CAM Magazine May 2008 - Carpentry, Roofing

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MAY 2008 VOL. 29 • NO. 5 • $4.00

IN THIS ISSUE:
®
“VOICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
ROOFING
U of M Intramural Sports
Building Gets a New Roof
Evaluating an Innovative
Roof Deck Repair –
16 Years Later
Grand Carpentry
MGM Grand
Debuts Elegant
Woodwork and
Finishes
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ROOFING
“VOIC E OF TH E CONSTR UCTION I N DUSTRY”®
FEATURES 38 Walking Tall

U fo M Intramural Sports Building Gets New Roof
16 Doubles Classic a Success
CAM’s 57th Annual Men’s Bowling Tournament 44 Molasses Test
Evaluating an Innovative Roof Deck Repair –
18 On The Jobsite 16 Years Later
Building a Stairway
to Heaven CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
22 Economic Outlook
Retail Market Construction Trends
CARPENTRY
26 MGM Grand ASAP!

Elegant Millwork on Demand
50 The Tip and The Iceberg
Unseen Benefits at 41-B District Court
DEPARTMENTS
8 Industry News
10 Safety Tool Kit
56 Product Showcase
60 People in Construction
64 CAM Welcomes New Members
66 Buyers Guide Update
68 Construction Calendar
70 Advertisers Index
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INDUSTRY NEWS
sine and live entertainment. “It was great to see some building
committee members from our first project almost fifteen years
ago,” said Stephen Auger, principal of the firm. “This event has
grown each year to the point where our clients have the date pen-
ciled in before we send out the invitations. Talk about freeload-
ers!”
SA+A has developed a reputation for providing distinctive and
responsible design solutions through a client-driven process. The
firm was recently selected by Crain’s Detroit and The American
Society of Employers as one of Detroit’s top 50 “Cool Places to
Work.” SA+A is a full-service architectural design and planning
practice that has been located in the heart of Lake Orion’s down-
town historic district for the past 10 years.
For more information please visit www.saa-architects.com.
The Glory of Copper

Returns to the
Book-Cadillac
Copper ziggurats are the
SA+A Architects Fat Tuesday Open House a
Success crowning glory of the Book-
Stephen Auger + Associates Architects, Inc., Lake Orion, host- Cadillac Hotel. Detroit
ed their 8th annual Fat Tuesday open house on Feb. 5, 2008. The Cornice & Slate Co., Inc.,
meet and greet event is held each year to celebrate the firm’s Ferndale, installed the last
recent successes, to provide networking opportunities for clients ziggurat on the pinnacle of
PHOTO BY MARCI CHRISTIAN

and consultants, and to exhibit past and current work for anyone the newly restored building
interested in learning more about SA+A. in February 2008.
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SAFETY TOOL KIT

Leading Indicators
Simonton facilities throughout the country
were engaged in fundraising efforts to
support Gates and Jacobs in the Boston
T
Marathon. For more information on
Homes for Our Troops and the valuable
work done by this organization, visit
his month I evaluate the data. If the reports were www.homesforourtroops.org.
want to con- done properly, he should be able to identi- Simonton Windows produces ENERGY
tinue my dis- fy trends. Things like type of injury (lac- STAR® qualified replacement and new
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Indicators. As I and/or method of injury (missing guard, ing a line of impact-resistant products. The
mentioned last broken tool, damaged extension cord, bro- company was ranked #1 in quality in the
month, this is a rela- ken ladder rung) can provide significant 2007 Brand Use Study sponsored by
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& Safety Services
secutive Best In Class Awards for being
ty) that takes historical data, evaluates it cause. If, for instance, you see a lot (a ranked “Overall Top Rated Vinyl Window
and then projects it into the future. I “lot” could be 3 of 12 injuries or 25%; the
Brand” in unaided industry studies. For
recently met with the safety director of raw number does not have to be high) of
more information, call (800) SIMONTON
one of CAM’s mid-sized member firms hand lacerations while unbundling rebar,
or visit www.simonton.com.
who had been tasked with getting their you might surmise that gloves or a better
safety program into shape. The company band cutting tool might be in order. This
had experienced a higher than expected is just the beginning of applying leading New ISO Standard will Make
number of recordable injuries, including indicators to your safety program… more Crossing the Street Safer for
two out-of-state fatalities, and the owner to follow. If you have any questions about Disabled Persons
wanted it to stop. One of the first things I this or any other safety issue, you can Equipping pedestrian street crossings
suggested he do is go back over the acci- always find me at the end of 248-972-1141 with acoustic and tactile signals to help
dent and near-miss reports from the past or at forgue@cam-online.com. disabled persons was a step forward. The
several years - up to ten if possible - and problem is that they vary from one coun-

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try to another. Now, a new ISO standard

provides the basis for harmonizing such
signals on a worldwide basis.
The aim of ISO 23600:2007, Assistive
Products for Persons with Vision
Impairments and Persons with Vision and
Hearing Impairments - Acoustic and
Tactile Signals for Pedestrian Traffic
Lights, is to ensure equivalent information
worldwide at intersections equipped with
pedestrian crossing signals. SALES RENTALS
The standard sets out the requirements,
technical specifications and performance
criteria for acoustic and tactile signals for
ERECTIONS DELIVERY
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Acoustic and tactile signals should be

used in combination to provide informa-
tion, such as precise directional informa-
tion and the geometry of the intersection.
The signals can indicate for disabled per-
sons features such as the:
• Presence and location of a push button

• Location of a pedestrian crosswalk
• Walk initiation period
• Direction of the pedestrian crosswalk
• Prohibited walk initiation period
At an intersection that is not equipped

with acoustic and tactile signals, persons
with vision impairments are forced to use
the sounds of vehicular traffic when possi-
ble in order to estimate the time to start
crossing a street and to determine their
direction of travel. In the case of persons
with vision and hearing impairments, the
majority of these people have to rely on
assistance. The installation of acoustic and
tactile signals for pedestrian traffic lights
based on ISO 23600:2007 significantly
improves the ability of these persons to
travel safely and independently.
For more information please visit
www.iso.org, ISO 23600:2007; or TC 173 –
Assistive Products for Persons with
Disability.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
Supplier Members. Patti Fason, of

Professional Attention to Tile Installations,
Tile Contractors Association
was the keynote speaker for the Learning
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The Tile Contractors Association of
America (TCAA) held its 99th annual con- Exchange. Sessions were conducted by
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ed the return of the popular Learning International, Noble Company and TEC
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credit sessions conducted by TCAA In addition to the TCAA membership,
over 20 architects from several prestigious

local firms attended the Learning
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offered by its members to the architectural
community through its Trowel of
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Artisan Tile, Brighton, is the most recent
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Excellence honor. Artisan Tile joins seven
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demonstrated safety and learning pro-
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cuisine and various members posed for Environmental Design) standard for boilers. Solar PV and solar hot water can
the ultimate photo opportunity: a snap- green buildings needs to move in the be added, and carbon-neutral heat can be
shot with a wax figure. same direction, said author Guy Dauncey. obtained from heat exchange with the air,
The challenge is much tougher for earth, water, and sewage. There are fur-
YES! Magazine Asks What We existing buildings. Most building owners naces that burn biofuels, and Sweden’s
Can Do About Buildings could achieve a 20 to 50 percent reduction district heating systems circulate hot
in energy use by investing in new win- water fro 50 miles without significant
dows, super-insulation, heat-recovery heat loss. Super-insulation, combined
The U.S. emits the equivalent of 7.26
systems, and efficient appliances and with shade trees and white-painted roofs,
gigatonnes of CO2 annually. Our
buildings contribute 2.49 gigatonnes
of that total.
Buildings use a lot of

By Guy Dauncey
energy, so it’s no sur-

prise they’re responsible
for 30-40 percent of CO2
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nisms, and rules like the Residential its CO2 emissions by an incredible 93 per-
Conservation Ordinance, which requires cent, by switching, among other things, to
owners in San Francisco and Berkley to biofuel district heat for its buildings. It’s
About the Author
Guy Dauncey is a speaker, organizer, con-
upgrade a building before it’s sold. just a matter of vision and determination. sultant, and author with Patrick Mazza of
Germany is paying for a complete retrofit Reprinted from “Stop Global Warming Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global
of all older apartment buildings. London Cold,” the Spring 2008 YES! Magazine, Climate Change, New Society Publishers.
has launched a Green Homes Concierge 284 Madrona Way NE, Ste.116, Bainbridge
Clarification:
In the February 2008 issue of CAM Magazine, the On the Jobsite article entitled
“Building a Higher Level of Care” did not mention that the George W. Auch Company, Speak Up!
Pontiac, and W3 Construction Company, Detroit, are working together on the construc-
tion of the Henry Ford Hospital West Pavilion Vertical Expansion Project. The Auch/W3
team submitted together and was awarded the contract for Construction Management
The Editors of CAM Magazine
Services for this challenging project. The Auch/W3 team together

invite comments from
our readers.
developed and planned the temporary measures required to pre-
pare the existing building for the construction of the addition, as
Send your remarks to:
well as verifying critical tie-in point locations. W3 subcontracted

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PHOTOS BY MARCI CHRISTIAN, CAM MAGAZINE

CAM 57th Annual
Men’s Doubles Classic a
money at 1212. Each team was also given
C
ongratulations go out to Jamie Klatt
and Brian Lang of Turner Construction one deck of playing cards, compliments of
Company in Detroit for winning the the CAM Doubles Committee.
57th Annual CAM Men’s Doubles Classic with This year’s highlights included the
a score of 1388. Both Jamie and Brian were Tournament High Game of 276 by Jim
among 358 bowlers at the annual event held Fedorka with Detroit Elevator, finishing with a
on February 23rd at Thunderbowl Lanes in 715 series. The Tournament High Series of
Allen Park. 771 was by Paul Szummy with Field
Bowlers began checking in for lane assign- Construction on games of 266-238-267.
ments at 10:30 a.m. Each participant’s high- Following just behind the leaders were Art
est USBC Average, as listed in the 2006-2007 Szmuto of Field Construction with a 275
Yearbook, guided competition in this tourna- game. Robert Kapanowski of Detroit Elevator
ment. Each team received a handicap of had games of 268-230-256 for a 754 series
100% of the difference from 400. The prize and Julius Maisano of The Macomb Group fin-
800-910-1123 check ratio this year was 1-4, with low in the ished with a 725 on games of 258-210-257.
Local 517-468-7677
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Top 10 Final Results:
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3 1367 Dennis Sine George Baer III
4 1365 James Pappas Sr Ray Cronkhite
Buckhoist Units • Rooftops
5 1336 Jerry Krawiec Jr John Kalisz IV
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6 1335 Brandon Eschner Phil Batten
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7 1321 Robert Kapanowski Ed Kapanowski Sr
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8 1320 James Tucker Keith Schatko
SERVICING LIVINGSTON,OAKLAND, 9 1316 Bryan Thomas Richard Thomas
WAYNE, WASHTENAW AND 10 1294 Sean Walker Michael Harte
INGHAM COUNTIES Tie 1294 Bill McGivern Brandon Perilli

