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RETIREMENT CONSTRUCTION Culture Change at Skilled Nursing Facilities: Welcome to Marywood 10,000 Baby Boomers are Turning 65 Every Day. Is Your Firm Responding to this Growing Market Opportunity?

An Attitude of Service in Senior Care Construction

NEW BRIGHTON BREWERY: A TOAST TO METALS & STEEL CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CRAFT BEER ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED AT THE U OF M LAW QUADRANGLE

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30 T.H. Marsh: An Attitude of Service in Senior Care Construction CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT

16 New Brighton Brewery: A Toast to Craftsmanship and Craft Beer

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32 Justice Has Been Served at the Law Quadrangle The University of Michigan’s Fabled Law Quadrangle Receives an Upgrade

DEPARTMENTS 22 Culture Change at Skilled Nursing Facilities: Welcome to Marywood

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INDUSTRY NEWS Utility Bill Refunds Available for U.S. Companies As with many things in life, oftentimes what you don’t know can hurt you.

Companies throughout the U.S. dutifully pay their utility bills, and usually do a great job of finding a supplier with a low price per kilowatt, gallon and cubic meter. What most companies don’t know is that there are also other charges on those bills (taxes, surcharges, fees) that vary by state, county, city, municipality, profit or non-profit designation, schools, agricultural and commercial construction applications, etc.

The percentage of U.S. companies being overcharged for these taxes is estimated to be 65-75%, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury states that the amount of these billing errors is in the billions of dollars.

Having an employee who specializes in learning all of these variables is very rare, due to the large amount of time used to keep current with all of the regulations, and the short amount of time it takes to apply them to your company’s needs.

Unless a company is large enough to require a full-time employee to manage the refund process, the best solution is to outsource this task to an organization that has dedicated itself to keeping current with these ever-changing regulations. They will compile your data, find the errors, complete the paperwork, apply for the refunds and then follow up to make sure that the refunds are actually paid.

Fees vary, and some companies simply work on a percentage of what they are able to recover. Using a company that is only paid a percentage of what is recovered means that the only thing you have to lose… is already gone.

A local firm, Utility Refund Company, Inc., is able to analyze your company’s utility costs to see if you are overpaying. To set up a free cost analysis for your company, contact them (248) 425-0447 or via e-mail at ZJT@UtilityRefundCompany.com.

OSHA Signs Alliance, Creates Web Page to Protect Safety and Health of Female Construction Workers The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed an alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) to develop training resources to protect women in the construction industry. The alliance will focus on musculoskeletal and sanitation hazards and issues related to poorly-fitting personal protective equipment. OSHA recently

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announced a new Web page that addresses these issues.

“Safety and health problems in construction create barriers to women entering and remaining in this field,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. “Through this alliance, we will work together to forge innovative solutions to improve the safety, health and working conditions for women in the construction trades and retain them during a critical time of job shortages in this industry.”

During the two-year agreement, the alliance intends to develop training programs, fact sheets and other outreach resources on musculoskeletal hazards, sanitation and PPE selection. The alliance will focus on these and other safety and health issues specific to female construction workers.

Based on a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, OSHA also unveiled its new Women in Construction Web page, a site that outlines and addresses safety and health issues specific to female construction workers, including PPE, sanitary facilities and other resources.

For more information on the alliance, visit the OSHA-NAWIC Web page. The agreement will remain in effect for two years. Visit OSHA’s Women in Construction Web page for more information about safety and health issues facing women in construction.

NAWIC, founded in 1955 as a support network for women working in the construction industry, has more than 150 chapters and represents 4,500 members nationwide. As of 2010, there were about 800,000 women working in the construction industry, roughly nine percent of the industry workforce.

Through its Alliance Program, OSHA works with unions, consulates, trade and professional organizations, faith- and community-based organizations, businesses and educational institutions to prevent workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses.

The purpose of each alliance is to develop compliance assistance tools and resources and to educate workers and employers

about their rights and responsibilities.

Alliance Program participants do not receive exemptions from OSHA inspections or any other enforcement benefits. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/alliances/index. html.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.

News from CREW Detroit CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Detroit has recently announced the following news items.

CREW Detroit Member Eileen McCarthy was the first woman inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame.

With nearly 30 years of industry experience, McCarthy has seen every aspect of construction. Her roles over the years – project manager, field engineer, project engineer, manager of purchasing (to name a few) – have kept her adorned in a hard hat and boots for a good chunk of her career.

Now, as vice president of both McCarthy & Smith, Inc. and Daniels Building Company in Farmington Hills, Mich., McCarthy has active roles in the operation of the nearly 50-yearold full-service construction firm her father founded, as well as the 3-year-old Daniels Building Company, which focuses on federal and state work. Her induction to the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame took place in October 2013.

Also, a handful of CREW Detroit members, along with family and friends, spent the day of September 7 volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Detroit getting a few new homes ready to receive families. CREW volunteers washed walls, caulked outlets and sealed windows to promote energy efficiency. After vacuuming up drywall dust, the team got to work painting. The 13 CREW volunteers started at 8 a.m. and had an entire four-bedroom, one-bathroom home primed by 1:30 p.m. After completing the first house, the CREW team moved on to a second Habitat Detroit home down the street. There, volunteers painted the kitchen and bath. CREW Detroit plans to attend the ceremonies of handing over the keys when the families have been chosen. Deborah “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®

Godfrey, Carol Ann Martinelli, Alissa Ruppert, Alicia Washeleski, Alex Davis, Marcy Beck, Marilyn Nix, Ellen Mahoney, Catherine DeDecker, Margaret Petersen, Dannis Mitchell, Susan Lee and Jill Ferrari made up the CREW Habitat Detroit team.

Lastly, three local property developments were honored during the 12th annual CREW Impact Awards on September 18 at Oakland Hills Country Club, and a well-known developer took home the first-ever Catalyst Award from CREW Detroit.

Each year CREW Detroit recognizes the owners, developers, contractors, architects and engineers of projects or developments that have made the biggest impact on Southern Michigan communities. Three Impact Awards are given out each year in the prestigious competition: one for renovation or adaptive reuse; one for new construction; and a Special Impact award that recognizes an outstanding redevelopment or new construction project.

This year CREW Detroit presented a fourth award, which hasn’t been done before and isn’t necessarily something that will be done again. The 2013 Catalyst Award went to Bedrock Development, which has submitted Detroit redevelopment projects in the CREW Impact Awards for the past three years and each year has only lost by one point.

The winners of this year’s traditional Impact Awards were: the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan BLUnite Building in Detroit for redevelopment; Whole Foods Market in Detroit for new construction; and the Lafayette Place Lofts in Pontiac for Special Impact. The Christman Company was the contractor on BLUnite, Sachse Construction was the contractor on Whole Foods and West Construction Services was the contractor on Lafayette Place. The positive impact communities are experiencing as a result of the winning projects is what the CREW Impact Awards are all about. To learn more about the CREW Impact Awards or read about past winners, visit www.crewdetroit.org/events/impact-awards.

Reciprocal Electrical Council, Inc. to Present Series of Newly Adopted 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC) Update Classes Starting in September 2013 The Reciprocal Electrical Council, Inc. (R.E.C.I.) is pleased to announce their upcoming series of 2011 NEC Update Classes, the current code of record.

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Fire Protection Association. For the last 100 years, it has been offered as the minimum safety standard for electrical installations, and became law in Michigan when it was adopted earlier this year. The 2011 NEC went into effect on July 1, 2013.

This means that the 2011 NEC Update Class is required for all Master, Journey, Sign Specialist and Fire Alarm Specialist in order to renew their 2015 licenses. The R.E.C.I.

classes started in September 2013 to give those in the electrical industry plenty of time to get the required class.

If individuals have not successfully completed the 2011 NEC Update Class when they apply to renew their 2015 license, they will not have met the State of Michigan’s renewal requirement and will be unable to renew their license until the requirement is fulfilled.

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INDUSTRY NEWS The R.E.C.I. is key in helping to train and upgrade the electrical professional’s knowledge of new and existing codes to ensure the safety of the public. For the first time, the R.E.C.I. has lined up with Michigan State University (MSU) to offer a 15-hour online class as an alternative way to get the 2011 NEC Update Class.

The R.E.C.I.’s full schedule for all 2011 NEC Update Classes are as follows: 15-hour Class Options: FALL 2013: • 2-Day Class: November 2-3, 2013 – River Crest, 900 W. Avon Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Cost: $145.00 • 2-Day Class: November 9-10 – VFW Post 345, 27345 Schoolcraft Rd., Redford, MI 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Cost: 145.00 SPRING 2014: • 2-Day Class: March 15 – 16, 2014 – Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Cost: $145.00 • 4-Day Class: March 25, April 1, 8 & 15, 2014 – VFW Post 345, 27345 Schoolcraft Rd., Redford, MI 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Cost: $95.00 • 2-Day Class: April 5-6, 2014 – Crystal Gardens, 16703 Fort Street, Southgate, MI 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Cost: $145.00 • 4-Day Class: April 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2014 – River Crest, 900 W. Avon Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Cost: $95.00 FALL 2014: • 4-Day Class: September 30, October 7, 14 & 21, 2014 – Hartland School, 9525 Highland Rd., Howell 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Cost: $95.00 • 2-Day Class: November 1-2, 2014 – Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Cost: $145.00 All two-day classes will include lunch and breaks.

8-hour Sign Specialist Class Option: SPRING 2014: • March 29 – Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Cost: $100.00 R.E.C.I./MSU 15-hour Online Class Option: • Available from October 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014 – Cost: 80.00

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Registration for all classes offered by the R.E.C.I. can be completed online at www.recimi.org or the registration form can be printed from the site and mailed with payment for the preferred class to: R.E.C.I., P.O. Box 3499, Farmington Hills, MI 48333.

Upon successful completion of the 2011 NEC Update Class, students will be provided with a Certificate of Completion and the Electrical Division of the State of Michigan will be notified that they have completed the required 15 hours of training. The 2011 NEC Update Class has also been approved for 15 hours of ACT 54 continuing education credit for all Electrical Inspectors.

Doeren Mayhew Merges with Wolf-Hulbert to Form New Insurance Group In a move to again expand service offerings for its clients, Doeren Mayhew, one of the nation’s 100 largest accounting and advisory firms, recently announced a merger with leading Michigan-based insurance agency Wolf-Hulbert Co., LLC to form a new full-service insurance agency.

Wolf-Hulbert will transition to the newly combined entity name, Doeren Mayhew Insurance Group (DMIG), effective Jan. 1, 2014. Operations for the insurance group will move to Doeren Mayhew’s Troy, Michigan headquarters building in early 2014.

Since its founding in 1884 in Detroit, WolfHulbert has offered a comprehensive suite of property, casualty and life insurance to family-owned businesses and large corporations, as well as personal insurance.

The agency will continue to operate as normal to service its client base. Current managing partners Matt Kunz and John Frye will continue in the same capacity of the new DMIG entity. The agency’s 25 employees will also become DMIG employees.

Also transitioning to the new entity name, DMIG, will be Scrafano & Associates, a highlyrespected Michigan-based life, disability, and executive benefits insurance agency. This comes as a result of the strategic alliance Wolf-Hulbert has established with the agency’s managing partner, Chuck Scrafano, over the years.

“Combining forces with Wolf-Hulbert is an obvious progression for our firm to take since we believe accounting and insurance services are complimentary of each other for local business owners and executives,” said Mark Crawford, chairman and managing shareholder of Doeren Mayhew. “This new

endeavor enables Doeren Mayhew to continue to move toward our goal of becoming a one-stop shop for our domestic and international clients’ accounting, tax, mergers and acquisitions, consulting, financial, payroll and insurance needs.”

Doeren Mayhew will now be able to offer clients property, casualty, personal and life/disability insurance through the new entity.

“This merger is the ideal arrangement to better position ourselves for growth while adding new resources for our clients. The business philosophies of the two organizations are very similar which makes this decision simple,” said John Frye, one of the managing partners of Wolf-Hulbert.

In the near future, Doeren Mayhew plans to round out the insurance group’s offerings by adding medical benefits to its service lineup.

DCTCA Holds First Scholarship Golf Outing The Detroit Ceramic Tile Contractors Association (DCTCA) held their first Scholarship Golf Outing on July 30th at Lyon Oaks Golf Club in Wixom. A portion of the proceeds of the event were donated to the scholarship funds at U of D Mercy School of Architecture and Lawrence Tech University School of Architecture.

The field of over 80 golfers enjoyed wonderful weather, masterful golf and a great dinner following the round. Joining the group for dinner was Dean Will Wittig of U of D Mercy and Howard Davis, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations from Lawrence Tech.

"Everyone was pleased with the success of the event, especially in our first year. We raised enough to issue $1,000.00 scholarships to each school" said Mike Maiuri of Shores Tile Co., Roseville.

The Detroit Ceramic tile Contractors Association was formed in the 1940s to promote the use and proper installation methods for ceramic tile and stone. The Association represents the finest and most reputable tile contractors in southeast Michigan.

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The Moceri Companies to Invest $46 Million in the City of Auburn Hills

2013 TCNA Handbook Now Available The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) is pleased to announce the 2013 TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass and Stone Tile Installation is now available.

The newly released 2013 Handbook contains up to date installation methods for Ceramic Tile, Glass and Stone tile. With almost 200 installation methods, this current Handbook is the most comprehensive publication from the Tile Council of North America in its 50 years of publication. Not only do you now have detail installation methods for stone and glass included, but also information on LEED, Green Squared, Life Cycle Costs, Concrete Flatness and the new DCOF Testing Method.

The TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass and Stone Tile Installation provides specification writers, architects, contractors and installers industry-consensus, detailed drawing, and installation specifications. The specifications for each method include recommended uses, limitations, requirements, materials, preparation by other trades, movement joints and installation standards. The Handbook references American National Standards (ANSI) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) test methods.

For more information on receiving a free Handbook, please contact the Great Lakes Ceramic Tile Council at (248) 476-5559 or e-mail at glctc@core.com.

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CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PLAN TO DEVELOP 21.51 ACRES OF LAND FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Auburn Hills City Council approved a plan for The Moceri Companies to develop 21.51 acres of land west of Adams Road, north of the Clinton River Trail. Once completed, the entire development is projected by The Moceri Companies to have a market value of $75 million.

