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FEATURES
8 Marketing on the Level
Getting to Yes: 5 Keys to
Engaging Your Buyers
13 CAM Government Affairs
Committee Formally Launched
Let Your Voice be Heard
14 Member Feature
Women at Work in the Construction Zone:
Detroit NAWIC Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
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V O I C E O F T H E C O N S T R U C T I O N I N D U S T R Y
RENOVATION / RESTORATION
20 Winning the Second Battle
of Lake Erie
Perrys Victory & International Peace Memorial
Receives Massive Structural Preservation
24 Putting Renovation Skills
DeMaria Building Company and Neumann/Smith Architecture
Restore College Laboratories with Energy Efficient Features
27 Greenprint for the Future
Dont be Jaded by New Construction
Old Can be Even Greener!
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
30 Many Villages, One Voice
George W. Auch Company and French Associates
Renovate Avondale Middle School with Many Members of
the National Association of Women in Construction
(NAWIC) Detroit Chapter 183
DEPARTMENTS
8 Industry News
10 Safety Tool Kit
36 Product Showcase
39 People in Construction
41 Construction Calendar
42 Buyers Guide Updates
42 CAM Welcomes New Members
42 Advertisers Index
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Construction and Design Team
Honored with National Steel
Award for Work on Accident
Fund Headquarters
Unique Ship in a Bottle Technique Enables
Successful Conversion of Historic Power
Plant to Nine-Story Office Structure
Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. is pleased to
announce that the members of the
construction team responsible for the steel
work on its recently completed corporate
headquarters have received national
recognition for their efforts. The team
includes Accident Fund Holdings, Lansing;
Ruby & Associates, Inc., Farmington Hills;
Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation,
I N D U S T R Y N E W S
W
ith so many competing priorities, distractions
and daily demands, the attention of your
buyers isnt just divided; its fractured. Doing
more with less is SOP these days, so engaging buyers
during the sales process is more challenging than ever.
Every business is different and relationships are
nuanced, but the following five tips can help you
engage your buyers and lead them down the road to
yes.
1. Align Your Solutions with Their Business Goals
Stop. Look. Listen. These elementary school lessons
can serve you well when talking with prospects.
If youre pitching your solutions without a deep knowledge of your buyers
goals and objectives, youre whistling in the wind. You will lose the interest of the
buyer and your credibility will take a major hit. Listen to their needs, then help
solve their problems.
2. Use Multiple Channels
Your buyers have more channels to choose from than Comcast. How do you
know the right one to use? Answer: You probably dont. So rather than focusing
resources on just one channel of communications, diversify.
E-mail is increasingly a clogged (and oftentimes ignored) channel. A smart
Targeted Direct Mail (TDM) campaign can be like a regular sales call to your
buyer, and with variable data printing, you can personalize each piece to the
interests of your buyer.
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) allows you to be where your buyers are
looking on the Internet and can be highly effective. Social Media is in its infancy
and may not play a role in B2B today, but nobody knows what role it will play in
the future. Ignore it at your peril.
3. Identify all Decision Makers and Get them Involved
Remember the equation: involvement = commitment. Get your decision
makers involved early and have them assist in the creation of the desired
outcome.
The days of a single decision maker are over. More people are involved in the
Chris Hippler
Getting to Yes: 5 Keys to Engaging Your Buyers
decision making process, and each role has a different need, interest, and buyer
persona. Multiple decision makers are the norm, so get as many of them
involved early in the sales process to win them over and get additional buy-in.
4. Uncover Objections or Critical Issues
When you have good rapport with a buyer, an objective dialogue about
problems or critical issues will involve them in finding the solution. Many times,
the buyer will suggest solutions or ideas you might have missed.
Use your creativity to think of new and different ways problems can be
solved even ones unrelated to what you sell. Be the expert who helps solve
problems for your buyer and you will be a step closer to yes.
5. Keep it Simple and Easy to Say Yes
This should be common sense, but many salespeople get carried away trying
to prove their knowledge and are unnecessarily complex. Solve their problem
then stop.
Keeping it simple and easy to do business with you will win more business in
the long run.
Develop a Marketing Strategy
Our clients know that the Capital Letters approach is strategy, strategy,
strategy. When developing a marketing strategy, think like your client: how do
they benefit from your products or services? What is the value proposition of
your company to them?
Business relationships and the quality of your work will always be the
foundations of your business. But promoting your brand and generating leads
are the building blocks. Know your customers. Know how to add value to their
business, and develop a strategy to engage them. Engaging your buyer is the
key to getting to yes.
Marketing on the Level is a monthly feature for CAM Magazine written
specifically for the construction industry by CAM Member Chris Hippler. For more
marketing strategies, visit Capital Letters at website: www.capitallettersmarketing.com.
Got an idea for a column or a question about marketing? Contact Chris by e-mail:
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M A R K E T I N G O N T H E L E V E L
Lansing; HOK, St. Louis; ARUP, Chicago; Quinn
Evans Architects, Ann Arbor; and The
Christman Company, Lansing. The group
received the American Institute of Steel
Construction (AISC) IDEAS2 2011
Presidential Award of Excellence in a mid-
July ceremony at the Accident Fund National
Headquarters, the site of the rehabilitated,
historic former Ottawa Street Power Station
in downtown Lansing.
Conducted annually by AISC, the IDEAS2
awards recognize outstanding
achievements in engineering and
architecture on steel-framed building
projects throughout the U.S. The award is
the highest honor bestowed on building
projects by the structural steel industry in
the U.S. This years award recognized 14
projects in four categories out of nearly 100
submissions, with the Accident Fund project
receiving the only Presidential Award of
Excellence for structural engineering
accomplishment.
The 2011 IDEAS2 winners demonstrate
the innovation and creativity to be found in
steel solutions developed by the entire
design and construction team from
architects, engineers and developers to
fabricators, erectors and general
contractors, said Roger E. Ferch, PE,
president of AISC. We are extremely pleased
to recognize the Accident Fund project team
for its unique solutions combining creativity,
sustainability and technical achievement
through the use of structural steel.
The project, which is featured in the May
2011 issue of Modern Steel Construction
Magazine, presented the design and
construction team with many challenges,
including the need to construct a nine-story,
steel-framed office building inside an
existing masonry structure, all the while
being required to preserve and support the
heavy shell. Further complications included
the fact that much of the existing steel had
to be removed before the new frame and
floors could be installed. The teams collabo-
rative solution was inspired by the
technique of building a ship in a bottle,
which enabled erection of the internal
structure without disturbing the exterior.
The process involved installing two
temporary 14 x 40-foot roof hatches at the
top of the nine-story tower, hoisting all of
the steel through the roof hatches and
setting the new steel from the ground up.
The project was built utilizing a detailed
erection plan, reliable communication
system between iron workers and crane
operators, and a 3D Building Information
Modeling (BIM) model of the historic 1939
structure. Engineers manipulated the BIM
model to virtually build the complex
structure in sequence before the first steel
hit the project site. In total, more than 1,000
tons of existing steel framing were removed
before the new steel configuration could be
installed, and 1,632 tons of new steel were
put in place.
We are very pleased to have our new
national headquarters honored with this
special award for its use of steel, said Liz
Haar, chief executive officer of Accident
Fund Holdings. The ingenuity, expertise and
collaboration of the team in devising a
solution for the challenges presented by the
old power station are indeed remarkable,
and we appreciate the partnership and
contributions of all the fine companies and
individuals involved.
For more information, please visit Accident
Fund Holdings, Inc., afhi.com; AISC, aisc.org;
Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation,
douglassteel.com; HOK, hok.com; Ruby &
Associates, Inc., rubyusa.com; ARUP,
arup.com; Quinn Evans Architects,
quinnevans.com; and The Christman
Company, christmanco.com.
David A. Skiven Honored with
Engineering Leadership Award
Retired Executive Director of General
Motors Worldwide Facilities Group is
Recipient of the ESD Harold Slaight
Ellington Leadership Award
Harley Ellis Devereaux, in collaboration
with the Engineering Society of Detroit
(ESD), has awarded David A. Skiven with the
2011 ESD Harold Slaight Ellington
Leadership Award. Named after one of the
national design firms founders, the award
honors an individual who has demonstrated
a continuum of outstanding leadership on
behalf of ESD and its communities. Skiven
received the honor at the organizations
annual awards banquet in June.
After a 42-year career with General
Motors, Skiven retired as the executive
director of GMs Worldwide Facilities Group,
where he was heavily involved in the
promotion of engineering and technology
in many capacities. Skiven is a National
Academy of Science National Committee
member and a member of the board of
directors of BioReaction, Inc. A lifelong
supporter of the engineering profession, he
is the current co-director of the Engineering
Society of Detroit Institute, a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to improving
Michigans economy.
Like Harold Slaight Ellington, Mr. Skivens
contributions to the industry, the
Engineering Society of Detroit, and the
community are many, said Michael Cooper,
PE, FESD, and managing principal of Harley
Ellis Devereaux. He is a gifted engineer,
manager, and mentor, and we celebrate his
leadership throughout the decades.
Harold Slaight Ellington was first elected
ESD president in 1934. Ellington is
remembered for saving ESD from financial
collapse during the Great Depression. With
over half of ESDs members out of work,
membership plummeted and the
MIOSHA standards (Part 6), on the other hand, contains no such
requirement*.