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ON THE JOBSITE
R
BY MARY E. KREMPOSKY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR PHOTOS COURTESY OF C.A.S.S. SHEETMETAL
ounding a curve of Romeo Plank (C.A.S.S.), an experienced sheet metal details across the board and on two 70-
Road in Clinton Township brings contractor well schooled in the copper foot-tall towers rising from the church
into view one of the most inspired craft, into the fold as both roofing and interior and projecting through the roof.
and unconventional rooflines in demolition contractor. C.A.S.S.’s contract “It was a snap-on standing seam panel
Michigan. The roof of St. Paul of Tarsus also encompassed roof protection, tempo- system that is made for decoration only,”
Catholic Church undulates like a water- rary roofing, wood decking, and single- said Parvin. “It is only supposed to be
slide, cascading in serpentine ribbons of ply roofing. used on mansard, storefront type of appli-
copper from both sides of a central ridge. “We were awarded the contract after a cations. As the most inexpensive type of
This series of concave and convex curves daunting pre-award review of the com- panel system in the prefinished market, it
yield an overall shape similar to a bell. pleteness and qualifications that C.A.S.S. is not to be used with copper.” In this sys-
The portion of roof over the former apse brought to the table on this difficult proj- tem, a seam cap – separate from the over-
(the interior space housing the altar) ect,” said Glenn E. Parvin, C.A.S.S. presi- all panel – is merely snapped over the ver-
forms an almost three-dimensional bell of dent. Having prepared a proposal three tical “legs” of two abutting panels. Water
copper with the same sinuous line as the years ago, C.A.S.S. aced the final “job flowing down the serpentine roof would
rest of this remarkable roof. interview” with the help of a specially then migrate into the seam caps.
There was only one flaw in this heaven- constructed mockup of the roof’s finicky This inappropriate system installed on
ly canopy of copper: the roof leaked mis- center panel. C.A.S.S. built the mockup the complicated curvature of the roof cre-
erably since its installation in the 1980s. panel in its shop, placed it in the back of a ated the perfect storm. Rainwater and
The parish endured the leaks with the pickup truck, and delivered it to the snow melt would pool in the center swale
long-suffering patience of Job until suffi- future jobsite as part of a presentation of this undulating roof, flooding both the
cient funds were available for renovation explaining the old world craftsmanship seam caps flowing down the roof and
of both the roof and the church interior. needed to truly save the ailing roof. The what is called head laps or traverse seams
For this desperately needed renovation, mockup clearly showed the difference flowing across the expanse. The traverse
the parish placed its faith in Constantine between the existing copper roof and the seams link the three panels needed to
George Pappas, AIA proposed approach. form each 45-foot-long ribbon of copper
Architecture/Planning, Troy, as architect flowing from the roof ridge to the eave.
and Campbell/Manix, Inc., Southfield, as Established roofing industry guidelines
general contractor. The project team The existing copper roof was a classic dictate the proper location of head laps or
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
brought Detroit-based Custom case of the wrong system installed in the traverse seams. “In this case, the head
Architectural Sheet Metal Specialists wrong place, coupled with poor flashing laps needed to be placed in a 6:12 slope (6

The two towers await demolition

by C.A.S.S. Sheetmetal with the
assistance of Connelly Crane.
The first of three lifts is executed to remove the existing towers.
inches of rise to 12 inches of run),” said Parvin. “The head laps

in the original roof were installed in essentially a flat area where
water collects.” The unfortunate end result was a roof with
seams leaking both down and across this beautiful but poorly
crafted expanse of copper panels.
The first of hundreds of copper panels is installed with crafts-
C.A.S.S. replaced this leaky sieve of a roof with the most
men utilizing rope ladders to traverse the roof.
watertight copper roofing system available: a well-crafted, dou-
ble-locked standing seam roof with soldered traverse seams.
The mockup of the problematic central panel displayed the
handiwork of this skilled company. Using sheet metal tools in
the shop, the experienced crew of C.A.S.S. hand tooled the pan-
els, stretching and shrinking the malleable copper to follow the
sinuous contour of the wood deck. “We tooled the panel to make
it curve and to make sure the head laps were in the 6:12 location
of the roof,” said Parvin. “The next step is profiling the seams.
We basically hand tooled all the panel seams.”
C.A.S.S. not only obtained the contract for roof renovation but
FOILING THE COPPER THIEVES
the demolition contract for the entire interior, as well. The com-
plex nature of the project compelled C.A.S.S. to request an
expansion of its scope of work beyond the copper roofing trade.
C.A.S.S. asked to assume responsibility for demolishing the two
Tarps serve as temporary weather protection as the new copper roof
takes shape to keep Mother Nature at bay for a lifetime to come.

ON THE JOBSITE
towers down to the roof, removal of the ing electrical and fire suppression systems C.A.S.S. “This was a first for C.A.S.S.,”
skylight forming the ridge of the roof, and added another layer of complexity to the said Parvin. “We demolished two existing
providing temporary cover for the sky- job. “Who would handle the deck repairs canopies and the two 70-foot towers from
light and exposed gaps in the deck. “We necessary at the approximately 100 electri- above the roof to the concrete interior
believed coordination and responsibility cal boxes being removed and infilled with floors. We saw cut the concrete floors,
issues could be complicated in terms of exposed finished wood decking?” said removed the carpet, and demolished the
temporary weather protection in terms of Parvin. altar. We also removed the existing electri-
infilling the gaps of the wood decking For efficiency and better control, cal systems and infilled the decking at the
after tower removal,” said Parvin. Campbell/Manix then turned over the locations of the removed lights.”
The removal and replacement of exist- entire tower and interior demolition to With the aid of Connelly Crane Rental
Corp., Detroit/Redford and
Holt/Lansing, C.A.S.S. began tower dem-
olition in late October 2007. Parvin and
John Martin, C.A.S.S. foreman, met with
Denny Connelly of Connelly Crane to
plan and execute the demolition.
“Demolition of the towers took two days
and the wood decking infill another two
days,” said Parvin.
In tearing off the old copper roof,
C.A.S.S. worked with Campbell/Manix in
selecting a recycling company, H & H
Metals, Inkster, to recycle approximately
20,000 lbs. of the old copper.
HENRY
ENRY FORD
ORD ESTATE
STATE “Approximately $35,000 to $50,000 in
recycled copper was returned to the
NEW CRANBROOK OBSERVATORY
parish, “ said Parvin. “As a theft-preven-

tion strategy, H & H Metals used a locked
dumpster with a thousand pound lid that
could only be lifted with big equipment.
Plus, the copper was removed on a week-
ly basis. All in all, H & H Metals had the
best game plan to keep the copper
secured.
C.A.S.S. also partnered with George I.
WAYNE
AYNE STATE
TATE BONSTELLE
ONSTELLE THEATER Landry, Inc., a Milford-based carpentry
contractor selected by Campbell/Manix,
HEATER
Inc., to build a carpentry roof structure

over the existing deck. “The structure is a
new 2 x 8 wood framing and plywood lat-
tice system designed to encapsulate new
electrical and sprinkler systems, as well as
house a foamed-in-place insulation sys-
tem,” said Parvin. “Placed over the lattice
system, the new wood deck consists of
two layers of 3/8” plywood staggered
glued and screwed to form the new
curved roof system.”
CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD STATE CAPITOL
SPECIALIZING IN THE CONSULTING, DESIGN AND Meanwhile back in the Detroit shop,
THE COPPER CRAFT
INSTALLATION OF ARCHITECTURAL SHEET METAL C.A.S.S. built a wood structure following

the complete profile of the undulating,
WORK; COPPER ROOFING; SLATE AND CLAY TILE laminated timber roof. “We made three
wood panels in the shop matching the full
length of the 42-foot-long roof profile,”
said Parvin. “We actually built a custom
CASS SHEET METAL jig emulating the profile of the complicat-
ed center panel. It was all about lining up
(313) 571- C.A.S.S. the traverse seam in what would be con-
sidered the safe zone of 6:12 or greater.
We have a curved wood structure just like
5641 CONNER • DETROIT, MI 48213

a pinewood derby track sitting in our metallic glow. Parvin anticipates the around and will require custom tapered
shop, measuring 14-foot long and 2-foot entire roof will be complete in spring 2008. panels,” said Parvin. Redeemed from an
wide and created to allow us to make the The most difficult portion – the former ailing roof, the St. Paul of Tarsus parish
copper panels fit.” apse - will soon be underway. “The three- plans an expansion on its current site in
Skilled C.A.S.S. craftsmen, headed by dimensional bell is segmented all the way the near future.
shop foreman Rick Mark, hand tooled the
panels and seams and finally shipped the
carefully crafted work of their hands to
the job site and up to the rooftop where on
C.A.S.S. Sheetmetal craftsmen navigate
a bone-chilling morning in February sheet

the undulating water slide profile of the
metal workers from Local 80 were busy

roof to install a copper panel.
anchoring the panels with stainless steel

slider clips. “It’s a long process,” said
Parvin. “The last step is to seam the
panel. We formed and hammered a dou-
ble lock standing seam – a five-ply seam –
to create a watertight metal roof system
with the same details of Old World crafts-
manship as those used on traditional cop-
per domes and large copper roofs.”
Altogether, C.A.S.S. installed approxi-
mately 20,000 lbs. of copper over the
12,500-square-foot roof.
Bright streams of newly minted and
hand tooled copper now brighten the
church roof, its fresh copper skin gleam-
ing across the expanse of a snowy field
and visually warming the cold air with its

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
RETAIL
MARKET
CONSTRUCTION TRENDS
T
By Don Wilson
he construction of new building quantity of space completed (tabulated in Construction declined in 1991 through
space for the retail market and the square feet by SEMCOG) during a particu- 1993 with the plunge in retail revenues in
renovation of existing stores has lar year, with the change occurring in retail 1987 and 1988. Building then increased in
lately been one of the mainstays of non- sales volume (adjusted for inflation) two 1994-96 with the upturn in retail spending
residential general contractors and their years earlier. Sales are advanced two years in 1992-94, contracted during 1997 with
sub-contractors during the downsizing of to approximate the delay in time involved the drop-off of spending in 1995 and then
the Detroit area’s economy. This is espe- to plan and implement the construction expanded in 1998 through 2002 with
cially since the peak of the last business activity as required by the growth or strengthening sales in 1996 through 1999.
cycle and non-residential construction decline in business volume. With the decline in retail spending, after
activity in 2000. Projects in the retail mar-
ket, 22.8% of all non-residential building
space in 2004-06, were only 31% lower DETROIT AREA CHANGE IN RETAIL SALES / SPACE BUILT
than in 1998-2000 compared with a 37%
drop in all other types of non-residential Space Built (Square Feet-Millions) Change in Retail Sales Volume Two Years Earlier (01$-Billions)
work over the same time span. 7 6
Most information regarding what is

occurring in retail sector featured in daily
5
6
papers or local business publications is 4
either devoted to the start of new retail

projects, to update the progress of an earli- 5 3
er awarded project, to report on the sign- 2

ing of leases by major tenants, to cover the 4
opening of major outlets, or to report the
1
closing of a particular retail location

because of declining sales. As there
0
3
appears to have been little effort to report -1
on region-wide trends in the Detroit area’s
retail market, it seemed appropriate to put
2 -2
together an overview of the retail market -3

for CAM Magazine’s readership. 1 Space Built Sales Change Two Years Earlier
Shown in the chart entitled DETROIT -4
AREA CHANGE IN RETAIL SALES /

SPACE BUILT, is a comparison of the
0 -5
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

1999 and occurrence of the 2001 recession, DETROIT AREA RETAIL EMPLOYMENT / REAL ESTATE DEMAND
the need for additional space and making
improvements moderated in 2003-04 as Employment (000) Real Estate Demand Index (2000=100)
did overall business investment in the

380 105
Detroit area. Construction has expanded

since 2005 because of the stimulus provid-
375 104
ed by very favorable interest rates and the
Employment Retail Space Demand
availability of funds through the first half

370
103
of 2007, as well as requirements to reno-
vate much existing space.
365
102
While the revenues of merchandise and
select service retailers are certainly a sig-
360
nificant determinant of expanding or reno-

101
vating existing space, another is the will-

355
ingness to lease space, as a significant pro- 100
portion of retailers need to rent the floor

350
space where they operate. No information 99

is publicly available regarding the aggre-
345
gate quantity of Detroit area retail site 98

space available for lease, but a review of
340
the history of the annual amount of square

feet built confirms it is increasing. Data on
335 97
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
the quantity of space leased and the num-
ber of payroll jobs, however, suggests that
occupancy of overall retail space was in
decline in 2003 through 2006, as set forth in ly shrink because of the weakening in WEEKLY EARNINGS & HOURS
the chart entitled DETROIT AREA RETAIL household purchasing power caused by WORKED. Detroit area home median sell-
REAL ESTATE SPACE DEMAND / the decline in home equity values and ing price, a proxy for the shrinkage in the
EMPLOYMENT. The Retail Real Estate employment as portrayed in the chart enti- value of homeowners’ equity, receded to
Demand Index, calculated by the tled DETROIT AREA HOME PRICE / PRI- $140,300 in 2007, 14.4% lower than at their
Birmingham-based consulting firm Allen VATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT. peak in 2005. 1.96 million workers were on
& Associates, tracks the quantity of occu- Another factor contributing to the private and public sector payrolls in 2007,
pied retail space in the metropolitan decline in retail spending is the lack of 2% fewer than the 2.02 million on payrolls
Detroit area comprising Wayne, Oakland, growth in weekly earnings, which is com- in 2006 and 3.9% below the 2.04 million on
Macomb, St. Clair, Lapeer and Livingston pared with hours worked in the chart enti- the job in 2005. Private sector weekly earn-
counties. The Index shows that occupancy tled DETROIT AREA PRIVATE SECTOR ings (adjusted for inflation) continue to
contracted in 2003 through 2006 before
making modest upturn in 2007. According
to tabulations by Allen Associates, 9% of
retail space was vacant at the end of 2007; DETROIT AREA NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT / MEDIAN HOME SELLING PRICE
that means there was 91% occupancy. The Employment ( 000)
occupancy rate would be even lower,