The Planned Unit Development (PUD) project called The Parkways will consist of 76 townhouse units, 72 stacked flat units and a three-story 160 unit congregate senior care complex situated along a new public boulevard. In addition to the residential living, more than two acres of open park space will also be created.

“We are pleased that The Moceri Companies will be making such a large investment in Auburn Hills,” said Pete Auger, city manager of Auburn Hills. “This publicprivate partnership will be a crucial building block in the resurgence and expansion of downtown Auburn Hills.”

The land was initially purchased more than a decade ago by the Biltmore Corporation for the development of the Forester Square Condominiums. Forester Square originally had great market success, but, much like many of the residential developments in Michigan, it fell on hard times during the recession and only 205 of Forester Square’s proposed 832 units were built. After three years of unpaid taxes, the vacant parcels within the development went into foreclosure. In late 2010, Auburn Hills was notified by the Oakland County Treasurer that the city would become the owner of these properties as long as it did not object to receiving them. Upon receiving the deeds for the property and paying the back taxes, the city immediately began marketing the land for development. In June 2012, The Moceri Companies entered into a purchase agreement with Auburn Hills to buy a large portion of the land.

“The Moceri Companies is headquartered in Auburn Hills and has always enjoyed an excellent working relationship with the City.

When this land became available, we saw the potential to develop the area with multigenerational residential living options that add to the community’s appeal. We believe strongly in Downtown Auburn Hills and the

positive direction of the city. We wish to continue investing in its future” said Dominic Moceri of The Moceri Companies.

The Parkways will be comprised of five phases, with the first slated to begin in spring 2014. The Moceri Companies intends to complete the massive project by the end of 2017. When finished, the project will offer multiple benefits to the City and its residents.

There will be increased housing opportunities for all ages, including much needed senior-oriented housing, a new public park more than two acres in size, and a city-owned public boulevard. This new road will serve as the eastern gateway from Adams Road to downtown Auburn Hills.

“This project was intentionally designed to meet Auburn Hills’ formal commitment to become an Age-Friendly Community with a variety of housing opportunities, parks, sidewalks and complete street considerations,” said Steven Cohen, director of community development for the city of Auburn Hills. “As a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities program and a recipient of the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging (OSA) Community for a Lifetime designation, this private investment by The Moceri Companies to build a multi-generational development is a huge victory for the city. It’s a game changer for downtown Auburn Hills.”

A unique aspect of the project is that The Moceri Companies has pledged to make the development a plug-in electric vehicle ready.

It will be the first residential project of its size in the State of Michigan to commit to prep its units with conduits and wiring for charging stations, along with upgraded electric panels in each unit. The project’s alignment with the city’s nationally-recognized comprehensive Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Ordinance will help enable market acceptance of this emerging technology. As the home of Chrysler Group LLC and hundreds of automotive suppliers, Auburn Hills has been working diligently to support the nextgeneration technological innovations developed by its hometown companies.

“If considered when a project is first built, preparing for electric vehicles is very easy and inexpensive. By prepping these garages with proper wiring, new residents within this development will only need to add a charging station on the wall if they buy or lease an electric vehicle. It’s like adding a garage door opener and the costs are now very similar. Having proper infrastructure in place will help this technology succeed. It just takes forward thinking,” said Cohen.

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IN REMEMBERANCE

A Case Study of a Successful Product Launch

By Chris Hippler

I Donald C. Templin 1926 – 2013 Don Templin passed away on September 25th after a long battle with Parkinsons and dementia. Don graduated from MacKenzie High School (Detroit) in January 1945. He entered the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country for 18 months. Don is a January 1951 graduate of the University of Michigan with a BS in Civil Engineering.

He enjoyed a long career in the construction industry. He was president of H.F. Campbell Construction; was employed with Eberle Smith Associates; Shopping Centers, Inc.; JL Hudson Company; Oakland Community College; Darin and Armstrong, Inc.; Damone Andrew Associates, Inc.; and Soils and Material Engineering (SME). Don is a past vice president of the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE); Past Chairman (1984) of the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM); and a director of the Construction Federal Credit Union (CFCU).

Don was the beloved husband of Phyllis A. for 62 years. Loving father of Thomas (RoseMarie); Lynn (John); Susan (Bruce); and Lee (Kelley). Grandpa to Kelly; Abby; Ericka (David); Bridget (Jeff ); Scott (Stefanie); Jacob (Lauren); Joe; and Jackie. Step-grandpa of Cheryl (Bryan); Debbie (Steve); and Michelle (Jim). Great-grandpa of eight, step greatgrandpa of seven.

Don will be missed by his family and friends. “Wherever he goes, something blooms.”

Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson’s Foundation or the Charity of your choice.

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f you’re considering a new product or service launch this article is for you. Of the 250,000 new products introduce annually in the United States, 66 percent of new products fail within two years (according to Booz & Company).

Here’s how one local distributor did it right.

Crystal Filtration is a privately-held company that specializes in the design, development and application of industrial filter media. They grew from a regional distributor to a global supplier with warehouses in Mexico and Germany.

But after 20 years of steady growth, the dramatic downturn in the auto industry in 2009 cut off orders like a well-turned spigot.

The recession changed everything.

“We knew we needed to diversify our product line,” said President Chuck Sorrick, “but since our business grew steadily, we were not quick to go in new directions.”

While filters are Crystal Filtration’s business, technology is their strong suit. So when a client was having problems with a large industrial filter system they were developing, they called Crystal Filtration.

This time, the solution wasn’t a filter. It wasn’t fast, either. In fact, it took a couple of years of R&D, but that call led to Crystal Filtration’s fastest growing product: Filsorb.

BUILDING THE BRAND Filsorb is an oil-purifying reagent that extends the life of cooking oil, a compelling business proposition for large industrial fryers because cooking oil is one of their largest operational costs. In December 2011, Capital Letters was brought in to help bring Filsorb to market.

Kevin Hunter, sales manager and product developer, and his team had conducted extensive trials. But the product had no marketing strategy or materials, and a vague business plan. The challenge was to build a brand. Fast.

IDENTIFYING THE MARKET Walk down the snack aisle at your local supermarket and look at the shelves. The majority of the nuts, pretzels, chips, and kettle chips are cooked in vegetable oil. And the snack food industry is big and getting bigger.

Analysts project growth in the $560 billion

global snacks market.

So it was set: Crystal Filtration would be introduced to the world at SNAXPO 2012, the industry’s annual convention.

REACHING THE AUDIENCE It’s not enough to know who the audience is, but the key is finding their pain point. A solid marketing plan is built on knowing the pain points so the product can be positioned as the antidote to the pain. We posed this question: “Are rising cooking oil costs eating away at your profits?” Perfect.

Filsorb’s brand awareness in the snack food industry was zero, so we recommended a campaign with multiple channels.

First we designed a strong and attractive logo. Next, trade booth materials were designed and developed. The introduction of Filsorb at SNAXPO 2012 was supported with press releases, advertising in Snack World, the quarterly trade publication for the industry, and a brand new website.

THE RESULTS The launch of Filsorb at Snaxpo 2012 was a huge success. “We would have been happy with five or six leads,” said Hunter. “But we got over 25.” Since SNAXPO 2012, the Filsorb sales team has established sales at some of America's largest snack food manufacturers.

Filsorb is expanding into other markets too.

New formulas have been developed for the food services industry, and there are opportunities in the frozen food sector, as well.

Filsorb is a smart new product that delivers valuable benefits: it extends the life of cooking oil. The launch of this new product also gives Crystal Filtration the diversification and balance they wanted in their portfolio.

For a more detailed case study of the launch of Filsorb, please visit www.capitallettersmarketing.com.

Chris Hippler is president and CEO of Capital Letters, a business-to-business marketing company.

He and his team get results for clients through print and online communications. Chris can be reached at chris@capitallettersmarketing.com or (734) 353-9918.

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SAFETY TOOL KIT Propane Safety

By Christopher J. Meso, President, Mobile Air, Inc.

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ropane is a fuel source we use at home and at work on our constructions sites for winter temporary heat. Due to accidents with explosions and resulting fire, propane has been responsible for burning businesses, homes and people. I personally have known several people in multiple circumstances who are gone today because of explosions and fires resulting from this fuel.

So what should we know about propane to help keep us safe and better understand the capability of this product? For one, know propane is a fuel that’s heavier than air. Secondly, propane, like any other fuel, should be respected. Let’s get a couple facts down first.

Propane is a liquefied petroleum gas that comes to us as a result of raw oil, crude oil or natural gas that is refined to make different types of petroleum to include propane. Following the process of refinement, propane is then stored as a liquid under pressure until it’s used, at which time it is typically burned as a gas. When we talk about propane, we might want to know its properties as follows: BOILING POINT: -44’F (BELOW ZERO) Boiling point is the temperature at which a product changes from a liquid to a vapor state. Propane boils at -44’F (below zero) vs. water that boils or changes state at 212’F (256’F difference in our example). So even on a cold winter day of 9’F, sending chills through the best of winter coats, propane sitting in a tank outside is still boiling and changing from a liquid to a vapor. This also means that unexpected contact with liquid propane on open skin can cause severe damage as ‘freeze burn’ while changing from liquid to a vapor.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.52 (AIR SPECIFIC GRAVITY IS 1.00) Specific gravity is the weight of a product. And for our example, compare the weight of propane to the weight of air, which is 1.00. Stated differently, propane is 50% again heavier than air.

The specific weight provides the opportunity for a propane leak to sink to the lowest surface, accumulate, and stay until removed in some fashion or ignited by unsuspecting activities.

FLAMMABILITY LIMIT: 2.15 - 9.60 Flammability limit is the ratio of fuel as it pertains to air mixture. Restated, we need 2.15% 9.60% propane in relation to the surrounding air for combustion or ignition.

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FLASH POINT: - 156’F Flash point is the temperature at which the propane fuel can keep itself burning.

For propane, any temperature above -156’F. We all use propane at one time or another. From a simple 20 lb. barbeque grill tank to a 1,000 gallon pig on a construction site. And it should be understood that, under the right control and knowledge, propane is a great fuel for searing steaks as well as for heating our building trades.

Stay safe by never storing propane inside and keeping tanks upright and away from buildings and overhangs. Any indication of a leak means you should immediately shut off the tank and call the appropriate people to investigate. And, if you do smell or sense that a leak has occurred, do not operate light switches, ignite cigarettes, operate cell phones, or any other method of creating an electrical signal or spark. Walk away and call the proper authorities. Always use the proper PPE to include safety glasses, gloves and long sleeved shirts, and develop a working knowledge for general precautions when handling propane.

If your firm has an interest to learn more, call Mobile Air for a propane safety and construction heat design presentation for construction spaces, or look on the Web for many propane-related articles.

About the Author: Christopher Meso is a lifelong resident of the State of Michigan. He graduated from Ferris State University in 1985 with an Associate’s Degree of Science in HVAC and a Bachelors Degree of Science in Marketing. Upon graduation he began his business career with the 3M Corporation and later with the Automatic Controls Corporation. In May 1989 Meso became one of the original founders of Mobile Air, Inc. where he is currently the president. Mobile Air provides portable and temporary HVAC products and services for planned and emergency situations throughout the Great Lakes Region from eight strategically located offices in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Meso’s position as president provides him with keen business and economic insight into the many industries that his company serves, including Construction, Technology, Healthcare, Education and Manufacturing. He can be reached at Mobile Air, Inc. (800) 596-0800.

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ZEROBASE:

POWER ON DEMAND DESIGNED FOR THE BATTLEFIELD… INDISPENSABLE ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE

By Douglas Elbinger, Energy Policy Analyst, GreenLancer.com

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here is a unique Michigan company that can put electrical power wherever and whenever you need it, in any season, terrain or weather. Remember back in 2011 when the U.S. Military was facing an energy dilemma in Afghanistan? … AS REPORTED BY CBS NEWS IN DECEMBER 2011: “To keep American and allied bases powered up in Afghanistan while avoiding the perils of hauling in fuel via ground transportation is costing the military big-time. Frosty relations between the U.S. and Pakistan - which led to Pakistan closing its border to Afghanistanbound truck traffic - haven't helped, either. The Pentagon is increasingly relying on parachute drops of fuel and other supplies to bases in remote parts of Afghanistan, and as Nathan Hodge of the Wall Street Journal reports, the military estimates such deliveries are spiking the ultimate price of a gallon of fuel to as much as $500 per gallon.”

THE ZEROBASE TO THE RESCUE The orders from the Pentagon came down as follows: “Design a power generation system that will be sustainable when power from the grid or fossil fuels are impractical or impossible. Build in relentless reliability with ‘power surety and operational continuity’ for critical assets. Mitigate or eliminate the cost, logistical support and risk associated with fossil fuel supply. Provide power supply where noise, heat, emissions, or fuel storage are constrained (they mean enemy detection). And the end equation should show a lower total cost of ownership by reducing fuel, maintenance, and operational costs. Oh! And we need this yesterday.”

Cut to the chase. The U.S. armed forces were very pleased with what The ZeroBase delivered and has recently cut the ribbon on its new headquarters in Ferndale, Michigan, a move that is helping accommodate the alternative energy start-up's rapid growth.

As you can tell from the above introduction, The ZeroBase, formerly ZeroBase Energy, makes solar-powered off-grid systems designed to be used in remote areas. The power systems can be configured to provide output for varying power loads. As a consequence of its successful engineering and development, the four-year-old company landed a large contract with the U.S. Army, which allowed it to scale up production in earnest.

Since then, the company has expanded its team from three to 14 employees and three interns (nearly a platoon) to meet the demand for its products. That growth prompted the company to move from its 500 square feet of space in TechTown to 3,000 square feet in Ferndale.

"We really didn't start out with a lot of space," says Michelle Klassen, power product sales director for The ZeroBase. "We were

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piled on top of each other." The new space in Ferndale gives the The ZeroBase team some elbow room to continue its work for products that will transition from military into mainstream consumer use.

“Our new headquarters, which includes office and lab space, will help accelerate the time to develop a successful prototype to half-ayear or less. Plus, the new space will provide close proximity to local companies and organizations that might be interested in doing business with us. We chose the new location mainly for community development," continued Klassen. "We want to be in a location where we can reach out to local businesses."

On being introduced to Jaron Rothkop, The ZeroBase president and chief technology officer, I asked him point blank, “Now that you have proven this on the battlefield …where’s your next conquest?”

