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METALS/STEEL
Tricentennial State Park
Extends Detroit Riverwalk
BREAKING THE
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CEILING
Detroit NAWIC’s MAGIC
Camp Promotes Construction
Careers for Young Women
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METALS/STEEL
FEATURES
26 Rustproof Belt
Tricentennial State Park Extends Detroit Riverwalk
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
16 On the Jobsite
Building a Reputation
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
18 Mary Marble
A Force for Quality in the
Mechanical Services Industry
32 Next Stop:
19 Nancy Marshall
Celebrating 25 Years of
Rosa Parks Transit Center
DeMaria Builds the Golden Triangle of Transit
Achievement in the
Construction Industry
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8 Industry News
LaDuke Walters
The Next Generation Scales the
10 Safety Tool Kit
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38 Product Showcase
41 People in Construction
44 CAM Welcomes New Members
22 Breaking the 45 Construction Calendar
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ortable toilet facilities are clearly NOT one of the more 2009 convened an industry advisory
glamorous aspects of a company’s health and safety committee to review Part 1 “General Rules”
program; however, no one can deny that if jobsite sanitation Standard, sections 128, 129 and 130. These sections address
needs aren’t met, workers have no problem expressing their jobsite sanitation, toilets, and washing facilities. Michigan Safety
discontent. A clean toilet should probably be reflected somewhere and Health Standards must be at least as stringent as those of
on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, because there’s simply no Federal OSHA. As such, Federal OSHA standards and ANSI
denying its influence. consensus standards are heavily weighted when considering
changes to our Health and Safety standards. The committee is
Acceptable sanitation is something we might happily take for also considering what makes sense given the transitory and all-
granted. We don’t have to worry about the very serious diseases weather nature of the construction jobsite. Look for these three
that still ravage other countries, such as cholera, because we have key updates when the advisory committee agrees on their
learned the importance of community-engineered septic systems recommendations:
that safely handle our sewage for us. While we’ve eliminated
some very basic health concerns from our daily life, 1) A lower threshold when toilets must be provided and
communicable disease can still be a very relevant concern. recognition of where/when temporary toilets are not feasible;
“Pandemic” has now become a commonly used term, when 10 2) To provide increased hygiene and designated female facilities
years ago most of us had probably never heard of it. when a baseline number of female workers are present; and
3) Recognition of the importance of proper hand washing
Current standards on construction sanitation are over 30 years (including use of water with soap to remove dirt and debris)
old and much has changed, as has today’s workforce. Female where feasible to prevent the spread of communicable disease.
workers have become common and more numerous on
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Steve Marszalek, founder of Sustainable the high school chemistry curriculum, career opportunities in the field of fire
Building Consultants, has been recognized because this information isn’t provided in protection engineering.
twice by the United States Green Building the high school texts.” A fire protection engineer applies science
Council for his achievements. Marszalek is Additionally, 99 percent of the teachers and engineering principles to protect
the recipient of two LEED accredited said they would encourage their students people, homes, workplaces, the economy
professional designations, one for LEED to enter the fire protection field. Currently, and the environment from the devastating
New Construction and one for LEED there is a nationwide shortage of fire effects of fires. Fire protection engineers
Homes. Marszalek’s LEED Homes protection engineers. Their skills are analyze how buildings are used, how fires
designation is an especially unique asset to necessary to protect people, property and start and grow, and how fires affect people
the organization, as Marszalek is one of the the environment from the threat of fire. and property. They use the latest
first and few individuals to receive the These lessons will help students explore technologies to design systems to control
designation, thereby enhancing the
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fires, alert people to danger, and provide “greener” stormwater; building tall;
means for escape. Fire protection engineers surveying (pacing contest, find the iron,
also work closely with other professionals, and measure a horizontal distance along a
including engineers of other disciplines, slope); bridge building; trebuchet; soils
architects, state and local building officials, laboratory; surveying video; thermal
and local fire departments to build fire safe imaging technology; and alternative
communities. Fire protection engineers are energy.
in high demand. The number of available More than 90 people participated in the
jobs far exceeds the supply. fair. Kids received stickers for partici-
This interactive program includes a pation at each station. Those who
teacher’s guide with five lesson plans, a participated at all stations received a
DVD that demonstrates exciting surveying firm, hosted their 2nd Annual K- diploma and gift certificate.