Home Selling Price ($000)
2250 180
except for the steps taken by many retail-
ers in their efforts to operate more effec- 2200 160
tively. Retail sales per employee in the
Detroit area (adjusted for inflation) were 2150 140
an estimated 1.5% higher in 2007 than in
2000. 2100 120
According to a presentation made to
various groups around the state in late 2050 100
2007 concerning the state of Michigan’s
long term fiscal outlook, the former 2000 80
research director of the Citizens Research
Council of Michigan suggested that sales 1950 60
tax collections could decline by $200 mil-
lion during 2008. That infers that retail 1900 Employment Home Prices 40
spending in the Detroit area, as calculated
from sales tax collections by the Michigan 1850 20
Department of Treasury, could decline to
around $53.5 billion in 2008 from $55.0 bil- 1800 0
lion in 2007. Retail sales revenues will like- 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
weaken as the number of high paying DETROIT AREA PRIVATE SECTOR WEEKLY EARNINGS / HOURS WORKED
manufacturing jobs disappear, retail prices
creep upward, and wage rates are cut as
Earnings (Dollars) Hours Worked
employers (especially in the automotive

900 40
industry) have implemented programs to

improve their competitiveness in an
890 39
increasingly global marketplace. 880 38

It is not easy to project the quantity of
Earnings Hours
retail space that will be started into con- 870 37

struction and completed during 2008 and
2009 in an area where household spending 860 36
power is under pressure from declining
employment, languishing earnings, deteri- 850 35
orating home equity values, and the tur-

moil in the credit markets. However, it is
840 34
believed it will become an increasingly

tougher sell to prospective investors
830 33
before the project is presented to the archi- 820 32

tects, engineers, and municipal planners
who have to approve the construction 810 31
project.
800 30
Don Wilson is a consulting economist based 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
in Hartland, Michigan. He has specialized in
working for trade associations, banks, cham-
bers of commerce and municipalities since
1982.

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MGM GRAND
ASAP!
Trend Millwork: Elegance
P
D eli ve re d O n D e m a n d
B y M a r y E . K r e m p o s k y, As s o c i at e E d i t o r
photos courtesy of trend millwork
lay is big business in the hospitality industry. Entering the doors of one of the region’s newest play-
grounds, visitors to MGM Grand Detroit know casino management isn’t playing games; MGM Mirage
clearly takes entertainment seriously. The casino has set one of the best dinner tables in town at Michael
Mina’s Saltwater restaurant and the Wolfgang Puck Grille. With celebrity chefs, expanded gaming
space, and nightlife aglow at such venues as the V lounge - recently named to Nightclub & Bar Magazine’s list
of Top 100 Nightclubs of 2008 - MGM has rolled out the red carpet for the entire Midwest.
Preparing for this lavish and non-stop tors is displayed throughout the interior woods into high-end, custom applica-
party for thousands required the talents of MGM Grand. tions. In line with a trend over the last
and organizational skill of hundreds of Trend Millwork’s forces spent a hectic 8 five years of expanding the scope of work
companies under the direction of MGM to 10 months preparing for one of for millwork contractors, Trend Millwork
Grand Mirage, Las Vegas; Tre Builders, Detroit’s biggest parties. Polishing stain- handled high polished stainless steel, a
Las Vegas; and the design team of less steel wine racks to a mirror finish, variety of wood veneers, leather bar com-
Hamilton-Anderson/SmithGroup Joint arranging delivery of reconstituted ponents, glass, and other non-traditional
Venture, Detroit. A 44-year-old company veneers from across the globe, and field work items in its assigned areas. The
with offices in Windsor and Lincoln Park, assembly of a 1,200 lb. door were all part millwork itself entailed a dazzling array
Trend Millwork, Inc. fabricated custom of playing the perfect host. Altogether, of both natural and reconstituted wood
millwork using a diverse menu of woods, Trend’s diverse and well-crafted work veneers, ranging from natural walnut to
both solid and veneer, virtually all graces Saltwater and Wolfgang Puck Coleidolegno reconstituted veneer
installed with the aid of its minority part- restaurants, both designed by New York imported from Italy. Reconstituted
ner, Foster Finish Carpentry, Inc., MBE, City-based firm, tonychi and associates; veneer is a man-made veneer composed
Detroit. From Hornbeam booth dividers the hotel lobby and its exclusive living of real wood fiber with colorants added to
in Wolfgang Puck to Santos Rosewood room for guests; the third-floor confer- simulate the color and grain pattern of
and Red Gum column covers and wall ence level; and the casino’s gaming floor, actual wood veneers. Luca Bonanni,
panels in the casino’s promenade, the promenade and elevator lobbies. Trend vice president of operations,
wonderful craftsmanship of Trend Trend tackled a broad scope of work believes MGM Grand contains the most
Millwork and its own team of subcontrac- and transformed a varied palette of diverse roster of woods the company has

Wolfgang Puck’s culinary artistry is on full display

behind a window wall of glass and natural walnut.

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span of only 8 months. “We had a good, solid commitment from

all of our people,” said Bonanni. “We had a crew of 30 cabinet
makers in the shop and a crew of 20 in the field, both working
10 to 12 hour days for almost 8 months.”
Beyond MGM, Trend made its mark on new hospitality ven-
tures all across Michigan in 2007. Working three casino projects
simultaneously, Trend held contracts at the Four Winds Casino
Resort near New Buffalo in western Michigan built for the
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians by The Christman
Company, Lansing, and at Odawa Casino Resort in Petoskey
built for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians by
Clark Construction Co., also headquartered in Lansing. As the
ultimate understatement, Bonanni adds, “We had a pretty good
year.”
With Trend’s operational acumen, meeting the aggressive

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
schedule of all three casinos was a game of skill not chance. The
successful completion of all three projects in a single year was
living proof of Trend’s new corporate slogan, “We Manufacture
the Impossible,” developed by David Muzzatti, president of the
thriving firm. At MGM Grand, Trend prepared, submitted and
obtained approval for over 300 shop drawings in a short span of
time. “Shop drawings began as soon as we got the contract,”
said Bonanni. “Preparing shop drawings, finish samples, and
product date submittals was basically a two-and-a-half-month
process.”
After shop drawing approval, Trend’s master strategy for
MGM Grand can be summarized as divide and conquer. Trend
split its forces into two teams. One team scanned the project for
items not requiring any field measurements or coordination
with other trades, such as the pit podiums and security stands
in the gaming floor and the freestanding furniture in both
Saltwater and Wolfgang Puck. “This team focused on getting
these basic, freestanding items into immediate production upon
The interior of Saltwater is swimming in fine cuisine. Massive shop drawing approval, while the other team focused their
energies on the rest of the contract,” said Bonanni.
Coleidolegno millwork frames the privacy booths, adding to the
The second team gathered field measurements ASAP by
elegance of this quality interior.
developing a close working relationship with the framing con-

tractors. Walls, columns and other items were built, measured
ever fabricated and installed on a single project. More than for millwork and manufactured in such swift succession as to
high-end, some of the custom millwork required field assembly seem almost simultaneous. “Getting field measurements ASAP
because of its massive size and scale. Living up to MGM was a key element to getting this project done on time,” said
Grand’s name, the main entry door to Saltwater is 10 feet wide Bonanni. “It was very important to develop a relationship with
and soars to a height of 17 feet. the framing contractor in order to establish layouts in the early
Managing a lengthy list of long lead items added another stages of the project.” Trend worked closely with Ann Arbor
layer of complexity to the creation of this regional entertainment Ceiling & Partition Co., Inc., Ypsilanti.
destination. Hand-carved wood rosettes, imported from France Production of custom column covers in the casino gaming floor
and installed on the doors of Saltwater’s private dining room, is is an example of this swift sequence of build-measure-fabricate-
only one of many long lead items. “About 60 percent of the install with barely a breath in between. “The minute the columns
material specified for MGM carried a lead time between 12 and were ready to be measured we were right there next to them mea-
16 weeks,” said Bonanni. “We had no time to waste. We suring and then producing the column covers,” said Bonnani.
ordered long lead, specified items early in the game even before “We just didn’t have much time between field measurement and
shop drawing approval. Purchase orders had to be issued fabrication if we were to meet the aggressive schedule.” Trend
ASAP, and periodic calls had to be placed to all of our vendors and Foster Carpentry then spent two months installing the high-
to make sure they were on schedule.” pressure laminate column covers that now grace the gaming area.
In short, Trend managed a broad scope of work, massive cus- Called Detroit Plum, the cladding was produced exclusively for
tom millwork, and long lead items, all in an incredibly short MGM Grand Detroit and was also used on the pit stand cabinets,

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security podiums and the main cashiers Bonanni. “For this reason, we had to doors and flooding the gaming floor and
cage whose metal grills and finishes were have accurate field measurements and we celebrity chef restaurants at MGM Grand
also fabricated and installed by the prolific had to be very careful in the shop.” Detroit. At Saltwater, lovers of food and
Trend team. The same story repeated itself in the beauty will satisfy both appetites within
Accurate field measurements were par- casino promenade, a long angular corri- the elegant confines of this highly rated
ticularly critical in the entry arch to the dor whose high ceiling again dictated the eatery. The entry door is only an appetiz-
hotel’s opulent private living room for use of end-matched veneers to maintain a er for the custom work within. Made of
guests and in the living room, itself. Like beautifully flowing line of wood grain. Coleidolegno reconstituted veneer, the
entering Valhalla, towering 20-foot-tall “Any mistakes or any delay in field mea- wood is a light, almost blonde color with
columns cloaked in Macasar Ebony surements would have had a big impact a natural clear finish. While the door is
reconstituted veneer frame a bonfire on meeting the schedule,” said Bonanni. veneer, the trim and plinth block is solid
Coleidolegno. “Solid Coleidolegno is
very rare,” said Bonanni. “We had to
actively search for the solid wood.”
Massive in size, this entry door is a 10-
foot-wide, 17-foot-tall monolith weighing
approximately 1,200 lbs. A light touch of
the “door handle” – a 16-foot-long verti-
cal bar of custom metal – will open this
hefty, 4-inch-thick portal. No, it’s not
magic; it’s custom Rixon pivot hinges
designed to carry the weight and size of
the door. Not commonly used and of an
uncommon size, this heavy-duty steel
hinge is embedded in the concrete floor
and measures approximately 12 inches
long by 6 inches wide, said Bonanni. A
companion pivot hinge is installed near
the ceiling.
The sheer heft and size of the door
mandated field assembly. “The biggest
challenge with this large entry door was
being able to engineer it in a way that it
could be completely cut, machined, pre-
finished in our shop, and then sent out in
components that could be easily assem-
bled in the field,” said Bonanni. Trend
also worked with the designer to proper-
ly place the door’s beautiful joinery or
Approximately 3,500 square feet of Macasar Ebony, a reconstituted veneer from Italy, dresses the
towering columns and wall panels of the hotel’s lavish living room.
seams. The seams had to align with
seams in the adjacent Coleidolegno arch-
burning in a contemporary fireplace Altogether, MGM Grand has 5,000 way – an arc so massive it resembles two
shaped like a slot and spanning almost square feet of natural Santos Rosewood side walls and a ceiling as it frames the
the entire wall of this palatial space. veneer from Brazil and 1,500 square feet entire glass front of the restaurant and
Because the Ebony only comes in 10-foot of Red Gum veneer placed in the column seems to project into the interior mosaic
lengths and the columns and entries are covers and raised panels of the prome- ceiling.
20 feet tall, the panels of this heavily nade and in the mirror frames of the casi- Massive Coleidolegno millwork also
striped wood had to be end matched and no’s 12 parking structure elevator lobbies. fills the interior, forming two 18-feet-tall
sequenced matched to maintain the “Each panel was tagged for each area,” and 24-feet-wide canopies over the priva-
desired pattern and visual flow of the continued Bonanni. “Our field carpenters cy booths. “The upright pieces are solid
wood grain. Any errors in cutting the played a huge part in making sure mis- Coleidolegno and the canopy is veneer,”
panels in the shop or measuring the pan- takes did not happen.” said Bonanni. “The biggest challenge was
els in the field would be costly, and that’s the sheer size of the millwork. We prefin-
one thing no one would want to measure. ished and machined the panels in our
“With sequence and end matching, if we Now that the sawdust has cleared and shop. We built it as large as we could in
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Another imposing Coleidolegno arch-

