Granger Construction continually strives to advance the art of building by reducing the environmental impact of projects. We understand there is a fine line between making choices that preserve natural resources while still meeting the demand for new construction, and …
Sustainability
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 …
Sustainable Lighting at Dexter Community Schools
Dexter Community Schools’ Early Elementary Complex was a $24.4 million project within a larger $71.7 million 2017 bond program (the campaigning for which Granger Construction assisted). The goal with this project was to update aging systems and build additional space …
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 …