experiments included in the lessons, a 12 Engineering and Surveying Fair at the “As employee-owners of SDA, we
poster and a web site where teachers and firm’s Rochester Hills office. Volunteers expect everyone at SDA to be engaged in
students can find more classroom and from SDA and Testing Engineers & our professions,” said David A. Lakin, PE,
career resources. The program is aligned Consultants, Inc. worked together on the president of SDA. “We’re seeing a decline
with the National Science Teachers event. The fair’s purpose was to build in the number of engineers and surveyors
Association Standards for 9th - 12th grades. awareness and to promote the civil graduating from colleges all over the U.S.,
To find out more about SFPE or to obtain a engineering and surveying fields that are so we think it’s important to show our
free copy of the program go to currently afflicted by a tremendous young people what we do, and how
www.sfpe.org. shortage of students pursuing these areas important it is for future generations. This
of study. If children are exposed to these was our 2nd annual fair, and it was a huge
careers, they are more likely to investigate success based upon the number of kids
these technical professions. who attended. They got a taste for what
Spalding DeDecker Associates,
Interactive, hands-on activities included engineering and surveying is all about in a
Inc. Hosts Engineering and
a weights and measures contest; electrical hands-on environment. Hopefully that
Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc. circuits; motion, momentum, and impulse; translates into a desire to make engineering
Surveying Fair.
(SDA), a regional civil engineering and quick fixes for traffic crashes; designing for or surveying their profession.”
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ON THE JOBSITE
Building a
Reputation
A
few short months ago, Cooper airport. Headquartered in nearby Taylor,
Hotels had a vision for a new J.S. Vig Construction Co. made a strong
By David R. Miller,
126-room Hampton Inn & case for knowing the local market based
Associate Editor
Suites in Romulus. All the on completion of over 1,500 projects since
Photos Courtesy of Memphis, Tennessee-based company its founding in 1965. Two recent projects,
lacked was a contractor who could the Romulus Athletic Center and the
translate the design created by architect conversion of a Cooper Hotels-owned
J.S. Vig Construction Co.
concerns.
elements also reduces sound transmission.
press time].
used for the remaining four floors. EFIS will be used to provide a distinctive contrast for the roof
parapet.
WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION
Editor’s note: Three women business leaders in the construction industry have graciously agreed to share
their professional experiences and histories with CAM Magazine readers. The following “readers’ digest”
is their story, much of it in their own words. The digest is presented alphabetically.
Mary Marble: A Force for working with a group of dedicated boy network’ is a barrier,” said Marble. “Plus,
professionals to complete a new structure,” project management in the field is tough.
Quality in the Mechanical
said Marble. “That is a unique opportunity You have to develop a thick skin and take
Services Industry indeed!” nothing personally.
An industrious She commends her associates at Marble “I am happy to say that attitudes have
and dedicated Mechanical for their efforts. “I take pride in changed over the last 20 years,” Marble
Mary Marble my associates for their integrity, dedication added. “As a business owner, compared to
began in the and hard work in servicing our customers,” when I was a project manager, there is
mechanical said Marble. “I respect and admire the ability definitely more acceptance on the ownership
services business of my field associates in providing our side. I do not feel the hostility in the field,
as a youngster customers with the highest quality work at but at times, there is still negativity.”
sweeping the competitive pricing. Marble offers advice for women
shop floor of a “I also feel a sense of accomplishment in considering a career in the construction
company her being successful in an industry traditionally industry. “It is a unique industry,” said Marble.
father founded in dominated by men, and in getting to know “I would most definitely suggest a summer
1962. Today, customers and associates on a professional internship to be sure this is the environment
Marble is the level of mutual respect,” she continued. for you.”
president of Mary Marble She has successfully navigated the barriers Marble sees a bright future for women in
Marble Mechanical Services, LLC, a Beverly and obstacles present in the industry. “I construction. “I feel the future for women in
Hills firm with a reputation for quality service would have to say not being part of the ‘old construction is very good,” she said.
and competitive pricing. “Growing up in a “Attitudes are becoming more positive as our
family business, there were always plenty of society becomes more diverse and global.
projects that needed to be completed,” said Also, being a woman-owned business, I have
Marble. “I started at about age five sweeping an opportunity to participate in an 8A
the shop floor, and I remember, not so fondly, program through the Small Business
typing business forms with carbon paper. I am Administration.”
now president of my own company, having For her own company’s future, Marble has
performed virtually every task in the firm.” brought on board a vice president of
Today, Marble manages this trusted and business development to focus on the
dependable WBE mechanical contracting healthcare and higher education market
firm whose strong commitment and industry sectors. In business for over 40 years, Marble
involvement allows it to solve the most taxing Mechanical Services, LLC has specialized in
problems and to excel at generating energy- diverse project types, including churches,
efficient solutions for its client base. For colleges, schools and office complexes.