So the question of whether or not to require PPE all the time comes
down to a question of the assessment. Are construction sites potentially
dangerous places? Yes they are; statistics show a disproportional
number of deaths and career-ending injuries in the construction
industry. Does a 100% PPE rule change that statistic? Thats debatable.
The problem may come in when a company simply puts in their written
procedures that everyone will wear PPE, end of story, no assessment, no
pre-planning just wear it! What management has to guard against, in
this case, is that without a thorough assessment of the hazards,
elimination efforts may be overlooked. In previous articles Ive
addressed the concept of eliminating hazards wherever possible. Those
efforts are crucial to the success of your safety program and will pay
significant dividends in the long run.
The November article will discuss the upside of 100% PPE rules.
*MIOSHA is in the process of rewriting Part 6 to include, among other
things, the assessment requirement.
T
his is the first in a two-part series on 100%
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) rules.
The CAM Safety Committee recently took
up the issue of requiring all workers on a jobsite
to wear PPE all the time, anywhere on-site. The
question is whether or not this a good thing or
a bad thing? Even though most of us on the committee are full-time
construction safety professionals, the opinions varied somewhat.
Although we all laud the value of hard hats, safety glasses, high-visibility
vests, etc., there was some trepidation to the 100% rule.
Im going to start this series with what might be considered the
downside of these rules. The concern comes in when a company or
jobsite says, All employees shall wear a hard hat, safety glasses and a
vest while on the jobsite. MIOSHA general industry standards (which
are geared toward the rarely changing manufacturing environment)
Part 33 requires that, An employer shall assess the workplace to determine
if hazards that necessitate the use of personal protective equipment are
present, or are likely to be present. This assessment must then be in
writing (certified), and kept current and available during a MIOSHA
inspection. Part 33s counterpart on the construction side of the
Joseph M. Forgue
Director of Education
& Safety Services
SAFETY TOOL KIT
Personal Protective Equipment
Requirements Good or Bad?
(Part One) By Joe Forgue
David Skiven, Michael Cooper
organization faced bankruptcy. Ellington led
restructuring and fundraising efforts that resulted
in the financial support of the Rackham
Engineering Fund and explosive growth from 523
active members in 1930 to 2,396 in 1938. Ellington
ultimately served two independent terms as
president in 1935 and again in 1946.
As the 2011 award recipient, Skiven received an
honorary commemorative plaque, and Harley Ellis
Devereaux will make a contribution to Wayne State
Universitys College of Engineering in his honor.
For more information, visit www.esd.org.
Katherine Banicki Inducted into
Prestigious ESD College of Fellows
Katherine Banicki, FESD, president of Testing
Engineers & Consultants, Inc., was inducted into
the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) College of
Fellows at ESDs annual dinner held at the Book Cadillac in Detroit.
Banicki joins over 150 industry professionals in the Fellowship.
ESD Fellows are inducted by invitation from the organizations
board of directors for outstanding and extraordinary qualifications
and experience in their professions. Nominees are evaluated in
several areas, including technical achievement, professional
achievement, ESD service and leadership, and
professional society service and leadership as
indicated by honors and awards, publications and
patents, academic service and leadership, and
community service and leadership.
Marking the launch of her career 45 years ago,
Banicki and her husband John Banicki, PE, FESD
founded Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc. in
1966. As the leader of a woman-owned firm, she
has faced many challenges, and has emerged
strong and well respected by her peers. A firm
believer in community service, Banicki is involved
in numerous youth, civic, religious and profes-
sional organizations. Throughout her tenure as
president, she has received many awards and
honors for her role as a community and industry
leader, including ESDs Outstanding Leadership
Award in 2004, the Michigan Society of
Professional Engineers Presidents Citation in
2001. Wayne State University College of Engineering honored
Banicki with the Socius Collegii Award in 2003; AIA Michigan
honored her as an affiliate member in 2008.
Banickis philanthropic endeavors include participation in the
NAWIC Block Kids, a national building program for grades one
through six. She also is a member of Oakland Universitys College
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Making MAGIC Happen at
Annual Summer Camp
The fourth annual Mentoring A Girl In
Construction (MAGIC) Camp for girls was
recently held in early July. The program
began four years ago and has helped to
educate, mentor, and provide hands-on
training for young women interested in
pursuing a career in construction.
Sponsors and supporters of this unique
camp include: The National Association of
Women in Construction (NAWIC), Detroit
Chapter 183; the Michigan Regional Council
of Carpenters and Millwrights (MRCC);
Oakland Community College's
Womencenter and Construction
Management Program; Operating Engineers
#324; U.A.W.; Busch's Fresh Food Markets;
George McIntosh, Inc.; Home Depot; Auch
General Contractors; Tomboy Tools; Klochko
Equipment Rental Co.; Walbridge; KMR
Construction Services; Soil and Materials
Engineers (SME); Harley Ellis Devereaux;
Michigan CAT; Barton Malow; Plumbers
Union #98; International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW); Iron Workers
Union; and B.A.C. Trowel Trades Local #1.
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CAMs
president, Kevin Koehler, convened the
inaugural meeting of the CAM
Government Affairs Committee (CAM-
GAC) on July 14, 2011 at CAMs headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, with
15 of the committee members in attendance. Koehler installed as its
first Chairman, John Raimondo, PE and director at Roncelli Inc., who
then presented an outline of his vision for the direction of the com-
mittee and its immediate tasks. Along this line, Raimondo
announced his appointment of Roland Stapleton as Chair of the
Bylaws and Procedures subcommittee, charging his committee with
the development of the organizational structure and procedures for
the operations of the CAM-GAC. Stapleton accepted the
appointment and proceeded with enthusiasm to solicit interested
members to serve with him, set July meeting dates for his
committee, and a target date of August 3 for a draft of the
committees work to be presented to the Chairman for review.
Koehler introduced Patrick Baker as CAMs Staff Liaison to the
GAC, who presented a sketch of the diverse issues of concern to the
current members of the GAC, as well as the need for a Political
Action Committee. Brad Comment, CAMs lobbyist, then presented a
summary of the services that Kindsvatter & Associates, Lansing, has
provided since coming on board in February 2011, including a list of
all of the Bills that he is following on behalf of CAMs members.
For those members who were not able to attend, you missed a
very exciting meeting. Next on the committee agenda will be the
work-up of a draft of the bylaws and procedures document to be
developed by Rolands sub-committee.
If you wish to serve on this committee, please contact Roland
Stapleton at 248-349-7656 or by e-mail rstapleton@rlsa.net.
Additionally, I encourage you to go to the CAM-GAC website at:
http://www.camonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view
=article&id=226&Itemid=188 for legislative updates. Please feel free
to contact me if you have any questions or issues of concerns that
you would like to see addressed.
CAM Government Affairs Committee
Formally Launched
By Patrick W. Baker, M.A., J.D.
CAM Director of Labor Relations and Government Affairs Liaison
C A M G O V E R N M E N T A F F A I R S
Raimondo
Stapleton
Baker
M
yrt Hagood, one of the charter members of Detroit Chapter
183 of the National Association of Women in Construction
(NAWIC), worked in several industries before entering the
offices of general contractor, The Krieghoff Company, about 50 years
ago. I automatically enjoyed the work, and I found the projects and
the estimating process really interesting, said Hagood, initially a
secretary who ultimately became the owner of her own construction
company. I just knew I had found my niche.
Today, more women are discovering their own niche in
construction. Women are making inroads as project managers,
business owners, architects and engineers. The few, the proud and the
brave have even entered the construction trades. Nationally, women
are 13.8 percent of the architecture and engineering occupations
(25.3 percent of the architectural profession alone), 5.9 percent of
construction managers, and 2.6 percent
of the construction trades work force,
according to 2009 data in the Current
Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS).
For 40 years, Detroit NAWIC has been
supporting this growing cadre of
women working in the construction
zone. NAWIC Detroit Chapter 183 will
be celebrating Construction Industry
Night and its own milestone
anniversary, honoring both the industry
and the capable women within its labor
force at an evening gala to be held at
the Royal Park Hotel in downtown
Rochester on October 20, 2011.
THE NAWIC NETWORK
A group of savvy secretaries and
bookkeepers launched Detroit NAWIC
in the 1970s. Four decades later, Detroit NAWIC now includes
attorneys, insurers, architects, owners of construction and
construction-related businesses, project managers, tradeswomen,
executive assistants, engineers, and accountants. We draw from every
aspect of the construction industry, said Laurel Johnson, PE, Detroit
NAWIC president and Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc., senior
associate, senior project engineer in charge of geotechnical services
for the Plymouth firms Shelby Township office.
Detroit NAWIC offers various programs and activities, but the heart
and soul of the organization is its network of established business
relationships spread across varied professions. The organization has
a great knowledge base, said Johnson. I can certainly bounce things
off my co-workers, but we have the same knowledge base for the
most part. For example, people on the construction management side
have lists and lists of contractors for
referral. On our board, we also have
Kathleen Dobson, safety director of
Alberici Constructors, vice chairperson
of NAWICs National Safety Committee,
and a member of the Michigan
Construction Safety Standards
Commission. I can tap into her
knowledge with the click of an e-mail.
With women of such high caliber, the
NAWIC network is a powerful resource
for both members and their companies.
The men in my company also take
advantage of this knowledge base, said
Donielle Wunderlich, CSI, Detroit NAWIC
vice president and project manager for
George W. Auch Company, Pontiac. I
have been asked several times to
contact people in our group for
information. Wunderlich has worked
M E M B E R F E A T U R E
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Joseph C. DeGennaro, CPA, MST, director in charge of
Doeren Mayhews tax department, was the featured
speaker at a recent Detroit NAWIC meeting on financial
planning.
on the $26 million Grand Blanc Middle
School, and currently she is working on
the renovation of 20 to 25 schools in the
Warren Consolidated School District.