way forms the entry to Saltwater’s pri-
vate dining room where the massive
meets the delicate. An 18-foot-high and
17-foot-wide Coleidolegno archway
frames four panels of solid MDF doors,
all style and rail with a blue lacquered
paint finish that harmonizes with the
Millwork & Carpentry restaurant’s subtly expressed aquatic
theme. The 3-inch-thick doors also open
Specialists at the touch of a finger thanks to Rixon
hinges. The delicate counterpart to the
massive millwork is found in 16 hand-
carved rosettes imported from France and
mounted to the entry doors. “We ordered
the rosettes in the very beginning of the
project,” said Bonanni. “We probably
ordered them in January and we received
them five months later in June.”
33500 Kelly Road Other well-crafted details add flavor to
the dining experience. If angels drank
wine, they would store the bottles in
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to a bright mirror finish. The main wine
rack is enshrined behind large glass doors
fabricated by Harmon, Inc., Livonia,
under contract to Trend. Trend installed
the 10-feet-high by 16-feet-wide wine
rack but contracted metal fabrication to
J.L. Dumas, LLC, a Detroit-based compa-
ny that spent months polishing the hun-
dreds of stainless steel pieces needed to
hold over 300 bottles of wine in place.
“Each piece had to be fabricated,
machined, and polished,” said Bonanni.
“Then the whole assembly was welded
together and had to be repolished. In
total, both hand and machine polishing of
all these stainless steel pieces took about
three to four months. The main wine rack
and two smaller racks, enclosed in glass
and Wenge, a Tabu reconstituted wood
from Italy, took a great deal of coordina-
tion with the designer and the glass,
stainless steel and refrigeration trades.”
Thanks to Trend Millwork’s ability to
manage a broad scope, patrons can also
celebrate in style at Saltwater’s circular
bar and back bar, both formed of blue
leather panels, high-polished stainless
steel, and Wenge, both reconstituted
veneer and solid. “Again, the bar
demanded a coordinated effort,” said
Bonanni. “We got there ahead of the
game, laying out the circular bar as early

as possible to better coordinate the work 12-feet-high by 7-feet wide. The glint of our first vertical application of
with food equipment, plumbing, and mirror-finished stainless steel racks adds Hornbeam, which is typically used as a
other involved trades. The actual bar top an urban sophistication to this Up North floor application,” said Bonanni. “Also,
is stone handled by Michigan Tile & type of motif. this Hornbeam is a manufactured wood
Marble Co., Detroit, but all the coordina- Adding to the grille’s rustically chic block using timber salvaged from the bot-
tion came through our auto-cad drawings sensibility, the divider walls between tom of lakes. Distributed by Kaswell
as far as size and proper layout.” booths are composed of an unusual appli- Flooring Systems, Framingham,
Per the architect’s design, Trend’s pro- cation of European Hornbeam. “This was Massachusetts, blocks of wood are pro-
lific fabrication shop also carved the bar’s
solid Wenge posts, turning the Wenge on
a lathe using a custom profile to create
these decorative spindles of swiveled
wood. The main hostess station is anoth-
er feast for the eye. This elegant piece of
millwork is formed of two almost inter-
locking ellipses of dark Wenge and light
Coleidolengo that both curve and taper
downward along their elliptical route.
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incomparable crab cakes or a smoked
salmon pizza with crème fraiche, fresh
dill and black caviar. While the chef is
busy in the kitchen – much of it in full
view behind a window wall of glass and
natural walnut – guests can enjoy the fine Plunkett Cooney has been part of
interior with its full complement of natur- Michigan’s construction industry
al walnut, European hornbeam, and
laquered MDF. Trend fabricated and
since 1913. Clients tell us they
installed this window wall and again
appreciate our fearless determination
managed a broad scope of work, ranging
to obtain the right result from the
from glass and metals to wood veneer boardroom to the courtroom.
and Hornbeam paneling.
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The eatery contains approximately 6,000
lineal feet of poplar trim installed as bat-
ten in the walls and ceiling, apparently
bringing a subtle taste of rural Midwest
farm buildings to the interior. “The bat-
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grille with a North Woods ambiance.
Trend provided the actual log racks of
high-polished stainless steel nestled in an
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duced from salvaged virgin timber originally cut down in the cement board placed on both sides of a 13-foot-tall steel frame.
1800s and left at the bottom of waterways.” “We also worked closely with the designer who elected to incor-
For the Wolfgang Puck Grille, 2,000 square feet of European porate a 1/4-inch reveal around the perimeter of the panel to
Hornbeam end grained block was imported from France and allow for some movement,” said Bonanni.
transformed into 20 different booth walls. Each divider is com- Upon arrival, the Hornbeam had to acclimate to the environ-
posed of 4-by-4-inch blocks of Hornbeam applied on both sides ment for four to five days to minimize the amount of shrinkage
of the divider and trimmed in poplar. Each block was hand or expansion after installation. “The manufacturer’s recommen-
applied and glued down with mastic, ultimately forming a sin- dation was to just empty all the boxes in a large pile,” said
gle panel with a subtle variety of pronounced end grains. Bonanni. “This not only gave the material a chance to acclimate
Trend carefully managed each step of the process to meet the but also mixed the various color shades and grain patterns
project’s rigorous quality and scheduling standards. “With a together to ultimately create a more interesting wall divider.”
Once the Hornbeam mosaic was assembled into panels, Trend
faced the hurdle of sanding these heavy wood canvases. “The
500- to 600-lb. panels were too heavy to run through a belt
sander,” said Bonanni. Inspired by the traditional use of
Hornbeam as flooring, Trend hired a flooring contractor to sand
and finish the panels, essentially treating the vertical booth
dividers like a floor. “The panels were placed on the floor for
the sanding and finishing process,” said Bonanni. “The sanding
and finishing was a three-week process because, unlike finish-
ing a floor, these panels had to be sanded and finished with
three coats of water-based finish on both sides. Each coat
required a day to dry, so it was very time consuming.”
The Wolfgang Puck Grille’s 16-foot-tall display cases, formed

MAKING A CASE FOR QUALITY
of natural walnut with an oiled rubbed finish, both in veneer

and solid pieces, are a showcase for Trend’s astute attention to
detail and craft. Trend had to achieve tight tolerances of only a
quarter-of-an inch at both floor and ceiling to produce a swivel
product with the proper mobility. Accuracy was paramount,
since the required tolerances for each display cases varied from
location to location throughout the restaurant.
As part of its scope, Trend engineered and then contacted a
local machine shop to manufacture the actual custom swivel
units composed of steel plates and ball bearings. The actual
installation called upon the creative problem-solving skills of
the field team. “The unit was designed in two pieces, a bottom
and a top portion,” said Bonanni. “The carpenters installed the
top portion first. While holding it and pushing it tight to the
ceiling, others slid the bottom portion, which sat on a ball bear-
ing plate, under the top section. When in place, they released
the top portion that was held in place by a custom pin that is fas-
tened to the ceiling. It was very critical that these units be
installed square and plumb in order to properly function. The
Trend’s broad scope of work included fabricating and installing the bar’s
end result could not have been more perfect.”
Trend finished its work at the bar, fabricating and installing
leather bar top and stainless steel foot rails, the back bar’s millwork, glass
diverse materials ranging from the leather bar top and stainless
and metals, and the log racks of high-polished stainless steel and natur-
steel foot rails to the glass and metals of the back bar, as well as
al Walnut.
lead time of 10 to 12 weeks, it was imperative that we place the the millwork. “It is constructed of lacquered-finish MDF panels
order for the material as soon as possible,” said Bonanni. with solid white oak batten and a pickled finish running
While Trend waited for the arrival of the Hornbeam, the through the face of the bar,” said Bonanni. “We again coordinat-
firm’s fabrication shop was busy properly engineering and ed our work with the food equipment, plumbing and the elec-
manufacturing the substrate framing. Trend worked closely trical before fabrication to make sure all the pieces fit.”
with the distributor in finding the right substrate that would Beyond these two celebrity restaurants, Trend’s work fills the
control movement caused by the shrinkage and expansion of the hotel lobby’s main registration area and its sumptuous living
finicky Hornbeam. The end result is a substrate of hardy fiber room reserved exclusively for hotel guests. Thanks to the Trend

team, over 6,000 square feet of quarter cut

Wenge, a reconstituted veneer from Italy,
blankets wall panels and column covers,
enveloping part of the reception area in a
glory of wood. The face of the registra-
tion desk is composed of three tiers of
small semi-circles shaped like baskets.
One of the longest lead items provided by
Trend, each “basket” is formed of hun-
dreds of wood beads imported from
Costa Rica, all hand applied and finished
with a high-gloss black lacquer.
Approximately 3,500 square feet of
Macasar Ebony, another reconstituted
veneer from Italy, dresses the towering
columns and wall panels of this lavish liv-
ing room. The panels of this ribbon-
striped veneer are coated with a natural
finish. Macasar Ebony panels also sheath
the archways leading past a bubbling
fountain and into the hotel’s elevator
lobby.
Trend Millwork’s busy crew also fabri-
cated and installed work in the casino
proper, including the player’s desk of
radius Rosewood. Trend also fabricated
and installed 4,000 square feet of
Zebrawood, a reconstituted veneer from
Italy throughout the third-level confer-
ence area, as well as mirror finish stain-
less steel chair rails and bases throughout ®
the banquet areas and conference rooms.
With deft efficiency and commitment to
quality, Trend Millwork managed a mind- A Division Of SafeWorks LLC
boggling scope of work that aided MGM
in shaping one of the most vibrant enter-
tainment destinations in the Midwest.
According to Tre Builders, Trend
Millwork provided all casino, convention
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Saltwater and Wolfgang Puck Grille
with Spiders
restaurants. The vast scope and scale of Personnel/Debris
millwork and carpentry at MGM Grand Safety Net Systems
also enlisted the services of other compa-
nies identified by Tre Builders, including:
• Expert Installation
Denn-Co. Construction, Detroit, all back
of house millwork and casework, as well
• Protect Workers, The Public,
And Adjacent Properties
as installation at the buffet, video poker
and both Starbucks; Mueller Custom
• Fall Protection
Cabinetry, Inc., Pacoima, CA, spa and
pool area, buffet, and the Ignite Lounge;
• Personnel and Debris Nets
Quality Cabinet and Fixture Company,

San Diego, CA, Bourbon Steak Restaurant Spider
and the Int Ice, V (nightclub) and Agua A Division of SafeWorks, LLC
Bar/lounges; and Glenn Rieder, 28825 Goddard Road, Suite 108
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lowed, its humble roots beginning in a 3,000-

square-foot facility on Detroit’s Lyndon
Avenue before moving to its current Lincoln
Park location closer to its sister company
across the Detroit River. By 1997, the ambi-
tious company opened the third jewel in the
crown of Trend companies: Trend Carpentry,
a union carpenter contractor that installs
only the work of Trend Millwork USA, said
David Muzzatti, president of the company.
Sadly, Trend lost its founder, William John
Muzzatti, in July 2007. “In true Muzzatti
fashion, the Trend Team simply picked up the
ball,” said David Muzzatti, who is now pres-
ident of this vigorous company built on the
strong foundations constructed over the last
44 years. Trend’s recent list of projects
includes some of the largest projects under
construction in Michigan.
Trend managed to work on three casinos simultaneously. Above is a glimpse of the stunning inte-
rior of the Odawa Casino Resort in Petoskey.
and the high limit area.

