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The Christman Co.
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Ruby + Associates
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Dear CAM Member, I hope this issue of CAM Magazine finds you, your families, and your colleagues safe and healthy. There is no doubt that we are living in unprecedented and trying times. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed Michigan, the United States and the world. Our industry, especially here in Michigan, has been dramatically affected. From the day the Governor issued Executive Order 2020-21 suspending all activities not necessary to sustain life, the Stay Home Order, to today, we at CAM have done everything in our power to keep you informed. Starting on March 24th, we worked with many partners to get our industry re-opened safely. We also made it a priority to keep contractors, suppliers, equipment dealers and all members aware of the CARES Program, the Paycheck Protection Program, legal issues and what was happening in Lansing. All of this information is available on the CAM website, www.buildwithcam.com, by clicking on Coronavirus: Info and Updates. As new information becomes available, including tax, unemployment and legal resources, we will continue to update the information and add links to this page. CAM, along with our industry partners, were successful in convincing the Governor that the construction industry is inherently safe and should be one of the first industries back to work. On May 7, Executive Order 2020-77 allowed construction and several other industries that presented a lower risk of infection to resume. Under the new executive order, construction sites were required to adopt a set of best practices to protect their workers from infection. Those practices included: a site supervisor to enforce COVID-19 control strategies • Designating Conducting daily screenings for workers • Creating dedicatedhealth entry if possible, or issuing stickers or other indicators to assure that all • workers are screened everypoints, day Identifying choke points and high-risk areas (like hallways, hoists and elevators, break areas, water • stations, and buses) and controlling them to enable social distancing Ensuring sufficient hand-washing or hand-sanitizing stations at the worksite • On CAM’s Coronavirus: Info and Updates page are additional resources to assist businesses as they return to work. This includes free Toolbox Talks, on-demand webinars, MIOSHA guidelines, and a list of CAM member companies that are providing necessary services, such as cleaning and disinfecting, printing of workplace safety and health signage, and more. In addition, the CAM team has continued to work on upcoming events, like the Mid-Year Economic Forecast Webinar, scheduled for June 24th, and the summer season’s four golf outings. We have also adapted our CAMTEC classroom instruction to be delivered virtually. Our membership department is working with existing CAM members to extend services, like complimentary access to the Virtual Planroom, and delaying membership cancellation to accommodate the businesses hardest hit by the shutdown. CAM staff continues to be available to our members and colleagues. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at cam@buildwithcam.com or call (248) 972-1000. However long COVID-19 impacts our lives and our work, eventually life will go back to normal. And the world will understand that we are all connected and better together than apart. Stay focused, stay healthy! Sincerely,
Kevin N. Koehler President Construction Association of Michigan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GLASS & GLAZING Bird-Friendly and Energy-Efficient Glass: A Growing Trend Takes Flight at Ford House’s New Buildings
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Closing the Books on Almost a Half-Century of Student Life: Homrich Demolishes WSU’s Helen L. DeRoy Apartments
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All Hands on Deck: Manual Demolition Carves Out 21st Century Living Spaces in Historic Tower
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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT Building Community at the Re-Invented Kemeny Recreation Center
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Industry News Safety Tool Kit Product Showcase People in Construction/ Corporate News
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Advertisers Index Construction Calendar CAM Welcomes New Members
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ABOUT THE COVER Homrich is reshaping student housing facilities on Wayne State University’s campus, first with the demolition of the Helen L. DeRoy Apartments shown on the cover and secondly with the manual demolition of the interior partition walls of the historic Chatsworth Tower. Photos Courtesy of Homrich
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MIOSHA Workplace Guidelines, New Hotline to Protect Michigan Workers As the COVID-19 curve continued to flatten in May and many businesses reopened their doors, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued workplace guidelines for employers and employees and created a new hotline, 855-SAFEC19 (855-723-3219), to answer guideline questions and further protect Michigan’s workforce from the spread of the virus. Additionally, MIOSHA has provided further clarification the construction and manufacturing sectors must take to
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protect workers that have returned to their jobs. The State of Michigan’s Workplace Safety Guidelines can be found on LEO’s homepage at Michigan.gov/LEO. On a scale from low to very high, exposure determination is the leading factor to the level of precaution an employer should take to protect their employees and can vary within the same facility. Employers must create a written exposure control plan that includes exposure determination and outlines measures that will be taken to prevent employee exposure to COVID-19, including as appropriate: • Engineering controls • Administrative controls • Hand hygiene and environmental surface disinfection • Personal protective equipment • Health surveillance • Training A key component to prevent the spread of
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COVID-19 is the ability for employers to provide adequate training on potential risk to their employees. Under these guidelines, MIOSHA encourages training that includes steps the employee must take to notify the employer of signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and reporting suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. Employers are to provide updated training to employees if changes are made to its exposure control plan or new information becomes available about the transmission of COVID-19. “As the governor follows the science and data to re-engage our economy, our first priority is to protect workers from the spread of COVID-19,” MIOSHA Director Bart Pickelman said. “If employers follow the workplace guidelines, we can ensure Michiganders can return home healthy and safe.” Read more about the guidelines and learn best practices at M i c h i g a n . g o v / C o ro n a v i r u s .
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2021 Michigan Safety Conference, which takes place April 13-14, 2021.
Michigan Safety Conference OnLine Product/Service Directory To help find companies offering health and safety supplies, consulting, and training, the crew at Michigan Safety Conference has created an online product/service directory for workplace health and safety professionals. This new marketplace allows users to search for products and services related to specific industries by category. Visit the site here: https://www.michsafetyconference.org/pr oduct-and-service-directory/. (The Michigan Safety Conference does not endorse any product or service.) Also, booth sales are now open for the
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NECA Helps Secure Construction Industry Exemption in Final IRAP Rule On March 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor released the final rule of the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAP) regulation. The final rule contains a permanent construction industry exemption, thereby protecting the industry from participation in IRAPs. “Given the high concentration of timetested registered apprenticeship programs in the construction industry, there is no need to create a parallel
program that would detract from our nearly 80 years of experience as the industry’s gold standard,” NECA Chief Executive Officer David Long said. "We are pleased that the Trump administration recognized the success of our established model. Thanks to our efforts to expand and improve our programs, millions of hardworking Americans have built wonderful careers empowering lives and communities across America.”
APA Releases the Winners of Its Safety and Health Awards The Engineered Wood Association has announced the winners of its 2019 Safety and Health Awards. The program celebrates safety and operational excellence in the structural panel and engineered wood industry. Resolute-LP Engineered Wood and LP won Safest Company Awards in their respective categories, and Resolute-LP Engineered Wood and Roseburg Forest Products Company topped the competition for the innovation awards. The 2019 average Weighted Incident Rate (WIR) for the structural panel and engineered wood industry was 8.11, an increase over last year’s WIR of 6.99. The 2019 Total Incident Rate (TIR) was 1.60, also an increase over last year’s TIR of 1.41. As with all activities, according to the EWA, it is expected to see some movement of these values over time, and fluctuations remind the industry to continue to ensure that systems and processes are in place to strive for the long-term improvement of these metrics. WIR is calculated using both the number and the severity of recordable incidents. The Equipment-Based Innovation in Safety Award went to Resolute-LP Engineered Wood in Larouche, Quebec, for its I-joist clamp for web flange separation. During the production of Ijoists, flanges on the leading end can “The Voice of The Construction Industry®”
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separate from the web at the outfeed of the assembly process before moving into a curing oven. Prior to the development of this tool, mill staff would repair the joist using a long stick or piece of lumber, but this placed staff in a position that could lead to hand injury or long-term ergonomic issues. This tool was developed to allow for the “clamping” of the flange back onto the web at a safe distance from the conveyor and oncoming joists using leverage instead of force. Its design allows for staff to easily convert from one joist depth to another with a simple pin at the hinge spot. The Jeff Wagner Process-Based Innovation winner was Roseburg Forest Products Company in Coquille, Oregon, for its Laser Walkway. Pedestrian-forklift congestion is an ongoing concern at almost any manufacturing site. A team was established to identify specific areas
of concern and devised a plan to reduce or eliminate the risks in these areas. The team decided that the best course of action was to use laser walkway markers at several locations. The lasers and associated flashing lights and/or stoplights are activated by push buttons on either side of the walkway or by use of photo eyes. The lights are placed on a timer that allows adequate time for pedestrians to traverse the path, but not an excessive amount to make forklift operators complacent with the laser’s presence. As a result, pedestrians keep better to the designated path and mobile equipment operators' awareness of occupied paths is heightened. Since 1982, the APA awards program honors the management and employees of companies and mills with the lowest Weighted Incident Rate (WIR), which is calculated using the number and severity
of recordable incidents reported on the mill’s annual OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) report. Seventy-six APA-member structural wood panel and engineered wood product facilities in the U.S., Canada and abroad participated in the 2019 program. A total of 15 facilities representing six APA member companies earned awards in various competition categories. Some of the mills were multiple award winners. More information on the APA Safety and Health Awards Program can be found on the Association’s website at www.apawood.org.
