Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility continued to make history as it celebrated a 2022 Construction & Design Award from the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD). This is one of ten major project awards received to date, including …
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MSU STEM Receives Top Build America Awards
Team members for the Michigan State University (MSU) STEM Teaching and Learning Facility were honored to receive an Associated General Contractors of America 2022 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award. In addition to this prestigious honor, the team was also …
Making History at MSU STEM – Melding Adaptive Reuse with Mass Timber Innovation
What began as an overarching goal to improve and enhance the undergraduate learning experience at Michigan State University (MSU) has resulted in an historic victory with the 2021 completion of MSU’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility and Shaw Lane Power …
MSU STEM Mass Timber Feature (Michigan Constructor)
Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility premiered as the cover story for The Michigan Constructor’s Winter 2020 issue. Click here to read the original piece in full. Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility is the first building …
BIM Coordination Meetings Kept MSU STEM Project Lean
When managing construction for Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, Michigan’s first-ever Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) building, Granger team members saw significant success from utilizing weekly BIM Coordination meetings. BIM, or Building Information Modeling, is a way of turning …
Michigan’s First CLT Mass Timber Structure Midway Review
As Michigan’s first-ever Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) building, Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, reached its halfway mark in September of 2019, Granger Project Manager Bill Bofysil reflected on lessons learned. Work with Experienced Partners There have been many …
Photo Gallery: Ferris State University North Hall
Granger Construction completed the building of North Hall on the campus of Ferris State University in August 2017. This fast-track project was opened in time for the 2017-18 academic year and now provides 200 bedrooms for up to 400 student …
Case Study: Spartan Stadium South End Zone Addition
Michigan State University’s $13 million, fast-track South End Zone Addition project involved construction of a 25,000 square foot, single-story addition to Spartan Stadium. Informally known as SEZA, the new addition included adding 239 restrooms and four new concession areas. The …
Granger Projects Recognized with 2017 Pyramid Awards
Two Granger Construction projects from 2017 were honored with Pyramid Awards from the Washtenaw Contractors Association. Granger’s project at Michigan State University on the Spartan Stadium South End Zone Addition was honored with the Pyramid Award for Best Innovation. This …
Photo Gallery: LCC Gannon Building Conference Center
After nearly 10 months of construction, a state-of-the-art conference center, located on the first floor of the Gannon Building, was recently completed by Granger Construction.. The conference center includes two conference rooms — the larger Michigan Room, with a capacity of …