He took the bait.

“Very broadly speaking, anywhere in the world. Specifically, let’s just start anywhere there is a construction site or telecommunication tower. Anywhere that fossil fuel is expensive, difficult to deliver, anywhere the cost and risk of running out of power is very critical.” I was thinking more about a remote fishing camp or cabin up north.

Rothkop proudly explained, “More recently our power generators have been field-tested in remote areas for oil and gas exploration. In desert or arctic conditions they perform with outstanding reliability,

Major Sean M. Sadlier (left) of the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office explains the solar power element of the ZeroBase T Series Generator to his team during the testing phase of the sustainable energy initiative. The ZeroBase T Series is designed primarily for use by small Marine Corps units at forward operating bases in Afghanistan in 2010.

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so there is no doubt they will be just fine in the Michigan climate.

If they can power a forward army post, they will work for a construction trailer.”

Typical uses for The ZeroBase power system include: charging and running power tools; computers; lighting; security, especially trying

T-Series Solar Generator on Display at the ZeroBase open house in August 2013.

to secure a large perimeter; any type of remote monitoring equipment that requires UPS for continuous signal broadcasts; any place where a diesel or gas generator is running under 20kW. The ZeroBase will be practical and can make a difference in power reliability, availability and cost.

I won’t go into the technical specifications about the ZeroBase units in this space because you can find all that on their website http://www.thezerobase.com.

Jaron Rothkop was quick to point out that every ZeroBase product is assembled in Michigan and all system components including the solar panels are made in U.S. So my last question was, “How do I get one of the generators?” Rothkop suggested contacting the office in Ferndale for a demonstration. The ZeroBase units will be available through direct sales and distributors. They expect to offer leasing programs and make them available for rent.

See this for yourself. Contact Michelle Klassen for more information or a demonstration. The ZeroBase, LLC, 160 Vester Street, Ferndale, MI 48220. Phone 888-530-9376 or e-mail: info@thezerobase.com.

Doug Elbinger’s career spans over 35 years as an innovator in management and corporate communications. For many years, as an environmental journalist and producer for ENN.com, he focused his efforts on acquiring an in-depth knowledge of advances and investment opportunities in the renewable energy industry. For more information, comments or dialog, please contact Doug Elbinger at delbinger@greenlancer.com – Energy Policy Analyst, GreenLancer.com. Greenlancer is a renewable energy engineering and consulting firm in Detroit http://www.greenlancer.com.

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New Brighton Brewery: A TOAST TO CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CRAFT BEER

By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor heers to owner John Becker for revitalizing the historic Western House Hotel on Brighton’s Main Street. Future patrons of this hotel turned microbrewery and biergarten will soon raise their glasses of craft ales and lagers in a brick Italianate structure originally built in the early 1870s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. As steel fabricator and erector, Nelson Iron Works, Inc., Detroit, brought over 88 years of its own experience and craftsmanship to the revitalization of this 19th Century structure.

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Photos Courtesy of Nelson Iron Works, Inc. altered the existing floor elevations, effectively converting a former three-story apartment building into a two-story brewery with a mezzanine level and a new rear addition. “The new structural steel frame supports the new floors and adds stability to the existing exterior envelope,” said Nelson Project Manager Jerry DiGiovanni.

A girt system supports the exterior walls, said Partner John Nelson Knill III, the third generation at Nelson Iron Works and the third in a line to bear the company founder’s name. (A girt is an intermediate beam that receives the ends of floor joists on an outside wall. A girt is also a horizontal member used as a stiffener between studs, columns or posts at the intermediate level.)

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For their efforts, “All we want is a glass of beer,” quips Knill. Drinking historic beer in a historic building is the promise of this new development being built by Streamline Building Company LLC, Harrison Township.

According to the Brighton Patch, one of the microbrews will date from American colonial times and another will harken back to the age of the Vikings. “Skoal,” as the ancient Vikings may have said lifting grogs of beer in their selfstyled “hardhats” with horns.

A BRIEF HISTORY LESSON The building’s actual development can be traced back to 1871. In that pivotal year, the railroad arrived in this once sleepy backwater of the rural Midwest, according to the State of Michigan’s Historic Sites Online. The train whistle heralded a new day for Brighton: the population increased two-fold and the growing town established its first bank.

Local farmer Asa Rounsifer built the hotel on Main Street next to the new tracks and near the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad Depot to take advantage of this tidal wave of prosperity. In yet another economic boom and bust cycle, Rounsifer lost both the hotel and most of his farm in 1875 – a victim of the widespread bank failures and deflation of late 1873. His hotel has remained standing for about 140 years, having exchanged hands several times but still holding to its primary use as a hotel and apartment dwelling.

Today, the former Western House is remarkably unchanged since its original construction. The exterior still retains “its original arrangement of doors and windows on the public facades,” according to Historic Sites Online. “The high degree of architectural integrity still present in Western House constitutes an important part of the structure’s significance.”

The building’s bracketed cornice, brick pilasters and elegant, fully arched windows and fanlights above the doors of the first floor are a well-preserved and welcome presence along the bustling Main Street of 21st Century Brighton.

A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY On a sweltering summer day, the jobsite of this future brewery is a maze of steel columns, beams and stud framing. Look up at the exposed wood roof deck and eight squares of more lightly colored wood come into view.

These squares are the only tell-tale evidence of the eight openings carved through the roof to create entry points for eight steel columns.

The carpentry contractor carved these portals through the roof deck, along with eight companion openings through the existing floors. Nelson Iron Works brought a crane on site to hoist and lower the columns of tube

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steel through the roof and all the way to the basement, making full use of this series of aligned openings on the roof and within the building interior. “Four of the steel columns were 60 footers,” said DiGiovanni.

Compounding the difficulty, “We actually had to get through two roof systems,” added Knill. “The building has a double roof system – a level one topped by a pitched roof.”

Next, take a walk up the temporary wood staircase and the new structural steel grid and framing comes into clear view, beginning with the new steel supporting the roof and the new mezzanine for the future brewery. Removal of existing wood framing, insertion of new steel in a new location and the tying back of steel to support the exterior walls in both directions was the work sequence followed on the third through the first floor, said DiGiovanni.

TOUGH, ODD AND UGLY Although it can be stated methodically, the actual work in the field was anything but cookie-cutter and routine. The 19th Century building is slightly off-kilter or out-of-plumb.

“Nothing is square, level or plumb,” said DiGiovanni, “but we got our column grid as close to being square to the existing building as possible.”

The vintage building has “inconsistent dimensions from the center line of the new

columns to the existing brick walls,” said DiGiovanni. “If you look at any two beams in the interior, they would be the same length on the architectural drawings, but one beam is not the same length as another in the field.” Field measurement and manipulation allowed Nelson Iron Works to manage the inconsistent dimensions of the building by “reaching out and grabbing the wall” with these varied steel beams.

“In our world, a quarter-of-an-inch or even three-sixteenths-of-an-inch is a football field, so it took a lot of effort to make the frame fit the building,” said DiGiovanni. “The job – but not the building - was tough, odd and ugly, because how do you put a square structure in a building that is almost a parallelogram? Call Nelson Iron and they will figure it out.”

For its part, Nelson Iron called on the services of Acklam Drafting Service, a Tecumseh, Ontario detailer that has a twogeneration relationship with this well-established steel company. “Acklam details our individual pieces of steel, but the solutions to the problems are generated from that man’s head (referring to Knill) before they find their way to Acklam’s drawings,” said DiGiovanni.

Knill also helped the team meet the project’s greatest challenge – maintaining floor elevations. “Maintaining the top of steel

Nelson Iron Works deftly inserted a new structural steel frame within the interior of this historic Brighton hotel, constructed of 12-inch-thick exterior brick walls.

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elevations for each floor was a challenge, because they were always changing,” said DiGiovanni. Said Knill, “They changed zero on us three times, meaning they changed the firstfloor elevation several times. We put a permanent story pole, which looks like a totem pole with elevation marks, on the outside of the building, so anytime they made a change we just made a change to our story pole.”

Given the difficulty of the project, Streamline Building directly invited Nelson Iron Works to bid the job. “Streamline came to us and said, ‘This one is tough,’” recalled DiGiovanni. “They asked us to specifically look at this one. We find our way to the tough, the odd and the ugly – the jobs that not many other fabricators want and we end up thriving in that kind of environment.”

As this 19th Century building completes its transition from residential dwelling to brewery, some of the removed wood studs and framing will be re-purposed as part of the bar and as a nod to the building’s history. “A great deal of the wood framing was milled on site in the 1870s, and they will be repurposing a lot of it as finishes for the bar,” said Knill.

RETURNING TO ONE’S ROOTS While working in the historic building, Nelson Iron Works simultaneously fabricated and erected structural and ornamental steel for the new rear addition. Stepping across the threshold into the new addition marks a return to 21st Century construction with its block walls, steel deck and contemporary elevator shaft. As part of the new addition’s egress stair, Nelson Iron Work also fabricated and installed the ornamental steel railing for the new addition’s egress stair.

The ornamental railing returns Nelson Iron to its roots as a company. Twelve years short of celebrating its centennial anniversary, Nelson Iron Works began as a fabricator and installer of ornamental steel with an emphasis on steel fences, rails, gates and even chandeliers. “We did the fence at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, and if you go into any old home in the area with a steel chandelier, we probably made that as well,” said Knill. “We had 15 blacksmiths working for us in the 1920s.”

Nelson Iron Works still has an anvil of that era in its shop on Benham Street in Detroit. Of course, the need for blacksmiths has faded, although one or two blacksmiths or metal smiths still remain in Michigan, said Knill.

Nelson Iron Works evolved as the world changed, moving from stairs and railings into structural steel and automotive-related conveyor work, subcontracting out the actual workings of the conveyor. “We moved into structural steel, but we kept the ornamental stairs and rails division for diversity,” said Knill.

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DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER AND BEDROCK REAL ESTATE SERVICES This business strategy has proven its worth, for Nelson Iron Works is currently engaged in providing hand rails and miscellaneous steel, as well as some structural steel, on three parking decks – one for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and two for Bedrock Real Estate Services, a property management firm that is part of Rock Ventures LLC. Rock Ventures is the umbrella organization formed to provide operational coordination, guidance and integration of Rock Ventures’ and Quicken Loans’ Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert’s portfolio of companies, investments and real estate. For Bedrock, Nelson Iron is fabricating and installing almost 26 stories of hand railing spread over two nine-story stair towers and two interior two-and-a-half story towers. “The DMC parking deck has two nine-story stair towers,” said DiGiovanni.

SCALING THE HEIGHTS OF THE BRODERICK TOWER Nelson Iron Works was part of the team that restored the Broderick Tower, a once shuttered downtown Detroit jewel rising along the edge of Grand Circus Park. The long-awaited resurrection of this 85-year-old landmark took the expertise of a company even older than the building. Both building and company are companions in craftsmanship, both having come of age in the roaring ‘20s and in the heyday of Detroit. The building was brought back to life by Motown Construction Partners LLC, Kraemer Design Group and J.C. Beal Construction, Inc., all of Detroit.

As the first step, Nelson Iron helped to provide vertical access for the entire workforce during construction. This was no easy task on a 370-foot-tall building with 34 stories, plus mezzanine penthouses and a rooftop mechanical house. Specifically, Nelson Iron fabricated, supplied and erected much of the support steel for the buck hoist, essentially an outdoor elevator affixed to a building’s exterior wall for the transport of workers and materials.

Nelson Iron supplied and installed steel tiebacks along the full height of the building exterior, enabling this soaring edifice to withstand the forces of the buck hoist. “We also provided the framing for bridging over from the buck hoist to the building’s doorway systems, sill and so forth,” said Knill.

The buck hoist was erected story-by-story like a real-life Lego set scaling the building.

Nelson built the support steel working one step ahead of the hoist installation, using the buck hoist for material access to the next level above. Prior to the buck hoist, Nelson Iron sometimes carried tools and equipment by hand up level after level of the seemingly unending interior flights of stairs. “I made that trip many times,” said Knill. “Probably four months before the project began, we went up Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com

the stairways – all 36 floors – for the first time.

Going up was tough, but we danced our way down - carefully.”

Beyond installation of support steel, a core challenge of transporting steel via buck hoist was fabricating the steel in sections capable of meeting strict size and weight restrictions. “We built three-story spiral staircases for the penthouses, as well as two-story spiral staircases for the 7th through the 31st floors, that all needed to be fabricated in manageable pieces that would fit inside the buck hoist,” said DiGiovanni. “As a result, we used a lot of splice connections. We also had to adhere to a 5,000 lb. weight limit per load.”

Beyond the buck hoist, Nelson Iron threaded a full complement of new steel staircases through the interior of this towering building.

“We fabricated and supplied all the structural steel for both interior staircases and for eight

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METALS / STEEL stories of new egress stair – six ascending the building and two descending into the two subbasements,” said DiGiovanni. Completing the building’s vertical access, Nelson Iron also provided steel for new elevator shafts and for the sixth-floor elevator hoist beam.

WELCOME BACK TO THE BRODERICK Nelson Iron Works left their indelible stamp

of quality on the entire building, including: • The Façade: The company supplied and installed the bent plate backing for the new infill pieces that restored the original glory of the deteriorated cast iron detailing around the floor-to-ceiling windows on the second, third and fourth floors. According to CAM Magazine’s Special Issue 2013, JC

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Beal created molds of the original details, cast new infill pieces made of composite polyurethane and then installed them in the field to create a seamless appearance between old and new.

• The Rooftop: Steel framing for the mezzanine penthouses was also part of Nelson Iron’s work on one of the tallest buildings in Michigan at the time of its original construction. In addition, Nelson Iron provided steel for the mechanical room on top of the roof, and also supplied steel reinforcing to remedy water damage to the original roof steel.

• The MEP Systems: As part of its mission to revive and update this long-shuttered building, Nelson Iron provided steel to support the Broderick’s new 21st Century infrastructure. “We bolstered the existing structural steel framing to support the new mechanical equipment that was placed periodically throughout the building,” said DiGiovanni.

• The Canopy: This diverse and versatile company also fabricated the exterior and interior structural support for the entrance marquee canopy.

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This is actually Nelson’s second renovation of this landmark building. “We had remodeled the Broderick Tower in the 1960s for the then new restaurant, the Flaming Embers,” said Knill.