Detroit NAWIC is not only about
construction, but about building of
another sort. Its about building on our
relationships, said Rita Brown, Detroit
NAWIC director, incoming vice president,
and CEO/senior partner, Detroit Steel,
LLC. Its a wonderful networking
opportunity for those engaged in the
business of construction.
The NAWIC network is useful on the
job, and even more invaluable if one is
out of a job. Caught in the throes of the
Great Recession, several laid-off
members were able to leverage their
NAWIC connections and find new
positions, said Brown. In one case, a
NAWIC colleague was able to make
some introductions, said Johnson. In
another case, a member renewed a
business connection with a former
colleague and executive recruiter who
was the main speaker at a Detroit NAWIC
general membership meeting on
electronic resume preparation.
Renewing this acquaintance was one
factor in obtaining a new job shortly after
being laid-off. We also post positions,
and our national website has job
openings, added Brown. If we know of a
position and we know somebody who needs a position, we are on it.
POWER TOOLS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Beyond networking, Detroit NAWICs educational programs keep
members on the cutting-edge of business and professional
development. The national NAWIC Education Foundation (NEF)
developed the Construction Industry Technician program, offers
assistance with the Certified Construction Associate Program, and
provides a Construction Document Specialist program through a
partnership with Clemson University. All three national programs
broaden and deepen an individuals knowledge and understanding of
industry practices.
Detroit NAWIC educates and assists members with Woman-Based
Enterprise (WBE) certification. The group has hosted a general
membership meeting with the Center for Empowerment and
Economic Development (CEED), an Ann Arbor-based organization
committed to empowering women and minorities economically
through business development training, supplier certification,
business-to-business networking and accessible capital assistance
programs. Detroit NAWIC plans on hosting a November 2011 meeting
with MDOTs WBE certification program, said Johnson who first
stepped foot on a construction site 21 years ago as a co-op student for
MDOT.
General membership meetings also address womens health issues,
discuss BIM and other new technologies, and offer tours of specific
projects showcasing the hard work of Detroit NAWIC members.
Essentially, the meetings are an opportunity to get together with like-
minded professionals in the industry, said Brown.
Some meetings are purely for fun, such as attending a Tiger
baseball game. We conduct business, we
broaden our education, and we have fun,
said Brown. What else could you want in
a group?
MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION
Detroit NAWIC also gives the next
generation the necessary tools for
success. It is a great way to mentor the
young women who are coming up in the
industry, said Brown. We didnt have as
much in our time, so we are giving them
the benefit of our experience and
encouraging their excitement in the
field.
Detroit NAWIC co-sponsored its
fourth Mentoring A Girl In Construction
(MAGIC) camp in July. The program gives
high-school girls practical, hands-on
experience in the trades. We are one of
the early adopters of the program, said
Johnson. I think we were the third
chapter in the nation to sponsor a MAGIC
camp.
As part of its mentoring mission,
Detroit NAWIC offers three scholarships a
year: two undergraduate scholarships for
either young men or young women, and
one construction trades scholarship for
women only. For Wunderlich, the
scholarship program is one of NAWICs
most significant contributions over the
last 40 years. I ran into an estimator who
received a NAWIC scholarship over 20 years ago, said Wunderlich. It
was important enough to her to remember it, and to make a point of
mentioning it to us again. Several former scholarship winners are
now successfully integrated into the industry and are considering
joining Detroit NAWIC in the fall, added Johnson.
Detroit NAWICs construction outreach programs cover virtually
every age group, including the well-known Block Kids building
contest for first through sixth graders, sponsorship of MAGIC camp for
high-school girls, and undergraduate and trade scholarship programs.
We have also done a high-school CAD program in various years, said
Johnson.
Detroit NAWIC also raises funds for the Catherine Ferguson
Academy, a Detroit school serving the needs of pregnant teens and
young mothers. The cost of admission to a general membership
meeting is graduated down depending on how many items a person
brings to donate, said Johnson. We collect winter clothes, boots,
food, diapers and other items.
INTO THE FUTURE
Detroit NAWIC has come into its own in the last decade. In 2008, the
Detroit Chapter hosted the convention of the entire Region 4, an
organization composed of the five Michigan NAWIC chapters, along
with chapters from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. As far as future goals,
Detroit NAWIC plans to bring more tradeswomen into the fold,
mentor college students and grow its student membership. Our goal
is to be the premier, go-to organization for women in construction,
said Johnson.
Perceptions and attitudes towards women in construction seem to
be improving with every generation. When I started as a co-op 21
Laurel Johnson, PE, Detroit NAWIC president and Soil
and Materials Engineers, Inc., senior associate, senior
project engineer in charge of geotechnical services for
the firms Shelby Township office, was in charge of the
SME booth at Detroit NAWICs 2010 Construction
Career Days.
years ago, a 60-ish man would not even shake
my hand, recalled the 40-ish Johnson. I
dont think there is disrespect anymore in my
generation. I think people know when
someone rises based on their merit.
Clearly, construction is a performance-
based industry. Women in general earn 80.2
percent of what men earn, but women in
construction earn 92.2 percent of what men
earn, according to 2009 data from the Current
Population Survey, BLS. The bottom line is
the project, said Brown. As long as you do a
good, solid job and stand your ground, you
are fine. Also, it is how you handle adversity.
Most jobs have challenges that must be
overcome, and it comes down to how people
overcome those challenges. NAWIC is a tool
to assist in the process.
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Overall, Wunderlich sees the percentage of
women in the trades growing, especially
given the rising costs of a college education.
If someone cant afford to go to college,
apprenticeship school is the next best thing,
said Wunderlich. In management for almost
25 years, Wunderlich is the fourth-generation
in a well-respected construction family. Her
own father was a superintendent for the
former R.E. Dailey Company. Her uncle, Al
Wunderlich, taught her the ropes in carpentry
contracting.
In the early days of the group, when Ann
Smith, then with the Associated General
Contractors, issued a call for a Detroit NAWIC
chapter, a large number of secretaries and
bookkeepers from R.E. Dailey and Cronk &
Tocco were among the 42 charter members
of the group. Hagood, then with the Kruse
Company, also responded in the affirmative.
I was a woman in construction in a one-girl
office surrounded by men, recalled Hagood.
I was always invited to their association
meetings, and I thought, Well, women ought
to have an association where they can vent.
As its history has shown, Detroit NAWIC
members didnt just vent. They learned, grew
and advanced in the industry. I think NAWIC
provided a great deal of confidence to
women that would probably just have been
kept in the background at that time, said
Hagood. NAWIC gave women confidence
and greater leadership abilities that helped
them to advance within their companies.
Some went on to create their own
companies. Hagood herself owned her own
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In looking to the future, Hagood is
extremely proud of her 25-year-old
granddaughter, Alissa Ruppert, an estimator
for Hoover Electric, Inc. who recently joined
NAWIC Detroit Chapter 183. She promises to
carry on the Hagood tradition as an active
member in NAWIC Detroit for many years to
come, said Hagood.
In looking back over the years, Hagood is
also very proud of Detroit NAWICs Longevity
with Integrity Award that recognizes firms
and organizations with a long tradition of
excellence, including the Construction
Association of Michigan. Hagood actually
developed the award. Perhaps, Detroit
NAWIC should honor itself with its own
accolade for having successfully and
persistently supported and advanced women
in construction for 40 years.
For more information on Detroit NAWIC
and on its Construction Industry
Night/Anniversary Celebration, please visit
nawicdetroit.org or contact any board
member listed on the website. Detroit NAWIC
also maintains a presence on LinkedIn and
Facebook.
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The jury upon hearing the evidence found
that the general contractor was 10 percent
at fault, the concrete contractor was 25
percent at fault, and the steel reinforcement
contractor was 65 percent at fault. The jury
determined that the crane company was not
at fault in the accident. Even though the
general contractor was 10 percent at fault,
the company did not have to pay. The
indemnity agreements between the general
contractor and sub/subcontractors had the
appropriate language and the settlement
worked vertically, meaning each
subcontractor, by percentage of negligence,
paid the award until their limits were
exhausted.
The contractual indemnity agreement is
of the utmost importance. It is strongly
A recent case heard in Oakland County in
2009 illustrates the vertical concept. The
case was a large settlement, well into the
millions, that involved a general contractor,
electrical contractor, concrete contractor,
and a crane operator. This case stems from
injuries sustained by an electrical
contractors employee.
The general contractor hired the electrical
contractor to install the electrical system.
The general contractor also hired the
concrete contractor to build the concrete
framework for the structure. In turn, the
concrete contractor hired a crane company
to provide a crane and crane operator to
assist in constructing the frame work. The
concrete contractor also hired a steel
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underway to restore the monument. The
work is being contracted to the National Park
Service through their Denver Service Center
and was funded through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Key
members of the team that is currently
fighting the Second Battle of Lake Erie to
restore this iconic structure include general
contractor The Christman Company, Lansing;
architect Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.,
Northbrook, IL; stone rehabilitation
contractor Booms Stone Co., Redford;
in the Battle of Lake Erie, thereby ensuring
American control of the lake.
