Bob Miller, AIA, LEED AP, and JohnPypa, AIA, were all promoted to associates.

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Just one year after the completion of a$6.8 million additions and renovationsproject by Fanning/Howey Associates,Inc. (Novi), the Chelsea District Libraryhas been named “Best Small Library inAmerica” by Library Journal. This annu-al award is co-sponsored by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation and honorsthe public library that most profoundlydemonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less. As theaward winner, Chelsea District Librarybest demonstrated creativity in develop-ing services and programs; innovation inproviding and supporting technologyaccess for patrons; the use of technologyto expand its reach; community supportand evidence of role as a community cen-ter; an increase in library use; and successin partnerships with other libraries,agencies, and businesses.

Barton Malow Company was among 12suppliers honored by General Motors forits outstanding performance in 2007 andfor supporting GM’s product efforts. Theceremony took place in January at theNorth American International AutoShow in Detroit. Barton MalowPresident and CEO Ben Maibach IIIaccepted the award.

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CCI ConstructionHemlock

Central Fire Protectionc/o Northern Fire & SafetyTraverse City

Central Michigan MechanicalBeaverton

Champagne & MarxExcavatingSaginaw

Civil Sitework, IncBig Rapids

Clements ElectricBay City

Commercial Control SystemSaginaw

Crites Tidey & AssociatesComstock Park

Cromwell Plastering &Drywall, IncClio

Custom EngineeringLinwood

D & W of Claredba Rockcrete Transit MixClare

Dale L. Prentice Co.Oak Park

Dave's GlassCaro

Dean Boiler, IncGrand Rapids

DeJongh ConstructionMidland

Delta Door SalesSaginaw

Designers Touch DecoratingCenterFreeland

Dobson IndustrialBay City

Double E ConstructionMillington

Dynamic InsulationGladwin

Dynamic Piping Co, IncHemlock

E. Gaertner Builders, IncBay City

Earls Building SuppliesGladwin

Eaton Corp – NAFSC 4350Cleveland, OH

Edgar Boettcher MasonryTraverse City

Edge Painting, IncSaginaw

Eikenhout, IncSaginaw

Empire Sheet Metal Co LLCSaginaw

Eric ConstructionSt. Charles

ETNA Supply CoGrand Rapids

Eurich ConstructionSaginaw

Evolution ConstructionSaginaw

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G.L. Bender ElectricSaginaw

GE Insulation CompanySanford

Geiersbach ConstructionFreeland

General Fence ServiceSaginaw

Gilmour ConstructionFrankenmuth

GlassworksVassar

Great Lakes Fire Protection, Inc.Clio

Green Scene LandscapingMt Pleasant

Gregory ConstructionBay City

Hancor, IncLondon, OH

Harris Sheet MetalMidland

Hatfield ConstructionMidland

Helger Construction Co, IncMidland

Helm ElectricFrankenmuth

Helms Caulking, Inc.Jenison

Hock PaintingWest Branch

Holsinger Mfg. Corp.Kawkawlin

Honeywell, Inc.Saginaw

Howard Structural SteelSaginaw

HymmcoSaginaw


Iron Workers LocalUnion 25Saginaw

Ittner-WiechmannCompanySaginaw

J & D Plumbing &HeatingSanfordJ E JohnsonContracting, Inc.Midland

J.M. Petrie AcousticalCompanySaginaw

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JARMCO CorporationSt Charles

Jen-Sum MechanicalInsulationSaginaw

Jimco Fire Protection, IncAugres

Job Site Services, Inc.Bay City

John E. Green CompanySaginaw

John M JacobsPlumbing & HeatingBay City

Johnson Controls, IncGrand Rapids

Joseph M Day CompanySaginaw

Kawkawlin RoofingCompanyKawkawlin

KC Wall SpecialtiesVassar

Kendall ElectricSaginaw

Kessler EquipmentCompany, Inc.Saginaw

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L A ContractingSaginawLaCross Glass, IncSaginaw

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Larkin's PaintersSaginaw

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Leinberger BuildersFreeland

Lenard Co., TheFrankenmuth

M. Helm Masonry, IncPinconning

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Maday ConstructionSaginaw

Maryland ElectricClinton Twp

Matric CompanyBay City

McMath MasonryFreeland

Medler Electric Co.Bay City

Meyer Cabinets &CountertopsBay City

Michigan Air ProductsSaginaw

Michigan Pipe & ValveJackson

Mid Michigan RoofingSaginaw

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Northern Concrete Pipe Inc.Bay City

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O'Connors Home DecoratingSaginaw