Work Truck Show Innovation Award Winners
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With a focus on safety, innovation, efficiency and electrification, more than 100 new products, including vehicles, truck equipment and accessories, were introduced at Work Truck Week 2020, which took place in March. Three were named Work Truck Show Innovation Award winners. Morgan Olson’s Storm Class 2 step van prototype won in the Body Concept category, Truck Safety USA LLC’s Cab Brace® won in the safety category and Workhorse’s C-Series lightweight step van won in the green category. Innovation Award winners were selected by a panel of editors and fleet managers from 92 eligible products entered through the show’s New Product Spotlight program. Judges noted this year’s winning products addressed important industry issues such as improving safety, the need for greener solutions and increased efficiency in last-mile delivery. Storm, Morgan Olson’s new Class 2 walk-in step van, was designed as a less than 10,000-pound gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) commercial-grade delivery solution for e-commerce and parcel
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package delivery companies facing driver shortages. It features new advanced driver safety technologies, including an ergonomic-friendly driver’s seat with a higher seated position to make it easier on delivery drivers constantly entering and exiting the vehicle during shifts. Morgan Olson introduced two prototypes at the Show — one built on a Ford F-150 chassis and the Electric Storm powered by BMWi technology. Morgan Olson is also exploring additional Class 2 chassis partners. “Exhibitors continue to unveil the most innovative products in the industry here at The Work Truck Show,” said Steve Carey, NTEA president & CEO. “That was the case again in 2020, as the event provided the industry a showcase for the newest and most innovative offerings in vehicles, technology and equipment. These products will have a lasting impact on the efficiency and productivity of commercial vehicles and fleet operations.” Learn more about these vehicles here: http://www.worktruckshow.com/2020recap. The Work Truck Show®, North America’s largest work truck event, is produced annually by the Association for the Work Truck Industry.
ASCC CPC Pre-Construction Checklists The Concrete Polishing Council (CPC) a subsidiary of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), has developed two preconstruction checklists for floors to receive a polished finish. They are “Checklist for the PreConstruction Conference” and “Checklist for the Polished Concrete PreConstruction Conference.” The first is a supplement to the NRMCA/ASCC “Checklist for the Concrete Pre-Construction Conference.” “Pre-construction meetings are of prime importance in planning concrete construction work when potential problems can be avoided before the project starts and when the financial impact is relatively low,” says Bruce Suprenant, PE, PhD., F.A.C.I., ASCC technical director. “They’re especially critical when the slabs are to receive a polished finish. The input of the polishing contractor is vital in achieving the desired polished concrete finish.” The second checklist is for a meeting to take place after the slab has been placed, and just prior to receiving the polished finish. “This is an opportunity for the polishing contractor to point out any flaws or inconsistencies in the slab that might affect the end product,” says Suprenant, “including curing, floor flatness, compressive strength, hardness, etc.” It also covers site condition, means and methods. Read more here: http://ascconline.org.
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Safety Tool Kit 2019 SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CEREMONY
By Jason Griffin CAM DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND SAFETY SERVICES
he construction industry is currently facing a labor shortage, which creates many unique challenges. One of these challenges is meeting customer demand while managing a newer, less-experienced labor force. This has an impact on the injury and illness rates that we currently see in the construction industry. The focus of this tool kit is to recognize those companies who achieved success in safely managing their workforces in 2019. Applicants had to demonstrate Days Away/Restricted/Transfer Rates (DART) and Recordable Injury and Illness Rates (IR) below 1.5 and 2.6 respectively, while maintaining an Experience Modification Rating (EMR) below 1.0 in order to qualify to receive this award. We held our first virtual CAM Safety Achievement Award Ceremony on March 27, 2020. This virtual format was a result of social distancing measures to protect award recipients from the COVID-19 virus. Not all the award recipients were able to participate this year as they had a variety of unique and enhanced responsibilities resulting in the performance of critical work operations remotely. This year, we received 45 applications for awards across four categories of hours worked. The categories are a simple means of distinguishing between the sizes of the contractors and include the following four categories:
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Eric Shumaker Corporate Safety Director Auch Construction
Altogether, the employers who received awards in each category represented approximately 9,467 workers and clocked more than 18,800,000 hours worked. When looking at just those statistics alone, the efforts involved to make sure that each employee works safely and the coordination needed across the jobsites to coordinate multi-employer efforts is incredible. The virtual award ceremony was attended by approximately 20 people representing the award-winning firms. A complete list of the award recipients is available on CAM’s website at www.buildwithcam.com. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners are listed in the table on page 12. The Gold award winners for each category presented on how they achieved safety success during 2019 at the May 11th CAMSafety Committee meeting. The recorded presentations are available on the CAM YouTube page at https://youtu.be/qDN5EPV0QbM. Even with the successes of these contractors, we had several contractors, who despite having robust safety programs, struggled in 2019 with the challenges faced by our industry and we look forward to seeing Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com
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them at our 2020 Safety Achievement Award ceremony. I would like to also thank our sponsors who made this event possible. Gold Sponsors: Clark Construction Company DeMaria Building Company Oakland Community College VTC Insurance Group
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Congratulations to all of our award recipients! Your dedication to safety and health is truly inspirational. For more information about how to participate in this event, please contact Jason Griffin by email at Safety@buildwithcam.com or by phone (248) 972-1141.
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Bird-Friendly and Energy-Efficient Glass: A Growing Trend Takes Flight at Ford House’s New Buildings
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Newly installed glass in the east façade of the administration building.
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or Greg Gancos, glass is a family affair. His father worked in stained glass for over 30 years, and his handiwork still graces the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. As a child, Gancos recalls visiting his father at work in the Ford family’s Cotswold-style home built in 1927. Today, as project manager for Edwards Glass Company, Gancos has returned to this 85-acre estate along Lake St. Clair to deliver one of the largest bird friendly glass installations in Michigan. Working under Frank Rewold & Sons, Edwards Glass will install approximately 4,400 square feet of this specialty glass in the Ford House’s new visitor center and administration building being built on an idyllic tree-filled and water-bathed site. The two buildings will be tucked in a nook of Ford Cove with only the forested, slender finger of land called Bird Island separating both the buildings and the cove from the sparkling expanse of the big lake. The Zen-like setting begs for a building with generous expanses of glass, and as the architect, SmithGroup delivered a design with well-glazed, cove-side views. On the second floor of the 40,000-square-foot visitor center, the public can gaze through a glass curtain wall at a panoramic view of the cove, the island and the lake. Taking it outside, the space opens onto an outdoor balcony and its glass handrail, adding fresh air to the grand views of this natural gem. The 17,000-square-foot administration building will offer water-side vistas as well. Thanks to exterior glazing, “the main office will be wide open to the lake,” Gancos said. Work spaces will be outfitted with glass doors and some with glass partitions. The bad karma in this slice of nirvana: A high risk of birds colliding into glass windows, walls and other structures. “It is the reflective and transparent characteristics of glass that present a danger to birds, because the birds do not recognize the glass as a barrier,” Gancos said. Birds fly into a glass structure, for example, because our feathered friends mistake the reflection of a tree in the glass for the actual tree itself.
