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- A cost comparison between residences of wood and steel framed construction
- Creator
- Berkel, Howard J.
- Date
- 1931
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- A design of a reinforced concrete building and service utilities for a cherry farm
- Creator
- Sobkowski, Leonard Edward
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- A quantity and cost estimate of the veterans barracks apartments of the Michigan state college
- Creator
- Kovalcik, Aloize Joseph
- Date
- 1948
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- A recommended expansion program for the student union of Northern Michigan College
- Creator
- Jones, Lloyd R.
- Date
- 1958
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- A study of the sufficiency of materials in a one story residence built to withstand hurricane winds
- Creator
- McCall, John Alexander
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- Building rehabilitation : a promising tool for urban revitalization in Detroit, Michigan
- Creator
- Anjaneyulu, Logan
- Date
- 2003
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- Duke University : an architectural and historical perspective
- Creator
- Hamill, Mary Elizabeth
- Date
- 1991
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- Edward Rankin discusses his career as an inventory clerk, manager, and sales representative at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc
- Creator
- Rankin, Edward R.
- Date
- 1992-01-28
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Edward Rankin recalls his career as an inventory clerk, manager, and sales representative at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc, in Lansing, MI, between 1947 and 1973. Rankin talks about his youth and being hired at REO, and speaks nostalgically about REO social life, worker sports teams and the beautiful Olds family pipe organ featured at the REO Clubhouse. He also describes sales trips to Iraq and Lebanon on behalf of REO, the intricacies of foreign markets and general market...
Show moreEdward Rankin recalls his career as an inventory clerk, manager, and sales representative at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc, in Lansing, MI, between 1947 and 1973. Rankin talks about his youth and being hired at REO, and speaks nostalgically about REO social life, worker sports teams and the beautiful Olds family pipe organ featured at the REO Clubhouse. He also describes sales trips to Iraq and Lebanon on behalf of REO, the intricacies of foreign markets and general market pressures in the truck business. Interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
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- Hilda Smith discusses her career at the REO Motor Car Company
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- Smith, Hilda (Autoworker)
- Date
- 1992-02-12
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Ninety-six-year-old Hilda Smith recalls her career at the REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, MI, between 1923 and 1964. Smith talks fondly about her family, her job in REO's Human Resources Department, and her retirement after a forty-two year career. She looks through a scrapbook with the interviewers, identifying managers and coworkers and talks about the REO Clubhouse, movies, and caring for her thirteen siblings. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of...
Show moreNinety-six-year-old Hilda Smith recalls her career at the REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, MI, between 1923 and 1964. Smith talks fondly about her family, her job in REO's Human Resources Department, and her retirement after a forty-two year career. She looks through a scrapbook with the interviewers, identifying managers and coworkers and talks about the REO Clubhouse, movies, and caring for her thirteen siblings. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
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- How I broke into the NBC studios
- Creator
- Soyinka, Wole
- Date
- 1995-06
- Collection
- Glendora Review
- Description
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The famous Nigerian dramatist Wole Soyinka tells how he "broke into the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBC) studios in Ibadan and switched Western Premier, Chief Ladoke Akintola's priorly recorded statewide broadcast tape for another tape.
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- Impacts of lighting schedules on building energy simulations
- Creator
- Steinvorth, Federico
- Date
- 2012
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Description
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"This research analyzed the impact of lighting schedule definition in energy use prediction and included a limited survey addressing methods used by professionals."--From abstract.
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- Interview of Chris Yarborough, intern for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan and a student majoring in Construction Management at MSU, about his duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls...
- Creator
- Yarborough, Chris
- Date
- 2007-10-20
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Chris Yarborough, intern for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan and a student majoring in Construction Management at MSU, talks about his duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Yarborough explains the work he does to facilitate the work of the management team and he describes other projects on which he...
Show moreChris Yarborough, intern for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan and a student majoring in Construction Management at MSU, talks about his duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Yarborough explains the work he does to facilitate the work of the management team and he describes other projects on which he has worked and how he settled on his major. Ends abruptly.
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- Interview of E. James Potchen, retired Michigan State University Professor and former Chair of the Radiology Department
- Creator
- Potchen, E. James, 1932-
- Date
- 2019-02-22
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Retired Michigan State University Professor E. James Potchen, former chair of the MSU Radiology Department, reflects upon his early life and education at MSU, his career in medicine and radiology and his experience with with MSU's Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP). Potchen says that he returned to MSU in 1975 to become Chair of the Radiology Department and persuaded the administration that a radiology building could be a profit center for the university. Potchen also gives his opinion of the FGP...