Other firms involved in the wood and WHAT’S ON TREND’S MILLWORK
plastics category, as well as rough and fin-
ish carpentry include: Precision
MENU AT MGM
Industrial Services, Detroit, wood & plas- TREND MILLWORK’S
tics, millwork (hotel) and wood & plastics trim
• High polished stainless steel
SALTWATER APPETIZERS
an
• 2,000 square feet of Europe
MAIN COURSE MENU -CONTINUED
(slot base install); Ann Arbor Ceiling & thro ugh out the
at the ceili ng and nsti tute d ven eer
Partition Co., Ann Arbor, finishes, dry- Hornbeam reco
rest aura nt
wall (casino, BOH, venues); Pontiac out (Wolfgang Puck Grille)
• Booth divider walls fabricated n-
Drywall Systems, Pontiac, finishes, rough with a stre tche d • 6,000 square feet of Wenge reco
of solid Wenge el lobb y and
carpentry and drywall (Retail 1 and 2); em stituted veneer (hot
fabric pan el syst
s living room)
and Turner-Brooks, Inc., Madison • 16-feet-tall swivel display case asar
Heights, finishes, drywall, exterior fram- ge • 3,500 square feet of Mac
made out of solid Wen el
k Ebony reconstituted veneer (hot
ing (hotel). • High polished stainless steel drin living room)
ledge follo win g the curv e of the
ood
, • 4,000 square feet of Zebraw
bar; glass shelves, custom brackets tute d ven eer (third-fl oor
l sup port reconsti
leather, and stainless stee
ABOUT TREND MILLWORK, INC.
In business since 1964, Trend Millwork is a
conference areas)
Windsor and Lincoln Park-based union man- rail for the back bar tut-
• Massive Coleidolegno reconsti
ufacturer of custom architectural woodwork • Wenge veneer for the restroom ed veneer mill wor k (Sal twa ter
to commercial, industrial and institutional doors, hostess stand and other fur- nt)
restaura
clients across North America. William John niture items
Muzzatti started Bill Muzzatti Woodcraft in
tall
• A 10-foot-wide by 10-foot-
WOLFGANG PUCK DESSERTS
the basement of his Windsor, Ontario home 57 TREND MILLWORK’S
years ago. He outgrew his basement shop in doo r of soli d tong ue in
tos entry
• 5,000 square feet of natural San
MAIN COURSE MENU
less than three years, began a small manufac-
eer (cas ino prom e- groove Walnut
Rosewood ven back
turing facility in Windsor, and opened up
ing stru cture elev a- • A 1,500 lineal foot entry sign
nade and park box ed encl osu re and
three other satellite millwork facilities across lit, set in a
tor lobb ies) in Pop lar
Ontario, as well as an office Montreal. The i- trimmed
• 1,500 square feet of Red Gum (cas 17
establishment of Interstate Millwork in and park ing stru c- • Bar and back bar, measuring
no promenade
Detroit soon followed. feet by 19 feet
ture elevator lobbies)
Trend Millwork & Cabinets of Windsor was trim
• 6,000 lineal feet of Poplar
born in 1964. Trend Millwork USA soon fol-
(Wolfgang Puck Grille)

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ROOFING
By David R. Miller, Associate Editor

Photos Courtesy of CEI
skilled observer can glean all sorts of information by simply watching a person.
A People who are reluctant to make eye contact, for example, may not be telling the
truth. Confidence and well-deserved pride also manifest themselves in how a per-
son acts. People who walk tall and hold their heads high convey a sense of natural self-
assurance that can actually impact their interactions with others. A long history of qual-
ity work has taught roofers at CEI, Howell, to walk tall, but they never realized how use-
ful the skill would be at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) at the University of
Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus.

A total of 45,000 square feet of roofing ing system. A parapet wall, up to eight
needed to be replaced at the building, feet high, runs the perimeter of the gut-
but no access was available from inside ter.
the facility or on the south side, so con- CEI stripped the roof and gutter area
tractors needed to walk over the top of down to the underlying roof deck or con-
the ridge to gain access to the north side. crete shingles and installed a new metal
The exhausting trip was a daily ordeal, roof along with a Firestone RubberGuard
even for roofers who were used to walk- Platinum EPDM system over the gutters.
ing tall. Since snow slides down the metal roof
and collects in the gutter area, the .090-
INSTALLING THE ROOF mil thick product was selected for its
The IMSB, built in 1928, was the first col- increased durability.
legiate intramural sports building in “This was our first .090-mil job,” said
America. The original concrete shingle Eric Cook, operations manager for CEI.
roof, totaling 32,800 square feet, was cov- “The standard is .060-mil but I was very
ered by metal roof panels that were impressed with this product. I think it
attached directly onto a furring strip, was easier to install than the .060-mil. It A total of 45,000 square feet of roofing
needed to be replaced at the Intramural
commonly called a hatrack, which was was heavier, but it was almost impossible Sports Building at the University of
installed on top of the concrete. The to wrinkle because it was so thick. This Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. Built in 1928,
pitched roof includes a 12,200-square- was not an easy job by any means, but the facility is the first collegiate intramural
foot gutter area that was covered with a this product made a difficult job a little sports building in America.
four-ply, modified asphalt, built-up roof- easier.”

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A temporary staircase outside on the north side of the building provided the
only access to the roof during the project. U of M’s track ran along the south
side of the building.
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The smooth anodized panels were also with sufficient reach to place materials on up, walk up the 5-12 pitch roof, and then
a Firestone product, creating single the south end. Even though they didn’t walk onto the 7-12 pitch roof on the other
source accountability for the roofing need to bring the panels over by hand, side of the ridge,” said Cook. “The 5-12
materials. The new metal panels were set the roof pitch was a familiar obstacle for was pretty easy to walk on, but the 7-12
on a dual hatrack system that was every member of the crew. was a little more difficult.”
installed onto purlins set 16” o.c. on the “Every day you had to take the staircase An existing hatch provided access to
roof. Holes were drilled through the con-
crete tiles to allow for attachment to the
underlying steel and specialized purlins
were created to provide a secure fit on
the uneven surface of the concrete.
“The concrete tile wasn’t smooth, it was
ribbed,” said Cook. “We had special Z-
purlins made to fit the exact profile.”
Even with the customized purlins, a cer- RENTALS
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“We try to spend a lot of time up front,”
said Mike Wilson, sheet metal manager
for CEI. “We go out and measure, so our
materials are ready to roll when they hit
the field. It is more productive to fabri-
cate in our shop than it is in the field.”
Not only can the work be done more
efficiently in a shop environment, but the
steady flow of useable materials also
ensures a constant flow of work on the
jobsite.
“It’s a lot cheaper to send two people
out to look ahead of time, than it is to
have an entire crew of eight to 12 people
standing around and waiting,” said Cook.
The end result of the project was a roof
that should serve the IMSB for several
years, but a number of operational issues
needed to be addressed before this could
be realized.
OPERATIONAL ISSUES
Access to the IMSB was a major chal-
lenge throughout the project.
“U of M’s track ran on the south end of
the building, so there was absolutely no
staging on the backside of the building,” WBE Certified
said Cook. “The challenge was bringing
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The crew had to climb a staircase, walk up the 5-12 pitch roof, and then walk onto the 7-12 pitch
roof on the other side of the ridge to gain access to the south end of the building.
the roof, but crews would have still need- installed ladders and platforms for two Street,” said Cook. “We had to set up road
ed to make the daily trek over the ridge new roof hatches that provide access to and sidewalk closures. We rented cement
because its position. Using the roof hatch both sides of the ridge, which will greatly barricades in addition to our own eight-
would not have made the project much simplify future roof work. foot-high construction fence and they
easier but transporting workers and Positioning of the roof hatches was kept the majority of people out, but we
materials through the building would only part of the logistical challenge asso- still had a few people walk through. We
have disrupted the operation of the IMSB, ciated with the IMSB project. The limited tried to be as polite as we could, but we
so the University informed contractors staging area that was available on the also had to make sure that no one got
that their only access to the roof would ground significantly altered pedestrian hurt.”
be by a temporary stairway outside. Mid- and vehicular traffic on the site. Pedestrians were only one group that
Michigan Metals, Brighton, fabricated and “Our staging area was on Hoover CEI interacted with. The complexity of

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the project required coordination with

multiple trades. CEI acted as a general
contractor as John E. Green Co., Highland
Park, replaced drains, and Western
Waterproofing Co., Livonia, rebuilt one
chimney, tuck pointed another and per-
formed other miscellaneous brickwork.
Having a good work history with these
companies helped CEI comfortably step
into an unfamiliar role.
“We put a lot of effort into building
relationships with subcontractors,” said
Cook. “They know how we work and we
know how they work, so we can all come
together on ideas to get jobs in at a lower
cost up-front. We can all win projects that
way.”
Of course, contractors who work in spe-
cific trades may know very little about
what other contractors do. Having a
good professional relationship helps to
establish a
dialogue where each can discuss how the
operations of the other might be impact-
ed.
“I had no idea how the mason [Western
Waterproofing] would affect us,” admit-
ted Cook. “Things worked out really well,
but there were some scheduling issues.
We didn’t realize how much work was
involved in taking the existing chimney
all the way down. They set up on the
existing roof and we didn’t want to take
the existing roof out until they were done
because we didn’t want to have to do any
repair work if anything fell.”
The close partnership between con-
tractors greatly contributed to the suc-
cess of the project. Every contractor
involved has earned the right to walk just
a little bit taller.

ROOFING
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ests come in many forms, but all pro- acid test for the skills of its employees, but it HOW THE ROOF WAS BUILT
vide a chance to learn from our perfor- was also a molasses test, as time until the The Public Safety Building was built in
mance – it just may take longer in results could be evaluated flowed more 1979 and the 26,300-square-foot roof looks
some cases. Roof consultants at Roofing slowly than sugary syrup on a winter’s day. typical of the construction of the time, but
Technology Associates, Ltd., Livonia, for Instead of making a premature declaration, appearances can be deceiving. A jail facility
example, waited 16 years to see if the innov- consultants at Roofing Technology on the top floor of the building mandated a
ative solution used to repair the roof deck at Associates wisely waited until the roof mem- more durable material than the steel that
the Public Safety Building in Southfield had brane applied in 1992 was recently sampled would have been commonly used for the
dried out the existing lightweight insulating and the deck underneath was analyzed roof deck, so reinforced concrete was used
concrete fill so it wouldn’t need to be before saying “Mission Accomplished.” instead. A layer of lightweight Elastizell insu-
removed. Since this was one of the firm’s lating concrete was placed atop the rein-
first projects, it could be thought of as an forced concrete to add insulation value, and

the material was screeded to provide a slope The water issues got worse over time, and said Mathers. “You would have lost all the
towards the rainwater drains. The top layer Roofing Technology Associates provided an insulating value of the material and you
was an asphalt roof system with aggregate assessment in 1992. would have had disposal costs, plus you
to provide a watertight barrier. Once water “We took two-inch cores out of the insu- would have needed to add new material to
breached the top layer, damage to the insulating concrete, and the holes actually filled create a slope.”
lating concrete came quickly. up with water as soon as we took the cores The concrete deck underneath the insu-
“They had leakage all over,” said Michael out,” said Michael Bode, RRC, vice president lating concrete was not a concern because it
Mathers, RRC, president of Roofing of Roofing Technology Associates. was dense enough to resist water damage.
Technology Associates. “It had been leaking Clearly, the roof of the Public Safety Since water had saturated the lightweight
for a long period of time. So much water had Building needed some work. Roofing concrete, its composition was critical.
leaked through the roof system that the Technology Associates approached the pro- Perlite, a volcanic glass that is heated to
owner’s maintenance personnel began cut- ject with a goal of minimizing the necessary cause expansion, is added to some light-
ting holes in the roof and putting portable labor to reduce costs. Salvaging the lightweight concrete mixes to add insulating
pumps inside the holes to pump the water weight concrete was a key goal. value. All insulating concrete tends to crum-
from within the lightweight insulating con- “Taking all of the insulating concrete out ble under freeze/thaw conditions in a wet
crete to the roof drains.” would have been a very expensive process,” environment, but the addition of perlite
Consultants at Roofing Technology Associates waited for 16 years to see if the innovative
solution used to repair this roof had dried out the existing lightweight insulating concrete fill
so it wouldn’t need to be removed.