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Ornilux Takes the Bird’s-Eye View A bird’s-eye view of the world – an understanding of how birds see – inspired the making of Ornilux bird protection glass. “Arnold Glas developed Ornilux bird protection glass with the understanding that birds can see light in the ultraviolet (UV) spectrum,” Gancos said. “The glass has a patterned, UVreflective coating making it visible to birds while remaining virtually transparent to the human eye.” The selected pattern even uses a bit of bird psychology in the form of biomimicry. The web-like UV pattern resembles a spider’s web, because “many birds are averse to flying into an actual web,” Gancos said. “Basically, the patterned UV coating shows the birds that an obstacle exists, and the birds avoid the structure.” Thanks to Ornilux, building owners have a clear glass option without the risk of avian injuries and fatalities. Other bird friendly glass solutions have a subtle frit pattern Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com
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The administration building (left) and visitor center (right) will be tucked in a nook of Ford Cove with only the forested, slender finger of land called Bird Island separating both the buildings and the cove from the blue dazzle of the big lake.
or even a bold decorative design in harmony with the building’s usage. Another intriguing solution: Chicago’s Aqua Tower has a series of undulating, wave-like concrete balconies as part of a strategy to break up reflections in the glass. Bird-Friendly and Net Zero Energy Arnold Glas has delivered a multifunctional clear glass solution offering both bird protection and energy efficiency. At the new Ford House development, the triple-glazed insulated glass units (IGU) have two different coatings: Ornilux for bird protection placed on surface three, or the middle unit of the IGU’s six different glass surfaces, and Solarlux® A70 for management of thermal performance placed on surface two of the exterior glass piece. The Ornilux coating will help the twostory visitor center meet LEED standards. According to the Arnold Glas website, the “U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program has an innovation credit in its rating system, namely Pilot Credit 55: Bird Collision Deterrence. This has established an important incentive for architects and building owners to adopt bird-friendly 16 CAM MAGAZINE JUNE 2020
design methods.” According to the Ford House website, the administration building will be a Net Zero Energy or even Net Positive building. Solarlux A70 will assist the sustainabilityminded Ford House in its mission. “The high-performance, solar-reflective and low-emissivity coating manages cooling and heating stress,” Gancos said. “This saves energy, reduces heating- and cooling-related operating costs and lowers the building’s greenhouse gas emissions.” These robust glass units provide a tight thermal seal to further reduce heating and cooling costs. “The minute you install these heavy-duty windows, you begin to notice the fact that there is no air leakage,” Gancos said. “They are tightly sealed and very well made.” Built Ford Tough All 206 lites of the Ornilux bird protection glass had been shipped, delivered and stacked on the site by mid-April 2020. Installation of all exterior glass began after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. Because these insulated glass units are heavier and thicker than standard units, installation called for a slightly heavier “The Voice of The Construction Industry®”
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grade of articulating lift, along with larger frames and extra labor to handle the glass. “Standard insulated units are one inch, but these are 1 ¾-inch-thick units,” Gancos said. “We had a lift equipment company make sure the equipment was rated for the weight of the glass.” Less prone to break or scratch, these heavy-duty units can easily handle wind and other weather-related loads during vertical installation. “This glass is tough and can withstand the stress of the wind and can handle its load in all types of weather,” Gancos said. Ornilux, however, is specialty glass with a long lead time and without the capacity to be cut in the field. “Because the factory is in Germany, there would be a long, costly lead time on any replacement glass,” Gancos said. The long lead times and the transAtlantic journey demand caution during installation, because whatever breaks cannot be swiftly replaced. According to Gancos, the glass has an actual turnaround time of about 14 to 16 weeks,
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but the timeline can possibly stretch to 18 weeks after taking into account the backand-forth review and ordering process. Bird-Friendly Glass Grows in Usage At the visitor center, Edwards Glass installed 35 to 40 lites to piece together the upper and lower sections of the second-story glass curtain wall. Overall, each lite is nine-foot-tall by five-foot-wide, making the curtain wall one of the tallest pieces of glass in the building. Directly outside this large picture window, the transparency of the balcony’s ¾-inchthick glass handrail will preserve the beautiful vista of Ford Cove and Bird Island; the Ornilux bird protection coating on the glass balcony will preserve the birds themselves. Arnold Glas has been making bird protection glass for 15 years. According to Gancos, large installations are already in place around the world but demand is growing in Michigan and across the United States as awareness of this avian issue gains momentum. New York City
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passed a Bird-Friendly Design Ordinance in December 2019, and a similar birdfriendly ordinance is now under consideration in Chicago. According to Audubon magazine, “This landmark legislation makes New York City the nation’s largest city to require that mitigates avian architecture fatalities.” The new bill requires the installation of materials that are visible to birds, such as dotted patterns, tints or glazing on glass and windows, for new construction and major renovations. More specifically, according to USGlass News Network, “The bill requires that the exterior wall envelope and associated openings be constructed with bird-friendly materials up to 75 feet above grade. Materials other than bird-friendly materials are not allowed to exceed a total of 10 square feet within any 10 x 10-foot square area of exterior wall below 75 feet above grade. The law also specifies that in instances where a building renovation includes the replacement of all exterior glazing, the alteration must comply with
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Each building will have two large glass canopies totaling 3,274 square feet collectively. Edwards Glass designed custom frames for all four differently sized canopies, including one of the visitor center canopies depicted above.
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the updated building code.” A Glass Kite At the new Ford House development, glass will permeate the two limestoneclad structures, ranging from exterior canopies to interior office partitions. Each building will have two large glass canopies totaling 3,274 square feet collectively. “Glass and Mirror Craft manufactured the ¾-inch laminated canopy glass with a screen dot pattern at 30 percent,” Gancos said. Bird glass did not have to be installed in the exterior canopies because of the horizontal placement of the glass. This positioning created another kind of challenge: uplift from the winds sweeping across the site from Lake St. Clair. “It is not only at least 10 degrees cooler on the site, but it is windy almost all of the time,” Gancos said. “When we are setting glass vertically, the wind isn’t really a factor, because we can always work on a side of the building that blocks the wind. Anytime we have to lay glass flat, we have to have almost perfect control of it. If it is windy,
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the glass essentially becomes a huge and heavy kite, and if one hits the corner of the steel or anything, the glass will break. Basically, we stop work if the wind is above 25 miles per hour.” Designing Custom Frames As a well-met challenge, Edwards Glass designed custom frames for all four differently sized canopies. A visitor will only see an expanse of glass apparently set in a painted steel frame, but the glass is actually anchored in a custom frame set above the steel. The custom solution involved taking standard square-shaped pieces of curtain wall frame and removing the back or one complete side of the frame member. This now roughly U-shaped member wraps the steel, fitting as neatly as one piece of a puzzle to another. “Our custom frame will sit on top of the steel, and fasteners will allow us to adjust the custom frame,” Gancos said. “The glass will then sit on top of our custom frame just like it does in a curtain wall.” The seams of the 104 different glass lites will be butt-glazed instead of captured in frames subdividing the glass. The weight of the glass holds itself in place and provides an extremely strong surface for the crew to actually walk on the glass to caulk the glass both front and back. “If a person was on the secondstory looking out over the canopies, they could see the caulking,” Gancos said. “We have to make sure the caulking looks good.” For drainage, the completed glass canopies will not be perfectly flat. “Each glass canopy will be pitched on an angle to the gutters and will be structurally sealed,” Gancos said. “Each glass canopy will be different with some pitched from the outside in to a gutter running down the middle and others just following a slight pitch and running rainwater or snowmelt off into the ground.” According to the Ford House website, bio-swales in the parking area will channel runoff into the estate’s main bio-swale put into operation in 2015 to clean runoff before it enters Lake St. Clair.
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formed of high-quality, long-lasting materials, including not only a limestone exterior, a slate roof and bird glass, but also premium quality glass curtain wall framing systems by Hope’s® Windows Inc., a company based in Jamestown, New York. According to its website, the company was founded in 1912 and “is the nation’s leading and most experienced manufacturer of custom-designed, solid hot-rolled steel and solid bronze window and door systems, specializing in historic preservation, cultural, institutional, commercial, and luxury residential applications.” Gancos adds, “It’s a great product.” Scheduled to arrive in August 2020, the Hope’s frames will be installed in some of the glass-wrapped entranceways of the two buildings. The custom steel frames will echo
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Located in this idyllic natural setting, the Ford House’s new administration building and visitor center is a good neighbor to its feathered friends who flock to Bird Island and Lake St. Clair’s Ford Cove. Ornilux bird protection glass will be installed in virtually every exterior opening, including in the sizeable glass curtain walls facing the cove.