This time around Nelson Iron Works was on the Broderick site for roughly an entire year, including all of 2011 and reaching into the spring of 2012. Thanks to companies like Nelson Iron Works, the Broderick has gotten a second wind and a second chance. As shown by its high occupancy rate, the Broderick is definitely here to stay.

Nelson Iron Works performs diverse work across a broad spectrum of projects. “One of the things that keeps one in the construction business,” said Knill, “is the fact that you never have a day that is the same. It is always something different, new and challenging.”

Even more clearly, all of southeastern Michigan has benefited from the expertise, commitment to quality and creative problemsolving of a firm on the brink of celebrating its 100th anniversary in the industry. Please visit nelsonironworks.com for more information.

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Culture Change at Skilled Nursing Facilities:

Welcome to Marywood

By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor n inviting lounge with a fireplace, meals on demand and a coffee shop with lattes and sandwiches are part of a newly renovated facility along Five Mile Road in Livonia. Is this a relaxing hotel? Maybe it’s a health spa? Guess again. This is Marywood Nursing Care Center after its amazing transformation, courtesy of Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, Inc. (FSP), a Farmington Hills architectural firm, and Frank Rewold and Son, Inc., a Rochester-based construction management firm.

The lobby is a gateway to a quiet, welcoming and comfortable interior. Expansive windows fill the space with natural light and bring to life the leaf-patterned carpeting, columns clad in millwork and granite, and furnishings anyone would be happy to bring into their own home.

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facilities to become far less institutional and far more aligned with residential and hospitality spaces. “The catch phrase you hear when you talk to anybody about skilled nursing care is culture change,” said Marywood Nursing Care Center Administrator John Mimnaugh. “I think that is what every facility is attempting to embrace – the idea of getting away from the institutional setting and becoming more homelike.”

Marywood, a skilled nursing facility for shortand long-term care, has clearly succeeded by offering both the comforts of home and the amenities of a quality hotel. “It is not at all what people expect of a nursing home,” said Mimnaugh. “It’s more like walking into a nice hotel.” FSP Principal and President James T. Pappas, AIA, added, “That was the whole goal and story behind the design, especially for the

short-term stay wing. We have taken this approach in multiple locations, and everywhere we have done it, people love it.”

In line with this model, new finishes have dramatically transformed Marywood’s interior.

“The 23-year-old facility was clean and in good repair, but it was dated,” said Mimnaugh. How dated? “Painting parties in the past painted one hallway pink, another one blue and yet another hallway was painted yellow. It was time.”

Today, a stroll through the building reveals a classy and comfortable interior with millwork reception and nurses’ stations, stone countertops, and a combination of carpeting and ceramic tile flooring.

Focal features embellish the corridors, including a cross mounted on a flowing water wall of mosaic glass tile. The eclectic mix of patterns and

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styles in the furnishings, paintings and wall coverings completes this wonderful space for residents, visitors and families, thanks to Americana Design’s interior finishes.

In addition, all 103 resident rooms were completely renovated, employing the same palette of eclectic finishes and natural materials, as well as door frames and headers with the look of wood that give each room a residential-type entry.

RECOVERING IN STYLE Beyond visual style, Marywood embodies another trend in skilled nursing care: providing an in-house, full-service rehabilitation center.

The expansion transformed Marywood’s modest rehab area into a 5,000-square-foot facility with a fully equipped therapy gym and an adjacent Activities of Daily Living unit, offering residents a full kitchen, bathroom and laundry room for occupational therapy.

“Marywood’s rehabilitation facility is now state-of-the-art,” said Rewold Project Manager Adam Gut. “We are doing more and more senior care projects in which rehab is a major portion of the building. It’s easier on the residents and more efficient for the facility, because it eliminates the need to transport people outside the building.”

FSP’s recent projects follow the same principles as Marywood. Operated by the Evangelical Homes of Michigan, the recently completed Redies Center for Rehabilitation & Healthy Living in Saline is similar in style to a hotel. “It was an existing nursing home in a hospital that closed,” said Pappas. “The hospital was gutted and the new facility was created on the medical ‘resort’ model. It also has a new rehab center, which is almost a fourth of the building.” The construction manager was Kasco, Inc., Royal Oak. Rehabilitation wings are often used for short-term senior care. Pappas believes the culture change in long-term senior care is trending toward the neighborhood concept.

Called the “Green House” concept, these facilities are basically composed of “smaller, self-contained homes clustered around common areas,” said Pappas. “There will be separate bedrooms that will open onto what is called the hearth – a kitchen and living room space. Everyone will live as a family of 10 to 12 people in these long-term care facilities.”

Only a few Green House facilities have been built in Michigan. Presbyterian Villages of Michigan actually has two of these types of facilities on its Redford campus, said Pappas.

However, Pappas believes the concept is the wave of the future. “I think it is going to take a long time to make the jump,” he said, “but we are already using some of these concepts in existing buildings. We are essentially adapting the neighborhood concept to a larger building.”

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PROJECT OVERVIEW: A NEW WINDOW ON THE WORLD At Marywood, the building is shaped like two separate X’s joined by a linear core. The “arm” of each X houses 10 to 12 residents, while the central core hosts dining areas, an activity room and other common spaces. The open configuration gives rise to a series of small but beautifully landscaped courtyards. FSP’s insertion of large glass windows throughout the building offers residents wonderful views of the new gardens and of the new paved pathways through the greenery.

Rewold fully gutted and completely renovated the existing building.

Small additions dot the existing core, but the main 20,000-square-foot expansion created two new additions at opposite ends of the building, one housing rehabilitation therapy, along with a new entrance and lobby, and the other containing a new main entrance, lobby, administrative offices, and a conference room, as well as a new chapel as large as a small church. The chapel is the spiritual center of Marywood, a Catholic-based facility owned by the Marian Village Corporation and founded and guided by the Felician Sisters of Livonia.

FSP’s design vision created a chapel whose entire front is a broad sweep of almost floor-toceiling glass. The central portion rises to a prominent peak and the central window mullions take the shape of a cross in-filled with stained glass.

With the goal of creating a light, airy and open interior, the new rehabilitation center has floor-to-ceiling corridor and exterior windows,

the latter offering pleasant views of the landscaped grounds fringing the building.

“The openness of the spaces and the drawing in of as much natural light as possible is part of our design philosophy,” said Pappas. “Light flows into all of these spaces, because we improved the amount of glass in the building wherever we could.”

Prior to completion, an exquisitely carved Madonna and Child statue was moved from the nearby Felician motherhouse into Marywood’s main lobby to welcome all to the newly transformed building. “Sr. Renetta, Felician Sisters of Livonia, wanted something wonderful for the lobby and something that said Marywood is a Catholic institution,” said Mimnaugh. “The statue was probably made in the 1940s and it was donated by the family of one of the Felician sisters.”

Today, the visual appeal of the building matches the facility’s exceptional quality of care, as shown by its top five-star rating from two different organizations, one being U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 list of “America’s Best Nursing Homes” and the other being the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This organization has developed a rating system for the roughly 15,000 Medicare and Medicaid nursing care centers in the United States. The ratings are available at www.medicare.gov/nhcompare.

WORKING IN A 24-HOUR FACILITY FSP and Rewold split this complex project into 18 different phases executed over the course of approximately two years. This

Marywood Nursing Care Center’s main lobby resembles an inviting and welcoming hotel in its level of finishes and furnishings.

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Marywood now has a 5,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art rehabilitation center. With its soffits and hanging glass panels, the rehab reception area maintains the same visually pleasing level of finishes as the rest of the facility. approach allowed the building to remain fully occupied throughout its amazing transformation. Prior to construction, FSP and Rewold met with State of Michigan inspectors in Lansing to “make sure the State was on board,” said Gut. Rewold adhered to State of Michigan requirements for the use of fire-rated temporary partitions throughout construction.

As a Marywood requirement, Rewold had to continually maintain an alternate space for a temporary chapel. The project converted a small existing chapel into a full-blown activity room, complete with a kitchen, a general communal gathering space and access to an outdoor courtyard and patio. “They never wanted to disrupt daily Mass at Marywood,” said Gut. “When the existing chapel was brought off line, they utilized the conference room or one of the dining rooms.”

Nor did Rewold disrupt the daily activities of a skilled nursing facility that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “Rewold’s crew worked with us every step of the way,” said Mimnaugh. “It was a huge undertaking. We had to keep moving around in phases to keep it safe. But we never had any safety issues or anything happen on the job as far as our residents, visitors and staff.

I would recommend Rewold to anybody.”

Collaboration, communication and coordination were the building blocks of the project.

“These types of projects are highly collaborative,” said Gut. “The contractor and the owner must form a solid team early and continue to work together throughout the job. Our Superintendent Tony Zotos interacted daily with the administration, and with either the

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SUCCESSFUL SENIOR CARE CONSTRUCTION: PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST Rewold broke ground after gaining both the State’s and Marywood’s blessings. Work included installing new MEP systems, including an extensive upgrade of the fire suppression system, said Gut. But the first task was the site package, including “revisions to site utilities, a new storm drainage system and a new sanitary sewer and water main, as well as parking lots,” said Gut. Not the chapel, not the building interior but the parking lot became the dominant challenge. Rewold had to keep Marywood informed of the shifting access to and placement of a series of temporary parking spaces. Zotos also had to accommodate an unpredictable number of visitors whose numbers fluctuated daily and soared during holiday seasons.

Gut describes the construction work sequence: First, tackle the two additions and the first of many resident wings, making sure to have the new chapel open for Christmas Mass.

The rhythm of work over an almost two-year timeframe was: move residents, demolish, renovate and then move to the next area.

“There was only room to do one wing at a time,” said Pappas. “It could have been a 12month project if it had been vacant.”

Successful construction in an occupied skilled nursing facility takes a blend of experience, flexibility, and communication and problem-solving skills. But topping the list is sensitivity to and respect for the resident population, meaning somebody’s mom or dad.

Even the best laid phasing plan must be altered when working in this type of environment.

“Every day was a challenge,” said Gut. “Sometimes we would be working in an area adjacent to an occupied room, and a resident’s family member would say, ‘Can your construction people take it easy today. My mother is very sick in the room next door.’ You have got to be flexible. You can’t put construction first when you are dealing with someone’s family or when you are impacting someone’s life.”

On a lighter note, many residents enjoyed watching the work force rebuilding their home.

Watching the “Construction Channel” in real time was a real pleasure to a core group of construction aficionados. “It wasn’t uncommon for Tony to see residents lined up at the windows watching the crew when we were working in an outdoor courtyard or on one of the additions,” said Gut. Gut commends Zotos for his ability to respect Marywood residents and families.

“Tony was out here every single day for two years plus,” said Gut. “He knew people on a first-name basis. He developed relationships with families visiting their loved ones and with Marywood staff.”

Likewise, another key to success is cultivating a quality pool of subcontractors with skill in their trade and respect for often ill and vulnerable skilled nursing home residents.

“If you are working in an occupied building with a vulnerable community of residents, you want to be able to send the right people to the site,” said Gut. “We’ve developed a pool of subcontractors in an arena that is almost a niche in itself.”

THE WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE Rewold gained a strong foothold in this market during the course of constructing nine assisted living developments for Sunrise Senior Living. The developments were scattered across the Detroit metropolitan area and included the communities of Grosse Pointe, Bloomfield Township, Shelby Township, Northville, Troy and Rochester.

Sunrise proved to be an effective springboard into other senior care projects.

Rewold recently renovated Catherine’s Place, a senior care facility for retired nuns at the McAuley Center in Farmington Hills. “We rehabilitated and renovated an area that was sandwiched in between portions of occupied buildings,” said Gut. “Tony was involved in that job as well. He has built a resume of working on these types of projects, and he is a great asset in helping us market our firm. He is ‘boots on the ground,’ so he can anticipate pitfalls and challenges.”

Rewold also secured a senior care project at Lourdes Nursing Center in Waterford. “When we interviewed for the project, we utilized Marywood as an example,” said Gut. “We will “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®

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MARYWOOD AT YOUR SERVICE Designing senior care facilities since 1984, Pappas brought years of experience to the transformation of the Marywood Nursing Care Center. “The Felician Sisters of Livonia have also worked with FSP in the past, so there was a built-in confidence level,” said Mimnaugh.

The confidence was well placed as shown by the visual appeal of the building and how well it suits the residents’ needs. “There are no pews in the chapel, because the majority of residents are in wheelchairs,” said Pappas. “We used rows of chairs for flexibility and to accommodate family members and visitors.” Bi-fold chapel doors easily fold flush to the door opening to accommodate larger crowds that spill into the hallway for special events or holiday services.

Clearly, today’s skilled nursing facilities are also designed to serve visitors and families.

FSP even designed a room for children, complete with toddler-sized tables and chairs.

In addition, Main Street Eats and Treats is an inviting new visitors’ café designed with colorful porcelain tile accents and ceiling soffit.

For the residents, the main dining room was expanded to provide more comfortable dining overlooking a flowering courtyard and a new serving counter to accommodate meals on demand. A series of smaller dining areas include a small formal dining room for intimate gatherings, one serving those needing assistance and another more casual kitchen and eatery. At Marywood, more dining choices and flexible meal times are part of the shift to a more individual and less regimented life-style.

“It’s designed around the person as opposed to being designed around the system,” said Pappas.

More than the beauty of a building, the skill and care of the staff makes a nursing facility a home. “I can design the most beautiful building and make it as functional as possible,” said Pappas, “but it all comes down to the people that are giving the care. The bottom line is that the organization’s staff makes it a pleasant experience.”

Other FSP projects - all filled with natural light and quality finishes - include the renovation of Schnepp Senior Care & Rehabilitation in St. Louis, Michigan (owner Prestige Properties, LLC and general contractor Shoes, Inc., Leonard); common area renovation of Clausen Manor in Waterford (owner Lourdes Senior Community and general contractor, TH Marsh Construction Company, Royal Oak).; and the skilled nursing renovation of the Boulevard Health Center’s Bradford Court Wing in Rochester Hills and the renovation and additions of Cherrywood Nursing and Living Center in Sterling Heights (Pomeroy Health, Inc. and JS Vig Construction Company, Taylor). At Marywood, FSP and Rewold worked with Focus Visit us online at www.cammagazineonline.com

Facilities as owner’s representative.