This significant battle, along with the
lasting peace between Britain, Canada and
the United States, was commemorated with
the Perrys Victory and International Peace
Memorial, a National Park Service site in Put-
in-Bay, Ohio. Substantially completed in 1915,
the 352-foot structure is the worlds largest
Doric column and the third tallest national
monument in the United States. A massive
structural preservation effort is currently
F
or as long as anyone can remember,
American military forces have always
fought in faraway locales, but the echo
of cannons defending against invading
armies and navies can still be heard today.
The sound resonates in the boundaries that
define our nation and in the abundance of
natural resources found within. These lines
did not simply appear on a map and they
were often drawn in blood. Such was the case
in 1813, when Commodore Oliver Hazard
Perry defeated the Great Britains Royal Navy
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under the conditions that were present at
Perrys Victory and International Peace
Memorial. In addition to 68, 3x3 interior
fascia pieces, Booms Stone removed and
replaced three granite slabs on the exterior,
each of which each weighed approximately
3,500 pounds.
UBS did a wonderful job of creating a
monorail system 350 feet in the air at the top
matter what the condition of the concrete
was, crews were limited to small tools to
prevent damage to the rebar within the
concrete. Stone restoration work was
similarly labor-intensive.
STONE RESTORATION
Stonemasons are accustomed to working
with heavy materials, but not necessarily
waterproofing and sheet metal contractor
CASS Sheet Metal, Detroit; and scaffolding
contractor Universal Builders Supply (UBS),
New Rochelle, NY.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Memorial is topped by a 47-foot square
observation platform that has been closed to
the public since 2006. The renovation project
is centered on this platform, the penthouse
roof and a monumental bronze urn. Since the
work would be done at the highest points on
the structure, access was problematic.
I think that our biggest challenge on the
project was in developing a scaffolding
system that would support the observation
deck during the concrete demolition and
renovation phase, said Douglas Norton, PE,
LEED AP, project executive for The Christman
Company. The system is designed to sit at
the top of the column and support the
observation deck, as opposed to a
conventional scaffold that would rise from
the ground.
Supporting the scaffold from the column
saved time and money, while this approach
also prevented thermal expansion from
becoming an issue. A metal scaffold would
expand during the heat of day and contract
at night. This expansion effect would be as
much as three inches, when multiplied over
the entire 350-foot distance to the ground on
a conventional scaffold. This movement
could jeopardize the stability of the
observation platform that the team was
working to restore.
Christman Constructors, Inc., The
Christman Companys self-perform affiliate,
removed concrete from the observation
platform with surgical precision. Concrete
replacement needed to follow a precise
sequence to prevent the work from
compromising the stability of the structure.
They removed the outside wall from left
to right, top to bottom, to evenly remove the
load from the cantilevered observation deck,
said Leigh Woodbury, Jr., project
superintendent for The Christman Company.
They didnt just do one corner and then
move somewhere else. It was orchestrated to
remove the load evenly.
After completing work on the outside wall,
crews turned their attention to portions of
the concrete deck that needed repair.
Concrete that had been infiltrated by water
and subjected to numerous freeze-thaw
cycles was quite easy to remove, but other
portions that withstood the 100-year
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We were working off of drawings that
were produced almost 100 years ago, said
Bob Doil, project manager for Booms Stone.
The challenge with the coring was that we
really didnt know where the rebar was in the
structural concrete.
Both Booms and Doil praised the efforts of
Dan Nault, foreman for Booms Stone. Nault
has worked in the business for his entire adult
life and Doil explained that Nault hand-
selected workers for the job based on their
experience and level of knowledge, while
Booms added that courage was also a
requirement considering where they would
be working. In spite of the dizzying heights at
which Booms Stone plied their trade, workers
for CASS Sheet Metal would need to climb
just a little bit higher.
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Access to the jobsite was a key concern for
contractors who worked on Perrys Victory
of the scaffold, said Rich Booms, assistant
project manager for Booms Stone. That
really made a difference working so high in
the air.
The monorail carried stone pieces over to a
high-speed buck hoist for transport to
ground level. Booms Stone worked closely
with The Christman Company and UBS to
ensure that the monorail could
accommodate the weight of the stones and
offered adequate clearance to accommodate
them, but replacing stones was only a small
part of the overall challenge. Booms Stone
also addressed damage to the concrete
structure by coring 200 holes through the
granite slab to install engineered stainless
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structure sits on Lake Eries South Bass Island,
which is only accessible by ferry or airplane.
Any contractor who performed work would
need to factor in a premium for simply
traveling to the site and climbing the scaffold,
so Glenn Parvin, president of CASS Sheet
Metal, discussed the benefits of bundling
several trades under one contract with The
Christman Company. CASS Sheet Metal
waterproofed significant portions of the
structure; restored metal elements, installed a
new zinc-coated copper batten-seam roof
covering the penthouse, performed flashing
and sheet metal work; replaced a small
section of EPDM roofing; and even took
responsibility of replacing custom-made
historic glass panes in the 22-foot-tall bronze
lantern that caps the structure. Limiting the
number of contractors gave The Christman
Company single-source responsibility for
multiple trades, but success depended on
CASS Sheet Metals ability to adapt and learn.
Im not a glass guy, admitted Parvin, but I
figured, You know what? Its just three or four
pieces of glass, and we have friends in the
glass industry who would be willing to lend a
hand.
Parvin brought Rob Luscombe, president
of Curtis Glass Co., Inc., Troy, onto his team as
a consultant, though it was ultimately Parvins
employees who would scale the bronze
lantern to remove glass panes that were
about the size of an automotive windshield.
This portion of the project brought Parvins
workers higher than even UBSs brilliantly
conceived scaffolds could reach.
We had to remove the cracked panes in
the skylight dome, but the scaffolding was
only erected about 30 feet beneath this, said
Parvin. We had to set up a ladder and a
harness and rope fall arrest system, so we
were using a 32-foot extension ladder, off
scaffolding that was already 300 feet in the
air.
Although the metal-deck scaffold was
more robust than many workers are
accustomed to, the ladder was tied off and
the workers were protected by a fall arrest
system, the act of removing these panes and
bringing them down to the scaffold was a
nerve-wracking experience. Though they
never faced the peril of an actual battle, the
contractors who are working to restore
Memorial are helping to preserve the
memory of the brave mariners who won the
Battle of Lake Erie and helped shape the
country in which we live today.
DeMaria Building Company and Neumann/Smith Architecture,
Southfield, recently renovated 11 academic and research laboratory
spaces in two separate buildings at Oakland University. Hazardous
materials may have been present in existing fume hoods and waste
piping, while the age of some of the fixtures greatly complicated the
removal process.
The fume hoods were pretty standard, but it was the waste
piping that was a little more challenging, said Eric Winquist, project
manager for DeMaria Building Company. It was older glass-type
piping that was at the end of its useful life and definitely needed to
be replaced, but it was in a very brittle state. It needed to be
removed with very tender hands to keep it from shattering into a
million pieces.
If a pipe broke, immediate action would have been needed to
protect workers and nearby students from potential chemical
exposure. Although the pipes were made of thick glass that was
commonly used for laboratory piping, this material does become
brittle over time. New pipes are fashioned from a material that is
similar to PVC and should provide much greater durability for
extended time periods.
F
ew job types test a contractors abilities as thoroughly as
renovation projects. Instead of working with the certainty of
an exact plan and new materials, they are often forced to adapt
to changing conditions. Laboratory projects, on the other hand,
involve a great degree of precision as scientific equipment is often
supplied by complex mechanical and electrical systems. Combining
the two types of work by renovating existing laboratory spaces is a
challenge that is beyond the capabilities of many contractors, yet
DeMaria Building Company, Detroit, has developed a proven track
record in this challenging endeavor.
LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTS
Like any renovation project, the biggest challenge associated with
laboratory work comes from ascertaining what conditions are
present and determining how they will impact the project.
Laboratories add another element because fixtures may contain
hazardous materials. Mercury was commonly flushed down drains
in older laboratories and project teams often must operate under
the assumption that traces of this hazardous material may still be
present.
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energy is wasted or safety is jeopardized.
Renovation can play a key role in making
laboratories better.
The biggest challenge with any lab is to
make it as energy efficient as possible while
meeting safety requirements, said Mark
Brimmeier, vice president of Health Care and
University Groups for DeMaria Building
MAKING LABORATORIES BETTER
Laboratories exist to let students or
researchers conduct experiments within a
controlled environment. Facilities that
minimize risks to occupants within the
space while operating as efficiently as
possible can be thought of as an
improvement over laboratories where
Waste pipes at Oakland University were a
liability for the project team that worked
there, but not all existing conditions are
detrimental. DeMaria Building Company is
currently working with Harley Ellis
Devereaux to renovate laboratories in the
south side of the Chemistry Building at
Wayne State University. The building
consists of laboratories that are clustered
around a central shaft that contains
ductwork, piping and electrical services,
with office spaces ringing the building
perimeter. The shaft provided valuable
space for the project team to work in.
The shaft area was used to run utilities
between floors, said Mike Les, project
manager for DeMaria Building Company.
We were fortunate to have that space
available to us for the MEP services.
Even with the shaft at their disposal, the
project team encountered many access
challenges at Wayne State University.
Though laboratory renovations are fraught
with such challenges, the benefits
associated with these projects often make
renovation a beneficial proposition.