Osborn Concrete, Inc.Flint

Overhead Door CompanySaginaw

Owens Cabinet & TrimMidland

PM TechnologiesMilford

Ponder DoorBay City

Porath Contractors, IncHoughton Lake

Power Comm ElectricFrankenmuth,

Pre-Fit Door, Inc.Saginaw

Price & CompanyWyoming

Pumford ConstructionSaginaw

Pyramid Paving & ContractingEssexville

Quality Enviromental ServiceGladwin

R.C. Hendrick & SonSaginaw

R.C. MartinBay City

R.L. Deppmann CompanySouthfield

Ramar ConstructionSaginaw

Remer Plumbing & Heating, IncSaginaw

Rogind-Parker. IncFerndale

Rohde Bros ExcavatingSaginaw

Roth Electrical LLCBurton

S.A. Comunale Co., Inc.Windber, PA

Saginaw Asphalt Paving CoSaginaw

Serenus Johnson & SonBay City

Servinski Sod ServiceMidland

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Sherwin Williams CoSaginaw

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Silver Creek Custom MillworkBirch Run

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Spence BrothersSaginawSpencer/Redner ElectricBay City

SPI InnovationsFreeland

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Standard ElectricSaginaw

Standard TileSaginaw

Stanley Alarm SystemKawkawlin

Stanley SteemerSaginaw,

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T & C Insulation, IncSaginaw

T & K SteelSaginaw

T & M PaintingSaginaw

T & W LandscapingPrudenville

Taggart-Knight GroupFarmington Hills

Taunt Electric CompanyGladwin

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The Casper CorporationFarmington Hills

Thermal-Netics, IncBerkley

Thiel ElectricSaginaw

Thomas RoofingCass City

Ticon, IncMidland

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Tom's Glass ServiceReese

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M.W. Morss Roofing, Inc.Romulus, MI 734.942.0840

Newton Crane Roofing, Inc.Pontiac, MI 248.332.3021

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Wilcox Professional ServicesSaginaw

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Wininger Fire Protection, Inc.Frankenmuth

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UPDATEUPDATEAs you all are probably aware, the 2008 Construction Buyers Guide is out on the

street. In an effort to keep our information as accurate as possible, we’re includinghere all the changes and corrections we have received for members’ company list-

ings as of February 15. Changes from the book are in bold. To see continual, up-to-date, complete company listings, check out the Buyers Guide

Online at www.cam-online.com, updated monthly.Check back to this section every month in CAM Magazine to get heads-up information

and news involving the Construction Buyers Guide. Questions? Contact Mary Carabottat 248-972-1000 for answers and to find out how to add to your online listings.

To obtain additional copies of the Guide, stop by the CAM office and pick them up at noadditional charge, or send $6 per book for shipping to have the books sent to your compa-ny via UPS. Please call ahead of time for authorization if you need more than 20 copies.

Invoices for the 2008 Buyers Guide listings have been generated and mailed. If you havequestions regarding your invoice, call the CAM office.

The following companywas ommitted from the2008 Buyers Guide Professional EngineersSection:Wagner StructuralSolutions5079 QueenswayHowell, MI 48843Phone: 734-751-3706Fax: 734-527-6040Strucutural Engineer-Responsive-Flexible-Fair

Bloom Roofing Systems, Inc.12238 Emerson Dr.Brighton, MI 48116Phone: 248-264-7200Fax: 248-587-5068

Braun Intertec GreatLakes, Inc.8737 Main St.Whitmore Lake, MI 48189Phone: 734-449-2990Fax: 734-449-2998

DCC Constuction, Inc.(Formerly DCCDevelopment)9100 Lapeer Rd.Davision, MI 48423Phone: 810-658-4322Fax: 810-658-4320

Bill Koczara677 Sunningdale Dr.Grosse Pointe Woods, MI48236Phone: 586-771-8700Fax: 313-882-7575

Michigan Air Products3831 Linden Ave., SEGrand Rapids, MI 49548Phone: 616-534-8000Fax: 616-534-7394

Midway Structural Pipe &Supply, Inc.1611 Clara St.Jackson, MI 49204Phone: 517-787-1350Fax: 517-787-4537Email:[email protected]

RAM ConstructionServices(Formerly WesternWaterproofing Co.)13800 Eckles Rd.Livonia, MI 48150Phone: 734-464-3800Fax: 734-437-6206

Seven Brothers Painting50805 Rizzo Dr.Shelby Twp., MI 48315Phone: 586-977-5906Fax: 586-412-0368

Technical Group, Inc.37716 Hills Tech Dr.Farmington Hills, MI 48331Phone: 248-426-8000Fax: 248-426-7004

Williams & Lipton Co.32316 Grand River,Suite 101Farmington, MI 48336Phone: 248-478-2000Fax: 248-478-4046

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Industry EventsFeb. 20 – Apr. 7 – Civil Engineers PublicComment Period – The American Societyof Civil Engineers’ Geo-Technical Institute(ASCE/G-I) will conduct a public com-ment period on its new compaction grout-ing guideline.

To participate, contact Phillip Mariscal,ASCE standards administrator, [email protected] or 703-295-6338.

Apr. 2-5 – North American SteelConstruction Conference – Nashville, TNwill host this event presented by theAmerican Institute of Steel Construction(AISC). The conference will feature pre-sentations from top industry leaders, morethan 70 technical sessions, short courseeducational programming, and extensivetrade show exhibits.

Visit www.aisc/nascc.org/nascc or call312-670-2400 for more information.

