When Granger Construction was hired in early 2022 as the design-assist structural concrete subcontractor for the new Gun Lake Casino Hotel, the team had no idea the impact the company’s new Visual Capture (VC) services would have on helping meet …
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IPD Collaborative Construction in Ottawa County
Granger Construction celebrates 65 years of collaborative project delivery with the Ottawa County Family Justice Center project in West Olive, MI. By engaging multiple contractors in early partnerships and fostering a culture of shared accountability, Granger Construction raised the bar …
Lean Journey Reflection
Lean is a guiding philosophy at Granger Construction. In the following video, Granger Lean Operations Manager Chris Scharlach reflects on his Lean journey in the construction industry. “I think I had heard the term ‘Lean’ maybe twelve years ago,” notes …
Design-Build Team Achieves Data Center Firsts For Michigan
Complex projects like data centers typically do not take a design-build approach. But in 2019, team members at Granger Construction, Integrated Design Solutions (IDS), IBI Group, Motor City Electric and Conti Corporation made history as their design-build data center project …
Touchplan “Beats the Odds” on Complex Pediatrics Renovation
Granger Construction uses Lean construction practices on projects across market segments. In the following case study, learn how one healthcare team successfully used the Lean tool, Touchplan®, to complete the Sparrow 5 Foster Pediatric Renovation under budget and six weeks …
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 …
OutSystems Innovation Award Highlights Lean Construction Success
Granger Construction was honored to receive a 2019 OutSystems Low-Code Innovation Award for “Most Business Impact.” OutSystems is an enterprise platform solution that allows organizations to link and build data channels through custom application development and syncing with current data …
Planning FFE (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment)
Furniture, fixtures and equipment (FFE) are details Owners often discuss with specialty vendors rather than Construction Management partners. However, planning these features early and often throughout your project can save time and money while leading to a better final deliverable. …
Granger Implements Lean Resource Management System
In the fall of 2018, Granger Construction celebrated initial success of a new Lean initiative with implementation of a cloud-based resource management software called ToolWatch. Granger uses and stocks a vast supply of tools, equipment and materials to support both …
Using Pull Planning to Improve Efficiency
Lean Construction technique helps reduce waste In lean construction, one of the keys to success is centered on getting all of the experts who are supervising the work – called “last planners” – to work collaboratively in developing a plan …