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Mercury was commonly flushed down drains in older laboratories, so the project team at
Oakland University needed to operate under the assumption that traces of hazardous
materials could still be present.
space is occupied. Cleaning exhaust air and
reintegrating it into the building instead of
merely pushing it outside can also reduce
energy costs, but this technique is slow to
gain acceptance due to concerns about
safety. Any such system would rely on
automated sensors that would test air
before releasing it back into a space.
Although this technology has been proven
in real-life applications, there is
understandably some reluctance to trust it
completely.
In addition to enhancing energy
efficiency, laboratory renovations can also
boost safety. Newer fume hoods are
equipped with many more safeguards than
previous models.
Ultimately, the benefits of any potential
laboratory renovations must be carefully
scrutinized before such projects are
sanctioned. This process will reveal that
facility improvements are a viable option in
many cases, but only when contractors are
willing to truly put their know-how under
the microscope by accepting the challenges
associated with this difficult type of work.
this loss and the net wastage effectively
doubles. The type of research that is done in
the space dictates how many air exchanges-
per-hour are needed and the total
requirement can be quite extensive.
New or renovated laboratories are often
equipped with motion sensors, similar to
light sensors within an occupied building,
that can increase ventilation only when the
Company. With older labs, there is definitely
money to be saved.
Exhaust air systems in older laboratories
can be very wasteful. Fans in these facilities
vent air from fume hoods if these hoods are
being used or not. The laboratory can be
completely abandoned, but these fans will
still dutifully dump clean air outside. Factor
in the supply air that must compensate for
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includes as much as 40 percent recycled
materials would take approximately 65 years to
recover the energy lost in demolishing a
comparable existing building. This does not
take into account the land improvement costs,
which are already developed and salvageable,
and the waste diverted from the landfills in the
reuse of an existing building.
With the embodied energy preserved by the
decision to renovate, the next step is to look for
opportunities to reduce the buildings existing
carbon footprint. It is good to develop a
baseline for the buildings energy use through
an energy audit and building assessment. This
will help to determine the best options to
maximize the energy savings and serve as a
benchmark for future improvements. It also
assists in determining which elements of a
building might be better replaced or upgraded,
such as windows, insulation and caulking.
The single largest operating cost in most
office buildings is lighting, which can represent
one-third or more of the total electrical energy
costs. Lighting can also generate heat that
increases the need for cooling. The ability to
introduce and effectively utilize daylight
through skylights, light shelves and other
technology will help reduce the amount of
energy used to maintain light levels during the
day. By replacing T12s with T8s or T5s and
electronic ballasts with magnetic ballasts,
energy costs can often be reduced by 35
percent. With continued advances in CFLs and
LED technology, a well-designed system can
approach 50 percent to 75 percent efficiency
compared to incandescent bulbs, which operate
at about 20 percent efficiency. With the
installation of occupancy and daylight sensors,
energy use can be reduced 45 to 65 percent.
Second to lighting, the HVAC system is the
next most costly system to operate in a building.
It is important to take advantage of as many
and concrete.
Regardless of when it was constructed, every
existing building already embodies the energy
used during its original construction. This
embodied energy includes the energy used in
the creation and transportation of materials, the
people involved in the process, and the energy
required for the actual construction. All of this
embodied energy is lost when a building is
demolished and then duplicated in the new
construction process. In addition, it consumes
more landfill space when a building is torn
down. This is important to consider when the
embodied energy for a new building can be 15
to 30 times more than its annual energy use,
according to Donovan Rypkemas book, The
Economics of Historic Preservation.
The U.S. EPA estimates that even a new,
green, energy-efficient office building that
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here is a common misconception in our
industry that the best, if not the only, way
to be green is to build new. Technology,
commerce and culture have trained us to think
that newer is better. Although new
construction offers a virtually limitless choice of
sustainable technologies and design
opportunities, it also creates a large carbon
footprint generated by the construction process
and by the energy that goes into the production
and transportation of building materials. What
we should consider instead is that often the
greenest building is the one already built.
By renovating and restoring our existing
buildings, we are preserving our Greenfields,
creating energy-efficient spaces that preserve
the character of our communities, and reducing
emissions from the construction process and
the production of new materials. It is recycling
of the biggest scale.
We often think there is no way that it will be
cost effective to renovate a drafty old building.
This approach only takes into consideration
construction costs. What we dont always
remember is that before modern technology,
buildings were designed with sustainable
features that responded to the climate and site.
The U.S. General Services Administration
conducted a study and found that utility costs
for historic federal buildings were actually 27
percent less than the utility costs for modern
buildings. The study reported that buildings
constructed prior to 1920 were, on average,
more energy-efficient than any building
constructed between 1920 and 2000. The
materials used in the construction of many
existing buildings are also more sustainable
than their modern counterparts, and often
aesthetically more appealing. Brick, wood, and
plaster consume fewer resources to produce
than their modern counterparts of vinyl, steel
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F O R T H E F U T U R E
Dont be Jaded
by New Construction
Old Can be Even Greener!
By Daniel H. Jacobs, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Principal/Director of
Sustainable Design at A3C Collaborative Architecture, Treasurer of
USGBC-DRC
A3C - Collaborative Architecture's office, originally built around 1915, is now a
LEED-CI Gold Sustainable Showcase & UrbEn Retreat.
possibilities to reduce and lower the heating
and cooling loads before selecting a new HVAC
system. First, reduce the load by making
upgrades to the building envelope, such as
adding insulation, improving window and door
R-values and reducing infiltration losses.
In addition to improving lighting and the
building envelope, site green features, such as
adding a green roof, can reduce the heating and
cooling loads. A green roof not only reflects
infrared light waves, which add heat to
buildings, but also absorbs heat in the thermal
mass of the growing medium. This absorbed
heat, delivered to the building often after the
workday is over in the evening, can be used to
warm the building on cool nights. In the winter,
the green roof acts like an igloo, keeping the
roof at 32 degrees F rather than dropping the
temperature down further in the severe cold of
winter. Planting of trees to shade the building
also reduces the load and helps with urban heat
island effects.
Office renovations offer a great opportunity
to conserve and use water more efficiently. Not
only is water a scarce resource, but water and
energy are closely connected. Large amounts of
energy are used to distribute, purify and heat
water for numerous uses. In an office building,
toilets alone may account for 50 percent of total
water usage. By installing new WaterSense
labeled models (the EPAs equivalent to
EnergyStar for water), all using less than 1.28
gallons per flush, and upgrading to lower flow
faucets, total water usage can easily be reduced
by 30 percent or more. Some sites and locations
have the opportunity to utilize grey water
and/or rainwater to supplement the water
supply to toilets and landscaping. The plumbing
may not be leaking, but that does not mean its
not wasting water.
Choices made to include renewal energy,
such as wind and solar, will become increasingly
important not only for their positive impacts on
the environment, but also because of the
anticipated increase in utility bills by up to 60
percent that is expected for the next decade.
Solar and geothermal energy are two of the
most common site-based and effective
renewable energy systems available.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can either be
installed as a rooftop array on top of the
building or a building-integrated photovoltaic
system can be integrated into the building as
roofing tiles, shading devices, or shingles. These
systems have the ability to reduce electric bills
by 20 percent to 33 percent, depending on
current electric usage and system size.
Geothermal systems utilize the earths
temperature to heat and cool a building.
Geothermal systems are minimally invasive to
install, run more quietly than traditional
systems, and do not require large units outside
of the building. The investment in these systems
In the UrbEn Retreat, a mix of daylight, direct and indirect lighting utilizing T-5's,
and occupancy sensors help to reduce energy use.
Small and quiet, the geothermal units are housed inside the building, preventing wear and tear
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can be paid back through energy cost savings in
as few as five to 10 years with the system
equipment lasting up to 30 years and the
ground loops over 50 years. The EPA estimates
that geothermal can reduce energy
consumption, and corresponding emissions, up
to 44 percent compared to air-source heat
pumps and up to 72 percent compared to
electric resistance heating with standard air-
conditioning equipment.
Not all buildings are salvageable. Some have
been let go for too long, and their exterior and
structural systems cannot be counted on lasting
another 50 to 100 years. Even then it is possible
to minimize the projects environmental
footprint by salvaging reusable materials and
finding better options for the remaining
material than dumping them into a landfill.
In addition to these steps, a myriad of
opportunities exist in the operations and
maintenance of the facility to ensure that the
building continues to operate at peak efficiency
throughout its life. We commonly discuss the
age of buildings in America in tens of years, but
in Europe it is more often done in hundreds. A
shift toward this long term view will be needed,
because the renovation and greening of our
existing building resources will be a critical part
in the effort to fight climate change. We
understand and apply this logic in reusing a
water bottle instead of buying a new one all the
time. Why not then reuse and celebrate our
existing buildings?
About the Author
Dan Jacobs is certified through the Green
Building Certification Institute (GBCI) to perform
LEED application reviews, and is a technical energy
audit provider through the State of Michigans
RE-BUILD Michigan Energy Assistance Program,
Consumers Energy Companys Renewable Energy
and Energy Optimization Plans and the City of Ann
Arbors Downtown Development Authoritys
Downtown Energy Savings Grant Program. Jacobs
is also a certification professional with the Green
Restaurant Association.
Jacobs role as a designer and advocate of
sustainable design dates back over 30 years. His
early projects included passive/active solar design,
earth-tempering design and super insulation.
Today, he continues to remain at the forefront of
technology, and is sought after for his design
experience in geo-exchange systems, green roofs
and solar energy systems. Jacobs currently is
Board treasurer for the Detroit Regional Chapter of
the USGBC and was the founding Chair of the
Chapters Green School Advocacy Committee. He is
president of the Southeast Michigan Sustainable
Business Forum and is past co-Chair of AIA-MIs
Committee on the Environment (COTE).
