Recently added articles from Michigan Contractor and Builder:
SHW Group Announces New Employees.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff Robert Porter, A.I.A.; Joseph Lapinski, E.I.T.; Michael Alberts, P.E.; Cheryl Bringley; Georgia Zochowski; and Steven Szerlag, A.I.A. have joined SHW Group, an architecture, planning, interior design, and engineering firm located in Berkley, MI. Porter, a ...
AIA Michigan Board Announces Appointments.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff The American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) has announced the appointment of Kim Fricke-Young of Professional Concepts Insurance Agency, Inc. (PCIA), of Brighton, MI, to the newly created position of professional affiliate advisor. Fricke-Young ...
Principals Named Surveying Society Presidents.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff Two ROWE Professional Services Company principals were named presidents of national and state societies of professional surveyors recently. President and Chief Executive Officer John Matonich, P.S., was installed as president of the National Society of ...
Khan Becomes LEED Accredited Professional.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff Clark Construction Company has announced that Taimoor Khan has achieved the status of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). In order to become a LEED AP, Khan completed training and passed an exam evaluating his understanding of ...
Condie Promoted To Principal.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Staff The board of directors of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. (FTC&H) Engineers - Scientists - Architects - Constructors has announced the promotion of John A. Condie, P.E. to the position of principal, the highest management and leadership honor at FTC&H. ...
A Fond Farewell.(Commercial construction)
Apr 20, 2009; ... By Aram Kalousdian Since 1893, the 14 Associated Construction Publications have served the heavy, highway, and civil construction community in the United States. With titles like California Builder & Engineer, Midwest Contractor, and New England Construction, the Associated ...
CSO Basin Will Eliminate Overflows.
Apr 20, 2009 ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor $154-million project will be completed in 2011 A pump station and a 9-million-gallon combined sewer overflow (CSO) basin are being constructed in Southwest Detroit, MI, in order to eliminate sewer overflows during heavy rain events in the ...
M-53 Upgrade Includes Interchange Reconstruction.(Dan's Excavating, Inc)(Editorial)
Apr 20, 2009 ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor New load and resistance factor design dynamic pile testing specification used on bridge An approximately $13.5-million upgrade of M-53 from 24 Mile Road to 27-1/2 Mile Road in Macomb County, MI, includes reconstructing the inner and outer ...
I-96 Project Includes Bridge Work.
Apr 20, 2009 ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Livingston County, MI, project is 4 miles long A project involving approximately 4 miles of hot mix asphalt cold milling and resurfacing is being done on eastbound and westbound Interstate 96 from US-23 in Livingston County, MI, east to the ...
Effects Of Asphalt Fumes Studied.(National Asphalt Pavement Association)(Conference news)(Editorial)
Apr 20, 2009; ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Results are expected this year and in 2010 "The International Agency For Research On Cancer has said that they are going to write a monograph with respect to the effects of asphalt fumes on workers. They expect that that will come in 2010," ...
Golf Facility Opens.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Staff A high of 22 degrees may have seemed like an odd choice of day to get out the clubs, but on Thursday, February 19, Irish Construction Company joined Michigan State University (MSU) administrators, students and teachers for an afternoon on the green - well, maybe not on the ...
Two Become LEED Accredited Professionals.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Staff Clark Construction Company has announced that Chad Webster and Robert LaLonde have achieved the status of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). In order to become a LEED AP, Webster and LaLonde completed training and passed an ...
Rau, Kramek Get Leadership Positions.(Clark Construction Company Inc. (Lansing, Michigan) has appointed Chris Rau and James Kramek)(Brief article)
Apr 13, 2009 ... Staff Clark Construction Company announced that Chris Rau and James Kramek were recently elected to 2009 leadership positions on the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Michigan Construction Leadership Council (CLC). Rau was elected to serve as co-chair after ...
Jamian Appointed To RCOC Board.(New Road Commission for Oakland County )
Apr 13, 2009 ... Staff New Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) board member Gregory C. Jamian recently took his first official action at the board's regularly scheduled meeting. Jamian was appointed to the board on February 5 by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. The ...
Batch Plant Certification.(Road construction)
Apr 13, 2009; ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor MDOT will require batch plant certification on some road projects this year The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will require concrete batch plant certification on some road construction projects this year. That was a message ...
$171-Million Investment Announced.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) recently approved 2009-2013 Five Year Transportation Program will bring $171 million in transportation improvements to the Bay Region this year. MDOT's Bay Region includes 13 counties in the Saginaw Bay area: ...
MDOT Announces Transportation Grants.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle recently announced that $2.5 million in new state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category F grants for 2010 will be used to build or preserve commercial all-season routes and keep the state's economy moving ...
Approved 2010 TEDF Projects.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff Allegan And Ottawa Counties The city of Holland, MI, will mill, repair and resurface several all-season routes that support commercial and industrial businesses in Holland and provide access to US-31. This includes 32nd Street from US-31 to Beechcreek Drive; ...
MDOT Announces Southwest Michigan Investments.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Staff The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced its 2009 construction schedule, investing $111 million for infrastructure improvements in the Southwest Region, which is composed of nine counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St ....
The Garden Of Healing.(Editorial)
Apr 06, 2009; ... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Garden will provide patients with a place to contemplate and relax Construction of The Garden of Healing and Renewal adjacent to the future McLaren Health Village Cancer Center in Clarkston, MI, was completed in 2008. The garden will be ...