Apr. 3-5 – Decorative Concrete EXPO –This event will be held in Phoenix, AZ.

For additional information, visitwww.ascconline.org or call 866-788-ASCC(2722).

Apr. 11-13 – NAWIC Annual Region 4FORUM – The Detroit Chapter 183 of theNational Association of Women inConstruction (NAWIC) will host theFORUM at the Marriott Detroit RenCen.Region 4 consists of NAWIC membersfrom five states.

For more information regarding theFORUM or NAWIC, please visitwww.nawicdetroit or contact Nola Lee,CIT, at 313-491-5040.

May 31 – Spring Semester ScholarshipCompetition Deadline – On CenterSoftware is offering a semi-annual $1,000scholarship for construction managementstudents.

To learn more about the scholarship pro-gram, visit www.oncenter.com.

Training Calendar

CAMTEC Class Schedule

CAMTEC, the training & education cen-ter of the Construction Association ofMichigan, has announced itswinter/spring class schedule. For regis-tration information, or to obtain a catalog,call (248) 972-1133.

Apr. 15 – Construction Contracts & Subcontracts

Apr. 16 – Scheduling & PlanningApr. 17 – Fall Protection – MIOSHAApr. 22 – Blueprint Reading III – AdvancedApr. 22 – Delay Claims for SubcontractorsApr. 23 – MIOSHA 10 HR. Apr. 24 – Blueprint Reading I – Basic Apr. 29 – Lien Law/Payment Bonds Apr. 30 – Preparing Lien Law DocumentsMay 6 – OSHA 30 HR. May 22 – First Aid, CPR & AED Combined May 28 – Excavations – the Grave Danger

Michigan Concrete Paving AssociationCertification Classes

The Michigan Concrete PavingAssociation (MCA), in cooperation withthe Greater Michigan Chapter of theAmerican Concrete Institute (ACI) willoffer the following classes at the followinglocations:

Pervious Concrete CertificationLansing –Apr. 3

Level II Advanced ConcreteTechnician (class and exams):Lansing – Apr. 8-11

Decorative Concrete SeminarLocations to be announced – Apr. 17-18, May 5-6

Level I Field Technician (class andexams):Lansing – Apr., 22-24, May 20-22,Jun. 3-5Marquette – Apr. 29-May 1

Visit www.miconcrete.org for more information or call 800-678-9622.

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

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Ace Cutting Equipment & Supply ........................67Acme Maintenance Service ....................................14Aluminum Supply Company - Marshall Sales....20Aoun & Company, P.C.............................................12Auch Company, George W. ....................................49Bryan Equipment Sales - STIHL Dealers ................7CAM Administrative Services..................................3CAM Affinity Program ........................................IBCCAM ECPN ..............................................................65CAM Workers' Compensation ..............................22C.F.C.U. ......................................................................25Cipriano Coating Technology ................................60Clark Hill PLC ..........................................................11Cloverdale Equipment Co.......................................15Concrete Moisture Control......................................71Connelly Crane Rental ............................................63Consumers Energy ..................................................51Cummins Bridgeway ..............................................74Danboise Mechanical ..............................................28DeBacker & Sons Inc. ..............................................30Deppman Company, R.L. ......................................24DiHydro Services......................................................30Doeren Mayhew ......................................................71Dunn Blue..................................................................22Duross Painting Company......................................10Engineered Buildings, Inc. ......................................67Environmental Maintenance Engineers................66Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber, Inc. ..............69G2 Consulting Group ..............................................63Great Lakes Ceramic Tile Association ..................10Gutherie Lumber Company....................................13Hale Contracting, Inc. ..............................................74Hansen Marketing Services, Inc ..........................IFCHartland Insurance Group......................................31Hertz Equipment Rental..........................................41Hilti Inc. ....................................................................55Jackson Park Agency................................................19Jeffers Crane Service ..................................................8Kem-Tec......................................................................19LPL Financial ............................................................14Laramie Crane ........................................................43Lehner Findlan Associates ......................................72Lifting Gear Hire Corporation..................................9Mans Lumber & Millwork ......................................23MasonPro, Inc. ....................................................37, 43McAlpine & Associates, P.C. ....................................6McCoig Companies..................................................68Navigant Consulting................................................59Nicholson Construcion ............................................60North American Dismantling Group ....................59Oakland Companies ................................................46Oakland Metal Sales, Inc. ........................................29Osborne Trucking &

Osborne Concrete, John D ................................58Plante & Moran, PLLC ............................................21Rick's Portables Sanitation LLC. ............................28SMRCA ......................................................................70Scaffolding Inc. ........................................................17Spider - A Division of Safeworks LLC ..................57State Building Products ..........................................27StructureTec ..............................................................39Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C. ....................62Sunset Excavating ....................................................39Superior Materials Holdings, LLC ........................47Technical Energy Solutions ....................................17Testing Engineers & Consultants ..........................27Unilock Michigan, Inc. ..........................................BCValenti Trobec Chandler, Inc.....................................5Virchow Krause ........................................................64Wayne Bolt & Nut Co. ............................................12

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