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f it takes a village to raise a child, think of
how many people are needed to build a
school. Dozens of contractors and
consultants are involved, each essentially a
village in its own right with a number of
people employed on the job. The jargon
relating to their trades or specialties can
almost seem like different languages to the
uninitiated, yet they must all understand
one another as they work toward a common
goal.
Construction managers play a crucial role
in unifying these efforts, but professional
networking organizations can also play a
key role. The level of cooperation that is
needed to get the job done comes more
naturally among people who know and trust
one another. George W. Auch Company,
Pontiac, and French Associates, Rochester,
recently conducted a practical
demonstration of this concept, as the
project team they led at Avondale Middle
School, Rochester Hills, contained many
members of the National Association of
Women in Construction (NAWIC) Detroit
Chapter 183.
PLANNING THE JOB
Avondale School District is currently
implementing a consolidation plan to meet
the changing educational needs of the
community that it serves. As a part of this
effort, six classrooms and an auxiliary
gymnasium, totaling 13,000 square feet, are
being added to Avondale Middle School.
This project involved many challenges that
could be anticipated at the outset.
The addition blends in with the existing
structure, yet it almost entirely separate. A
freestanding firewall was needed between
new and existing construction.
We looked at different locations for the
addition to minimize the amount of firewall,
but the flow of the building really led us to
place the addition where we did, said
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Many Villages, One Voice
By David R. Miller, Associate Edi tor Photos by Marci Christian
A team that included many NAWIC
Detroit Chapter 183 members recently
added 13,000 square feet to Avondale
Middle School.
A team that included many NAWIC
Detroit Chapter 183 members recently
added 13,000 square feet to Avondale
Middle School.
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Suzanne Carlson, AIA, LEED AP, associate for
French Associates. We just needed to deal
with the firewall where it came up.
The roof of the existing structure was
extended to stretch over the firewall and the
addition. This would convert the gable roof
into a more complex hip roof. Trusses
supporting the existing roof are needed to
support the new roof, which prompted the
project team to consider an issue that is
familiar to any renovation contractor.
Are they [the trusses] where everybody
thinks they are? asked Donielle Wunderlich,
CDT, project manager for George W. Auch
Company. Were cutting through where the
existing trusses are so we can piggyback
smaller trusses on top of them.
Since Avondale Middle School is fairly
new, the project team is fortunate enough to
have shop drawings that show the planned
placement of the trusses, but undocu-
mented field adjustments are always a
possibility. The team worked to confirm as
much information as possible before the
work began, but the placement of some
trusses will only be known for sure when
that portion of the roof is opened up to link
The materials seen here were supplied by Aluminum Supply Company, Detroit, and installed
by LaDuke Roofing and Sheet Metal, Oak Park.
a new truss in. Hopefully, the truss will fit in position, but the team can finesse
the arrangement somewhat if the alignment is not perfect. Larger variations in
position rank among the unknown variables that are common on any project, yet
they are difficult to plan ahead for.
EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED
The best time to work on a school is over the summer break, but the scope of
work at Avondale Middle School was too extensive to fit into a single summer.
The project team met with school officials to determine how much noise and
disruption could be tolerated while classes were in session and planed activities
accordingly. Accommodating the schools needs left less time to complete the
job, but with detailed planning, a construction schedule was developed to
perform work in the allotted time under normal circumstances. Unfortunately,
the weather refused to cooperate.
This job wasnt too difficult from a construction standpoint, said Wunderlich.
The design is clean and simple, and the coordination has been good. The
weather is what made this job difficult. By rights, we should be further ahead now
[at press time], but we started this job in January 2011. We had a tough winter
followed by a very wet spring.
Wunderlich has worked in Michigan long enough to know that construction is
weather-dependant, but no one could have predicted the uncharacteristically
dismal conditions that marked the first few months of 2011. Sub-zero temper-
atures slowed foundation and masonry work, while the masons were also
impeded by high winds. After winter was over, wet weather combined with the
spring thaw to create a muddy quagmire where machines could not operate. The
project team began to regain lost ground as conditions improved and is now on
track to complete work for the start of school this fall.

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The auxiliary gymnasium seen here and six classrooms
were added to Avondale Middle School as part of a
consolidation plan.
Right now, we need good weather so we
can work over occupied spaces without
having leaks or disrupting the people
underneath, said Jacqueline LaDuke
Walters of LaDuke Roofing and Sheet Metal,
Oak Park.
When the weather did break, a skilled
team of industry professionals who were all
working toward the same goal quickly
transformed Avondale Middle School.
HOW NAWIC HELPED
The diversity of NAWIC membership is
showcased at Avondale Middle School, as an
unusually large number of members served
on the project team. NAWIC Detroit Chapter
183 members include: Chapter President
Laurel Johnson, PE, Soil and Materials
Engineers, Inc., Plymouth; Chapter Vice-
President Donielle Wunderlich, CDT, George
W. Auch Company, Pontiac; Chapter
Treasurer Mickey Marshall, CIT, CCA, North
Coast Commercial Roofing Systems of
Michigan, Southfield; Nancy Marshall,
Aluminum Supply Company, Inc., Detroit;
Jacqueline LaDuke Walters, LaDuke Roofing
and Sheet Metal, Oak Park; and Cathy
DeDecker, Spalding DeDecker Associates,
Inc., Detroit.
Not every contractor at Avondale Middle
School is involved with NAWIC, and
Wunderlich was quick to point out her
appreciation of the fine contributions made
by non-members, but she also admitted to
breathing a sigh of relief after seeing so
many familiar names on the team that she
would be working with. Before the contract
was awarded, the team was little more than
numbers on a bid sheet in Wunderlichs
mind. It was not until she started putting
the pieces together that she realized how
fortunate she was.
Once I started to see the team that I was
putting together, I knew what I was going to
get, she said. I knew that I wouldnt have to
battle and that there was a certain level of
ethics that I am used to dealing with.
The benefits that Wunderlich experienced
also trickled down to the rest of the team,
particularly when Aluminum Supply
Company and LaDuke Roofing and Sheet
Metal tackled the thorny problem of
matching the existing roof panels at
Avondale Middle School. Since the original
school was built years ago, an exact match
was impossible, but the two companies
needed to work closely with the architect to
find a suitable substitute that mimicked the
color, style and profile of the existing roof.
Knowing each other beforehand made this
job much easier.
Ive known Jackie (LaDuke Walters) for
years, and LaDukes reputation is just stellar,
said Nancy Marshall, president of Aluminum
Supply Company. We discussed what was
required up front and we told each other
what was actually happening, so there were
no surprises.
Anytime a large and diverse project team
joins forces to undertake a major
construction project, there are bound to be
a few bumps in the road. Networking
groups like NAWIC help to smooth over
these bumps by forging productive
relationships between construction and
design professionals, letting the diverse
industry village speak with a single voice
while working toward a common goal.
THE FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORS
AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
CONTRIBUTED THEIR SKILLS TO THE
PROJECT:
Acoustical Ceilings ANM Construction
Co., Inc., New Hudson
Carpet Floorcraft Floor Covering, Inc.,
Clinton Township
Civil Engineer - Spalding DeDecker
Associates, Inc., Detroit
Foundations E.L.S. Construction, Inc.,
Orion Township
Glass and Glazing Rochester Hills
Contract Glazing, Inc., Rochester Hills
Gym Equipment Gardiner C. Vose, Inc.,
Bloomfield Hills
Gypsum Board Diversified
Construction Specialists, Inc., Rochester
Hills
Hollow Metal Doors and Frames A&C
Builders Hardware, Inc., Warren
HVAC Miller-Boldt, Inc., Sterling Heights
Interior Flatwork Albanelli Cement
Contractors, Inc., Livonia
Joint Sealants Percha Caulking
Company, Highland
Lockers Steel Equipment Company,
Pontiac
Masonry Rosati Mason Contractors,
LLC, Rochester Hills
Materials Testing - Soil and Materials
Engineers, Inc., Plymouth
Metal Roofing Material Supplier -
Aluminum Supply Company, Inc., Detroit
Painting F & P Painting, Shelby
Township
Paving Nagle Paving Company, Novi
Plumbing Dickerson Mechanical, Inc.,
Davison
Projection Screens International
Building Products, Livonia
Quarry Tile Artisan Tile, Brighton
Roofing LaDuke Roofing and Sheet
Metal, Oak Park
Roofing Material Supplier - North Coast
Commercial Roofing Systems of
Michigan, Southfield
Rough and Finish Carpentry Wally
Kosorski & Co., Inc., Clinton Township
Steel B&A Structural Steel, Chesterfield
Temporary Fencing Motor City Fence
Company, Troy
Wood Flooring Foster Specialty Floors,
Wixom
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CPC system that monitors each battery cell
individually, providing for maximum battery
life. The batteries also feature a state of charge
battery status display to let users know at any
time how much fuel is left in the tank.
Casings for the batteries and tools are glass-
fiber reinforced and protected by rubber
sections giving them the ability to withstand
hard, every day jobsite use. Hilti Lifetime
Service provides outstanding service for the
entire life of the drill driver and batteries
completely free of charge for up to two years
from date of purchase covering repair or
replacement of defective parts (even parts
subject to wear and tear) and includes free
pick-up and return of product.