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the character of historic frames. “These steel frames are painted rather than anodized, and while modern aluminum curtain walls have very square and 90degree corners, our frames will have a slight roundness to match older, historical steel frames,” Gancos said. The building’s showcase of custom glass and framing products includes four
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operable folding glass walls made by NanaWall Systems, Inc., the San Francisco Bay Area-based company that pioneered this glass genre 30 years ago. “They are the best glass folding wall,” Gancos believes. “They are just so well made. They are the easiest to install and the strongest. If you are looking for a glass folding wall that lasts a long time, you can’t get one much better.” Three NanaWalls will be installed in the visitor center: One will be an interior glass wall and two will be installed on the firstfloor directly below the second-story glass curtain wall. The fourth NanaWall will be placed in the administration building. “Most are seven-foot-high and span about 15 to 20 feet depending on the opening,” Gancos said. “They fold on a hidden track, the whole wall opens up, and then tucks into the side of the wall unnoticed.” Shop Drawing Scrutiny This cornucopia of specialty and premium quality materials led to an extensive shop drawing review and approval process between Edwards Glass, vendors and the project team. Launched in fall 2018, the round robin process of shop drawing reviews, revisions, adjustments, further reviews and final approvals was quite involved and ultimately consumed about a year. “We double- and triple-checked all confirmed items prior to ordering as well,” Gancos said. “We then started installing frames throughout the building, including curtain wall and punched openings. Meanwhile, the first shipment of bird protection glass was coming from Germany.” The buildings’ list of specialty systems arrived in three separate waves. The first glass shipment, slated for the administration building, arrived in October 2019, along with the CS louvers and screen walls for the mechanical system. “The next phase began in January 2020 and focused on the visitor center bird glass, as well as finalizing the Hope’s frames and the canopies,” Gancos said. The last wave of materials, including the NanaWalls, arrived within days of the Covid-19 shutdown. At press time in early May, Edwards Glass was poised to begin work once again. Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com
The specialty systems with substantial lead times and the unexpected Covid-19 shutdown were eased by a good working relationship with the general contractor. “We have a very good relationship with Frank Rewold & Sons,” Gancos said. “The communication is always clear and responses are timely. The project has been run professionally, and we just keep on moving forward.” A Family-Focused Facility Once completed, according to the Ford House website, “the new visitor center will offer a unique welcoming lobby, a dedicated education wing with two multifunctional classrooms and outdoors classroom space, exhibition space for traveling and changing exhibits, a new exhibition gallery telling the Ford family story, new event space with glass walls overlooking Ford Cove for private and corporate rentals, expanded retail space, and a brand new expanded restaurant
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called The Continental. With additional outdoor seating, it will be one of only a handful of dining locations in the area with views of Lake St. Clair. “The administration building will bring Ford House operations into the same location. The new building will house meeting rooms and a special ‘social wing’ with direct access to a terrace for indoor/outdoor meetings, gatherings, lectures and more. A library resource center within the building will support the ongoing research of the Ford family history.” The new buildings will celebrate family life and the lives and contributions of this prominent American family. For Gancos, who grew up only a half-mile from the Ford House and frequently fished at a nearby pier, coming to work at the site is a type of homecoming. “I am an eastsider, and it’s great to be a part of this project,” Gancos said.
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Closing the Books on Almost a Half-Century of Student Life: Homrich Demolishes WSU’s Helen L. DeRoy Apartments By Mary Kremposky McArdle Associate Editor
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In September 2019, Homrich Inc. closed the books on Wayne State University’s Helen L. DeRoy Apartments. This experienced demolition company turned the site into a textbook example of how to methodically and safely dismantle a 15-story building with a small, narrow footprint in the middle of a bustling campus. Not to mention working at a marathon pace to meet an aggressive schedule. Welcome to the 22 CAM MAGAZINE JUNE 2020
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demolition “classroom” at 5200 Anthony Wayne Drive where failure to do your homework has more consequences than a bad grade. Homrich has been “doing its homework” since 1964. The company has completed thousands of projects and is recognized as an industry leader in demolition, remediation and environmental contracting. Working closely with WSU and construction manager, Gilbane Building Company, Homrich has delivered yet another successful demolition project. The Helen L. DeRoy Apartments towered over WSU’s campus for 47 years. Originally built in 1972, the first wave of students filled its apartment units during the years marking the beginning of the Watergate scandal and the end of the Vietnam War. The building made its own history as the first barrier-free and accessible apartment building in Michigan long before the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in the 1990s, according to Today@Wayne, the website of the Wayne State Newsroom. More than historical facts, about 350 resident-students a year collectively hit the books and forged bonds with fellow students within the confines of this 210,000-square-foot tower. Almost a halfcentury of memories and personal stories now outlive the building’s demolished and re-purposed brick and concrete. Today, the recently built Anthony Wayne Drive Apartments, designed by Hamilton Anderson Associates and located directly across the street from DeRoy, marks a new phase of student life at WSU. Logistics: Planning Demolition on an Active Campus Working in the middle of an active campus called for a well-coordinated game plan. “The demolition involved a great deal of planning and sequencing between WSU, Gilbane and Homrich,” said Homrich Project Manager Dane Stritt. “Logistics were the main challenge of the entire job. Not only did we have a building and site with a small footprint but everywhere else outside of that footprint was a live, active campus.” The building was embedded in a dense grid of campus housing, eateries and pedestrian pathways, as well as the surrounding roadways of an urban campus. Because of an active Anthony Wayne Drive,
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Homrich positioned its modified Hitachi EX800 excavator with a Kocurek telescopic boom in the courtyard directly behind the Helen L. DeRoy Apartments. “We were limited as to where we could place this large machine, because Anthony Wayne Drive on the opposite side of the building remained open throughout the demolition,” Stritt said. “Only the parking lanes in front of DeRoy were closed.” Fortunately, the building was narrow, and the machine could ultimately reach up and over to work on the Anthony Wayne Drive side of the structure. To manage both vehicle and pedestrian traffic, Homrich allocated extra manpower to coordinate trucks entering the site and to stop pedestrians from gaining access to the site. In the prep stages, the building’s digital traffic was as challenging to manage as the actual site traffic. “When we were doing our prep work, students would try to enter the building because it used to house the campus health center,” Stritt said. “Google or some Internet search engine would take students right to the building.”
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During active demolition, Homrich placed a barrier of Conex boxes, or shipping containers, around the site perimeter. Debris netting draped 40-foot sections of the building at any given time to protect the public from potential flying debris. “There were active sidewalks and walkways within about 50 feet of the building, so we spent a great deal of time on protections for the general public,” Stritt said. “Even though it was the summer semester, there was a great deal of foot traffic in the area.” Demolition Launch: Reaching for the Heights In May 2019, Homrich began prep work ranging from asbestos abatement to demolishing a large steel chiller and cooling tower perched on the rooftop mechanical penthouse. “We
didn’t want to pull down a large steel unit located 150-some feet above our heads,” said Stritt. “Using sawzalls, we downsized these large units into smaller and more manageable pieces prior to full-scale demolition. We let gravity just bring down the pieces as we began demolishing the building’s upper floors.” The building’s sheer height called for its own set of demolition strategies, particularly in the beginning phases of active demolition. Homrich used a demolition pole attached to the end of the boom to begin the takedown of the 158foot-tall structure in June 2019. Homrich used this axe-blade-like attachment to demolish the tower’s first four floors. “We increased the reach of the machine by about 25 feet,” Stritt said. Homrich tackled the building’s height from the ground level as well. Debris from the top floors was used to form a 10-foothigh debris pad at the base of the building. “We would smooth out debris fallen to the ground, make it into a pad, and then cat the high-reach machine on top of it to gain another 10 foot of reach,” Stritt said. The Calculated Art of Destruction The building’s structural composition ratcheted up the complexity of the task at hand. “It was a precast concrete building with masonry shear walls,” Stritt said. “Starting out, this type of structure could be more unpredictable in the way it could potentially react to demolition. When we are shearing a steel building, we know the way the steel is going to react. With precast, it is not the strongest material during actual demolition. It could just crumble to nothing.” The demolition of such a structure must be approached methodically. “It is a very calculated demolition process, especially with student activities only 50 feet away,” Stritt said. “The shear ‘munches’ the building down floor by floor and bay by bay, slowly taking the building down in a very cautious way.” Protective measures included frequent debris removal to avoid overburdening the floors. As the machine’s shear eats away at the building, debris falls and accumulates on the floor or floors below. “We had to make sure we cleaned off the floors below to avoid overloading any of the floors,” Stritt said. “We raked all the debris that fell on the next floor with a tool attached to the
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high-reach excavator. If this isn’t done often enough, a big pile of debris could overload the floor and could potentially trigger a chain reaction and collapse.” During the actual takedown, Homrich’s crew was positioned on the site to alert the equipment operator to any potential hazards. “We have different sets of eyes viewing the demolition from different angles and seeing the way the building is reacting just in case the equipment operator doesn’t see something coming,” Stritt said. Homrich carefully planned the demolition sequence to keep the strongest part of the building standing until the final phase of the work. The building was
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shaped like a compressed Z – it has a central rectangular core with two square sections offset and on opposite sides of the core. “The building was almost like two separate structures tied in the very center,” Stritt said. “We started on one end, wrecked a few bays in, and then flipflopped all the way over to the other end, wrecking that section of the building towards the core. The center or core is the strongest part of the building, because it has the elevator shafts. Essentially, we wrecked the building towards the center, and then we brought the center down last.” This demolition sequence protected students and nearby campus buildings. “This plan was the safest way to demolish the building,” Stritt said. “We didn’t want to have one end of the building left standing that was less structurally strong, being that we were close to another building and a pedestrian walkway.” Dust mitigation in the middle of an active campus and in a surprisingly windy area
called for protective measures throughout demolition as well. “It seems high winds were constantly blowing down Anthony Wayne Drive and through the campus courtyards,” Stritt said. “For dust mitigation, we had multiple Dust Boss units spraying water at all times, and our highreach is fitted with water sprayers at the end of the attached tool. This attachment sprays down the building at the height of where the tool is working.” A Course in Higher Learning Over the course of the summer, Homrich worked long hours and multiple weekends, investing approximately 7,800 labor hours to meet an aggressive schedule that began in June with full-bore demolition and reached completion in time for the beginning of the fall semester. “Because it was a tight, jam-packed site, there wasn’t room to have multiple machines on the site at the same time,” Stritt said. “The only other way was just working longer shifts and additional days to get it done on time.” Homrich successfully completed demolition on August 20, 2019. The demolition generated 15,500 tons of demolition debris, 21,000 tons of concrete, and 1,000 tons of hard fill material or brick and block. “The demolition debris was hauled to a landfill, the brick and block was repurposed and recycled as road base for the landfill, and the concrete was taken to a concrete crusher and recycled,” Stritt said. “There was about 650 tons of scrap steel that was recycled as well.” Stritt ranks the project as 8 on a scale of one to 10, 10 being the highest. “With everything factored in – a tall building, a small footprint, a demanding structure and a tight schedule – it was a very challenging but a very successful project,” Stritt said. “It called for a great deal of effort but it went well. We didn’t have any incidents or injuries, and we delivered a good result.” Like any course of study on a college campus or elsewhere, effort equals results. The hard work of the Homrich team has successfully tackled the demolition version of a course in higher learning, having brought down this 15-story building safely, efficiently and on schedule.