Pappas believes growth in the senior living and care arena is unlimited and the level of amenities will only increase as well, given the aging of the Baby Boomer generation and their tendency to be more discerning clients. “We have a larger population that is living longer, more people will need rehabilitation services and on through the whole spectrum of care from assisted living to memory care,” he said.

“Of course, most people want to live in their

own home, but there need to be pleasant options if that is not the case.”

Marywood Nursing Care Center is definitely a pleasant option, both in the quality of care and the quality of the building. The building has all the comforts of home for residents, their families and other visitors. As the saying goes, “This is not your grandfather’s nursing home,” but it is as close to home as it gets, thanks to Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas and Frank Rewold and Son, Inc.

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10,000 BABY BOOMERS ARE TURNING 65 EVERY DAY. IS YOUR FIRM RESPONDING TO THIS GROWING MARKET OPPORTUNITY?

By Laura Hester, Plante Moran CRESA

ccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans age 65 and older is projected to more than double from a population of 4.2 million in 2010 to 88.5 million in 2050, primarily due to the Baby Boomer generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) that began to turn 65 in 2011. 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 every day for the next 19 years.

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HUGE MARKET POTENTIAL These demographic trends demonstrate a 17-year period of opportunity before the Baby Boomer population peaks in 2030.

National Investment Center’s (NIC) reports that as of Q4 2012 there were over 2.9 million existing senior living units in the U.S. nationwide with a total market capitalization of investment in the seniors housing and care property market estimated between $250 billion and $270 billion. According to a NIC/ American Senior Housing Association (ASHA) 2012 survey, a total of 25,369 units for independent living, assisted living, and nursing care were under construction in the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).

At the May 2013 Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Conference, demographers Senior Housing Analytics projected that nationally demand growth (based on ASHA Projections of Senior Housing Demand, based on 2010 penetration rates) will rise from approximately 18,000 units per year in 2010 to nearly 76,000 units per year at the peak in 2030.

CHANGING MARKET DEMAND Senior housing product types have evolved responding to increases in lifespan, demographic trends, economic forces, and the ever-changing healthcare reform environment. Housing options generally respond along an acuity continuum ranging from a lifestyle decision through a needs-based, medical or care-based decision.

MARKET DEMANDS HAVE CHANGED Housing options for seniors have changed dramatically from the care models of the past. No longer is the market accepting sharing space with others in an institutional facility. Today’s seniors are choosing housing and care options that offer a homelike environment while providing the care and services they require. The following fundamentals are impacting the programming and designing of senior living facilities: Lifestyle: Lifestyle choices are critical, particularly for the young healthy senior who will be looking for activity and social opportunity. As seniors downsize from a single-family home, they are choosing campuses that offer a fulfilling, enriching experience. Senior campuses are offering multiple dining venues such as a formal dining area, casual bistro, coffee shops, and lounges. Activities can include golf, art, workshops, university courses, technology, travel opportunities, and the like. Social opportunities abound.

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Wide Range of Senior Housing Options Age Restricted Apartments

Independent Living (IL)

Assisted Living (AL)

Memory Care (MC)

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)

CCRC Continuing Care Retirement Communities* Lifestyle Decision Site Amenities Condo/Rental

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*CRCC communities offer a continuum of care in a campus setting usually encompassing IL, AL, MC & SNK. Entry often requires a significant entry fee and some offer life-care contracts.

St. Leonard Wellness & Hospitality Center, Centerville, OH Architect:Andrews Architects, Dublin, OH Contractor: Corna Kokosing Construction Company, Westerville, OH

Homelike Environment: Common area design reflects a residential environment with soft seating and modern décor. Dining has been decentralized, abandoning the cafeteria-like setting of food delivery for a smaller more intimate dining experience. The kitchen is returning as the center of activity in the “neighborhood” offering fresh food preparation. Lighting is no longer harsh fluorescent, but reflects lighting choices of the home, including lamps, sconces, and warmer tone lighting.

Modern senior living design is beginning to blur the paradigm of the institutional environment with a homelike experience.

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Fireplace Lounge, Sanctuary at Fraser Villa, Fraser, MI Architect: Edmund London & Associates, Inc., Southfield Contractor: The Monahan Company, Eastpointe

homelike environment even at the highest levels of care, abandoning the institutional model even in a skilled nursing environment. The Green House Project is a well-known example of de-institutionalizing the skilled nursing environment, offering small 10 to 12 bed neighborhoods with a centralized resident kitchen and living area.

These concepts have been employed in more modern skilled nursing design, featuring smaller neighborhoods, residential kitchens, and fireplace lounges all while delivering complex medical care. This model necessitates a complete overhaul of the delivery of care model, requiring caregivers to serve in multiple capacities, such as managing care, serving meals, running laundry, etc, often in conflict with the distinct, task-based care models of the past (nursing, dining, housekeeping, etc). This impacts the design of the building significantly with the intent to visually

downplay the care component of the facility while offering the highest levels of skilled nursing care.

Privacy, Dignity, Freedom of Choice: Unit design centers on privacy offering a fully private bed, or when a semi-private bed is required, a private area with full wall within the unit separating the beds.

Residents prefer their own private shower in lieu of central bathing. Unit design includes residential feeling furniture, a high-quality flat screen TV, and access to the Internet.

Medical support requirements, such as charting stations, supply storage, and medical gas connections, are hidden from view.

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environment for therapy and bathing.

In the residential setting, residents often bring in their personal furniture and décor to personalize their home. The resident is now offered more choices such as when to eat and what to eat, what activities they’d like to participate in, and planning of activities and outings.

Age in Place: Seniors wish to remain home for as long as possible. Successful projects have found ways to coordinate care in more independent settings for as long as possible. This consumer preference is being reinforced by ongoing healthcare reform, which is moving dollars toward less expensive care models, often delivered in the home or in assisted living environments.

Specialized Programming: Operators are delivering specialty programs that serve specific needs that help drive revenue. Short-term rehabilitation units, offering stateof- the-art therapy gyms/pools, are helping to reinvent aging nursing homes by bringing in desirable Medicare reimbursement revenue.

Specialized memory care neighborhoods offer a secure neighborhood in a residential setting. Other niche programs focus on the care of residents with behavioral challenges or other specialty care.

Game Changer: Healthcare Reform Healthcare reform is changing the delivery of care models that have traditionally served senior housing and care needs. In a capitated reimbursement environment (capping the dollars reimbursed per patient, not based on services) there is financial incentive to provide services to seniors in the lowest cost environment. This is driving care out of high-cost skilled nursing facilities into lower cost assisted living and home-based care. Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) including Home Health Care, Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and Hospice Services allow seniors to stay in their homes and receive a very high level of medical care, including skilled nursing services. This care model allows seniors to stay in their homes and independent living apartments much longer than had been possible in the past.

Core Challenges in Planning, Designing & Constructing Developing and constructing a senior living facility will require thoughtful study of the regulations specific to the programming desired. In Michigan, skilled nursing requires a Certificate of Need which limits the number of beds that can be built within a county.

Skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care are all licensed uses in the State of Michigan requiring design review and construction inspection by State regulatory authorities. Renovation of aging senior campuses requires sensitivity to the aging residents, life safety, and careful, complex staging to keep vital programs (and revenue streams) on line during the renovation.

Flexibility in programming is critical to the long-term success for an operator in this ever-changing market place, regulatory, and reimbursement environment. Operational efficiency, building space efficiency, and operational maintenance costs and longevity are high on the owner/operator’s mind as they have increasing pressure to keep costs down.

In projects in which Plante Moran CRESA acted as Program Manager, experience of team is often the most highly sought after criteria in the selection of design team and constructor in such a complex, highly regulated environment. As your firm considers moving toward work in the senior living and care sector it is valuable to add seasoned

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professionals with experience in the industry. Firms have found success in taking on joint venture projects to garner experience before taking on projects individually. And those firms with a wealth of experience are finding it valuable to participate in continuing education to track demographic, reimbursement, and care trends affecting design and operational goals for a project.

Recent Plante Moran CRESA projects include Skilled Nursing, Graceworks, Bethany Village, Dayton, OH; St. Leonard Wellness & Hospitality Center, Therapy Pool, Centerville, OH; and Madonna Manor, Villa Hills, KY.

About the Author Laura Hester is senior vice president of Senior Care and Living Services for Plante Moran CRESA, Southfield-based real estate consultants.

Laura and her team provide integrated real estate consulting services to senior living operators and developers including strategic market and financial feasibility analysis, consulting services and ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential CCRC,

skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living projects as influenced by market trends, healthcare reform, optimization of reimbursements and changing egulatory environment to help position the project to best serve their residents.

For further information about Plante Moran CRESA, please visit www.pmcresa.com. To contact Laura by phone: (248) 603-5226 or e-mail: laura.hester@plantemoran.com.

SENIOR LIVING IN MICHIGAN REMAINS ACTIVE Just as other sectors ground to a halt in 2008-2009, many senior living projects were left on the drawing boards throughout Michigan during the downturn due to lack of capital. But the market has rebounded in the last couple of years. NIC reported in its 4Q 2012 brief that Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior housing sector had returned to its pre-recession levels in rate and occupancy for both independent and assisted living. Pent-up demand has spurred renewed activity in the Michigan market. Plante Moran CRESA is aware of projects in planning and development stages across the state including Southeast Michigan, West Michigan, and even with less dense population areas in the Northern Lower and Upper Peninsula. Merger and Acquisition activity has fueled renovation and replacement projects. Healthcare reform is forcing operators to reinvent out-of-date care models for their aging campuses, unable to sustain operations under sinking Medicaid reimbursement.

Financing alternatives are available for projects in the planning stages for for-profit and tax-exempt projects as long as the team demonstrates adequate demand, solid operator, and a strong development team.

The senior living sector has weathered the recession well, and has been well received in the investment community, but investors and lenders are requiring significant research in market and financial feasibility and the project delivery team in order to back a project.

The fundamental metrics of growing demand, limited supply, and available capital have created a cautious resurgence in the senior living sector in the State of Michigan.

With careful study and preparation, design and construction firms have strong opportunity within the Senior Care & Living Sector.

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ShorePointe Nursing Center in St. Clair Shores is a recent T.H. Marsh senior care project designed by Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, Inc. for Premier Health Care.

T.H. Marsh: An Attitude of Service in Senior Care Construction

By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor he leading companies in senior care have been calling on the services of T.H. Marsh Construction Co., Royal Oak, for well over twenty years. T.H. Marsh Vice President and Senior Project Manager Keith McKenzie has been leading projects in this arena for 23 years. “It takes years of understanding the market to be successful in this arena,” said McKenzie. Having an experienced point person in a company is an important route to success in constructing senior care developments.

As a business “elder” in senior care developments, McKenzie offers both a broad assessment of the industry and seven specific trends in the evolution of elder care facilities. In general, the overall level of service in senior care developments is based on resident and family demands, the health of the economy, and the nature of the health insurance market, said McKenzie.

As a specific change, McKenzie believes fire safety, health and ADA requirements have become more involved and more demanding over the last decade. He also identifies seven different trends influencing senior care facilities over the last few years:

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Photo by Christopher Lark, Inc. 1. Private Rooms: “There is more demand for private rooms now, and owners are trying to make those particular adjustments to their facilities,” said McKenzie.

2. Updated Rehabilitation Facilities: “With more short-term care being housed in these facilities, having an updated rehabilitation area within the building is becoming more prevalent,” he said.

3. More Visitor-Friendly Spaces: Being visitor-friendly used to mean having a popcorn machine in the corner for grandchildren.

Today, senior care facilities have a full complement of brightly colored cafes and bistros. “These facilities are now more open and more welcoming to families and visitors,” said McKenzie.

4. Private Spaces for Families: Senior care facilities now have a series of comfortable lounges for intimate family visits. Rather than congregate in a resident’s bedroom, families and residents can meet in a more traditional living room setting. “Today, “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®

facilities are providing private lounges and other surroundings for visiting,â&#x20AC;? said McKenzie.

5. Cultivating Outdoor Courtyards and Patios: According to McKenzie, having an outdoor oasis is not only soothing, but it is also part of the quest to incorporate the same types of living spaces a resident would have in their own home into the senior care environment.

6. Less Institutional, More Homelike: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before, many of these developments were just basic vinyl tile and drywall or block walls,â&#x20AC;? said McKenzie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very hard and cold, but now that has changed tremendously. There is more of a feeling of home with more friendly colors, carpeting and wood floor sheet vinyl that simulates the grain of an actual wood floor.â&#x20AC;?

7. Offering a Continuum of Care: More owners are placing the full continuum of care - independent living, assisted living, short-term care, long-term care, and memory care â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on one campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can move within one single campus, depending on their needs,â&#x20AC;? said McKenzie. Perhaps, the independent, assisted and short-term care helps to defray the expense of operating the long-term and memory care services of the overall campus.

CHALLENGES AND REWARDS Elder care facilities have continually evolved and improved over the years, but one thing remains the same: McKenzieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high level of personal satisfaction in constructing facilities for seniors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have

done work on all types of facilities, but besides religious facilities, senior care is probably the most rewarding as well as the toughest,â&#x20AC;? he said. Working in occupied elder care housing is similar to working in a hospital. Both operate around the clock and both house vulnerable populations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you are working in an occupied facility, the key element is breaking it into small phases that can be managed and completed in a timely manner,â&#x20AC;? he added.

At the end of the day, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think of our work as a way to take good care of seniors,â&#x20AC;? said McKenzie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It offers a clear sense of personal reward. Mom is excited that you are coming to renovate her room and dad enjoys watching the workers.â&#x20AC;?

This attitude of service on the part of the contractor translates into a positive reaction from residents, facility owners and staff.

Being in the business of serving people, owners of elder care facilities value the same type of attitude in their construction team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Showing care and respect for people, including the residents, the owner and the staff is the most important thing you can do when working in these facilities,â&#x20AC;? said McKenzie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to be very thoughtful and considerate, because this is their home.â&#x20AC;?

A new or freshly renovated facility also translates into a more pleasant and efficient work environment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The staff of a senior care facility is always excited to see something positive happen to their building,â&#x20AC;? said McKenzie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The updates to a facility can really assist the staff in their work, as well.â&#x20AC;?

Given its attitude of service and its track record of success, T.H. Marsh Construction Co. is sure to remain a leader in the construction of senior care facilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are committed to helping owners stay ahead of their facility needs,â&#x20AC;? said McKenzie.