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In addition to providing room for air to
move, the project team also devised a way to
propel it across the insulating concrete sur-
face below the roof membrane. Wind-pow-
ered rotors were added to a multiple rooftop
vents, and these vents were augmented with
a number of stationary vents.
“The concept was to pull air through the
channels and vent out moisture,” said
Mathers. “I’ve been in the roofing business
for 35 years, and I have never seen wind
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Mother Nature aided the drying effort in
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Work was scheduled for warm summer of the sun’s rays.
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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
P
eople often refer to “the tip of the iceberg” when they realize that something far
more substantial or problematic lurks underneath the surface of a visible chal-
lenge. Few projects illustrate this phrase more clearly than a recently completed
courthouse in Clinton Township. The efficiency of the 47,000-square-foot facility that
combines operations for the two branches of the 41-B District Court, which previously
functioned in two separate facilities, is obvious to anyone who visits. The innovative
ideas that truly make this facility work, including a geothermal system and a massive
basement that separates prisoners from the general population while providing space
for extensive mechanical systems, lie below grade where they are shielded from view.
Construction manager The Dailey Co., Lake Orion, and project architect French
Associates, Inc., Rochester, combined their talents to create the tip and the iceberg that
facilitates the orderly functioning of the 41-B District Court.

THE TIP facility, but separate circulation patterns level.”

The new 41-B Courthouse, serving are more difficult to incorporate into Two additional elevators were needed for
Clinton Township, Harrison Township smaller facilities. the staff and general public, along with an
and Mount Clemens, was built in a light “Prisoners are brought in through a sal- elevator providing access to the basement
industrial area. Drawbacks associated ley port at grade level inside a garage and salley port, making for a total of five func-
with the site included its small size and they take an elevator to the basement tional elevators where only two would
limited frontage on Groesbeck Highway, level,” explained Suzanne Carlson, AIA, have been typical in a similarly sized build-
but these drawbacks were overridden by project architect for French Associates. ing. Despite having to devote a significant
a desire to build near the Macomb County “Once there, they are either put into a amount of floor space to elevators, the
Jail and heavy land use in the area. holding cell or they are put into one of design team was still able to include three
Controlling interaction between prison- two elevators that takes them directly to separate courtrooms, the largest being 1,800
ers, the public, and staff is an important the courtroom. Using the basement that square feet, plus a magistrate hearing room.
security consideration with any court way aided with the circulation of the first Video arraignment capabilities were also
Once people pass through one of the three entry points, they are in a
secure environment where face-to-face interaction can safely occur.

CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
added to streamline operations while

reducing the number of prisoners who
must enter the building, thereby minimiz-
ing the amount of space needed to house
them securely.
The design team kept cumbersome secu-
rity infrastructure from taking up too
much space by limiting access to three
entry points, one for the public, one for
the staff and one for prisoners. Once peo-
ple pass through these entrances, they
have entered a secure environment where
face-to-face interaction can safely occur.
Underneath this welcoming environment
lie a number of complex systems that
power its operation.
THE ICEBERG
Geothermal systems always involve
extensive excavation. They can be
designed vertically, with wells that are
dug hundreds of feet into the ground, or
horizontally with shallowly buried pipes
running over a large surface area. Site
size made a horizontal system a more cost
effective option for the 41-B District
Court, so all of the space underneath the
parking lot was used for this purpose.
“If you dig down under the asphalt at
any spot on that site, you’ll hit a geother-
mal pipe,” said Paul Danko, project man-
ager for the Dailey Co. “In order to install
the system, we had to dig the entire park-
ing lot down 10 feet and then build it back
up after the geothermal loops were
installed.”
In addition to the geothermal system, a
15-foot deep, 20,000-square-foot base-
ment was excavated to house holding
cells and mechanical equipment. A total
of 84 heat pumps were squeezed into the
basement, and each was individually
ducted to a mechanical shaft. A high
degree of coordination was needed to
allocate space between various contrac-
tors. Access to the building and parking
for tradesworkers were also problematic
because the extensive excavation took up
much of the site. Large amounts of soil
also needed to be stored on the site to
bury the geothermal pipes at the proper
elevation, but existing springs and
Clinton River Valley soil conditions ham-
pered this effort.
“We encountered a lot of groundwa-
ter,” said Danko. “Some of the soils were
too wet to go back into the hole, so we
had piles of original soil and we still had
Despite a small site and having to devote a significant amount of floor space for a total of five to truck in sand. There must have been
functional elevators, the project team was still able to include three separate courtrooms, the 3,000 cubic yards of material in the way as
largest being 1,800 square feet, and the magistrate hearing room seen here. we sorted everything out.”
In spite of the sloppy conditions, the

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project team was held to a tight 14-month

construction schedule that included
working through two winters. Crews
even placed sod in December to keep on
schedule. Other tactics used to keep the
project on track included covering up the
ground at night to prevent freezing, uti-
lizing temporary heating and anticipating
long lead time items to prevent material
shortages. Much like the below grade ele-
ments of the project, the impact of these
timesaving measures cannot be seen in
the finished project. Instead, they are one
of the many unseen elements that sup-
ported the successful completion of the
project.
THE FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTORS

AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
CONTRIBUTED THEIR SKILLS TO THE
PROJECT:
Asphalt Paving – Asix Asphalt

Paving, Inc., Milford
Bulletin Boards and Display Cases –
Advanced Specialties, Inc.,
Birmingham
Carpentry and Millwork – George I.
Landry, Inc., Milford
Carpet and Rubber Flooring –
Conventional Carpet, Inc., Sterling
Heights
Ceramic and Terrazzo – Artisan Tile,
Inc. Brighton
Courtroom Seating – Sauder
Manufacturing Co., Inc., Archbold,
OH
Doors and Hardware – LaForce, Inc.,
Green Bay, WI
Drywall, Cold Formed Framing, GRG,
Metal Studs, Insulation and Acoustics
– Huron Acoustic Tile Company, Inc.,
Mt. Clemens
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Electrical – Metro Electric
Engineering Technologies, Romeo
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Fabric Wrapped Panels – Integrated

Interiors, Inc., Warren
Fencing – Future Fence Company,
Warren
Fire Protection – TriStar Fire

Protection, Inc., Plymouth 1 /. 1-
Flatwork and Site Concrete – J.C.
Holly Contracting, Inc., Romulus $AN 4HOME $ISTRICT -ANAGER s -IDWEST $ISTRICT /FlCE
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Geothermal Heating – Loop Group,

Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
Glazing – Icon Glass Systems, Inc.,
Livonia
HVAC – Systemp Corporation,
Rochester Hills
Landscaping and Irrigation – Great
Oaks Landscaping Assoc., Inc., Novi
Masonry – Giannola Masonry
Company, Clinton Township
Mobile Storage Unit – The Casper
Corporation, Farmington Hills
Overhead Doors – KVM Door
Systems, Clinton Twp.
Painting – Accurate Painting
Company, Warren
Plumbing – J.T.’s Enterprises, Inc.,
Chesterfield Twp.
Precast Bollards – Royal Stone LLC,
Williamstown
Roofing – RoofCon, Inc., Brighton
Security and Access Systems – Ctec,
Attractive finishes are on display in this hearing room, but the innovative features that make Centerline
this facility work are shielded from public view. Security Products – Jails Correctional
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Signage – J.L. Geisler Corp., Warren

Spray-on Fireproofing – Valley
The 41-B District Court includes a horizontal geothermal system
Painting, Inc., Lansing
with shallowly buried pipes. Its large surface area was covered
Stainless Steel Railings – Sav’s
by the parking lot to conserve space.
Welding Services, River Rouge
Structural Steel – Kirby Steel, Inc.,
Burton
Surveying and Layout – Boss
Engineering Company, Farmington
Hills
Temporary Signage – SignWorx,
Waterford
Toilet Partitions and Accessories, Fire
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Waterproofing – Western
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Minimax X4 (4-gas) portable gas detectors. cle's factory holes for "no drill" installation. tor switch between different digging pro-
All X series units include a standard two- Firestone also offers the Air-Rite™ air files at the touch of a button, and custom
year factory warranty and are available accessory system to complement the profiles can even be created on the
through distributors of Honeywell Tundra Ride-Rite kit, which enables driv- machine to continue from existing ground
Analytics gas detection instrumentation. ers to make air pressure adjustments with profiles.
Honeywell Analytics offers a wide a push of a button installed on the dash- For further information please contact:
range of gas detection devices to suit all board. Leica Geosystems Inc., Atlanta, GA 30092;
types of applications and industries. For Trained technicians are available toll- website: www.leica-geosystems.us; or by
more information about our products and free 800-888-0650 to answer any product phone: 770-326-9557.
services, please visit our website: application, installation or warranty ques-
www.honeywellanalytics.com or e-mail: tions Monday through Friday from 7:30
detectgas@honeywell.com, or call toll-free a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. For more informa-
1-800-538-0363. tion, visit www.ride-rite.com.
Firestone Ride-Rite™ Air Speedy, Accurate PowerDigger

Helper Springs Available for Automated Excavation System
New Toyota® Tundra® Introduced by Leica
Firestone Industrial Products Company, Geosystems
LLC has announced the availability of its PowerDigger features a large, see-at-
Ride-Rite air helper springs for the new glance color display screen giving the
Toyota Tundra, both 2WD and 4WD. operator precise information on the depth
The Ride-Rite kit provides heavy duty
support for Tundra owners to safely and
comfortably tow heavy loads by using air
pressure to adjust Firestone's air helper
springs, compensating for varying load
capacities and road conditions.
Additional benefits of Ride-Rite systems
include maintaining braking effectiveness,
reducing tire wear, leveling off-center
loads - individual inflation valves allow
for separate side-to-side adjustment - and
increasing vehicle stability.
A pair of Ride-Rite air springs provides

up to 5,000 pounds of load leveling capac-
ity. (Note: Air springs do not increase the
load-carrying capacity of the vehicle. Do
not exceed the vehicle's recommended
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating [GVWR]).
Firestone's Tundra Ride-Rite kit includes
everything needed for an easy installation
that typically takes less than one hour and

PRODUCTS
Let's Go Aero Offers the

Moover Transporter
Let's Go Aero (LGA) has developed The
Moover™ Transporter to serve the needs
of the mobility, mower and other powered
equipment markets.
The new Moover Transporter consists of
a high capacity, fixed, straight-out-of-the-
hitch rack platform - and a durable Ramp
with Anti-
Skid tape
and D-Ring
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The Moover
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for easy loading of wheeled items, and D-
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scooters, snow blowers and other large
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Additional options are available, includ-
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LGA's Moover Transporter - which is
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mounts to cars, vans, trucks and SUVs
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Materials for Elevated
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Metallized Carbon Corporation now
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mechanical materials for running at elevat-
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carbon/graphite Babbit impregnated
materials are designed to operate in diffi-
cult environments where conventional
lubricating methods cannot be used. This
proprietary Babbit impregnation provides

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MAY 60-72 4/4/08 12:56 PM Page 60
PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION
BIDDING SSOE, one of the nation’s

largest architecture and engineer-
ing firms, has announced the fol-
lowing news items: 39 new sen-
MADE ior associates and 20 new associ-

ates were added to the firm in
EASY! 2007 - currently SSOE has 1,000

employees, nearly 300 of which Kennedy Warner
are associates and senior associates; the firm has appointed

Matthew Kennedy, RA, ACHA, senior associate, to the role of
healthcare account executive; and Donald L. Warner, PE, vice
president and director of quality and training, was recently
named Engineer of the Year by the Technical Society of Toledo
and the Toledo Chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional
Engineers.
DeMaria Building Company, Detroit, is pleased to announce

the following new hires and promotions: Jeff Burch has been
hired in the position
of estimator; Dave
Sargent has been
hired in the position
of cost engineer;
and Ryan Kidd has
been promoted
from cost engineer Burch Sargent Kidd
to project engineer in the firm’s Commercial and Industrial

Groups.
The Albert Kahn Family of Companies, Detroit, a leading

provider of architecture, engineering, planning, design and
management services, has announced that
Building Owners and Managers Association of
WITH -ONLINE’S Metropolitan Detroit (BOMA) named Michael

Lauhoff, RPA, FMA, 2007’s Facility Manager of
the Year. This award recognizes Lauhoff as an
NEW SOFTWARE! outstanding leader in commercial real estate
management and validates his ability and com-
mitment to exceeding standards of service and Lauhoff
professionalism.
CAM-ONLINE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NEWS -
View, sort, track and print projects
instantly, for less than printed versions. Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc. (SDA), a
OR CAM-ONLINE PLANROOM -
regional civil engineering and surveying firm
based in Detroit, announces that Kimberly
Featuring Online Construction Project News McDaniel, PE, PTOE was chosen as one of the
National Society of Professional Engineers’ top
PLUS - Online plans, specs, addenda and ten candidates for “New Faces of Engineering”
bid documents. program. McDaniel
Troy-based Controlled Power Company, a global manufac-

turer of complete commercial, industrial, and medical electrical
CALL THE CAM MARKETING DEPT. & SUBSCRIBE NOW! power solutions, has announced the promotions of Kevin
Marheine to east regional sales manager (from east regional
(248) 972-1000 or (616) 771-0009 sales coordinator), and Devon Brown to east regional sales
coordinator (from receptionist).