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All Hands on Deck Manual Demolition Carves Out 21st Century Living Spaces in Historic Tower By Mary Kremposky McArdle Associate Editor ayne State University’s Chatsworth Residence Hall will offer students the rare experience of living in a vintage Midtown Detroit building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the Chatsworth, contemporary suites and early 20th Century character combine to create a unique student dwelling. Originally built in 1928, this architectural classic and former apartment building is in the able hands of Hamilton Anderson Associates and Gilbane Building Company. From water table details to faux balconies, the building’s vintage character has been restored on the exterior, and work is now focused on the reconfiguration of 85 apartment units into a series of suites. Generations of graduate and professional students have lived in the nine-story apartment building, originally incorporated into WSU’s campus in 1961 as married student housing. In preparation for full-scale demolition, Homrich removed and recycled stoves and refrigerators, along with a few air-conditioning units, all once part of the daily lives of past tenants. Now given to a good cause and to save landfill costs, “we collected the appliances and donated them to Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore shop,” said Homrich Senior Project Manager Paul Brant.
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Homrich’s initially small crew arrived on the site in May 2019. “We began with a small crew in supporting roles, such as removing ceilings so that other trades could get the power cut and capped and any mechanical items cut and capped,” Brant said. In June 2019, Homrich launched fullscale demolition and began completely gutting the interior of floors two through eight, followed by six apartment units on the first floor and removal of mechanical equipment in the building’s two basement levels. “The exception was the historical areas on the first floor,” Brant said. All of the ornate woodwork and historical character of the lobby, lounge and other first-floor common spaces were left intact to add to the memorable residential experience. Demolition by Hand Homrich’s wall-to-wall demolition of floors two through eight brought down every interior wall on each floor. At 11,800-
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square-foot per floor, the demolition was sizeable, and amazingly, all done by hand. “The floors were not suitable for equipment, so we basically did everything by hand,” Brant said. A 20- to 25-person labor force took down the building’s six-inch interior walls using sledgehammers, electronic chippers and crowbars. “The interior walls were made of what is called Pyrobar,” Brant said. Quoting the website of Accredited Environmental Technologies, Inc., Brant said, “Pyrobar is a fire-resistant, gypsumbased product mainly used between 1903 and the 1960s. It is the same size as terra cotta block, but it is a lighter-weight material.” White or light gray in color, the lightweight blocks of Pyrobar and its mortar were both tested and found not to contain asbestos, Brant added. Thick layers of plaster covered the Pyrobar walls and added to the sheer weight of the resulting debris. “Just the plaster itself was heavy, because it is a combination of rock, gypsum and silica,” Brant said. Because of the plaster, collapsing an entire wall at once would have placed too much additional load on the floor. As a solution, Homrich began chipping away at the plaster and Pyrobar at the very top of the wall and cleaning the debris immediately as the crew worked its way down the wall. The structure of the floor itself called for a cautious approach. “The floor is a pan construction,” Brant explained. “It is built of joists, a two-inch layer of concrete, and then other joists 16 inches on center. Because the walls are built on top of the supporting joists, we had to be careful when knocking down the wall that we weren’t putting all of that pressure on the two-inch slab in between the joists.” Initially, Homrich took two weeks to demolish the first few floors. Ultimately, Homrich “turned over a floor a week as demolition and interior build-out of new walls progressed,” Brant said. Much lighter, contemporary walls of metal stud and drywall will form the new interior wall divisions. A Tight Schedule Adhering to a rigorous schedule on a demolition delivered completely by hand “The Voice of The Construction Industry®”
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called for long hours and multiple debris chutes. With a peak labor force of 25 people, “we worked 10 hour shifts, five days a week,” Brant said. “Basically with proper staffing levels and multiple chutes we were able to meet the schedule and deliver the project on time.” Two chutes for debris removal and a buck hoist for access were mainstays on
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this tightly scheduled project. Aiding the schedule and following chute safety practices, Homrich placed two chutes on opposite sides of the building exterior, one on the east and the other on the west side. “One chute would be open on the ninth floor and the other would be open on the eighth floor for instance,” Brant said. “Therefore, we could be unloading material from two floors at the same time.” This strategy aided the schedule and followed safety practices for debris chute usage. “If we were dumping into a chute active on the ninth floor, we could not have anything open directly below on the eighth floor, because it is a safety hazard,” Brant said. Planning an efficient work sequence aided the schedule as well. Soon after initial launch, Homrich established a flow of work spanning three different floors at a time: One crew demolished walls on an upper floor while another prepared the floor directly below by removing carpeting and appliances. After both moved on to
the next set of floors, the last crew in this staggered sequence removed ductwork and any mechanical and electrical systems from the ceiling opening. Breathing Easy Manual demolition and a tight schedule weren’t the only challenges of this demanding project. “Due to the plaster content, the walls were very high in silica,” Brant said. “Everyone used respiratory protection for the duration of the project.” Homrich partnered with RPB® Z-Link®, a manufacturer of powered air purifying respirators (PAPR). With this type of respirator, “there is no extra strain on a person’s lung capacity,” Brant said. Using a power pack, a PAPR uses a fan to draw air through the filter cartridge under positive pressure with no effort required by the wearer, according to the Web site of Major Safety. The RPB Z-Link system includes a hard-hat-like helmet, a face shield and the filter and power pack itself. “It is basically
an all-in-one unit,” Brant said. “It’s much more comfortable to wear than a regular respirator, especially when you are working 10-hour shifts. The RPB Z-Link doesn’t place any pressure on your face, making it much more user-friendly.” As an added bonus, the RPB Z-Link’s efficacy isn’t impaired if a worker has a beard or wears glasses. Using this type of respiratory protection, the worker is more protected and morproductive. Homrich took care to protect its nextdoor neighbor from dust as well. “Dust was an issue, because we were very close to the loading dock of the neighboring building,” Brant said. “We had water wetting our two different debris chutes at all times, and we made sure all of the debris was being adequately wetted to minimize the dust.” Additional concerns were present for the demolition of the six apartments on the first floor. Gilbane Building Company took charge of protecting the building’s historical spaces on this level from any
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potential damage during demolition and construction. Homrich’s scope of work extended to the building’s two basement levels. “All of the pipes and conduit in the interior came down to the basement, and using sawzalls, we basically demolished all of the mechanical and electrical systems in the basement,” Brant said. Homrich worked diligently throughout
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the summer and completed demolition in early September. In removing 2,800 tons of material manually, Homrich’s list of accomplishments on this backbreaking project includes working over 20,000 labor hours with no recordable injuries. In working hard and working safely, Homrich has created a clean slate for the reinvention of the Chatsworth’s living spaces.
