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Architechture / Construction & Design / University Research

Design expert Plowright to present LTU Presidential Colloquium April 19

SOUTHFIELD—Philip Plowright, department chair and professor in the Department of Design in Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design, will present the Presidential Colloquium at LTU’s 12th annual Research …

Construction & Design / Construction Management / Health Care / Health Education

Construction under way on Michigan Medicine’s Ypsilanti Health Center

YPSILANTI–Construction has begun on the expansion of Ypsilanti Health Center, a University of Michigan Health ambulatory care center in what was the Eastern Michigan University College of Business building, recently …

Construction & Design / Construction Safety

LTU’s Construction Safety Research Center offers MISS DIG training  

SOUTHFIELD—The Construction Safety Research Center at Lawrence Technological University will host a two-week training session from MISS DIG 811. The MISS DIG 811 special pilot certification program, called “Maintain the …

Architechture / Construction & Design

Austin promotes two in Kalamazoo office

KALAMAZOO–The Cleveland, Ohio-based contractor-builder Austin Co. announced two key promotions for members of its Western Michigan office. Brian Green (above left), formerly project manager, has been promoted to operations manager …

Acquisitions / Civil Engineering / Construction & Design / Land Use Planning / Surveying

Atwell acquires Maryland engineering firm

SOUTHFIELD—In its second transaction this quarter, Atwell has acquired Ben Dyer Associates Inc., a 60-person engineering firm based in Bowie, Md. Dyer specializes in civil engineering, land planning, and surveying …

Acquisitions / Construction & Design / Manufacturing

Zeeland door glass manufacturer in merger

ZEELAND—ODL Inc., the Zeeland-based doorglass manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Verre Select, a specialty glass company in Quebec, Canada, merging two of North America’s leading doorglass suppliers. “Today is a …

Construction & Design / Wearable Technology

Guardhat offers lone-worker product

DETROIT—Officials at Guardhat, the Detroit-based developer of intelligent hard hats that report workers’ health conditions, announced the release the “Guardhat Lone Worker solution.” The new system automates critical safety alerts …

Construction & Design / University Research / Utilities

Lawrence Tech to host weeklong seminar on limiting underground utility damage

SOUTHFIELD—Inadvertent damage to underground utilities—buried gas, water, sewer, and electric lines—is a $30-billion-a-year problem in the United States. Soon, a weeklong workshop hosted by Lawrence Technological University will explore how …

Construction & Design / Environmental Engineering / Green Architecture / Green Buildings

Wayne State, UD-Mercy to host environmental design conference

DETROIT—The University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University will co-host the Environmental Design Research Association’s 52nd annual conference May 19-23. Experts from around the world will explore how research, …

Chemical Industry / Construction & Design / Economic Development

Kirco gets deal to build Wacker Chemical development in Washtenaw County

TROY—Officials at Kirco and Kirco Manix, the Troy-based commercial and industrial construction and design firms, announced that Kirco has been selected by Germany’s Wacker Chemical Corp. to build its $50 …

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