Marble, being a part of the construction Clients of Marble Mechanical Services include
industry is a source of pride. “In the Birmingham Public Schools, Divine Child
construction business, you literally begin at Mary Marble tackles the tough jobs in the Church/School, Oakland University and
mechanical service arena. Detroit Medical Center.
ground level, or in some cases even below,
WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION
WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION
Instructor Kathy Bolton helps Deborah Ploski master a power saw as Julia Lisi looks on.
W
ith power drills and hammers in carpentry, electrical and plumbing trades.”
hand, over 14 local high school girls girls to think outside the box by considering Beyond learning a new skill set, this eager
built their own “window of construction as a career path. crew was introduced to women role models
opportunity” as part of a week-long camp “MAGIC Camp teaches girls that who have achieved success throughout the
sponsored by the Detroit chapter of the construction is a viable career for women,” construction industry. “MAGIC Camp
National Association of Women in said Carol Varga, president of Detroit NAWIC opened their eyes to a whole new world of
Construction. In its second year, the and project manager for Sorenson Gross opportunities,” said Varga. “They were
Mentoring A Girl In Construction (MAGIC) Construction Services, Flint. “It provides a introduced to women who have achieved
summer camp was held on the Farmington supportive environment for high school girls success as tradeswomen, engineers,
Hills campus of Oakland Community College to explore and develop basic skills in the architects, accountants, project
superintendents/supervisors, business All teachers thrive on witnessing the OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES
owners and clerical support. The girls proverbial light bulb turning on in a Cinderella probably never dreamed of
learned there is room in construction for student’s head. At MAGIC Camp, the actual becoming a plumber, but then again, her
their dreams, too.” wall assembly provided tangible evidence of fairy godmother may have been remiss.
lessons learned. “The girls installed an Women in construction can earn a great
TRAINING IN THE TRADES outside light and two 3-way switches, plus income, enjoy a satisfying career, and feel a
MAGIC Camp develops that core wired all to a two-phase panel,” said Varga. tremendous sense of accomplishment upon
ingredient of career success: confidence. “We then lit the wall up when they were successful completion of a construction
More magical than pulling a rabbit out of done.” project, said Varga. Obstacles and
the hat is the cultivation of a personal sense Tackling the unfamiliar and seeing the opportunities are present as in any
of power and competency. “The camp fruits of their labor take shape in their hands endeavor. “It’s still a man’s world and it takes
empowers young women, helping them seemed to brighten and lift the confidence hard work and intensive labor,” Varga
gain more confidence in themselves,” said level of this spirited group of 15- to 18-year- continued. “But because women are in the
Varga. “We teach them the sky is the limit!” olds. “They had so much initiative,” said minority, they are in great demand in all
On July 13, the camp began its mission to Varga. “It was wonderful watching them types of jobs throughout the construction
strengthen young wings for a solo flight in become empowered. Their confidence grew industry.”
the world of work. Different days were daily.” Camp participants took home a broader
dedicated to different trades. On Monday The last day of camp was packed with sense of the possible, as well as the well-
and Tuesday, participants learned the magic activity. “The girls tiled both sides of the constructed work of their own hands. “Each
of carpentry: transforming a few wood display wall and grouted sample boards,” day the girls made something that they
planks into a wall and conjuring a frame said Varga. This training in the trades could take home to remind them of the trade
seemingly out of thin air. “The girls built a continued into the world of heavy learned that day,” said Varga. These items
16-foot sub-base and a 16-foot frame wall equipment and surveying. The group included an indoor fountain, a lamp, and a
with door and window openings,” said practiced operating skills in a crane flower planter covered with mosaic tile.