For additional information on the Hilti SFC
18-A CPC Compact Drill Driver, please contact
Hilti Customer Service. From the U.S., call Hilti,
Inc. at 1-800-879-8000 or visit
www.us.hilti.com; from Canada, call Hilti
(Canada) Corporation at 1-800-363-4458 or
visit www.hilti.ca.
Energy Focus, Inc. Launches
New LED Retrofit Kit for
Wallpack Fixtures
Energy Focus, Inc. recently introduced a new
LED Retrofit Kit designed to replace High
Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting for existing
Wallpack fixtures. The LED Retrofit Kit, using
only 31 watts, is designed to replace 175 W HID
lamps consuming 210 watts for an energy
These products are available now at all
authorized Ergodyne distributors. More
information can be found at
www.ergodyne.com, or contact Lindsay Herda
at 651-642-5862 or
lindsay.herda@ergodyne.com.
New Ergonomic Manipulator
Gives Operator "Bionic
Strength" for Stress-Free
Maneuvering and Orienting of
Heavy Loads
The pneumatically powered Famatec
Friendly ergonomic manipulator precisely
counterbalances heavy loads to allow an
operator to effortlessly suspend, rotate, tilt and
transfer products with precision. Equipped
with appropriate end-of-arm tooling, it is a
trusty "friend" for manipulating, transferring or
installing products, from automotive assembly
to pallet loading, for wheels, bags, dashboards
and small engines or wood, glass plate and
barrels. Three different models offer load
capacities of 330, 550 and 880 pounds, with a
working radius of 20 ft (6 m). Available
exclusively from Haeco, the Friendly costs less
than an average worker's compensation back-
injury claim, according to the company.
The Friendly adapts to the operator's
preferred working height and position,
allowing loads to be smoothly and progres-
sively positioned and placed during assembly,
suspended for further processing, or simply
transferred from one location to another. Once
suspended, the product can be moved
manually or under power. The simple, intuitive
control console allows adjustment of the
counterbalance force, rotation, tilt, braking and
parking. Suspended products can be rotated
90 degrees under power, or rotated contin-
uously by hand, with a powered tilting range of
0-93 degrees. The console slides on the handle
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savings of more than 179 watts.
The LED Retrofit Kit features a thermal
management system that allows the product
to fit virtually all existing Wallpack installations.
Equipped with versatile mounting brackets,
the unit can be centered and aimed in a
multitude of existing fixtures, creating a simple
and easy to install solid state lighting solution.
Since Wallpack fixtures are mounted at 15-
to 20-foot heights on the outside of many
industrial buildings, they are often difficult to
reach. Burned-out lamps may not be replaced,
leaving the space poorly lit. The LED Retrofit
Kit for Wallpacks addresses this issue by
offering a 50,000-hour life, which equates to
about 10 years of maintenance-free illumi-
nation.
For more information, see
www.energyfocusinc.com.
Ergodyne Launches New and
Updated Arsenal Gear Bag
Series
Ergodyne today announced the next
generation in Arsenal Gear Bags, including a
two-bag line expansion (Arsenal GB5120 Large
Wheeled Duffle Bag and Arsenal GB5135
Laptop Messenger Bag) as well as several
redesigned products (Arsenal GB5115 Small
General Duty Bag, Arsenal GB5116 Medium
General Duty Bag, and Arsenal GB5143 General
Duty Backpack).
Out with the red, in
with the black, grey,
and splash of orange,
the Arsenal Gear Bag
Series boasts a
brand new look
featuring the tough
materials and
components built to
hold up in the
harshest of
environments.
to adapt to the operator's preferred working
height and position, nearer or farther from the
product. A special safety device supports the
product until it reaches its destination.
The Friendly is available with a wide range of
mounting options, including column,
overhead, tracks, wheeled, or with a free
standing, fork-truck transportable base.
For more information, contact Haeco, 6504
Snider Rd., Loveland, OH 45140; telephone:
513-722-1030; fax 513-722-1032; e-mail:
sales@haeco.com; or visit:
haeco.us/materialhandling.
General Equipment Company
Introduces Product-Specific QR
Codes on Equipment
General Equipment Company now includes
QR codes on its products. When scanned with a
smart phone, the codes direct users to videos,
literature, operational tips, service information
and manuals. They are printed on weather- and
damage-resistant data plates, which are
securely mounted on each piece of equipment.
The QR codes were implemented to help
rental operators and end users find relevant
information quickly and easily. Unlike similar
systems in the industry, General Equipments
QR codes link to product-specific websites,
rather than a generic page. This eliminates the
need to browse for desired information after
reaching the site.
General Equipment Companys surface
preparation, hole digging and ventilation
equipment all include the new QR codes. To
take advantage of them, the user must have a
smart phone with a standard QR code scanner
application installed. This simple application is
commonly used and is a free download for
many devices.
For more information, contact General
Equipment Co., 620 Alexander Drive S.W.,
Owatonna, MN 55060; call 507-451-5510 or
800-533-0524; fax 507-451-5511 or 877-344-
4375(DIGGER5); or visit the website at
www.generalequip.com.
Industrial Scientific Introduces iNet InSite
Industrial Scientific today announced iNet InSite, a plug-and-
play docking station solution for its portable gas detectors that
provides critical functionality and information needed to keep
people safer.
iNet InSite broadens the availability of iNet, the companys Gas
Detection as a Service solution. This new solution is designed for
end users who own their gas detectors and have the means of
servicing and maintaining them, but are challenged with gaining
the necessary visibility into their overall gas detection program to
improve the safety of their employees.
Subscribers of iNet InSite receive unlimited
user access to iNet Control a Web-based
application accessible from any PC Web browser
along with iNet DS docking stations provided at
no additional charge. The docking station
requires no local software or server installation,
and is designed to work within the most stringent
corporate IT network security policies.
With iNet Control software, users can login,
manage and view the performance of their entire
gas detector fleet. iNet Control users can
schedule automated events such as calibrations,
bump tests and instrument firmware upgrades, as
well as set up alarm thresholds and other custom
settings. The application provides practical
insight for gas detection programs using trends, metrics, alerts and
custom reports.
For more information about iNet InSite, visit www.indsci.com/insite.
Jenny Products, Inc. Offers Two-Stage Service
Vehicle Compressors
Jenny Products, Inc. offers a line of two-stage service vehicle
compressors. The line includes five models, each designed, tested and
proven to meet the demands of various users and applications, such as
service centers, equipment dealers and construction professionals.
The compressors are powered by 5- to 18-horsepower Honda GX
series engines. Three models come with 30-gallon air tanks, and the
other two have 80-gallon tanks. They are available with recoil or electric
start and are offered with three different pump styles to meet a variety
of volume requirements. The lowest-capacity unit
provides 10.2 CFM at 125 PSI or 9.1 CFM at 150
PSI, while the largest unit provides 39.5 CFM at
125 PSI or 34.7 CFM at 150 PSI.
All compressors in the line are built with a
heavy-duty, two-stage cast iron compressor
pump for superior performance and longevity.
The compressors are belt driven with a large
flywheel for easy start-ups and extra cooling, and
pump temperatures are further reduced by a
directional air shroud.
Designed to withstand the demands of
any industry, all models come with several
standard features to reduce maintenance and
maximize uptime. The belt is totally enclosed
within a heavy-duty belt guard, and all fittings are protectively mounted.
The units also include a finned intercooler, centrifugal unloader, large
canister intake filter with replaceable filter elements, pneumatic throttle
idle control, a stainless-steel discharge hose, oil-sight glass, powder-
coated ASME certified receivers, a tank gauge and a pressure release
safety valve.
Splash lubrication with Jenny Ultimate Blue compressor-pump oil
provides contractor-duty protection of the pistons, crankshaft, bearings,
rings and cylinders. The two-stage service vehicle compressors also
come with an optional lubricator and airline filter. Special engine, tank
and pressure requirements can be customized upon request.
For more information on its line of equipment, contact Jenny
Products, Inc., 850 North Pleasant Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501-1069; call
814-445-3400; fax 814-445-2280; or visit the website at
www.jennyproductsinc.com.
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Also, HRC has welcomed
Trevor Wagenmaker, PE as
their mid-Michigan process
manager. Wagenmaker brings
significant technical expertise
to HRCs Delhi and Howell
office locations, further
strengthening HRCs presence in the mid-
Michigan area. HRC provides consulting
engineering and architectural services to
municipal, industrial and private clients
throughout southeastern Michigan, and has
offices in Bloomfield Hills, Grand Rapids,
Howell, Detroit, Mount Clemens, and Delhi.
G2 Consulting Group, a full-service
engineering firm with offices in Troy, Brighton
and suburban Chicago, selected three summer
interns to work in the firms Troy office,
construction services engineering group:
Molly Fitzpatrick of Bloomfield Hills, who
recently received a bachelors degree in civil
engineering from Michigan State University;
James Mazur of Port Huron, a recent graduate
of Lawrence Technological University with a
bachelors degree in civil engineering; and
Daniel Rhoton of Warren, who is pursuing a
bachelors degree in civil engineering from the
University of Detroit Mercy.
The American Council of
Engineering Companies of
Michigan (ACEC/M) has
announced Kirk A. Branson,
PE, of Parsons Brinckerhoff -
Michigan (Lansing) as its
2011-2012 president. Branson
has been active in
ACEC/Michigan and has
served on several committees before being
elected to the Board of Directors in July 2006.