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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT of that soaring, ivy-covered cathedral of jurisprudence – the William W. Cook Legal Research Library.

Since May 2012, Walbridge, Detroit, has been renovating several of the Quad’s storied buildings, including the newly renovated dormitory wing of the Lawyers Club and its companion residential facility, the John P. Cook Building. The mission: renovate these iconic buildings without seeming to disturb a single stone.

Working closely with Hartman-Cox Architects, Washington, D.C., as design architect and SmithGroupJJR, Detroit, as architect and engineer-of-record, Walbridge preserved the historic exterior while gutting and reconfiguring the 120,000-square-foot interior to create open, connected dormitories with communal spaces.

Formerly, the 254 residences were housed in a series of self-contained townhouse-style dwellings with separate entrances.

Installing new MEP systems, high-speed wireless Internet networks, and private bathrooms was accomplished with keen sensitivity to the building’s original character.

“It was important to maintain the character and configuration of the building exterior, because it is one of the loveliest parts of the campus,” said Hartman-Cox Architects Partner Lee Becker, FAIA. “It is so cherished and loved as a historic piece of the University.”

According to Walbridge Senior Project Manager Mark A. Corey, Associate AIA, Walbridge also installed new fire protection and suppression systems into the Lawyers Club, another grand building in the Collegiate Gothic tradition with a lofty, oakpaneled dining hall, support spaces and even a small hotel for visitors.

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By Mary E. Kremposky, Associate Editor ith its turrets, towers and beautiful stone cloak of Weymouth granite, The University of Michigan’s fabled Law Quadrangle is more 18th Century England than the American Midwest. Built from 1923 to 1933, these four Tudor or Collegiate Gothic buildings drew their design inspiration from England’s Oxford and Cambridge Universities and London’s Inns of Court, according to The University of Michigan Law’s website. Since 1931, successive law school classes have walked under the grand entry arches of the Law Quad’s dormitory wing tower, strolled across the leafy central courtyard and caught their first glimpse

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both dormitories, linking the spaces both within and between the Lawyers Club dorm and Cook. Residents can now walk from one end of the Lawyers Club dorm to the other end of Cook in a smooth, continuous route. Add 13 commons spaces and these once isolated townhouses now offer students a truly collegiate environment. On the interior, Walbridge gutted the building interiors down to the inside walls and floor decks, said Corey. On the exterior, the project team essentially converted doors to windows, deftly inserting new slices of matching windows and limestone surrounds into the historic fabric of the buildings.

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Surgical Interior Demolition: For all their graciousness, these early 20th Century residential facilities lacked private bathrooms, air conditioning and other common modern amenities. Walbridge saw-cut through thick concrete to carve new vertical MEP chases and new stairways in the three-story Lawyers Club dorm and the four-story Cook building.

• The Big Hoist: Walbridge modularized the new private bathroom units, replacing the communal bathrooms that once existed on alternate floors of every townhouse. Walbridge lifted each 2,000 lbs. modular unit to the appropriate floor, using a specially constructed hoist placed within the building interior and squeezing the units under tight ceiling clearances.

• A Basement Labyrinth: The challenging insertion of systems continued below grade. Walbridge created three openings in the basement wall to funnel in a mind-boggling array of mechanical and electrical equipment for placement in the close confines of a basement with only an 8-foot ceiling height. Overall, this basement-to-bathroom trajectory through a thick concrete and clay tile pan joist system was quite daunting. “The mechanical challenge was to bring utilities and services to all of these bathrooms vertically from the basement in a very old and not exactly regular structural system,” said SmithGroupJJR Vice President, Project Manager Kevin Shultis, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. • Intricate Needle Work: Revising the layout of the residential units eliminated the fireplaces and the structure supporting the buildings’ 20-foot-tall ornamental chimneys. Walbridge carefully monitored and braced these irreplaceable chimneys during construction, removed their underlying structure and inserted needle shoring, a technically challenging construction method that redistributes the chimneys’ structural load within the interior back down to the foundation. Exterior preservation was part of this demanding project, as well.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: ROOF AND FLASHINGS The summer exodus of students marked the launch of construction on these two contiguous structures that join to form an inverted Lshape. The Lawyers Club dorm forms the Quad’s northern border along S. University Avenue; Cook frames the eastern Quad along Tappan Avenue.

The first order of work was installation of a new slate roof, beginning on the south end of the Cook Building – the long northsouth arm of the Law Quad. According to Corey, the plan was to finish as much of the Tappan Avenue side of the roof as possible before classes reconvened in September to avoid disturbing the next-door neighbors: the residents of the Martha Cook Dormitory located directly across the narrow street.

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Reconfiguring the interior led to removal of the fireplaces and the support structure of the Quad’s ornamental chimneys. Walbridge braced, monitored and shored the chimneys during construction.

Bridging via needle shoring now transfers the chimneys’ loads to the foundation.

architectural gems to moisture infiltration. “The project provides better services to the students and preserves the buildings for the next generation, as well,” said Becker.

The limestone parapets and copings around the entire perimeter were removed using lifts and cranes to handle stone weighing thousands of pounds per piece. “New copper counter-flashings were installed and the original stone was replaced,” said Corey. “The stone was not cleaned. It was left in its existing state, so no one would ever know that all of this ornate stone work ever took place.” Extending the life of these venerable buildings also included the metal recladding of the four Byzantine turrets on the Lawyers Club dormitory tower.

SECOND ASSIGNMENT: STRUCTURAL INTERIOR DEMOLITION Carving new stairways and inserting vertical mechanical chases in the stout concrete framed buildings consumed a good portion of the job. “There was a huge amount of structural demolition work that took four to four-and-a-half months out of the 11-month project,” said CAM MAGAZINE

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Built in a nearby warehouse, the module bathroom units were hoisted within the building interior, with the hoist following the route of the newly carved stairwells. Each unit was then placed on a pallet jack and maneuvered to the appropriate place. The project was Walbridge’s largest single modularization project, thus far.

Corey. “We jackhammered and saw-cut through some beams that were 18-incheswide by 2.5-feet-thick.”

Walbridge had to shore, cut and install new support steel in over 100 individual floor openings to create these new openings, said Corey. Given the dearth of detailed original plans and the irregular structural system, Walbridge navigated a host of unknown conditions. “There were no true plans of what was originally built in the 1920s and 1930s,” said Corey. “There were some, but none of it really matched.”

Shultis added, “We would probably now have five to 10 times more drawings than the number produced back then for a large building of this size. In addition, many items were decided in the field, because of the irregularity of the construction methods of that time.”

The construction methods of the 1920s and ‘30s created perfectly un-plumb structural concrete frames. Many buildings of this vintage were formed by placing hollow, clay tiles at intervals along a form and then pouring concrete over the assembly to form beams and joists.

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way things were constructed,” said Shultis. “If someone is laying clay tile the length of a 400-foot-long floor, plus on 30 rows across the width of the building, and on all three or four floors, sooner or later something will become off kilter. Punching an opening in a vertical straight line from the basement all the way to the top in a building with this clay tile system was inherently challenging, because the original 1920s or 1930s crew who laid the clay tile on the first floor didn’t necessarily line it up with the one on the second floor.”

Adding to the challenge, the structural systems of the Lawyers Club dormitory and Cook differ subtly. “A decision that you made on the east end of the Lawyers Club dormitory didn’t necessarily apply when you got all the way down to the Cook Building,” said Shultis.

Consequently, the heights of the concrete structural beams and joists varied throughout the buildings. Some joists and beams were lower than expected, few were plumb and some were not there at all, making Walbridge’s insertion of vertical chases and large staircase openings quite an undertaking. “Structural interior demolition took a lot of rerouting and design on the fly,” said Corey. He credits Walbridge Senior Superintendent Michael Kalil as the mastermind who helped the field team navigate this complex project.

THIRD ASSIGNMENT: HOISTING AND INSERTING MODULAR BATHROOMS Approximately 130 to 140 private bathrooms now directly flank these painstakingly carved chases. The modular bathroom units presented their own host of concerns.

Walbridge used Building Information Modeling (BIM) to coordinate the fit, placement and utility prep of each modular unit. The animated BIM model also was used as a training tool to help trade contractors understand the work demanded by this component, said Corey.

The University supplied an open warehouse for modular construction near Briarwood Mall. All the necessary trade contractors - carpentry, electrical, tile and others - worked in a type of assembly line to build this long parade of modules.

The next consideration: how will the field team get them into the building? The answer: use the large, newly carved stairwells as the route for hoisting each unit to its respective floor. “How we would insert the modular bathrooms into the building was part of our planning from Day One,” said Corey. “We decided to use these stairwells, because they would be opened very early in the structural demolition process.”

“We would deliver in the morning, placing five units at a time on the back of a stake truck,” said Corey. “For entry into the building, we made one of the new doorways from the Quad a little bit bigger to accept the 6-footwide bathroom units.” After hoisting, each unit was placed on a pallet jack and maneuvered through a maze of concrete beams that varied in height to its final destination. Ceiling heights were so tight in some areas the units only had a clearance of roughly one inch.

The end result: Walbridge successfully completed the largest single modularization project in its history, thus far. In line with Walbridge’s core LEAN values, the modularization effort achieved labor savings, boosted safety, and trimmed three weeks off the schedule.

The upper-floor units and existing tower suites are the only exception to modular bathrooms. “Because they have sloped roofs, these upper-level units were stick-built in the field,” said Corey.

FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: MAKING ROOM AT THE INN FOR MEP SYSTEMS The vertical chases were necessary in the confines of vintage buildings that could not support a conventional horizontal distribution of MEP systems. In fact, the combination of 8-foot ceilings, upper-level rooms jutting into the sloped roof-scape and “Voice Of The Construction Industry”®

the strong desire to avoid disrupting the character of the roofs’ gabled dormers and decorative stone left little room for new mechanical and electrical systems. “The rooms on the top floor go almost a third of the way up into the roof slope, leaving little space above the ceiling for systems and not much louver space for ventilation air,” said Becker.

SmithGroupJJR’s design called for insertion of new MEP equipment in the only place left with sufficient room: the basement. But even this lower level had a shallow, 8-foot-tall ceiling. For access, Walbridge created three excavations and sliced three entry portals into the actual basement wall. Three large airhandlers were brought into the basement in eight different pieces for final assembly in this underground hold.

Today, the carved openings are now covered with large ventilation louvers, and the entire basement is a mind-boggling labyrinth of ductwork, air handlers and other MEP systems assembled in an amazingly complex, almost floor-to-ceiling jigsaw puzzle. “Retrofitting all of these systems into the buildings is a major coup,” said Becker.

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FIFTH ASSIGNMENT: CONVERTING DOORS TO WINDOWS The renovation offers contemporary amenities and services, including private bathrooms.

During Hartman-Cox’s assessment of student needs, only one objected to having a private bathroom. “The student decided that having a private bathroom would be a problem, because he would have to clean it,” recalled Becker.

The renovation’s new open layout promotes a sense of community. Originally, each building was externally contiguous but internally subdivided into separate 40-footlong townhouse sections of 13 to 17 rooms per townhouse, each with a separate courtyard-side entrance. The new internal configuration offers a type of social network, not online, but in house and in person. The internal dividing walls have given way to a central corridor lined with residential units on both sides and 13 commons rooms throughout the two buildings.

These internal alterations triggered exterior changes, primarily the reduction of entrance doors from approximately 14 to five, said Corey. Essentially, most of the doors became windows, with the new steel windows and limestone surrounds closely matching the existing.

Walbridge removed and re-used the original seam-faced granite as part of this door-to-window conversion.

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SIXTH ASSIGNMENT: NEEDLE SHORING Reconfiguring the interior led to the removal of not only the fireplaces but the ornamental chimneys’ support structure. These beautiful 20-foot-tall chimneys, arranged in groupings of four, dot the rooftops as “character-defining elements of these landmark buildings,” said Shultis. “In many cases, the fireplaces were in locations where we wanted to place a corridor, so we had to take the fireplaces out and restructure the building so that we could still provide this opening and penetration but still carry the chimney load.”

Bridging was the structural solution. “Bridging is taking a load that typically went straight down, and spanning it to a different location through a series of beams and columns,” said Shultis. “It is technically challenging construction. Obviously, when you are dealing with something that is as old as this building and as beautifully constructed, there is a certain amount of anxiety about damaging it. It is not really replaceable.”

Given their height and sheer weight, the chimneys were carefully braced, monitored and shored during construction. “We placed movement monitors on all of the chimneys to make sure that these they did not move while we were demolishing the fireplaces and structure below,” said Corey.

Walbridge installed needle shoring to support these massive but elegant chimneys. In needle shoring, an opening is cut in a wall or column, and a beam is inserted like a needle through the opening.

The beam rests on two structural members; the whole assembly spans the new opening and transfers the chimneys’ load to the foundation.

Law students returning in fall 2013 may walk under the central

archway of the Lawyers Club dormitory tower, once again passing the familiar miniature “carved stone faces of six past University of Michigan presidents,” according to the AIA Huron Valley’s Guide to A2 Architecture. With the new communal arrangement, students may even be seeing the actual faces of their colleagues more frequently.

Thanks to Walbridge, SmithGroupJJR and Hartman-Cox, these buildings have retained their original glory of limestone and granite and now offer contemporary spaces with contemporary amenities.

THE FOLLOWING TRADE CONTRACTORS CONTRIBUTED THEIR EXPERTISE TO THE PROJECT: • Demolition – Homrich Wrecking, Inc., Carleton • Site Work and Utilities – Krull Construction Co., Inc., Ann Arbor • Concrete – Spence Brothers, Saginaw • Masonry and Exterior Restoration – Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors, Livonia • Structural Steel –Ross Structural Steel, Inc., Detroit • Millwork – Nelson Mill Co., Southfield • Slate Roofing – Detroit Cornice & Slate Co., Inc., Ferndale • Glass and Glazing – Modern Mirror & Glass Co., Roseville • Partitions and Drywall – Turner-Brooks, Inc., Madison Heights • Painting – Accurate Painting Co., Warren • Carpet and Tile – Continental Interiors, Troy • Ceramic Tile – Empire Tile And Marble Co., Eastpointe • Elevators – Schindler Elevator Corp., Livonia • Mechanical, Fire Protection – John E. Green Co., Ann Arbor • Ductwork – S & Z Sheetmetal, Inc., Flint • Controls – Johnson Controls, Inc., Auburn Hills • Electrical – Gillis Electric, Inc., Livonia • Fan Coil Units – Rittling, Buffalo, NY The owner, architect and/or construction manager identifies the trade contractors listed in the Construction Highlight.