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Building Community at the Re-Invented Kemeny Recreation Center he Kemeny Recreation Center has been a community beacon in Southwest Detroit for over 60 years. This beacon shines more brightly today, thanks to a recent expansion and renovation. An active color palette brightens walls, flooring and furniture; newly painted wall murals energize the spaces; and LED site and interior lighting adds to the general glow. These measures and more were part of a $9 million project undertaken to create a better quality of life for residents and to offer bright, sustainable and safe spaces for the strengthening of family and community bonds. Located in Kemeny Park near South Fort Street and Schaefer Highway, the newly renovated and expanded recreation center encourages the entire family to engage in educational, health, fitness and sports activities. From Zumba classes and basketball clinics to pumpkin painting at Halloween celebrations, the center offers a wide variety of programs for all ages. Keo and Associates, Inc. added almost 10,000 square feet to the existing and now completely remodeled Kemeny Recreation Center. Designed by Ehresman Associates, the resulting 28,322-square-foot building provides the community with a sense of pride and ownership in a facility that is attractive, functional, low-maintenance and monitored with minimal staffing. Providing spaces for family bonding and a gathering place for the community to meet, mingle and interact aims to strengthen the ties that bind and to assure that this community continues to thrive and to grow now and in the future.
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The Kemeny Recreation Center has been deeply rooted in a strong sense of family and community since its opening in 1957. The center’s namesake, Charles Kemeny, grew up in Southwest Detroit and was killed in combat in World War II. His parents owned a market in the neighborhood, and his grandparents donated the land to the City of Detroit in his honor, according to the Telegram Newspaper. Representatives from the Kemeny family were present at the grand opening of the re-invented recreation center in October 2018. A New Kemeny – Inside and Out Thanks to the work of Keo and Associates, the Kemeny Recreation Center now has a new 9,822-square-foot gymnasium and locker room area. The former gymnasium, now called the sports hall, has a gently arching wood ceiling that adds a unique design touch to the space. The family and community activities in the new Kemeny Recreation Center are grouped into three areas: A sports area, including the new gymnasium, the sports hall, and the fitness weight room. Active areas include a game room and two multipurpose rooms. Physically passive spaces include a library, technology center, and art room/multi-purpose classroom. Other features include men’s, women’s and family lockers, drop-in lockers in the gymnasium and fitness room, and a warming kitchen. This community-minded project broadened its sense of connection to include the natural world as well. The project involved planting more than 20 new trees within the park to replace existing trees that were removed for the building addition and site work. Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com
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Both the building itself and its site alterations are focused on sustainability and health. The project team maintained and strengthened the existing sidewalk network to encourage walking, the existing bicycle lane along Kemeny Park’s Fort Street frontage to encourage biking, and the connection to the existing bus stop located along the park’s Fort Street frontage to encourage the use of public transit. Sustainable, Safe and Bright The transformation of a dated, mid-century recreation center into a sustainable building with vibrantly painted murals and walls certainly had its challenges. The building had
been closed for over a year before the launch of design and construction. The closed building had been scrapped and vandalized, and the power had even been cut. Without power, the sump pumps could not prevent the ground water from entering the building, and the basement and portions of the first floor became flooded and coated in ice. After dewatering, work on revitalizing the Kemeny Recreation Center included the re-purposing of several existing spaces. The previous pool was in-filled to create program space for the large multipurpose room, library, technology center, and art room/multi-purpose classroom. In this reshuffling of spaces, the previous art room and community room became the fitness weight room, senior room/multipurpose room and staff offices. Additionally, a portion of the previous men’s locker room is now the games room. Overall, the renovation transformed the Kemeny Recreation Center into a sustainable, safe and bright place: A SUSTAINABLE PLACE TO LIVE • The Building Envelope – As part of this sustainability-minded renovation, 34 CAM MAGAZINE JUNE 2020
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A game room and multi-purpose spaces offer places to play, gather and form community bonds.
the entire building now has a host of energy-efficient measures. Several building envelope alterations now boost the recreation center’s energy-efficiency and increase the comfort level of building users: Keo and Associates oversaw the installation of increased roof insulation on the building. The company replaced all existing single-pane, obscured, Plexiglas windows with thermally broken, laminated, insulated windows for increased thermal comfort and thermal performance. The window replacement, along with the installation of additional windows in key spaces, offers quality views and increases the level of natural light in the building interior. • Repurposed and Recycled Materials – The renovation included repurposed and recycled materials, including locally harvested wood gym floors and locker benches, along with carpet, laminated vinyl tile, and rubberized sports flooring made from recycled materials. Durable polished concrete flooring was used where appropriate in lieu of carpet or tile, and recycled steel and aluminum was utilized for siding, windows and for other purposes. • Water Conservation – Designed by the mechanical and electrical engineering firm of EAM Engineers, building systems were revamped and replaced to maximize energy efficiency and sustainability. The building systems were revamped to save water by utilizing automatic flush valves, automatic faucets, and low-flow shower heads to regulate water flow.
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• Energy-Efficient Lighting Systems – Energy savings are being gleaned from new LED site and interior lighting, along with utilizing occupancy-controlled lighting as assessed by motion, thermal and other types of automatic sensors. All manual controls were turned off. Dimmer and multi-level switching was installed to control the lighting levels and energy used. • Energy-Efficient HVAC – To create a more energy-efficient and sustainable HVAC system, the project team installed an energy recovery unit to serve the locker room areas. HVAC units with an economizer cycle and duct-mounted carbon dioxide sensors
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• Indoor Air Quality – Restricting the VOC content of materials was undertaken to protect indoor air quality. Keo and Associates implemented a construction indoor air quality management plan and performed a post-construction building flush-out. A SAFE PLACE TO PLAY • Safety and Security Systems – The building has new safety and security systems as well. Keo and Associates oversaw the installation of new fire alarm and fire suppression systems, as well a new security and camera systems on the building interior and exterior. • Specialty Windows and HighVisibility Interiors – The windows are part of the building’s new safety and security systems as well. The high exterior windows have impact glazing to discourage vandalism and breakins. The windows draw daylight and quality views into the building; the insertion of interior windows allows natural light to permeate the building and to boost visibility and security. As another security measure, a large r reception desk with a clear view of the entrance, parking lot, lobby, gymnasium and sports hall is wellpositioned within the building. A BRIGHT PLACE TO MEET AND MOVE • The bright part of this sustainable and safe building is the vibrant color palette throughout the interior and the community spirit of neighbors, friends and family sharing this revitalized gathering place. The wall colors, flooring, cabinets, furniture and murals carry the colors throughout the interior, and in a sense, set the tone for each space’s usage. The warm orange tone of the walls of the game room fosters an equally warm sense of connection. • The painted wall murals inspire activity. The corridor murals lend a sense of kinetic motion to the interior: One mural depicts the slightly slanted silhouette of a basketball player
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rapidly moving a ball down the court. Another corridor features a mural of just legs in motion that is sure to inspire the most sedentary couch potato to get up, get over and get moving in one of the Kemeny Recreation Center’s athletic spaces. -Content Courtesy of Keo and Associates, Inc., edited by CAM Magazine staff The following trade contracting firms participated in the project: • Asbestos & Water Removal – Environmental Maintenance, Inkster • Asphalt – Nagle Paving, Novi • Audio Visuals – Advanced Storefronts, Troy • Carpentry & General Trades – Pontiac Ceiling, Pontiac • Concrete – Brix Corporation, Livonia • Control Systems – Shaw Systems & Integration, Southfield • Demolition – Homrich, Carleton • Electrical – Labelle Electrical, Macomb • Excavating – Eagle Excavation, Inc., Flint • Fence Work – Industrial Fence & Landscaping, Detroit • Fire Protection – Elite Fire Safety, Southfield • Flooring – SCI Floor Covering, Inc., Romulus • Furniture – Interior Environments, Novi • Gymnasium Floors – Kuhn Specialty Flooring, Beverly Hills • HVAC –Systemp Corporation, Rochester Hills • Landscape & Irrigation – WH Canon, Romulus • Masonry – Brazen & Greer, Livonia • Monumental Signs – Hardy & Sons, Ferndale • Painting – Detroit Spectrum Painters, Warren • Plumbing & HVAC – Macomb Mechanical, Inc., Sterling Heights • Roofing – Christen Detroit, Detroit • Structural Steel – Great Lakes Welding, Ray Township • Telescopic Bleachers – Architectural Systems Corp., Holland • Testing – Professional Services Industries, Chicago, Illinois
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Keo and Associates, Inc. added almost 10,000 square feet to the existing and now completely remodeled Kemeny Recreation Center in Southwest Detroit.
