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“VOICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY”
Making it to the Top
Tall Construction Equipment
Rising in Ann Arbor
IN THIS ISSUE:
FEATURES
12 Member
Feature
SMACNA Names
Matt Cramer
National
Contractor
of the Year
MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL
16 Excelente Trabajo
(Excellent Work)
Ferndale Electric Aids CHASS Clinic
Near Detroit's Mexican Town
20 Mechanical and
Building Systems
Make-Over
Ann Arbor's Tower Plaza
Gets Much Needed Attention
26 Greenprint for the Future
HVAC Decisions that Slash Operating Costs
and Raise Space Utilization
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CONSTRUCTION EQUPIMENT
30 Making it to
the Top with
the Allingham
Corporation
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INDUSTRY NEWS Ventcon Offers Kings
new building will add an estimated 400 jobs in on
INDUSTRY NEWS capabilities of those who buil
MARKETING ON THE LEVEL To Blog or Not
MEMBER FEATURE Congratulations to Matthew Cr
PHOTO BY BRAD FEINKNOPF This showcase lobby of t
MEMBER FEATURE SMACNA's efforts to
contractors, construction managers and their subc
ELECTRICAL PHOTO COURTESY OF FERNDALE ELECTRIC C
underground conduits to avoid routing the low-vol
ELECTRICAL Clearly, BIM improves a projec
MECHANICAL Common Area BoilersDomestic Water
Michigan's Central Campus.
MECHANICAL In 2011, the “to-do list” from
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In Pursuit of Progress Total Demolition C
Safety First…More than a Slogan The safety of th
MECHANICAL GREENPRINT FOR THE FUTURE
The effort to minimize HVAC load requirements
MECHANICAL of roughly 75%. In cooler wi
FRESH MOMENTUM FOR YOUR WORKFORCE Get the #1 Co
Making it to the Top with the Allingham Corporati
Darr Mechanical brought Allingham on board a
The project entailed removing two existing 43-yea
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CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT CELEBRATING FLIGHT T
was so open, the airfield developed some interest
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING SUBCONT
Beals Hubbard, PLC is a full service business, co
PRODUCT SHOWCASE NEW SITE COMMANDER TRUCK CAP
2.7” LCD display that delivers a c
PRODUCT SHOWCASE several of ALL's branch ya
additional protection to vulnerable areas. C
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