Monday, March 13, 2023 | Congratulations to the Grand Rapids Community College ATC Secchia Piazza project team as they were honored with a Washtenaw Contractors Association 2023 Pyramid Award on Friday, March 10 for Best Project Team for projects $3 …
Higher Education

Michigan Dental School Wins 2023 Build Michigan Award
March 6, 2023 | The University of Michigan W.K. Kellogg Institute and Dental Building Expansion and Renovation was among four projects selected to receive a prestigious 2023 Associated General Contractors (AGC) Build Michigan Award. Granger team members were honored to …

MTU H-STEM Topping Out Ceremony
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 | The Michigan Technological University H-STEM Engineering and Health Technologies Complex celebrated a milestone this week with placement of the final steel beam during a Topping Out Ceremony. What is a Topping Out Ceremony? In construction, topping …

Virtual Tour of MSU STEM Chemistry Laboratory
Laboratory spaces require extensive planning to ensure optimum coordination between the specialized furniture, fixtures and equipment (FFE) and supporting infrastructure. Take a virtual tour of a chemistry laboratory at the Michigan State University STEM Teaching and Learning Facility to learn …

Project Update – Alma College Learning Commons
August 31, 2022 | The Alma College Learning Commons is a signature project for the College, involving a complete transformation and modernization of an existing three-story library into a state-of-the-art facility. The new Learning Commons will serve as a campus …

Historic BubbleDeck Project Wins 2022 Michigan Concrete Association Award
February 23, 2022 | Granger’s Self-Perform Construction Services division was honored to receive a 2022 Special Innovative – Structural Award from the Michigan Concrete Association for implementation of Michigan’s first-ever BubbleDeck™ Technology at the Western Michigan University (WMU) Student Center …

Making History at MSU STEM – Melding Adaptive Reuse with Mass Timber Innovation
November 11, 2021 | 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 …

MSU STEM Mass Timber Feature (Michigan Constructor)
January 28, 2021 | This mass timber feature 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 new STEM Teaching and Learning Facility is the …

Project Engineer Intern Jacqueline Mack – 2020 Profile
As Granger Construction continues growing, so does our Summer Internship Program! In 2020, 10 of our 20 interns are returning students; among them is Project Engineer Intern Jacqueline Mack. In the following interview, Marketing Intern Alaina Schrauben interviews Mack on …

BIM Coordination Meetings Keep MSU STEM Project Lean
As work continues on the Michigan State University STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, Michigan’s first-ever Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) building, Granger team members see success from weekly BIM Coordination meetings. What is BIM? “BIM, or Building Information Modeling, is a way …