Varga. simulator on Friday afternoon. “They Varga herself took home a great sense of
The frame wall became the framework for learned surveying basics - courtesy of an personal satisfaction. “Giving back through
learning a variety of trades taught by 15 instructor from Spalding DeDecker
instructors from five different Union locals. Associates, Inc., Detroit - by staking out a
“The girls built an 8-foot metal stud wall south addition to the H Building,” added
with a 4-foot offset to accommodate a Varga. National Association of
shower later in the week,” said Varga. “On NAWIC’s MAGIC Camp definitely placed
Wednesday, they installed the shower, untraditional tools into the hands of camp Women in Construction
complete with a drain and fixtures, plus participants. These young women can now
learned how to take apart and re-assemble a add a power drill and a soldering gun to
toilet. They also learned how to solder. On their expanding list of career-building tools.
Thursday, the girls installed light fixtures and “Soldering appeared to be the favorite trade
receptacles on every stud of the 16-foot at the camp,” said Varga.
frame wall and 8-foot stud wall.”
PHOTO BY MARCI CHRISTIAN
WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION
this camp is the most fulfilling thing I have week-long camp. surrounding communities. Camp directors
ever done,” said Varga. “We get so caught up Begun by a local NAWIC chapter in included Varga; Melanie A. Myers, OCC
in our fast-paced lives, it is nice to take time Atlanta, GA in 2007, MAGIC Camps were construction management program
out and give back.” hosted by at least 15 NAWIC chapters across coordinator and Lansing NAWIC president;
Friday night marked a completion the country in 2009. As part of its 2009 and Arlene J. Frank, OCC Womencenter
ceremony, a sponsor appreciation dinner, camp, Detroit NAWIC partnered with OCC’s program coordinator.
and the granting of a Spirit of NAWIC Award construction management and Detroit NAWIC 2009 MAGIC campers
to Janel Jackson, a dedicated young woman Womencenter programs in recruiting girls included Katie Birach, Willina Cain, Alyssa
who took three buses daily to attend the from high schools in Detroit and Costyck, Brittney Dejack, Yvette Evans, Dani
Hahn, Halley Hilton, Janel Jackson, Ashna
Khanna, Julia Lisi, Deepti Mahajan, Caitlyn
Molyneaux, Shruthi Subramaniam, Richelle
Merrill, Deborah Ploski, and Caitlin Wilkins.
M E TA LS / ST E E L
B y D a v i d R . M i l l e r, A s s o c i a t e E d i t o r
P h o t o g r a p h y b y F u t u re F e n c e C o m p a n y
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“There are always risks in handling the to a minimum,” said Russel. “Some of the treated to a vision of fast-flowing water that
products,” said Russel. “There is a decorative shapes overlap each other, creating a pushes past all obstacles. The city that is
post every six feet for the guardrail system. mechanical means to support themselves. mirrored on the river’s surface will
Each post weighed 300 pounds, so it wasn’t That let us keep our welds on one side of the demonstrate a similar perseverance as the
feasible to manhandle them. We had to use shape – the side that was least visually industry that defined it reinvents itself. Once
cranes, forklifts or hydraulic lifts of some sort, accessible to the public.” this process is complete, the entire region will
and that is where the risks come in. You can Tricentennial State Park visitors who look be as rustproof as the gleaming metal finery
easily mar the surface with a scratch and end above the railing into the Detroit River will be found inside Tricentennial State Park.
up needing to perform a repair.”
After the undamaged pieces were staged
on the jobsite, Future Fence’s team of Local 25
ironworkers began the laborious process of
welding them together. Future Fence has
challenge?
developed proprietary techniques to weld
polished stainless steel pieces together
without damaging the adjoining finishes.
“Stainless steel is the most finicky of all
metals, particularly when it is polished,” said
Russel. “When you are fabricating steel, it is
generally covered with a galvanized coating,
plus a paint coat and a primer coat. Paint and
other coatings can hide a lot of sins. Stainless
steel gives you no opportunities to hide
defects. If you mess something up, there is no
way to hide it with paint or another top coat.”
Almost 500 pounds of welding rod was
used to perform the GTAW – also known as
TIG – welding that was used exclusively on
the project. GTAW welding is a very difficult
skill to master because welders must
maintain a short arc length while preventing
contact between the electrode and the
welded surface. SMAW – or MIG – welding
would have been easier, but it would not have
achieved the seamless welds that were
desired.