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EPA Makes It Easier for Consumers to Find Safe, Effective Disinfectant Products to Use Against the Novel Coronavirus The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its List N Tool, a new web-based application that allows
smart phone users and others to quickly identify disinfectant products that meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The agency also announced new actions to ensure that new disinfectant products that are safe and effective to use against SARS-CoV-2 can be added to EPA’s List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARSCoV-2 as quickly as possible. For more than two months, EPA has provided the public with List N, a list of more than 400 surface disinfectant products that meet the agency’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2. In May, the agency transformed the data from the List N Tool webpage into a browser-based web tool that allows users to rapidly identify the disinfectant products best suited for their needs. Users can search by use site (e.g., home, business, health care, etc.), surface type (e.g., hard, nonporous surfaces like countertops; porous surfaces like fabrics), contact time (i.e., the time the product needs to be visibly wet), EPA registration number, active ingredient, or product name. To access the List N Tool application, visit cfpub.epa.gov/giwiz/disinfectants.
schools, office buildings and medical facilities. Larson carries a wide variety of USA-made UV sanitation carts and devices for a variety of applications. Its IND-UC-48-6L-UVC-50C UV sanitation cart and IND-UC-48-12L-UVC-50C highpowered UV-C sanitation cart are industrial strength and can kill up to 99% of viruses, including coronavirus, in large facilities using an output range of 200nm to 280nm (254nm generalized) of germicidal UV light. These UV-C sanitation carts feature a recommended 20- to 25-minute exposure time for viruses and other contaminants. Larson’s IND-UC-48-6L-UVC-50C cart covers an area of 1,200 square feet of area and features six powerful UV-C fluorescent lamps. The IND-UC-48-12LUVC-50C covers an area of 2,400 square feet and comes with 12 powerful UV-C fluorescent lamps. Both carts offer 180˚ of coverage and multiple carts can be used to cover a larger area with the same efficiency and effectiveness. To learn more about the features and benefits of these two powerful UV disinfecting solutions and to see Larson’s full line of UV sanitation devices for purchase or for rent, visit www.larsonelectronics.com.
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DEWALT recently introduced its 20V MAX* 15° Coil Roofing Nailer, an addition to its expansive 20V MAX* System, featuring over 200 products. Optimized for small jobsite applications, this nailer
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is ideal for service and repair jobs, small production work, flashing and shingling around windows, skylights, and vents. According to DEWALT, roofing professionals can save up to 20 minutes daily in set-up and clean-up time by switching from a pneumatic nailer to a DEWALT battery-powered roofing nailer. The 20V MAX* 15° Coil Roofing Nailer drives 500 nails per charge and can fire up to three nails per second. It includes features standard among pro-grade corded equipment such as bump actuation mode and tool-free depth adjustment for precise nailing. The nailer can install up to one square (100 square feet) of asphalt roofing shingles per charge at four nails per shingle using a 2.0Ah Battery (DCB203). The nailer includes components that allow for tool-free adjustments, including a tool-free stall release that returns the driver blade in the event of a jam. With a 120-nail capacity and a standard nail canister, the 20V MAX* 15° Coil Roofing Nailer is compatible with most coil 1/4 to 1-3/4-in. roofing nails. The tool features a brushless motor for long runtime and motor life. In addition, the tool is ergonomically designed with a handle that fits comfortably in a user’s hand, helping to limit fatigue. More information on DEWALT tools, including additional fastening options, can be found at www.DEWALT.com.
Bosch Delivers Fast Battery Charging with New ‘HELLION’ Turbo Charger with Power Boost Boost your power tool productivity and performance while minimizing downtime with Bosch’s new “HELL-ION” 18V highpowered 16-amp turbo charger, which delivers eight times the charging current of its standard counterparts. The GAL18V-160C 16-Amp Battery Turbo Charger offers fast and faster lithium-ion battery charging to get the user back to work. The charger offers Power Boost Mode, which charges a CORE18V 8.0Ah Lithium-ion battery to 50 percent charge in 15 minutes or to 80 percent in 26 minutes. It is compatible Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com
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with Bosch 18V lithium-ion batteries. “Our existing CORE18V batteries set the bar high for power tool performance. Now, there’s a charger that delivers fast and faster charging all while minimizing the downtime associated with the tedious, but necessary task of charging batteries,” Bosch Power Tools product manager Chris Gregory said. “We are
confident that our HELL-ION 18V Turbo Charger has all the bells and whistles professionals need to harness the full power of the tools and batteries in their everyday lineup.” The new charger is also the first of its kind to offer battery diagnostics via connectivity. It can connect via Bluetooth Connectivity Module (GCY42 sold separately) to a smart device to enable more control over charging preferences and allow the user to monitor charging levels and status. Two additional charging functions – Max Lifetime and Storage modes – are available through Bosch’s Toolbox App to help pros get the most out of each battery’s lifetime. With the help of the connectivity module, a user has to option to stay notified and informed on all charging activities. For more information, visit www.bosch.com.
Milwaukee® Expands PACKOUT™ Modular Storage System with New Compact Cooler Milwaukee Tool continues to revolutionize tool transportation, organization, and storage for the trades with the addition of a PACKOUT™ 16QT Compact Cooler to its widely popular PACKOUT™ Modular Storage System*. The new cooler is built with impact-resistant polymers and can hold ice for over 30 hours. Perfect for on and off the jobsite, the new cooler is equipped with a 16-quart capacity, an integrated bottle opener, and an interior storage tray. IP65-rated, the PACKOUT™ 16QT Compact Cooler withstands even the harshest jobsite environments. With the addition of the new PACKOUT™ 16QT Compact Cooler, the Milwaukee® PACKOUT™ Modular Storage System now has over 20 different products for users to choose from to build out their custom storage solution – making PACKOUT™ the most versatile and durable modular storage system in the industry. For more information, visit https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Product s/Storage-Solutions/PACKOUT.
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single unit /10 packs are $27.00 per unit. For more information about the new Gear Keeper RT4-5602 Retractable Tether — or any of the company’s other tethering products, the full line of Gear Keeper’s tool and instrument tethers, lanyards and accessories, visit www.gearkeeper.com.