2011-2012 ACEC/M Officers: president: Kirk
Branson, PE - Parsons Brinckerhoff MI,
Lansing; president-elect: Keith Swaffar, PE -
NTH Consultants, LTD, Detroit; treasurer: Amy
Trahey, PE - Great Lakes Engineering Group,
LLC, Lansing; national director: James
Escamilla, PE - Byce & Associates, Inc.,
Kalamazoo; past-president: Andrew McCune,
PE - Wade Trim, Taylor. 2011-2012 ACEC/M
Board of Directors: Wally Alix, PE, Hubbell Roth
& Clark, Bloomfield Hills; Jim Cook, PE,
Prein&Newhof, Grand Rapids; Michael Cooper,
PE, Harley Ellis Devereaux, Southfield; Thomas
Deneau, PE, Wightman & Associates, Inc.,
Benton Harbor; John Hiltz, PE, Orchard, Hiltz &
McCliment, Inc., Livonia; Sean Kelley, PE, The
Mannik & Smith Group, Inc., Canton; Mark
Kramer, PE, Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.,
Plymouth; Steve Nichols, PE, Fishbeck,
Thompson, Carr & Huber, Grand Rapids;
Stephen Pangori, PE, Anderson, Eckstein &
Westrick, Inc., Shelby Township; Robert Rayl,
PE, RS Engineering, LLC, Lansing.
Klochko Equipment Rental Company, Inc.,
Melvindale, is pleased to
announce the addition of
Dan Shumaker as an
industrial and plant
rental/sales representative.
Shumaker brings over 12
years of experience in the
equipment rental industry
servicing the automotive
sector. Klochko Equipment Rental Company,
Inc., currently celebrating its 60th year
servicing the Michigan rental industry, has
three locations in Melvindale, Fair Haven and
Saginaw.
Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC) recently
announced the promotion of
Nancy Faught, PE, associate,
to vice president/partner and
member of its Board of
Directors. Faught joined HRC
in 1987, and for the past 10
years has served as manager
and technical director of
HRCs Civil/Road Design
Department. Most recently, she became
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pleased to announce the
recent hire of two new
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as human resources director.
She brings over 11 years of
experience performing and
managing human resource
functions and holds a Masters
of Science Degree in Human
Resources from Western
Carolina University in North
Carolina. Scott Floyd, PE, LC,
LEED AP joins the firm as an electrical
engineer, with over 13 years of design
experience. Scott earned his Bachelor of
Science in Electrical Engineering from
Michigan Technological University; he is
licensed in the states of Michigan, Illinois,
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode
Island.
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Stephen Auger + Associates Architects
(SA+A), Lake Orion, has been chosen by The
City of Fenton DDA as the design team for
their proposed $4M Cornerstone Development
at Leroy Street and Silver Lake Road in
downtown Fenton. The firm specializes in
historic architectural renovations. The 30,000-
square-foot, three-story development will
include a mix of retail, dining, office and
residential units. The building is to be the first
of three the city would like to have built along
the eastside of North Leroy Street and will
replace 19th Century storefront buildings that
were demolished during the 1970s as part of a
never-completed urban renewal effort.
Clark Construction Company has been
selected by Engineering News Record (ENR) as
one of the Top 400 Contractors in the U.S. This
year, Clark Construction was ranked number
266. The category includes both publicly and
privately held contractors, and rankings are
based on construction contracting-specific
revenue. Clark Construction Company was
founded in 1946 and maintains offices in
Lansing and Southfield. In addition to a full
range of construction management services,
Clark continues to offer planning and pre-
construction services, program management,
general contracting and design/build services.
Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwests
oldest and largest law firms, recently reclaimed
its position on The National Law Journals (NLJ)
P E O P L E I N C O N S T R U C T I O N
Joyner
Floyd
Top 250 annual survey of the nations largest
law firms. Plunkett Cooney posted significant
growth last year thanks in part to the increased
attorney headcount in the litigation, insurance
law and banking practice groups. The firm,
which fell of the NLJ 250 last in 2003, is
currently ranked 242. Headquartered in
Bloomfield Hills, Plunkett Cooney also
maintains offices in Detroit, Grand Rapids, East
Lansing, Flint, Mount Clemens, Petoskey,
Marquette, and Kalamazoo.
CAM Member Plumbing Professors,
originally based in Canton Township, has
moved its southeast Michigan Service Center
to Farmington Hills. Plumbing Professors, a 24-
hour service plumbing, sewer repair and epoxy
pipe lining company, has moved to
accommodate their expanding fleet of
technicians and sewer cleaning equipment.
Their new location is at 30836 Eight Mile Rd.,
Farmington Hills, MI 48331. Plumbing
Professors was also recently awarded an epoxy
pipe lining contract by the Lakeland
Community Hospital in Watervliet, MI. The
company continues to conduct its ongoing
series of FREE Lunch & Learn seminars on their
State of Michigan and Ohio approved epoxy
pipe lining systems. For more details, visit
www.PlumbingProfessors.com and click on
Free Pipe Lining Lunch & Learn.
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Beals Hubbard, PLC is a full service
business, commercial, and corporate law firm
representing clients in business planning, transactions,
and litigation. The firms construction practice group
focuses on serving construction clients on the various
issues associated with construction transactions and
litigation. The firm guides clients through all phases of the
construction process.
Beals Hubbard routinely assists clients with the following matters:
Contract Drafting and Negotiation
Contract Risk Analysis
Bid Proposal Review
Construction Lien Issues
Change Order Request Preparation
and Review
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Sep. 9 Architectural Lecture A lecture by
architect Stanley Tigerman will launch Thinking
into the Future: The Robie House Series on
Architecture, Design and Ideas at the University
of Chicago Law School Auditorium. The series is
presented by the Frank Lloyd Wright
Preservation Trust and the University of Chicago.
Tickets are available at www.GoWright.org.
Sep. 12 CAM Golf Outing
September 12 Paint Creek Country Club,
Lake Orion.
To reserve a spot in this outing, call Diana
Brown at 248-972-1000.
Sep. 15-18 ASCC Annual Conference 2011
The American Society of Concrete Contractors
will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its Annual
Conference at the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand
Rapids.
For more information, or to register, visit
www.ascconline.org, or call the ASCC office at
866-788-2722.
Sep. 22 Building Connections The
seventh annual Building Connections, a
networking event in conjunction with CAM to
benefit the Boy Scouts of America, Great Lakes
Council, will be held at the Parade Company in
Detroit.
For more information, call or e-mail Gregg
Montowski at 248-972-1000 or
montowski@cam-online.com.
Sep. 22-24 IIDEX/NeoCon Canada This
conference and exposition presented by Interior
Designers of Canada will be held at the Direct
Energy Center in Toronto.
For more information, please visit
www.iidexneocon.com.
Oct. 18 BEC Symposium 2011:
Understanding Hygrothermal Performance
This symposium at Laurel Manor Banquet
Center in Livonia will present a distinguished
panel of speakers to discuss the past, present
and future methodologies for evaluating and
analyzing building enclosure hygrothermal
performance.
Refer to www.bec-gd.org for information on
the speakers and their presentations.
C O N S T R U C T I O N C A L E N D A R
Oct. 28 Designnight AIA Chicago will
present the 56th annual Design Excellence
Awards during Designnight at the Grand Ball
Room at Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. Design
Excellence Awards recognize achievements in
the categories of Distinguished Building, Interior
Architecture, Regional and Urban Design, and
Unbuilt Design.
For additional information, visit
www.aiachicago.org.
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CAMTEC Class Schedule
CAMTEC, the training & education center of
the Construction Association of Michigan, has
announced its 2011 class schedule. To register,
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Beals Hubbard, PLC ................................................................................40
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Capital Insurance ....................................................................................19
CAM Magazine ........................................................................................35
Connelly Crane Rental Corp. ..............................................................12
Detroit Terrazzo Contractors Association ......................................16
Doeren Mayhew......................................................................................29
Facca Richter & Pregler, P.C. ................................................................39
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. ........................................39
G2 Consulting Group ............................................................................41
Guy Hurley Blaser & Heuer ....................................................................9
Interface Financial Group ....................................................................11
Hartland Insurance Group, Inc. ..........................................................17
Hilti ..............................................................................................................34
Jeffers Crane Service, Inc. ......................................................................5
Larson's Insurance Solutions Agency..............................................12
NAWIC, National Association of Women in Construction ......16
Next Generation Services Group ......................................................23
North American Dismantling Corp. ................................................38
Oakland Companies ................................................................................5
Plante & Moran, PLLC ............................................................................37
Plumbing Professors..............................................................................38
Plunkett Cooney......................................................................................33
Rick's Portables ........................................................................................29
SMRCA ........................................................................................................35
Scaffolding, Inc. ......................................................................................26
Spartan Specialties LTD........................................................................22
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street for several months now. In an effort to keep our information as accurate and up-
to-date as possible, were including here all the changes and corrections we have
received for members company listings as of August 15. Changes from the book are in bold.
Continually return to this section every month in CAM Magazine to get heads-up
information and news involving the Construction Buyers Guide. Questions? Contact Mary
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updates will be made to the online Buyers Guide from July 15 thru January 30.
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additional charge, or send $6 per book for shipping to have the books sent to your company
via UPS. Please call ahead of time for authorization if your firm requires a substantial number
of copies.
Invoices for the listings have been generated and mailed. Prompt payment ensures a
good-standing membership and ability to list in the 2012 Buyers Guide. We will gladly
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