“With SMAW, you strike the rod against the
surface to create the weld,” said Russel. “The
problem with that type of welding is that it
puts an extreme amount of heat into the
product and there is a lot of splatter, which is
a byproduct of the fusion. Portions of the
We thrive on it!
welding rod get blown all over the surface,
and you wind up with little steel balls and
slag stuck onto the steel finish.”
Future Fence and JJR worked in close
partnership to ascertain which welding
process would be best suited for the job.
“Future Fence spoke with us in detail about
the welding technology they would use,” said
Doyle. “They had some specific
recommendations on how to weld the pieces
SPECIALIZING IN THE CONSULTING, DESIGN AND
and where to weld them together to INSTALLATION OF ARCHITECTURAL SHEET METAL WORK
minimize warping while still providing
structural strength.”
Since the GTAW welding process is so
labor-intensive, Future Fence proposed
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W
hat does “green” mean? Green used
to mean that you rooted for
Michigan State over Michigan, not
for a product with a higher recycled content.
Green meant you were filled with envy, not
that you were consuming less energy. Green
meant more dollars, not a smaller carbon
footprint. But times have changed, and
today “green” has not only a new meaning
but also a new importance. Green products
made from green materials are the building
blocks of the green projects that will be the
key to our sustainable future.
Structural steel has long been recognized • Limit atmospheric emissions; cycle of the product from material
as the premier construction material in • Conserve water resources; and harvesting to deconstruction) is less than
terms of cost and schedule, but is only now • Continually strive to become even one ton of CO2 per ton of steel. When
being recognized as the premier green greener. evaluated on an equivalent utilization
construction material. Many products claim cradle-to-cradle basis, steel compares
to be green, but to be green is more than a Seem like an impossible dream to find favorably to other construction materials.
marketing slogan. Being truly green such a material? Fortunately, the material Structural steel travels efficiently by rail,
requires that a product must possess “green” already exists and has been used in the semi-truck or barge.
attributes, contribute to the sustainable construction industry for even longer than Structural steel is fabricated regionally in
nature of construction projects, and Michigan has played football against offsite facilities to exacting tolerances,
evidence continuing improvement in its Michigan State. Structural steel is the minimizing the amount of onsite labor and
environmental impacts. premier green construction material. worker travel to remote jobsites.
It may be easiest to understand what it Structural steel used in the United States Structural steel is efficiently produced in
means to be “green” by simply asking the is produced domestically from 93.3% electric arc furnaces using base load
question, “If I could create the perfect green recycled steel scrap. electricity; no iron ore or coke is used in the
construction material, what would it be At the end of a building’s life, 98% of all process.
like?” The answer to that question would be structural steel is recycled back into new The steel industry has been recognized by
a material that would: steel products with NO loss of its physical the U.S. EPA as having the greatest
• Be made of recycled material in properties. In fact, it is more appropriate to improvement in air quality emissions of any
order to protect natural resources; refer to structural steel as a multi-cycled major industrial sector.
• Be highly recycled or reused at the product than a recycled product, because it Structural steel requires only 60 gallons of
end of its life in a way so as not to is recycled over and over and over again. water for every ton of steel produced. Other
lose any of its physical properties; Other construction materials are down- materials consume hundreds of gallons to
• Exhibit a high strength-to-weight cycled and used for applications requiring accomplish the same design requirements.
ratio, reducing the amount of lower quality and product characteristics. And structural steel continues to progress
required material; Structural steel provides the highest in each of these areas and others, as well.
• Have a comparably small strength-to-weight ratio of any commonly Emissions continue to decline, and the
contribution to the carbon used construction product, and it provides carbon footprint of structural steel
footprint of a project; that strength in both tension and continues to drop, particularly as the electric
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transported; structural steel to be used in construction The bottom line? There is always a
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bus station equipped with a GPS system tracking coach
arrivals in real time? A soaring canopy, awash in a Parsons Brinckerhoff Michigan, Inc., (PBM), also of Detroit, have
kaleidoscope of lights, suspended over 15 bus bays? A bus turned this bright idea into a wonderful new transportation hub
depot soon to host a restaurant, coffee shop and abuzz with new possibilities for public transit. USA Shade & Fabric
convenience store along with art exhibits and family fun days? Structures, Inc. of Costa Mesa, CA capped off the project with the
Incredibly, “taking the bus” has never been more comfortable or fabrication and installation of the sail-like canopy.
delightful thanks to the recently unveiled Rosa Parks Transit Center “It changes the whole image of bus ridership,” said Timothy C.
in downtown Detroit. The Detroit Department of Transportation Miles, EDC project manager and construction facilitator. “The bus
(DDOT) and the Economic Development Corporation of the City of system now has a nationally recognized home in a landmark,
Detroit (EDC) have put this new definition of a bus station into signature building. This new transit center definitely moves us
motion. The construction savvy of DeMaria Building Company, Inc., forward in terms of technology and customer service.”