MAY 60-72 4/4/08 12:56 PM Page 61
SmithGroup, Detroit, The American Institute of Architects have made significant contributions to
the nation’s 6th largest (AIA) has announced the elevation of architecture in a number of
architectural, engineering, Detroit architect Charles F. Merz, FAIA, to areas. New Fellows are
planning and interior the organization’s College of Fellows. entitled to use the designa-
design firm, has hired Merz, the proprietor of the Detroit-based tion “FAIA” following
Darryl James, business architectural and urban design firm Merz their names and will be
development manager, to & Associates, was among 116 architects invested in the College of
lead project pursuits and James nationally elevated to AIA’s prestigious Fellows at the 2008 AIA
client development for its College of Fellows. This distinction is National Convention and Merz
Learning and Office bestowed on architects with at least 10 Design Expo in Boston in May.
Workplace Studios; years of membership in the AIA and who
SmithGroup has also hired
Michael J. Weingartz, PE,
to lead its electrical engi-
neering staff, as its electri-
cal engineering discipline Weingartz
director.
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.

(SME), Plymouth, has
announced the transfer of
Jeff Krusinga, PE, GE, sen-
ior consultant, from the
firm’s Plymouth office to
their Kalamazoo office.
Krusinga
Brighton-based Professional Concepts

Insurance Agency (PCIA) has added
Glenn Alkire as a vice president to their
team serving architects and engineers.
Alkire is a veteran of the insurance indus-
try and has served the design profession-
al community in Indiana for the past ten
years. Also, PCIA is pleased to announce
that Brian Kordich, a sophomore at the
University of Michigan, is the winner of
the first annual PCIA engineering excel-
lence scholarship. Kordich received his
scholarship at the annual American
Council of Consulting Engineers of
Michigan Engineering Excellence Awards
Program in February.
Ann Arbor-based NSF International, an

independent, non-profit organization that
certifies products and writing standards
for food, water and consumer goods,
recently announced that Jennifer Tong has
been appointed director of NSF's
Restaurant Food Safety Division.

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PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION
Detroit-based architectural design firm, C O R P O R AT E N E W S

Hamilton Anderson Associates (HAA),
has announced the following four appoint-
ments to associate: Amy Chesterton, ASLA, DeMaria Building Company, Detroit,
AICP; Sybil Griffin, SPHR, NOMA; Daniel has been hired by the Western Townships
Kinkead, AIA; and Lori Singleton, ASLA. Utilities Authority (WTUA) to complete
the Lower Rouge Expansion project in
Rubin Darga
Canton. The project includes the construc-
Rochester Hills-based civil engineering tion of a 5.5 million gallon equalization
and surveying firm Giffels-Webster basin and a new pump station, upgrades
Engineers, has announced two appoint- to the existing equalization basin and
ments: Marlin Rubin to director of busi- pump station, site improvements, concrete
ness development and Michael Darga to work and mechanical and electrical sup-
senior project manager. port system upgrades. Also, DeMaria
Chesterton Griffin Building Company has been hired by
Mercy Memorial Hospital to build the new
Skanska USA Building Inc. announced Monroe Ambulatory Care Center project
today the promotion of Steve Orlando to in Monroe. The 75,000-square-foot med-
project executive from sen- ical office building will include a 25,000
ior project manager at the square-foot surgery center, a diagnostic
company’s Portage loca- radiology center and a café.
tion. Kirk Frownfelter,
area general manager for Kinkhead Singleton
Skanska’s Michigan opera- LaForce Inc., a leading distributor of
tions, made the announce- door hardware and a manufacturer of cus-
ment. Skanska has offices tom hollow metal frames and doors, has
Orlando
in Southfield, Portage, relocated its offices from Auburn Hills to a
Grand Rapids, and Detroit. new, larger location at 289 Robbins Drive
in Troy. Headquartered in Green Bay, WI,
LaForce has additional offices and manu-
Since 1968 facturing facilities throughout Illinois,
Wisconsin and Ohio.
“SPECIALTY CLEANING”
www.acmemaint.com
The Asphalt Pavement Association of
Michigan (APAM) awarded the Chrysler
High Speed Oval Test Track in Chelsea the
“Award of Excellence” in the
24236 Mound Road, Warren, Michigan 48091

Special/Challenging Projects Category at
the recent APAM-MDOT Asphalt Paving
Awards Banquet. APAM honored Ajax
Commercial • Industrial • Institutional Paving Industries, Inc.; Chrysler, LLC;
Cleaning Services Wilcox Professional Services; and Soil and
Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) for their
PROFESSIONAL DUCT CLEANING work on this project. APAM also awarded
Cleaning & Sanitizing • Complete HVAC Systems The Mall at Partridge Creek, in Macomb
Restroom/Laboratory/Paint • Exhaust Systems County, the “Award of Merit” in the
Commercial Projects Category. APAM
EXTERIOR BUILDING CLEANING honored the Taubman Company; John
Architectural Metal • Precast • Brick • Stone Carlo, Inc.; Skanska USA; and SME for
INTERIOR BUILDING CLEANING their efforts on this project.
Degreasing • Prep for Paint • Exhaust Fans • Floor Cleaning
DEEP CLEANING C2AE, a full-service engineering, archi-
Machinery De-greasing • Kitchen Facilities tecture and planning firm with offices in
Parking Deck Cleaning • Warehouses Lansing, Grand Rapids and Gaylord, is
Loading Docks • Compactors opening C2AE Nevada in the Las Vegas
area. C2AE Nevada has also established a
40 Years In Business
strategic partnership with Sigma
Engineering Solutions, Inc. of Las Vegas.
(586) 759-3000 Fax (586) 759-3277
MAY 60-72 4/4/08 12:56 PM Page 63
Ann Arbor-based NSF International

recently announced that the Douglas
Barwick, Inc. company has obtained NSF
HELP GREEN YOUR BUILDING
Certification for its stainless steel pipe and
fittings, becoming one of the first compa-
nies to offer a complete size range of
NSF/ANSI 61 certified products. By
obtaining certification to NSF/ANSI
Standard 61: Drinking Water System
Components-- Health Effects, Douglas
Barwick, Inc. - a leader in the manufactur-
THICK
ing of stainless steel pipe and pipe fittings
- has demonstrated compliance with all of
the Standard's requirements.
Peter Basso Associates (PBA), Troy, a

mechanical and electrical engineering
firm, has been awarded a contract to pro-
vide building commissioning services for
nine new Meijer Stores in Michigan, Ohio,
OR THIN DETROIT TERRAZZO TERRAZZO can be thick or thin,
CONTRACTORS
heavy or light, textured or smooth,
and Illinois. Four of the new stores will be
exotic or conservative, plain or col-
ASSOCIATION
seeking LEED certification under the U.S.
orful, interior or exterior. No matter

Green Building Council (USGBC) require-
ments.
what your flooring requirement is
ARTISAN TILE (810) 220-2370 TERRAZZO has the answer.
Richard C. Rich, PE, president of Rich BOSTON TILE (313) 535-7700
and Associates, one of North America’s
leading companies dedicated solely to
parking design and planning, recently
announced that the firm has moved its
headquarters to a new Southfield location
at 26877 Northwestern Highway. Rich and
Associates has been headquartered in
Southfield since 1974.
Warren-based TrynEx International has

named Power Equipment Distributors,
Inc., headquartered in Richmond, as a new
distributor for their SnowEx and TurfEx
product divisions. Power Equipment
Distributors, Inc. is located at 69250 Burke
Dr., Richmond, MI 48062; phone 1-800-
624-2932; website www.powereqp.com.

MAY 60-72 4/4/08 12:56 PM Page 64
NEW MEMBERS
&
JIM BRADLEY PROCRAFT BUILDING COMPANY
QUALITY PAINTING FRASER
WYANDOTTE
PUNCH LIST SPECIALIST, LLC
LAKE AGENCY, INC REDFORD
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS GRAND BLANC
RMJ DEVELOPMENT
LAURENCE SMITH & CONSTRUCTION
DISTRIBUTORS NORTHVILLE
ABC SUPPLY CO EPI, INC BAY CITY
SAGINAW BATTLE CREEK ROBERT THOMAS LANDSCAPE
MAPLE STEEL, INC ENVIRONMENTS
BRICKMAN GROUP, THE EURO MILANO TILE, INC PLYMOUTH AUBURN HILLS
TROY SHELBY
MCI CONSTRUCTION ROCWALL FOUNDATIONS CO
CIVIL SITEWORK, INC EXTREME INSULATION SOUTHFIELD WIXOM
BIG RAPIDS MIDLAND
MEAD CABINETS ROS'S CABINETS
COMMERCIAL FENCE SERVICES FBH ARCHITECTURAL & COUNTERTOPS ROMEO
WYANDOTTE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC GLADWIN
FLINT SMITH HAUGHEY RICE & ROEGGE
CONTINENTAL GEOMATICS, LLC METRO OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS GRAND RAPIDS
HOLLY FERGUSON ENTERPISES MADISON HTS
SAGINAW SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
CONTRACTORS PLAN - FRINGE BENE- MIDWEST ILLUMINATION, INC SEALANTS, INC
FIT GROUP GARY'S CATERING, INC CLARKSTON HARRISON TWP
DEERFIELD, IL WIXOM
MIDWEST PAVEMENT SOVA EXCAVATING & TRUCKING
COWPER CONSTRUCTION, INC GLASS DOCTOR CONTRACTING, INC MIDLAND
CHESTERFIELD FARMINGTON MILFORD
STARK TRUSS CO, INC
CRAWFORD CONTRACTING INC GREAT LAKES MLC GLASS CANTON, OH
ALMA ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC SHELBY TWP
LAMBERTVILLE STURN POWER TOOLS
D & A CONSTRUCTION NICHOLS LAWN GREEN TROY
SERVICES, INC HASTINGS AIR ENERGY SAGINAW
DETROIT CONTROL, INC SUNNYSLOPE FLORAL & GIFT
NEW BERLIN, WI NIPPO USA, INC GRANDVILLE
D O ELECTRIC CO, LLC NOVI
CARLTON HAUGHN & ASSOCIATES, INC TETRA TECH
WARREN NORTHERN IMPRESSIONS, INC BRIGHTON
DANO CORPORATION TROY
DEARBORN HURON CONSULTANTS TUREK’S CERAMIC
PORT HURON O/X CONSTRUCTION LLC TILE UNLIMITED
DETROIT WELDING & ANN ARBOR BAY CITY
FABRICATING INTEGRATED SECURITY
BIRMINGHAM ALLIANCE, INC OWENS LANDSCAPING VITALE ELECTRIC
DAVISON WESTLAND NOVI
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC
GRAND RAPIDS IVANOVIC CONSTRUCTION, INC PILOTS CONSTRUCTION WEISER RECYCLING, INC
BRUCE TWP FARMINGTON HILLS WAYNE
DIVISION ABATEMENT &
DISMANTLEMENT, INC J C TOPS, INC PIPE, INC WEST CONSTRUCTION SERVICE
WYANDOTTE CLAWSON WESTLAND PONTIAC
DRIESENGA & ASSOCIATES, INC JCS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC PORTA CRANE COMPANY YOUNGS ENVIRONMENTAL
KALAMAZOO COMMERCE TWP PINCKNEY CLEANUP, INC
FLINT
E Q INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC JIM BRADLEY POWERTECH SERVICES, INC
YPSILANTI QUALITY PAINTING SWARTZ CREEK ZURICH NORTH AMERICA
BAY CITY SOUTHFIELD
ECKLER ELECTRIC, LLC PRECISION CONTRACTING, INC
FARMINGTON HILLS KAWKAWLIN ROOFING WARREN
COMPANY, INC
ELITE LAWN & LANDSCAPE, INC KAWKAWLIN PRO LINE ASPHALT PAVING CORP
TOLEDO, OH WASHINGTON TWP
L J ROLLS REFRIGERATION, INC
ENGINEERED COATING FENTON PRO-ACTIVE FLUID POWER
SYSTEMS, INC CLINTON TWP
WESTLAND

MAY 60-72 4/4/08 12:56 PM Page 65
INSURANCE BONDING
OAKLAND COMPANIES
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17001 Nineteen Mile Road, Suite 3

Clinton Township, MI 48038 USA
phone 586-412-7050
fax 586-412-7114
www.lehnerfindlan.com

MAY 60-72 4/4/08 1:02 PM Page 66
UPDATE
BUYERS GUIDE U P DATE
B.A.P.I.
3100 Madison Ave.
Wyoming, MI 49548
Phone: 616-459-2505
Fax: 616-459-9682
John Carlo, Inc.