DESIGNING A COLLEGIATE ENVIRONMENT s design architect, Hartman-Cox Architects, Washington, D.C., had to carefully plot the new interior layout of the Lawyers Club dormitory wing and the John P. Cook Dormitory. Calculating the placement of commons room throughout the 120,000square-foot of space was part of creating an interconnected environment without disturbing the character of these landmark buildings. For example, a commons room, rather than a residential unit and private bath, was placed directly above the Cook Building’s ornate Cook Memorial Room to avoid disturbing the decorative ceiling of this special events space with the insertion of MEP systems, said Hartman-Cox Partner Lee Becker, FAIA. A commons room was placed in the west and east quadrants of the Lawyers Club dormitory’s first two levels. Hartman-Cox stacked the commons rooms on the third, fourth and fifth levels of the Lawyers Club dormitory tower, a stately portal into the Law

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Quad and its courtyard of towering trees. The reason being that little room existed for a commons room in the sloped roof-scape of gabled dormers forming the upper-level of both buildings.

Hartman-Cox’s design also had to link the two buildings. Gutting the third floor of the Lawyers Club dormitory creates a central corridor that flows into the third floor of Cook.

Because the central tower blocks this flow on the Lawyers Club dormitory’s first and second floors, Hartman-Cox “nestled two small elevators into existing five-foot-wide shafts, one going up to the third floor of the Lawyers Club dorm and the fifth level to the tower,” said Becker. “We had to obtain variances due to their size, but now residents can go anywhere in the two buildings.”

The individual rooms in Cook and the Lawyers Club dormitory differ in overall configuration. In a given 40-foot-length, Cook has three rooms on each side of a central corridor. “The Lawyers Club dormitory wing is

narrower in cross section than Cook,” said Becker. “We came up with a scheme in which we offset the Lawyers Club dorm’s central corridor, creating two longish units on one side and three squarish units on the other.”

Different types of window units also influenced the varied configuration of the living spaces. “The module of windows on the outside is really what determined to a great extent how we were going to be able to lay this building out,” said Becker. “We wanted the windows to be in the right place in every room, so this influenced the different alternatives for how to subdivide the space.”

SmithGroupJJR was the architect and engineer of record responsible for the production of construction documents. “We oversaw the construction of the architecture, as well as structural modifications,” said SmithGroupJJR Vice President and Project Manager Kevin Shultis, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. “We led the engineering component for mechanical, electrical and structural systems.”

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Each heated jacket offers a water- and wind-resistant outer shell; an LED controller with three temperature settings plus preheat mode; and three core body heating zones: left and right chest, and back. The soft shell work jacket and camouflage jackets offer a fourth heating zone in the collar. The heating power is transferred from the batteries to the jacket by a USB power source that is also capable of charging up to two electronic devices that are USBcompatible.

Celebrating its 65th anniversary, Acme Tools is an authorized online retailer for every major tool brand with more than 21,000 products from more than 340 manufacturers available at AcmeTools.com or contact Jerry Murray (612) 998-1475 or via e-mail j.e.murray@comcast.net.

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New Light Tower from Magnalight.com Provides High Output of a Large Tower in a Portable Design Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com has announced today the release of a portable tower lighting system that provides easy deployment and transport without sacrificing light output. Designed with LED light bar technology for high output and a tower assembly constructed from aluminum for light weight, the WALTP-CU124X150W-LED Quadpod Light Tower can be deployed by a single person.

Although smaller and lighter in size than comparable HID tower systems, this LED tower provides over 59,000 lumens of light output.

The Magnalight WALTP-CU12-4X150WLED Quadpod Light Tower is a portable LED light tower system that provides all the power of a larger HID tower in a smaller package. This portable LED light tower is fitted with four of Magnalights’ extreme duty LED light bars to produce 59,610 lumens of light output making this tower capable of effectively illuminating large scale work areas. These LED light bars LED light bars feature high output Cree LEDs, extruded aluminum housings, unbreakable polycarbonate lenses, and are IP 68 rated waterproof. By utilizing their LED fixtures Magnalight has managed to improve efficiency, reduce weight, and increase durability, allowing them to construct a tower with enough power to illuminate large areas, yet small enough for one person to deploy and manage. The tower itself is an adjustable unit that can be extended from 7 feet to 14 feet in height and locked into place with simple yet effective T handle locks. Extending the tower to its full height is accomplished using an included hand crank, and an integral braking system built into the crank assembly provides safer deployment and reduces the risk of accidental collapse.

The light tower is constructed of heavy gauge aluminum, providing excellent strength and rigidity while also reducing the overall weight of the entire assembly.

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run from commonplace 120 VAC as well as higher industrial voltages. These portable light towers can be easily collapsed, disassembled and transported and provide an ideal lighting solution for industrial, commercial, emergency response, and military applications where harsh and demanding environments require a dependable, durable lighting system.

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight produces a full range Led light towers, explosion proof LED work lights, portable LED lights, explosion proof flashlights and LED trouble lights. The Larson Electronics family of brands can be found on Magnalight.com, LXFlashlights.com and Larsonelectronicsllc.com.

You can also call 1-800369-6671 to learn more about all of Larson Electronics’ lighting products or call 1-214616-6180 for international inquires.

design with slim motor housing and ergonomic side handle, making it comfortable and easy to use throughout the day, especially in overhead applications.

A side switch with lock on capability, a spindle lock, auto-stop carbon brushes and a burst-proof wheel guard come standard on both grinders. The W720 and W820 also include an inner flange, a face spanner, an outer nut and a Type-27 wheel guard. A Type-1 cut-off wheel, carrying case and a variety of abrasives are sold separately. As with all of Metabo’s grinders, both the W720 and W820 are covered by Metabo’s XXL warranty. This free warranty extends the standard one year power tool warranty to three years.

For more information, please visit http://www.metabo.us/NEWGrinders.48377+M52c807f475b.0.html or contact Jere Geib, Metabo Corporation, 1231 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA 19380. Phone (800) 638-2264; Fax: (800) 638-2261; E-mail: jgeib@metabousa.com; Web: www.metabousa.com.

New Angle Grinders from Metabo Increase Productivity, Reduce Operator Fatigue W720 and W820 Ideal for Metalworking Applications

Atlas EPS Introduces New ThermalStar® Chrome™ Product

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers two new powerful, lightweight angle grinders for cutting, grinding and deburring. The W720 and W820 are ideal for use in the repair, maintenance and metalworking industries.

The W720 weighs just 4.4 lbs. and has a maximum wheel diameter of 4-1/2”. It features a robust 6.5 A-motor with 720 watts of power, 14 inch-lbs. of torque and a noload speed of 11,000 rpm.

Metabo’s W820 has a maximum wheel diameter of 5” and weighs just 4.7 lbs. This new grinder features a robust 7.5 A-motor with 820 watts of power, 16-inch lbs. of torque and a no-load speed of 10,000 rpm.

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Atlas EPS, a division of Atlas Roofing Corporation, has added a new member to the ThermalStar product family – ThermalStar® Chrome™. Named for its dark gray color, ThermalStar Chrome is made with Neopor® resin from BASF. This special graphite additive enhances the insulating performance of conventional expanded polystyrene, giving an already superior product even greater benefits and flexibility.

Atlas’s ThermalStar manufacturing process has been developed specifically to allow for performance-enhancing additives to be introduced into the polystyrene. These additives – branded as EPSX® Technology– include a second generation, code approved, integrated termiticide for longterm protection and waxes for enhanced moisture resistance.

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE ThermalStar Chrome apart from other products.

ThermalStar Chrome products are available to service a wide range of construction applications including: insulated siding backer, continuous insulated wall sheathing, structural insulated panel cores, sunroom panel cores, and higher performance stucco underlayment. Thermalstar Chrome products are the perfect choice whenever a high R-value is required, but thicker products are less feasible. Thanks to its higher R-value per inch, the ThermalStar Chrome family of construction products meets or exceeds the performance of competing rigid insulation materials. ThermalStar products are listed on industry-leading reports with ICC-ES, UL and other certification agencies.

Atlas EPS, a division of Atlas Roofing Corporation, specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative, high-quality, HFCand HCFC-free Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) insulation for construction, packaging and OEM products. Headquartered in Byron Center, Michigan, Atlas EPS maintains four locations in North America. Its molding facility in Michigan is the largest EPS manufacturing plant in the industry. For additional information about Atlas EPS, visit http://atlaseps.com/ or call (800) 917-9138.

Ergodyne Announces New Additions to Their Flame Resistant Winter Liner Collection Ergodyne has announced today the expansion of their N-Ferno® Warming Products to include the N-Ferno® FR 3-Layer Extreme Series Winter Liners (available in regular and shoulder length) as well as the N-Ferno® FR 2-Layer Cold Series H&L Mouthpiece. The new arc-rated FR liners and mouthpiece keep workers warm and protected from the elements, all while meeting the requirements of NFPA 70E. The new FR 3-Layer Extreme Series Winter Liners (models 6890 and 6892) use 3M™ FR Thinsulate™ as the insulating midlayer, providing the ultimate in FR fabric protection and extreme warmth. The FR 2-Layer Cold Series Mouthpiece is the perfect complement, offering adjustable face protection that fits perfectly with any Ergodyne FR winter liner. All Ergodyne N-Ferno® FR winter products meet the requirements of ASTM F1506 and will not melt or drip.

Key Features of N- Ferno® 6890 // 6892 FR 3-Layer Extreme Series Winter Liners Inherent modacrylic blend fabrics with 3M™ FR Thinsulate™ to provide extreme warmth and FR protection; Shell: Modacrylic cotton blend twill; Mid-Layer: 3M™ FR Thinsulate™; Lining: Modacrylic cotton blend fleece; Meets requirements of ASTM F1506 (ATPV rating of 27 cal/cm²) and NFPA 70E (HRC 3) Elastic gather at forehead; Warming Pack Pockets Hook and Loop attachments for hard hat suspension.

Key Features of N-Ferno® 6872 FR 2-Layer Cold Series H&L Mouthpiece Adjustable face protection that fits perfectly with any N-Ferno® FR winter liner; Shell: Modacrylic cotton blend twill; Mid-Layer: 3M™ FR

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Thinsulate™; Lining: Modacrylic cotton blend fleece; Meets requirements of ASTM F1506 (ATPV rating of 20 cal/cm²) and NFPA 70E (HRC 2) Attach to any FR winter liner for face coverage.

For more information visit www.ergodyne.com or call (800) 2258238 or (651) 642-9889.

A.R.E. Caps and Tonneau Covers Available for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra A.R.E is now offering its popular LSII Series, CX Series, V Series, Overland Series and Deluxe Commercial Units (DCUs) for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra with 6.5-foot and 5.7-foot beds.

With an EcoTec3 5.3L V-8 engine, Chevrolet and GMC report that the 2014 Silverado and Sierra exceed the highest of standards with reengineered performance and gets an estimated 23 mpg highway.

A.R.E truck caps are painted to match the owner's truck using the exact OEM paint code for a premium appearance. Caps and their painted finishes are backed with a limited lifetime warranty for the life of the pickup truck they are originally installed on.

Currently available from A.R.E. for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are: • LSII Series: For those who use their truck for work and personal use, this tonneau cover has a sleek appearance offering full rear visibility. The unique lift assist system for user friendly opening and closing gives driver utility with their pickup while keeping the bed area secure.

• CX Series: This cap combines strength and style with function and is designed to meet the needs of outdoor enthusiasts who are seeking utility and flexibility with their truck.

• V Series: This model offers traditional styling with smooth, clean lines, and many different options to meet truck owner's needs. The side tool box option is a great addition for any contractor.

• Overland Series: This cab-high fiberglass truck cap delivers a rugged look and increased durability and is designed to complement trucks styled with black fender flares, running boards and other black trim options.

• Deluxe Commercial Unit (DCU): This commercial truck cap has a rugged, fully welded aluminum frame. The DCU meets essentially all job needs with more than 200 options, including a variety of door and window configurations, toolboxes, custom ladder racks, interior fabric liners, side panels and overall cap heights.

A.R.E. began manufacturing aluminum frame truck caps in 1969 and has become a leading manufacturer of fiberglass truck caps and hard tonneau covers. At its ISO-9001:2008-certified manufacturing facilities, A.R.E.'s more than 700 employees create the products that are sold through a network of more than 650 independent authorized dealers. For more information, contact A.R.E. at 400 Nave Road S.E., P.O. Box 1100, Massillon, OH 44648; E-mail contact@4are.com or fleetsales@4are.com ; call (330) 830-7800 or visit www.4are.com.

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PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION The Christman Company has announced the expansion of its southeast Michigan construction and real estate development operations with several key staff appointments. Christman now has a fullservice southeast Michigan office located in Livonia. The five staff appointments include: Ronald D. Staley, FAPT, senior vice president and principal in charge of Southeast Michigan Operations, has over 30 years of construction experience with Christman, Staley recently returning to the area after establishing the company’s Washington, D.C. operations in 2003. Staley founded the company’s historic preservation group in 1992, leading it to national prominence with award-winning projects. Staley is a Fellow with the Association of Preservation Technology International (APT) and is also a governor appointee to the State Historic Preservation Review Board in Michigan.

Mary K. LeFevre, regional director of business development, brings over 20 years of experience in a variety of construction markets, including healthcare, higher LeFevre education and commercial.

LeFevre has professional affiliations with Corporate Real Estate for Women (CREW) – Detroit Chapter; Associated General Contractors (AGC); Washtenaw Contractors Association (WCA); American Institute of Architects (AIA); and the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD). Anthony M. Bango, AVS, LEED AP, director and principal in charge of project planning, is a 30-year veteran of the construction industry. His specialties include integrated project planning, Bango budget development, project benchmarking, and value management. Bango is affiliated with SAVE International (the Society for Value Methodology), through which he is accredited as an Associate Value Specialist and for whom he served on the board of directors of the Greater Michigan chapter.