The triangular building, flanked by two time injury. “We are proud of our safety FIRST STOP: SITE SELECTION AND
pods of the same geometry, has a sleek, record,” said Darren Murray, DeMaria vice UTILITIES
aerodynamic line almost suggesting an president, commercial & industrial groups. The City of Detroit invested $22.5 million
airplane poised for flight. Evoking the “As a Detroit-headquartered business, we dollars in federal and state grants in this new
angled wings of an airplane in form and an are tremendously proud of the fact that we transit triangle bordered by Times Square,
airport in function, the facility uses GPS were able to build a landmark in the City of Cass Avenue, and Michigan Avenue, one of
technology called the Automatic Vehicle Detroit and in honor of a civil rights icon like the major spokes in Detroit’s radial street
Location System to track and display the Rosa Parks.” grid. The chosen site offers a contiguous
arrivals and departures of 21 different bus
routes in LED-lit panels placed on the
outdoor bus-way, or island concourse, and
on two 55-inch monitors within the transit
station. “It is the first city-owned operation
Three triangular structures – the main transit
to have a GPS system fully displayed to the center and two pods – create a dynamic
public,” said Miles. “The display is electron- convergence angle and line.
ically updated every second to tell the rider
the timing and location of the buses.”
The transit center is technologically
advanced and visually captivating. The
canopy adds an almost magical element to
the city’s tableau of buildings. Seeming to
float over the bus-way, this series of sail-like
tensile structures are formed of over 55,000
square feet of a highly durable blend of
Teflon and fiberglass with a glass coating.
Illuminating the canopy gives Detroit a
phenomenal “night light” near the heart of
the city. The canopy also provides shelter
and shade during the day. “It is probably 5 to
10 degrees cooler underneath the canopy,”
said Miles. The fabric and the polycarbonate
skylights, following the arc of the trusses,
offers shade but still allows in natural light.
The canopy also serves as giant rain barrels
for the green space below these unconven-
tional umbrellas. “The rain actually collects
in the steel bail rings of the canopy structure
and ejects water through about 15 to 20
small water nozzles,” added Miles. These
miniature streams fall on ovals of decorative
brick housing catch basins and a swath of
greenery.
Obviously, this is not your average
construction project. Fortunately a
construction firm with 40 years of
experience, namely DeMaria Building
Company, was selected as the general
contractor in this traditional design-bid-
build project. “The City of Detroit thanks the
DeMaria team,” said Miles. “They were very
aggressive in their schedule. They were
flexible and able to make changes on the fly
when need be. Also, very few sites have two
major general contractors (DeMaria and USA
Shade) working within the same small
footprint. DeMaria’s coordination and ability
to work together made the project a
success. It was DeMaria’s get-it-done
attitude that drove the schedule.”
DeMaria successfully delivered this
complex project, working over 80,000 labor
hours without a recordable incident or lost
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
parcel of land with frontage along a major accommodate the maximum number of bus shoring system that minimized interference
spoke and close proximity to the city’s bays, the facility’s bus-way and loading with construction. “We then built around
center point of Campus Martius, said Miles. platforms were placed in the largest and the shored duct bank by creating window-
The site serves both current bus routes most flexible portion of the site. The actual like openings in the foundation walls aided
and future transit plans. “The inbound and building was then placed on the remainder by the design and engineering of Parsons
outbound routing plan needed accessible of the site, which is an acute triangular sliver Brinckerhoff,” said Murray. Following this
streets for buses, and Cass, Michigan and along Cass Avenue and Times Square.” In strategy, DeMaria was able to continue
nearby Grand River Avenue offered the best configuration, only a triangular building, building the foundations even as AT&T
routing options,” said Miles. “It is DDOT’s filling the entire triangular tip of the site, spliced thousands of communication lines
goal for this facility to be connected to a offered sufficient square footage to house running directly through the foundation
future light rail system.” transit services and proposed activities. walls.