Gear Keeper’s Retractable Tool Lanyard: Engineered for Drop Safety Safely avoiding at-heights entanglement issues from multiple dangling tethers, Gear Keeper’s new RT4-5602 retractable tether sits close to the body and is designed for small tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, pocket-size torque wrenches … any tool weighing up to one pound. The patented Quick Connect (QC-II) tool tether fittings offer fast/easy side release for quick change-out of tools. This permits technicians to use only one tether for any number of small tools. In addition to the tether’s ability to swivel in the direction of use, the RT4-5602 comes complete with a strong, impactabsorbing lanyard tool attachment and a secure locking carabiner user attachment via tool belt or fall-protection harness. Safety is built into all components of this highly engineered retractable dropsafety system. Gear Keeper’s RT4-5602 side release retractable tethering system offers exceptional benefits of safety, productivity, accessibility and comfort for workers not available in other tethering systems. The RT4-5602 virtually eliminates arm strain and fatigue with a low-force 3 oz. extension up to 55”. The RT4-5602 side release retractable tethering system specifications include: stainless steel carabiner, load limit of 16 oz, an extended length of 55”, and a QCII side release. The retail cost is $29 per Visit us online at www.BuildwithCAM.com
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Aluminum Supply Company (ASCO) has recently announced the addition of Enrique DeLaRosa to the position of Estimating and CAD/Laser Design. DeLaRosa DeLaRosa has eight years of experience in the metal fabrication and, according to ASCO, is a great addition to their team. Steve Freckmann, general manager of Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has received the Pinnacle Award from Freckmann the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA). The Pinnacle Award signals the end of Freckmann’s three-year term on the association’s board of directors, and also recognizes his more than decade
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and a half of involvement in leadership positions within the association. Based in Washington, D.C., SC&RA is an international trade association of crane and rigging professionals with more than 1,400 members in 46 nations. Dawes was one of seven founding companies that formed the association in 1947. The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) has announced Michael Cooper, PE, from Harley Ellis Devereaux, as its 20202022 Executive Cooper Committee Vice Chair. Cooper is President and Managing Principal of Harley Ellis Devereaux, a national architecture, engineering, and planning firm. Cooper is responsible for all aspects of business operations for the firm’s Detroit office, in addition to his leadership role on the national level. He is a licensed professional engineer in 19
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states, has authored numerous articles and frequently speaks on both management and design issues. Cooper is active on ACEC’s Planning Cabinet, ENR 500 Executive Steering Committee and the ACEC Life Health Trust, in addition to serving as a National Vice Chair. He has also held all major leadership positions within the ACEC/Michigan member organization. Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V) has added 9 Michigan staff members including a new chief financial officer. Kate Harms, a former director of financial operations for Harms a computer hardware reseller and IT services provider, will oversee F&V’s accounting team and be the main contact with banks and financial institutions. Paul R. Galdes, principal and president of F&V, “Kate brings a wealth of ability and experience as a CFO and controller as well as in the human resources and legal fields that she managed in her last position.” Also hired at the F&V headquarters in Grand Rapids is Andrew Filler, landscape architect. Filler joins the Development and Enhancement Group with enhancement and Filler parks development experience. A graduate of Michigan State University’s landscape architecture program, Filler will be developing parks master plans and construction documents, assisting with five-year recreation plans and will complement the group’s rapidly growing capabilities in presentation graphics. Blake Blackford, construction technician and engineering-intraining, joins F&V’s Construction Services Group. His duties include project oversight, daily Blackford quantity tracking and record drawing reports. Blackford’s experience as a foreman working for the family’s contracting/masonry company will benefit clients. “The Voice of The Construction Industry®”
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Deepak Gupta, PE, has been hired as a project manager. He has private consulting and commission road experience and a civil engineering degree from Gupta the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in design engineering from Saginaw Valley State University. His unique skillset with managerial experience for regional county Road Commissions will help Gupta in client relationships and overseeing road and municipal projects in East Michigan. Micah Burgess is a bridge engineer working in the Farmington Hills office. She graduated from Wayne State University with a civil and environmental Burgess engineering degrees. She joined F&V with four years’ experience in civil/structural engineering. Her primary duties include bridge design, drafting and
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analysis. Kirstin Pimental, marketing administrative assistant, has 20 years of experience in publishing, marketing and graphic design. According to F&V, Pimental brings great Pimental energy and interpersonal skills to the marketing team. Her experience in maintaining databases with law enforcement as well as assisting in a variety of different marketing functions will benefit the team. Tyler Wittmann, engineer-in-training, a recent Michigan Technological University grad with a degree in environmental engineering, joins the Wittmann Process Group after interning last year. He has previous operations experience in both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. His positive attitude and
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willingness to take on the next challenge has helped him hit the ground running at F&V. Lauren Kirkconnell, a Michigan Technological University environmental engineering graduate, F&V’s Process joins Group. The entry-level engineer will assist with Kirkconnell water and wastewater design and construction projects and preparing Asset Management Plans (AMPs) for communities. She will also prepare design documents for treatment facilities and administer construction contracts. Bandhan Ayon is a traffic engineer-in-training with experience in transportation planning and landside operations. He has been hired into the Grand Rapids office Ayon and will be working to support the Traffic Group, providing
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traffic, transportation planning and parking services. Ayon has two master’s degrees from Western Michigan University, in geographic information science and civil engineering. Attorneys Heather Cude and Krystal D. Hermiz recently joined the Transportation Law Group of Practice Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and Cude largest full-service law firms. A member of the firm’s Detroit office, Cude focuses her practice on the defense of first- and third-party auto liability on behalf of national insurance companies and their policyholders. She has experience handling personal injury cases that involve trucking liability, bus liability, motorcycle and pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents, pet attacks and claims of alleged police misconduct.
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Hermiz, who is a member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, focuses her practice in the areas of first- and third-party motor vehicle negligence. She Hermiz insurers, represents corporations and individuals in a variety of automotive liability matters, including cases involving complex legal and factual issues such as coverage, fraud and rescission, and uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits, as well as claims involving premises liability. Selected a “Rising Star” by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine since 2013, Hermiz is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Oakland County Bar Association and the Chaldean American Bar Association for which she is a past president. Roy Rose retired on May 8 from Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick (AEW) after more than 40 years of Civil
Engineering service. He joined AEW in 1985 and at that time worked in Bridge Design and on structural other engineering projects. He was recognized for his Rose work and hard dedication, and in 1986 became a Shareholder with the firm. In 1989 he was promoted to Vice President, and was also elected to AEW’s Board of Directors. Roy became President and CEO in 2001, a position he held for 16 years, followed by two years as Chairman of the Board. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Corporation, is a member of the Hospital’s Ambassador Club, and has served terms as the Chairman of the Board of Regents for the Clinton Township/Port Huron campuses of the Baker College Systems, President of Leadership Macomb, and the Utica Community Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence.
Midland’s Nick Saupe, a promising engineer technician for Fleis & VandenBrink, died on Friday, May 22, from injuries suffered in a Gratiot County Memorial Day Weekend motorcycle Saupe crash. Saupe was 25. The recent Keiser University graduate was hired full-time in January 2020 after completing three internships in the F&V Midland office. He was assisting project managers and project engineers with designing municipal infrastructure projects. “It’s tragic,” said Gary Bartow, F&V’s East Michigan Group Manager in Midland. “Nick was an integral part of our municipal design team. “He took great pride in every project he worked on. Nick loved to collaborate with his team members and enjoyed collaborating with clients to review the engineering designs from conception to project completion.” Most recently, Saupe worked with Tittabawassee Township staff members on a critical wastewater collection system 44 CAM MAGAZINE JUNE 2020
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project and municipal water system extension project. “Nick will be greatly missed,” Bartow added. Paul R. Galdes, principal and president of F&V, agreed. “Nick not only brought great talent and drive to the Midland office, but he also had a vibrant, fun personality that lifted everyone around him. He will certainly be missed by all those that had the pleasure of knowing him. “
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The Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded Midlandbased Fisher Contracting an emergency repair contract for the US-10 Stanford Lake bridges. The eastbound and westbound US-10 bridges over Sanford Lake in Midland County suffered major damage during the record-high flooding the area experienced in May. Fisher Contracting came in as the lowest bidder at $1.8 million. Fisher crews have already begun working on repairs, MDOT stated. Crews will build a temporary crossover over the bridge, repair the eastbound bridge and shift eastbound and westbound US-10 traffic to the eastbound roadway in early June, MDOT stated. This will allow one lane of traffic in each direction. Fisher Contracting hopes to repair the westbound bridge and roadway by mid-June. Temporary crossovers are slated to be removed by late June, weather permitting.
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to L.D’ Agostini & Sons, Macomb, to build the 5.5-mile pipeline connecting Flint to a backup water supply. The contract was voted down twice before Monday night’s general meeting. The pipeline was supposed to be completed by December 2019. The new pipeline will link to Genesee County’s KWA water provider. If something happened to the city’s current provider, the Great Lakes Water Authority, the city could switch temporarily to the county’s system. The pipeline and reservoir are part of a larger plan with interrelated projects funded by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act.
Grandville-based Field Tools is providing a free health screening form on its mobile data app as construction workers return to job sites. “We’re providing this free tool to construction companies to help protect the health of the workforce,” said Doug Huyser, president of Classic Engineering, owner of Classic Labs and Field Tools. The app’s release comes as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer relaxed her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order, allowing construction companies to return to work but requiring them to prevent workers from entering a premise if they show respiratory symptoms or have had contact with a person who tests positive for COVID-19. Workers will use their mobile phones to activate a QR code for the health screening app form on signs posted at construction site entrances. The form uses CDC screening guidelines to ask the worker three questions: If they have been in close contact with an individual diagnosed or quarantined for COVID-19 in the past 14 days or if they have traveled on an airplane within 14 days. Symptom questions ask about fever, severe headache or new or worsening respiratory issues.
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Pioneer Construction in Grand Rapids successfully tested the app in the field. “When we are able to health screen all employees before they go to work each day, the risk of exposure to all employees on site is greatly reduced,” said Christopher Kallemeyn, Pioneer vice president of Construction operations. “This tool, along with our rigorous hygiene and sanitation procedures and appropriate PPE use, will make all of our job sites and employees safer at work.”
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