Dawn A. Bilobran, historic preservation specialist, works with project teams on the restoration, Bilobran redevelopment and

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adaptive reuse of historic and Mid-Century Modern buildings. Her affiliate organizations include the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, APT, NTHP, and Preservation Detroit, where she is on the Board of Directors. James E. Like, senior project manager for Christman Constructors, Inc. brings over 30 years of experience in commercial/industrial construction to his current Like role in project and business development for Christman’s self-perform construction group which specializes in concrete work, carpentry, selective demolition, and general contracting. His professional affiliations include AGC of Michigan (past president and board member), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and ESD. Barton Malow Company is pleased to announce that Kristin Goodchild has joined as director of business development.

Goodchild will handle markets within the West Goodchild Michigan, Northern Indiana and Chicago regions. Her background provides experience with healthcare, higher education and K-12 clients. Prior to joining Barton Malow Company, Goodchild served as senior director of business development at Skanska USA Building, and senior project coordinator at CSM Group. She is a member of CREW (Commercial Real Estate for Women) Detroit and has just completed the Southwest Michigan First – First 50 Leadership Development Program. Also, Barton Malow Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Lars Luedeman to vice president and CFO with responsibility for company finance and strategy as well as project financial control.

Luedeman Luedeman joined Barton Malow in 2012 as director of finance & strategy. Prior to joining Barton Malow, Luedeman worked for Grant Thornton as director, corporate advisory services where his primary focus was on strategic reviews and consulting to the automotive industry.

Marty A. Burnstein, longtime CAM instructor and construction lawyer, mediator and arbitrator, is now the Chairperson of the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Committee of Burnstein the Oakland County Bar Association. Burnstein has again been selected by his peers as a Best Lawyer (Best Lawyers of America) and Super Lawyer.

The Albert Kahn Family of Companies, a leading provider of architecture, engineering, planning, design and management services based in Detroit, is proud to announce the Zoldan appointment of Andre Zoldan to the role of chief information officer. In his role, Zoldan will negotiate IT contracts and anticipate trends in the industry with regards to technology to meet the company’s strategic goals.

Michael Durand, PE, LEED AP has joined Ghafari Associates, Dearborn, as director of its healthcare practice.

Durand, a seasoned professional with nearly 20 years of Durand engineering and project management experience, brings to the firm a wealth of diverse project and technical experience. In his new role, he will be responsible for strengthening and expanding the firm’s presence in the healthcare sector and providing principal oversight of healthcare projects. He is a Professional Engineer and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). His industry affiliations include the Engineering Society of Detroit and U.S. Green Building Council. In 2010, he was recognized by Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine as one of its “40 Under 40”.

Christie Fair has accepted the position of business development specialist at Rudolph/Libbe Inc. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Bowling Green State University.

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PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION SmithGroupJJR, one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering and planning firms, has recently named six to its Board of Directors. Noel Bryan, AIA, LEED AP, leads SmithGroupJJR’s Chicago, IL office. A registered architect in Illinois and Arizona, his diverse project experience includes office buildings, assisted living facilities, laboratories and airports. Kathleen Hudson-Beitz, LEED AP, is business development director at SmithGroupJJR’s Detroit office, leading project pursuits and client development for its Health and Science & Technology studios. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing and business development of professional services for architecture and engineering, construction and real estate development. Tom Mroz, ASLA, LEED AP, is the office director at the SmithGroupJJR location in Ann Arbor, which employs staff specializing in campus planning, landscape architecture, urban design, civil engineering and environmental science. Mroz, a registered landscape architect, is active nationally with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), serving on both the Finance & Investments and Audit committees. Chris Purdy, AIA, LEED AP, is the Learning Studio leader for the Detroit office of SmithGroupJJR. With over 20 years of experience focusing on facilities for higher education, he has special expertise in providing leadership for projects that focus on student life; health sciences education; and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Russ Sykes, PE, LEED AP, serves as the Science & Technology Studio leader at SmithGroupJJR’s Detroit office. He started out his career with SmithGroupJJR in 1985 as an electrical engineer and has reached his 28th year with the firm. Sykes currently serves as the chair of the Industrial & Professional Advisory Council for the University’s College of Engineering.

Troy Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, a historic preservation architect, serves as director of operations for SmithGroupJJR’s Washington, D.C. office. His career has focused on projects of cultural and historic significance around the world, for clients that include the U.S. National Park Service, the U.S. General Services Administration, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (World Trade Center site) and the Smithsonian Institution.

Gains Spohn and Lucas Wright have joined ASTI Environmental’s Western Great Lakes office in Grand Rapids. Spohn has experience in Phase I and II assessments, asbestos abatement projects. Wright has a background as a hydro-geologist and drilling assistant. Both reside in the Grand Rapids area.

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Podges is a veteran of construction in the Midwest, having spent 30 years working in the Podges industry for Christman, JM Olson Corp., Barton Malow, and Walsh Construction. At Walbridge, Podges will concentrate on further developing relationships with prospective clients in the Academic, Healthcare and Commercial fields. Podges is a LEED® accredited professional (LEED® AP), as well as a member of the American Institute of Architects, Association of Higher Education Facility Officers and the Detroit Regional Chamber.

Howell-based Boss Engineering is proud to announce that Joe Schripsema, Michigan professional surveyor, has returned from Virginia to rejoin their team. Schripsema has over 10 years of experience in the surveying field, which spans over multiple regions and a wide variety of projects. He has been project manager for the construction Schripsema stakeout of MDOT construction and has worked with twelve different Transportation Service Centers. Boss Engineering is also proud to announce that Tristan Larson, professional engineer, has joined their team. Larson has over seven years of experience in the civil / environmental engineering and surveying fields. He is involved primarily with design for residential, Larson commercial and industrial developments and has been responsible for site layout, as well as roadway, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water-main design. He has also prepared mass grading plans, watershed tributary and downstream drainage analysis for large developments.

Attorney Frank T. Mamat, of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C., has been named as one of FacultyRow.com's 2013 SuperProfessors. Each year FacultyRow names top academics worldwide based on professional achievement and peer review. The objective of SuperProfessors is to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse list of academic experts Mamat who consistently demonstrate clarity, passion, and excellence. Frank Mamat is a labor law attorney who focuses his practice on complex labor issues. Mamat is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Michigan Super Lawyers, dBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, The American Lawyer Top Lawyers, Crain's Detroit Business Best Lawyers, and The American Registry's Top Lawyers in Michigan. Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC is a fullservice law firm founded in 1902. The firm employs nearly 100 attorneys and more than 100 support staff in six locations; Lansing, Detroit, Farmington Hills, Grand Rapids, Holland and Marquette.

Effective September 1, 2013, Turner Construction Company has relocated its offices in downtown Detroit. They have moved their operation to the 15th floor of their current building. Their new contact information is: Turner Construction Co., 535 Griswold, Suite 1525, Detroit, MI 48226. Phone (313) 596-0500; Fax (313) 596-4973; website: www.turnerconstruction.com.

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CORPORATE NEWS Clark Construction Company, headquartered in Lansing, has been included on a list of the top 25 privately held companies in Greater Michigan, as compiled by Crain’s Detroit Business. The list was published in a recent edition of Crain’s Magazine. Among Clark Construction’s current projects is the $95.3 million Biosciences Building at Central Michigan University, which is the largest capital project in CMU history. Clark currently is involved in numerous other projects including: Michigan State University’s Bioengineering Research Facility; extensive renovations at University of Michigan’s South Quad Housing Complex; expansions at Dart Container Corporation in Mason; and Gun Lake Casino in Wayland Township.

EXCEPTIONAL® Metals takes customers on a digital journey through a newly redesigned website!

Visit www.exceptionalmetals.com to experience the visual appeal and navigate through an all-new, user-friendly site. Featured products now have unique landing pages that contain corresponding literature and materials. Customers will benefit by the opportunity to learn about unique specialty products including the T-Edge, 2Piece Snap-On Compression, skirted scupper and collector box. The new website showcases EXCEPTIONAL Metals continuous drive to grow in the industry and create unique and innovative products that help contractors get on and off the roof faster. A true testament to this growth occurred in June as the company expanded manufacturing operations into Texas. This expansion will only add to the year-over-year, double-digit growth that EXCEPTIONAL Metals has had since opening its doors in 2003.

Plumbing Professors, Canton Township, a 24-hour service plumbing, sewer repair & epoxy pipe lining company, has been awarded a sanitary & storm sewer epoxy pipe lining contract by Eagle Excavation in Flint for work to be performed under the University of Michigan South Quad, Ann Arbor. The contract calls for Plumbing Professors to reline sanitary & storm sewers using its epoxy pipe lining system. This systems allows for epoxy relining of the sewers with no digging, and little disruption to University activities. Visit www.PlumbingProfessors.com to learn more.

Triangle Associates, Inc., Grand Rapids, was recently named one of Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies by the Michigan Business and Professional Association. This award celebrates organizations that inspire and produce green technology that will impact the industry and environment. It also recognizes those companies that are making their businesses more sustainable, the lives of their employees better, and the community more responsible as a whole. Companies were evaluated and scored by an independent research firm in areas including education, communication, strategic planning and operational implementation, innovation and problem-solving, and building and grounds, among others.

Ann Arbor-based Hobbs+Black Associates Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of the Tucson Medical Center West Pavilion in Tucson, AZ. Hobbs+Black completed a building program encompassing multiple projects, including construction of a new west hospital, and a new five-story parking structure. The new complex combines a statement of technology and clinical excellence, with

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What Every Employer Needs to Know Regarding respect for the history and tradition of Tucson Medical Center and including the hospital’s significant ties to the community and Pueblo Roots. Stone and copper are used to integrate the themes of the building, which houses two distinct surgery departments supporting the largest healthcare center in southern Arizona.

Hilti has announced the launch of its new Hilti Online website (in the U.S.: www.us.hilti.com; in Canada: www.hilti.ca). The new website provides a modern look and easier site navigation to access to the entire line of Hilti products, as well as extensive technical and design resources to enhance the customer experience. Hilti Online is a great resource for construction professionals whether they are on a jobsite or in the office. A new mobile feature for use with Smart Phones or Tablets allows customers to place orders and get information quickly from their mobile devices.

The new Hilti Online is built on a state-of-the art E-commerce platform which provides new features, as well as enhanced features from the previous website. Hilti customers will appreciate the convenience as well as the transparency of ordering Hilti products online. Customers will have the capability to conduct a live chat with Hilti sales professionals; check stock availability; view account history indicating all Hilti products in their fleet; request a tool repair/calibration; find local Hilti locations; track orders and shipments; and print invoices. Architectural and design firms will find tools to help make their jobs easier, including: an easy-to-use design center; an online submittal generator; extensive technical downloads; and software tools. The new Hilti Online is live for the U.S. and Canada, and is expected to roll out to all Hilti market organizations worldwide with a completion date of mid-2014.

Healthcare Reform Breakfast Symposium

Healthcare Reform will impact employers of all sizes and in all industries, thereby requiring significant employer involvement.

Every company’s unique organizational structure and workforce will determine how they respond to the newly implemented Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA/Healthcare Reform/Obamacare).

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December 4, 2013 – CAM / ASSE Safety Leadership Conference Best Western Sterling Inn, Sterling Heights, MI A combined General Industry and Construction conference, designed for leaders in safety. The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) has again teamed with the Greater Detroit Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) to present this conference.

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Please submit all calendar items no less than six weeks prior to the event to: Amanda Tackett, Editor: tackett@cam-online.com November 5 – 8, 2013 – Urban Land Institute (ULI) Fall Meeting McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, IL This year’s theme is “ULI Works.” Among the seminars presented will be “Rivertown Neighborhood Project: How Senior Housing Can Revitalize a Former Industrial Area in Detroit’s East Riverfront District” on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 11:30 am – 12:15 pm.

Leaders of this seminar will be Nathan Keup, Director of Real Estate Development, Presbyterian Village of Michigan; and Thomas Wackerman, President, ASTI Environmental.

For event information or to register, visit the ULI website at http://www.ulifall.org/register

November 21, 2013 – NAWIC Detroit “Paint the Town Red – Construction Industry Night” MGM Grand Hotel, Detroit, MI Presented by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Detroit Chapter. Celebrate, recognize and award construction industry standouts that play a major role in the resurgence of Detroit.

Strolling Supper, Cocktails, Silent Auction. All auction proceeds go to the NAWIC Detroit Scholarship Fund.

For event information or to register, visit the NAWIC Detroit website at http://nawic183.wix.com/cin2013

CAMTEC Fall Classes: December 2013 • Nov. 5 – Accounts Receivable Management and Collections • Nov. 6 - Contracts & PO’s • Nov. 12 – Advanced Bonding • Nov. 12, 19, 26 – Design Phase, Bidding and Proposals (3 sessions) • Nov. 13 – Project Management & Supervision • Nov. 20 - First Aid; CPR & AED Combined • Dec. 3, 10, 17 – Estimating (3 sessions) • Dec. 11 – Project Accounting • Dec. 12 – Aerial Work Platforms – Part 32 (MTI Level 1) • Dec. 18 – Project Closeout To register, contact Tracey Alfonsi or Patricia DuFresne at CAM (248) 972-1000

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CAM WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS AUDIA CONCRETE CONST., INC, MILFORD BROCK TOOL OF DETROIT, INC., LIVONIA CREATIVE SURFACES, INC., CLINTON TOWNSHIP

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PROIMAGE FACILITY SERVICES, INC., REDFORD

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ELZINGA & VOLKERS, INC., HOLLAND

RENE VANASSCHE & SONS COMPANY, WARREN

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ROBERT D HOWARD COMPANY, FARMINGTON HILLS

Connelly Crane Rental Corp. ................................21

HERITAGE AND COMPANY, ORION

STANDARD TEXTILE, GROSSE ILE

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STEPHEN TROPF & SONS INC DBA COVENANT CONSTRUCTION LTD., EMMET

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Detroit Training Center ............................................21 Doeren Mayhew ........................................................35 G2 Consulting Group................................................43 Hartland Insurance Group, Inc. ............................15

TRINITY PAINTING LLC, DBA TRINITY BUILDING GROUP, ST. CLAIR SHORES VELTMAN PAINTING LLC, JENISON WENDELL'S REMODELING, INC., ROYAL OAK

MJ GLYNN, INC., DBA GALWAY CONSTRUCTION, ROYAL OAK

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MULLIGAN WINDOW & SIDING, FARMINGTON

Shaw Electric ..............................................................31 Utility Refund Company ..........................................19

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