DDOT has connected all the dots in In turn, the site’s impossibly perplexing AT&T built a bypass around the old clay
planning this new city-owned international, web of underground utilities impacted crock-encased pipe. “AT&T worked 24/7 for
intermodal facility in downtown Detroit. The construction. The main culprit was State almost 10 to 12 weeks splicing 20,000
Rosa Parks Transit Center has bays for DDOT Street, a now closed thoroughfare slicing communication lines until the rogue duct
buses, SMART, Transit Windsor, and the through the site, along with the bank was bypassed,” said Trey Neubauer,
MegaBus to Chicago and Ann Arbor, as well underground utilities that commonly snake DeMaria project manager, commercial &
as a taxi stand and two nearby People Mover beneath a roadway. Because of the presence industrial groups. “The duct bank was then
Stations. of immovable utilities, the building is half demolished and the ‘windows’ were sealed.”
Although the ideal location for this new slab on grade and half full basement, said
public transit crossroads, the site’s small size Murray. Unfortunately, a hidden duct bank SECOND STOP: CONCRETE
and its oddly angled configuration was still discovered 10 feet below grade CRAFTSMANSHIP
challenged the design team. “Because the during excavation of the 14-foot-deep full DeMaria self-performed all the structural
complex is first and foremost a bus transit basement. concrete work, beginning with the
facility, accommodation of vehicular Despite discovery of a rogue duct bank, reinforced, cast-in-place foundations for this
circulation and functioning took precedence creative problem solving and teamwork three-story building formed mainly of steel
over all other functions,” said Tushar Advani, kept construction of the transit center columns and trusses supporting composite
AIA, PBM design architect. “Given the rolling. AT&T suspended and shored the concrete floor decks and a metal roof deck.
awkwardly shaped site and the need to duct bank, working with DeMaria to devise a DeMaria applied its concrete craftsmanship
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
Durable and attractive finishes fill the interior, including polished concrete floors and pre-finished
hardwood veneer panels of Baltic birch stained a light yellow.
addition to durability, performance and cost efficiency,“our general desire was to use a diverse
variety of natural colors, textures and forms that were both juxtaposed and harmonized,” said
Advani. “This was meant to represent the diversity of the community surrounding the transit
center and the spirit of the civil rights movement that was championed by Rosa Parks.”
A radius mezzanine, a canted glass wall and angled ceilings animate the interior. Turner-
Brooks, Inc., Madison Heights, installed this complicated ceiling’s framing system and
aluminum tiles. “The overall roof has a 1:12 slope that rises at a slight angle from east to west
then ‘takes off’ at a sharper angle just beyond the mezzanine,” explained Neubauer. “The
ceiling then converges at different angles from north to south.” Thanks to a skilled team, the
ceiling system can now perform its job: managing acoustics in an interior of hard surfaces via
an insulation backer and hundreds of barely visible perforations.
determining the exact placement of the south pod may house a florist or fresh fruit of state-of-the-art design and construction,
anchor bolts in the concrete plinths. market (the north pod contains the generator the facility stands as an example of what
DeMaria set the anchor bolts in preparation and maintenance equipment),” Miles added. Detroiters are capable of,” said Miles. “We are
for the arrival and installation of the steel This stunning transit center literally casts capable of creating some of the most
masts or A-frames. February 2009 marked the city in a glowing light. “I believe that fantastic, state-of-the-art buildings using
the assembly of the three-piece trusses now along with the project team and its delivery cutting-edge construction technology.”
attached to the masts via steel cables.
The actual fabric pieces arrived on site in
pre-cut sections, were attached to gables, ROSA PARKS TRANSIT CENTER
and then hoisted upward like a tent. “Once
they get two pieces into place, specially DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTOR
trained personnel heat weld the seams with • Canopy - USA Shade & Fabric Structures, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA
a iron heated to 800 degrees F,” said Miles.
