Clark Construction Company

This new 91,000 s.f. building provides flexible, state-of-the-art classroom, laboratory and clinical spaces; faculty offices and administrative spaces for the Michigan College of Optometry as well as other departments; state-of-the-art computer laboratories including network support facilities used by all students; distance learning facilities; a teaching auditorium; and a student, faculty and staff lounge/library.

A ground floor optometry clinic serves as the Center for Interdisciplinary Diabetic Care (Optometry, Pharmacy and Nursing). The clinic provides eye and vision services to students, faculty and staff, as well Mecosta and surrounding County residents.

Building materials include reinforced concrete masonry units and brick veneer with structural steel framing and features state-of-the-art voice and data communication systems. The project also included new parking, landscaping and storm water management.

Brody Hall is in the center of MSU’s 2,600-student Brody Complex. Scope of work included a complete renovation of this 140,000 s.f. structure, including demolishing and replacing all MEP systems; complete demolition and replacement of the exterior curtain wall systems; ADA code required modifications; elevator installation; asbestos.

Other aspects included:

• Re-configuration of the 65,000 s.f. dining hall and kitchen from cafeteria style to a “marketplace” concept with 9 separate dining venues capable of serving an average 7,000 meals per day.


• Seating for approximately 950 people.


• Constructed a 12,000 s.f. temporary kitchen on the first floor which served over 4,000 meals per day while the new 2nd floor food service areas were being constructed.


• $3.6 million in food service equipment consisting of over 800 food service items, 17 ventilation hoods and 14 walk-in coolers/freezers.


• Construction of a new convenience store and adjoining cafe.


• Construction of a 15,000 s.f. atrium lobby addition to provide student gathering areas.


• Renovation of the first floor to provide administrative offices, student project areas, classrooms and computer labs.


• Rain water harvesting system which serves community toilet rooms


• New 15,000 sf addition and new mechanical penthouse to serve updated infrastructure.

This 100,850 s.f. Emmons Hall renovation project is part of the Brody Complex upgrade which included major mechanical, electrical and ventilation upgrades and replacements within the 4-story building. In addition, Emmons Hall renovations also incorporates:

• Addition of life-safety systems including 100% automatic sprinklered space


• ADA code-required modifications & upgrades


• Elevator replacement


• Asbestos / Lead & PCB abatement


• Complete replacement of all dorm room windows


• Lighting upgrades


• Flooring and ceiling replacement


• Reception desk & lobby renovations


• All restrooms/ showers completely re-constructed


• Furnishings and other related improvements


• The entrance of Emmons Hall was renovated to be more defined and contain a canopied entrance, providing a curtain wall on the north lobby, and student balconies will be removed. Also, community bathrooms located on each floor of the building will be reconfigured and existing plumbing will be replaced.



Michigan State University

Design Plus

The Spartan Stadium expansion and renovation added a new ten-story sky box structure to the stadium, featuring 24 luxury suites, 862 club seats, 1,700 new upper deck seats, press boxes, office space, and new concessions space. Originally built in the 1920s, with a major expansion in 1956, the stadium needed foundation modifications to carry the additional load of the expansion. Hydraulically pushed micropiles (HPM) were determined to be the best solution, as the micropiling equipment fits into very narrow spaces with little overhead clearance, and where vibrations from traditional pile driving equipment can damage the existing structure. The HPMs eliminated the need for demolition of existing walls, thus saving demolition and reconstruction costs, as well as 4 to 5 weeks on the schedule.

The new 278,000 sq. ft. Stephen M. Ross School of Business is a 6-story building with tiered classrooms, a 500-seat auditorium and colloquium, faculty offices, and student service activities space. Its main entrance provides a gateway to the business school campus with a glassed-in "winter quad" known as the Davidson Winter Garden —a bright, airy and highly visible community space containing the Siegle Cafe and informal meeting and study spaces.

Project elements include an ascending copper roof, terracotta/glass exterior skin, and roof terraces and gardens.

The 478,000 sq. ft. Biomedical Science Research Building is a state-of-the-art laboratory and research facility for the University of Michigan Medical School. The enormous structure encompasses an entire city block and all work, including steel erection, had to be done within the footprint of the building. It has five major components: two rectangular blocks of laboratories, a curved ribbon of offices, an atrium created by the space between the office ribbon and the laboratories, an elliptical 300-seat auditorium, and underground research support space.

The complex building exterior features a curved glass double curtain wall system on the office ribbon; a terracotta, stainless steel, glass, and aluminum rain screen system on the laboratories; and a zinc panel, architectural concrete, and granite exterior on the elliptical auditorium.

The new Science and Media Building, known as the Franciscan Center, is the first stand-alone structure built on the campus of Madonna University in Livonia, MI, in 40 years. The building features state-of-the-art laboratories including wet labs and nursing labs, classrooms, conference rooms, offices, lecture hall, and video skills laboratory.

The project incorporated environmentally-friendly materials such as cork, bamboo, recycled content carpeting, Type-N brick mortar and low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) paint. The project is registered for Silver LEED® Certification.

LCC's state-of-the-art training facility houses a number of labs including a high-tech machine shop, a 16-bay auto mechanics shop, and a residential construction area. The facility also has a fitness center tailored to the training needs of students in law enforcement and fire-fighter programs. A closed loop, vertical geothermal system provides approximately 65% of the heating and cooling needs, with the balance provided by rooftop units.