Not many people find parking garages exciting. You go in one side and out the other.
But Associated General Contractors (AGC) is excited about the $19.5 million parking garage Granger Construction built for Michigan State University (MSU).
The AGC gave Granger Construction the 2008 AON Build America Award, making Granger Construction the only company in the state to receive the distinction. The AON Build America award goes to companies that excel in project management, 
tackle difficult jobs, use innovative construction techniques and are environmentally sensitive.
“We value peer recognition in any form,” says the company's president, Glenn Granger. “But it is an exceptional honor to receive both our national and state trade organizations’ top awards for this unique project.”
Granger Construction built the 730-car, six-story garage next to Morrill Hall, which is one of MSU’s most historic buildings. To prevent damage to Morrill Hall, Granger Construction created soil retention walls and monitored vibrations and cracks from the construction site. It also had to finagle the garage around one of East Lansing’s busiest intersections without causing traffic backups.
The style of the parking garage also blends into other campus building, allowing the structure to compliment rather than distract from the area’s architectural flow.
Source: Ed Gillespie, Granger Construction
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
Glenn Granger Photograph © Dave Trumpie
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