Added Murray, “This part of the job is CONSULTANTS AND DESIGN TEAM
temperature sensitive. Because the outside • Landscape Architects and Construction Drawing Support - Hamilton Anderson Associates,
temperature has to be at least 40 to 50 Inc., Detroit
degrees F, the heat welding began in the • Detailed Canopy Design – FTL Design Studio, New York, NY
spring of 2009.” The last step is the final • Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Engineers - Scales and Assoc., Detroit
tensioning of each canopy after the seams • Geotechnical Engineers - SOMAT Engineering, Inc., Detroit
cool and meld together. • Phase I Environmental Assessment - Madison and Madison International of Michigan,
DeMaria then coordinated installation of Detroit
the light rings in each funnel with Alpha • Phase II Environmental Assessment – Enviro Matrix, Detroit
Electric closely following USA Shade’s work • Design Phase Surveyors - ABE Associates, Inc., Detroit
sequence. The canopy was originally filled • Construction Phase Surveyors – Metco Services, Detroit
with the glow of white light. At publication • Construction Phase Inspection and Administration Support - Community Development
time, the LED lighting system was being Solutions, Detroit
programmed for a mid-August launch that
will bathe the canopy in a rainbow of colors. TRADE CONTRACTORS
Work on the canopy, the lighting, and the • HVAC – Great Lakes Mechanical, Dearborn
elements below the canopy had to be • Unit Masonry – Dixon, Incorporated, Detroit
carefully woven together to create this new • Footings, Foundations, Poured Walls – DSP Constructors, Detroit
transit center in a timely manner. “There was • Piles – Toledo Caisson Corporation, Ottawa Lake
work that needed to be done underneath • Structural Steel – Taft Steel, New Hudson
the canopy, such as irrigation systems, • Glazing – Chamberlain Glass & Metal, Detroit
exposed aggregate concrete work on the • Concrete Flatwork - Broadcast Design, Mt. Clemens
bus island, brick pavers, and caulking, that • Excavation – Blaze Contracting, Inc., Detroit
we didn’t want to do early in order to avoid • Electrical – Alpha Electric, Sterling Heights
any possible damage by the rigging,” said • Surveying & Layout – Kem-Tec & Associates, Eastpointe
Neubauer. • Wet/CO2 Fire Protection – Tri Star Fire Protection, Plymouth
• Testing and Quality Control – ATC Associated, Inc., Novi
ARRIVAL: SUMMER 2009 • Metal Doors & Frames – R.K. Hoppe Corporation, New Hudson
Unveiled in July, this innovative complex is • Temporary Fencing – Keystone Fence & Supply Co., Redford
one of the only city-owned transit centers in • Waterproofing – Michigan Restoration Group, Livonia
the country, said Miles. The future holds more • Membrane Roofing – Roofcon, Inc., Brighton
in store for transit patrons and Detroit • Elevators – ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corp., Cincinnati, OH
residents. Rotating art exhibits, arts & crafts • Furniture and Accessories – Architectural Building Components, Oak Park
shows, and family events will fill the interior. • Gypsum Board Assembly – Turner-Brooks, Inc., Madison Heights
In the summer, the mezzanine housed a Rosa • Temporary Site Signage – State Barricades, Inc., Warren
Parks exhibit assembled by the Detroit Public • Louvers – Construction Specialties, Taylor
Library. • Exterior Wall Assembly – C.L. Rieckhoff Co., Inc., Taylor
Miles outlines other benefits and opportu- • Plumbing – D & M Plumbing, Inc., Farmington Hills
nities: “Leasing four retail commercial spaces • Coiling Doors and Grills – Detroit Door & Hardware, Chicago, IL
in the facility will give DDOT the opportunity • Signage – ASI Sign Systems (ASI Modulex), Troy
to offset some of their maintenance costs. • Trees, Plants and Ground Cover – Reliable Landscaping, Inc., Canton
The first floor may house a major coffee and • Carpeting – Tri-State Industrial Floors, Toledo, OH
breakfast food vendor, plus a convenience • Special Systems – Edwards Service/Carter Brother, New Hudson
store.” • Voice & Data Systems – Telecom Technicians, Inc., Sterling Heights
At publication time, EDC was considering • Form Suppliers – USA Form, Inc., West Chicago, IL; Patent Construction Systems, Detroit;
several proposals for eateries on the and FormTech Concrete Forms, Inc., Wixom
mezzanine. The main expanse of the
Consultants and subcontractors listed in the Construction Highlight are identified by the general
mezzanine will be a café-like setting for
contractor, architect or owner.
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