45000 River Ridge Dr.
Clinton Twp., MI 48038
Phone: 586-416-4500
Fax: 586-226-5664
As you all are probably aware, the 2008 Construction Buyers
Guide is out on the street. In an effort to keep our information as Cornerstone Controls, Inc.
accurate as possible, we’re including here all the changes and 14789 Keel St.
corrections we have received for members’ company listings as of Plymouth, MI 48170
March 15. Changes from the book are in bold. Phone: 734-459-0040
To see continual, up-to-date, complete company listings, check out the Buyers Guide Fax: 734-459-2612
Online at www.cam-online.com, updated monthly.
Check back to this section every month in CAM Magazine to get heads-up information Denali Development Group
and news involving the Construction Buyers Guide. Questions? Contact Mary Carabott P.O. Box 1061
at 248-972-1000 for answers and to find out how to add to your online listings. Royal Oak, MI 48067
To obtain additional copies of the Guide, stop by the CAM office and pick them up at no Phone: 248-854-8651
additional charge, or send $6 per book for shipping to have the books sent to your Fax: 248-545-6886
company via UPS. Please call ahead of time for authorization if you want a substantial
Dynasty Paving
number of copies.
(Formerly R&B Paving)
Invoices for the listings have been generated and mailed. If you have questions
62220 Van Dyke, Suite A
regarding your invoice, call the CAM office.
Washington Twp., MI 48094
Phone: 586-336-1330
Fax: 586-336-1331
Same quality people.

Same expert service. New mug.
It’s official. Safway Services is now Detroit Branch
ThyssenKrupp Safway, Inc. So 5500 Rivard Street
what’s different? Just our coffee Detroit, Michigan 48211
mugs. Our high quality and safety Toll free: (800) 899-5189
standards remain the same, and Phone: (313) 872-8500
you’ll work with the same local
people. In fact, we’ve been solely
owned by ThyssenKrupp AG since
2000, and continue to be a proud
member of the world’s largest
network of scaffold companies.
www.safway.com

MAY 60-72 4/4/08 1:07 PM Page 67
FastSigns of Auburn Hills MTS Construction, LLC Strut Tech Systems, LLC (WBE)
1532 Opdyke Rd. 111 S. Woodward Ave., Suite LL101 8405 Andersonville Rd., Suite G
Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Birmingham, MI 48009 Clarkston, MI 48346
Phone: 248-758-1572 Phone: 248-723-9706 Phone: 248-625-7605
Fax: 248-758-1579 Fax: 248-723-9702 Fax: 248-625-8028
Foremost Duct, Matrix Controls Group, Inc. Walter Toebe Construction Co.
Division of Ark II Mfg., LLC 30200 Groesbeck Hwy. 29001 Wall St.
35901 Schoolcraft Rd. Roseville, MI 48066 Wixom, MI 48393
Livonia, MI 48150 Phone: 586-777-4182 Phone: 248-349-7500
Phone: 734-793-4000 Fax: 586-777-4183 Fax: 248-349-4870
Fax: 734-793-4001
Midway Strutural Pipe & Supply, Inc. Walltek Design Build, Inc.
Kern Enterprise 1161 Clara St. 51 S. Washington St., Suite F
124 E. Eleven Mile Rd. Jackson, MI 49203 Oxford, MI 48371
Hazel Park, MI 48030 Phone: 517-787-1350 Phone: 800-910-5835
Phone: 313-520-9249 Fax: 517-787-4537 Fax: 888-910-3607
Fax: 248-336-9778 Email: jadams@midwaystructural.com
Warwick Landscape, LLC
Laurence, LTD Phil’s Services, Inc. (Formerly S.S. Seeding, Inc.)
3520 Okemos Rd., Suite 6-171 50 S. Williams Lake Rd. 6091 Rolling Green
Okemos, MI 48864 White Lake, MI 48386 Grand Blanc, MI 48480
Phone: 248-521-2302 Phone: 800-559-1411 Phone: 810-444-1059
Fax: 517-589-5594 Fax: 248-738-0457 Fax: 248-618-1126
Lyden Oil Company Restoration Technology, Inc.

419 Spring St. 3073 Fulton St. E
Lansing, MI 48912 Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 517-485-2285 Phone: 616-956-3004
Fax: 517-485-0605 Fax: 616-949-1969

MAY 60-72 4/4/08 1:00 PM Page 68
CONSTRUCTION CALENDAR
CONSTRUCTION
CALENDAR
Please submit all calendar items no less than six weeks prior to the event to:
Calendar Editor, CAM Magazine, P.O. Box 3204, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3204.
Industry Events
May 9 – Aug 9 – SMPS Events – The Society Source Educational Classes

for Marketing Professional Services Cooper Lighting’s SOURCE will offer the
(SMPS) has announced the following following educational classes in 2008:
events:
May 9 – Healthcare on Steroids May – Energy Solutions for
Jun. 19 – P innacle Awards Commercial & Industrial Michigan Concrete Association
and Silent Auction Lighting Design Certification Classes
Aug. 6-9 – SMPS National Conference Jun. – Lighting The Michigan Concrete Paving
To register, go to www.smps-mi.org and Fundamentals/Lighting Basics Association (MCA), in cooperation with
click on “events.” Jul. – Fundamentals & Lighting the Greater Michigan Chapter of the
Basics for Distributors & American Concrete Institute (ACI) will
May 31 – Spring Semester Scholarship Contractors offer the following classes at the following
Competition Deadline – On Center Residential Lighting locations:
Software is offering a semi-annual $1,000 Solutions Workshop
scholarship for construction management Aug. – Retail Lighting Solutions Decorative Concrete Seminar:
students. Workshop Locations to be announced
To learn more about the scholarship Lighting May 5-6 – Level I Field Technician (class
program, visit www.oncenter.com. Fundamentals/Lighting Basics and exams):
Sep. – Energy Solutions for May 20-22, Jun. 3-5 – Lansing
Commercial & Industrial
Lighting Design Visit www.miconcrete.org or call 800-678-
Training Calendar Advanced IriS Solutions 9622for more information.
Oct. – Lighting Fundamentals
/Lighting Basics Aarcher Institute Seminars
Healthcare Lighting Solutions The Aarcher Institute of Environmental
Workshop Training, LLC, is offering seminars at the
Exterior Lighting following locations on the following dates:
Design Solutions
CAMTEC Class Schedule Nov. – Energy Solutions for SPCC Plans: A Practical Approach to
CAMTEC, the training & education Commercial & Industrial Compliance
center of the Construction Association of Lighting Design II May 21-22 – New Orleans, LA
Michigan, has announced its Fundamentals & Lighting
winter/spring class schedule. For regis- Basics for Distributors & Stormwater Management: Permits and
tration information, or to obtain a catalog, Contractors Plans
call (248) 972-1133. Dec. – Lighting Fundamentals May 19-20 – New Orleans, LA
/Lighting Basics
May 13, 15, 20 & 22 – For more information, call 410-897-0037 or
OSHA 30 HR. The SOURCE is located in Peachtree e-mail training@aarcherinstitute.com.
May 22 – First Aid, CPR & City, GA. Visit www.cooperlighting.com
AED Combined or call 770-486-4680 for more information.
May 28 – Excavations –
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T.F. Beck Company J. D. Candler Roofing Company, Inc. Newton Crane Roofing, Inc. Dave Pomaville & Sons, Inc. Schena Roofing &
Rochester Hills, MI Detroit, MI Pontiac, MI Warren, MI Sheet Metal Company, Inc.
248.852.9255 313.899.2100 248.332.3021 586.755.6030 Chesterfield, MI
586.949.4777
Christen/Detroit LaDuke Roofing & Sheet Metal North Roofing Company Royal Roofing Company
Detroit, MI Oak Park, MI Auburn Hills, MI Orion, MI Schreiber Corporation
313.837.1420 248.414.6600 248.373.1500 248.276.ROOF (7663) Detroit, MI
313.864.4900
Detroit Cornice Lutz Roofing Company, Inc.
& Slate Company Utica, MI
Ferndale, MI 586.739.1148
248.398.7690
M.W. Morss Roofing, Inc.
Fisher Roofing Company, Inc. Romulus, MI
Dearborn Heights, MI 734.942.0840
313.292.8090
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
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ADVERTISERS INDEX
Acme Maintenance Service ..........................................62

Aluminum Supply Company - Marshall Sales ..........49
American Fireplace & Barbeque Dist...........................13
Broadcast Design & Construction, Inc.........................24
Brunt Associates ..............................................................70
CAM Administrative Services ........................................3
CAM - Affinity ................................................................25
CAM - ECPN ..................................................................60
C.A.S.S. ............................................................................20
CEI ...................................................................................40
As a full service Carpentry & Carpenter Contractors' Association ............................37
Architectural millwork company we Connelly Crane Rental ..................................................59
utilize integrated technology to deliver Consumers Energy..........................................................46
Curran Crane Co., J.J. ....................................................43
higher value to our clients. Estimating,
DTE Energy......................................................................15
Shop Drawings and Real Time Scheduling Dailey Company, The ....................................................53
are linked to state-of-the-art woodworking Danboise Mechanical ....................................................16
machinery. Our technology investment Detroit Carpentry JATC ................................................31
reflects our commitment to clients; Detroit Terrazzo Contractors Association ..................63

Doeren Mayhew..............................................................35
quality and value you can depend on. G2 Consulting Group ....................................................48
Gutherie Lumber Company ..........................................10
Guy, Hurley, Blaser & Heuer, LLC ..............................69
Hale Contracting, Inc. ....................................................43
Hartland Insurance Group..........................................IBC
Jackson Park Agency ......................................................47
custom veneer work Jeffers Crane Service ..............................................54, BC
custom veneer work Kem-Tec ............................................................................14
wood doors&&
wood doors
frames
frames
Laramie Crane ................................................................65
custom
custom veneer
veneer work work Lehner Findlan Associates ..........................................65
laminate/post
laminate/post forming
forming
wood doors & frames
Lifting Gear Hire Corporation ......................................55
wood doors & frames MasonPro, Inc. ................................................................32

laminate/post forming McAlpine & Associates, P.C. ..........................................6
laminate/post forming Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters ..............IFC
Navigant Consulting ......................................................11
Nicholson Construcion ..................................................53
North American Dismantling Group ..........................17
OEMC Rentals ................................................................41
Oakland Companies ......................................................65
Oakland Metal Sales, Inc. ................................................9
Osborne Trucking & Osborne
Concrete, John D. ......................................................21
PM Technologies ............................................................17
Brunt Associates, Inc. Plante & Moran, PLLC ..................................................61
48953 Wixom Tech Drive, Plunkett Cooney..............................................................33
Wixom, MI 48393 Rick's Portables Sanitation, LLC...................................16
(248) 960-8295 Roofing Technology Associates, LTD ............................4
Fax: (248) 960-8296 SMRCA ............................................................................69
www.BruntAssociates.com
Jeff Gantz
Raplh Rexroat
Scaffolding, Inc. ..............................................................11
Seedguy Hydroseeding..................................................59
Spider - A Division of Safeworks, LLC........................35
Jeff Gantz State Building Products..................................................58
Raplh Rexroat
StructureTec ....................................................................58
Sunset Excavating ..........................................................57
Team Equipment ............................................................12
Testing Engineers & Consultants ................................63
Jeff Gantz
ThyssenKrupp Safway, Inc. ..........................................66
Raplh Rexroat
Jeff Gantz Trend Millwork ..............................................................29
Raplh Rexroat UHY Advisors ..................................................................8
Unilock Michigan, Inc. ....................................................7
Valenti Trobec Chandler, Inc. ..........................................5
Virchow Krause ..............................................................67
Wally Kosorski & Co., Inc. ............................................32
Wayne Bolt & Nut Co. ..................................................14

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