Show moreRetired Michigan State University Professor E. James Potchen, former chair of the MSU Radiology Department, reflects upon his early life and education at MSU, his career in medicine and radiology and his experience with with MSU's Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP). Potchen says that he returned to MSU in 1975 to become Chair of the Radiology Department and persuaded the administration that a radiology building could be a profit center for the university. Potchen also gives his opinion of the FGP, talks about various Faculty Grievance Officials (FGO) he worked with, and recalls some of the cases he was involved in while advocating for the the university administration. Potchen is interviewed by John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor and Industrial Relations.
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- Interview of Grand Ledge Police Chief and former Lansing Police Captain Manuel David Burtch on his career and experiences in the Lansing Police Department
- Creator
- Burtch, Manuel David
- Date
- 2008-07-17
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Grand Ledge Police Chief and former Lansing Police Captain Manuel David Burtch discusses his career and experiences in the Lansing Police Department in an interview with retired Lansing Police Officers James Gleason and John Assiff. Burtch describes in detail the police uniform and old police building and tells stories about his time as a motorcycle officer, including escorting President John F. Kennedy's motorcade during a Kennedy whistle stop in Lansing. He also talks about his transition...
Show moreGrand Ledge Police Chief and former Lansing Police Captain Manuel David Burtch discusses his career and experiences in the Lansing Police Department in an interview with retired Lansing Police Officers James Gleason and John Assiff. Burtch describes in detail the police uniform and old police building and tells stories about his time as a motorcycle officer, including escorting President John F. Kennedy's motorcade during a Kennedy whistle stop in Lansing. He also talks about his transition to becoming chief of the Grand Ledge Police Department.
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- Interview of Irene Collier, administrative professional for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan, about her duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential C...
- Creator
- Collier, Irene
- Date
- 2007-07-18
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Irene Collier, administrative professional for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan, talks about her duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Collier explains Christman's role as general contractor, the complexity of the project, and the challenges of coordinating the schedules of thirty different...
Show moreIrene Collier, administrative professional for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan, talks about her duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Collier explains Christman's role as general contractor, the complexity of the project, and the challenges of coordinating the schedules of thirty different subcontractors. She also talks about a dispute over using a non-union contractor, prevailing wage requirements, and how it feels to be the lone female working on the project.
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- Interview of Sam Ruegsegger, project manager for the Christman Company, and Jeff White, project superintendent, about their responsibilities on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house t...
- Creator
- Ruegsegger, Sam
- Date
- 2007-08-06
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Sam Ruegsegger, project manager for the Christman Company, and Jeff White, project superintendent, talk about their responsibilities on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. They talk about learning to work together, the project's aggressive schedule, coordinating all the complex tasks and resources needed, and the...
Show moreSam Ruegsegger, project manager for the Christman Company, and Jeff White, project superintendent, talk about their responsibilities on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. They talk about learning to work together, the project's aggressive schedule, coordinating all the complex tasks and resources needed, and the difficulties in trying to plan ahead for all of the many construction details. They also talk about site picketing by union members, how the Chirstman follows all wage rate laws, and how they try to foster good relations with the unions.
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- Investigation and plans for remodeling the power plant at Alma college
- Creator
- Aldrich, Henry Elwood
- Date
- 1914
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- Jack Down discusses his career at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc
- Creator
- Down, Jack (Autoworker)
- Date
- 1992-02-18
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Jack Down, an R. E. Olds Transporation Museum volunteer and former REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc. employee, recalls his experiences with the company and his life in the Greater Lansing, MI area. Down talks about his youth in East Lansing, attending Michigan State College, his jobs prior to working for REO, the factory buildings and land around the plant, the REO Clubhouse, and the beginnings of the REO Motor Car Company and the Oldsmobile and Fisher Body operations in Lansing....
Show moreJack Down, an R. E. Olds Transporation Museum volunteer and former REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc. employee, recalls his experiences with the company and his life in the Greater Lansing, MI area. Down talks about his youth in East Lansing, attending Michigan State College, his jobs prior to working for REO, the factory buildings and land around the plant, the REO Clubhouse, and the beginnings of the REO Motor Car Company and the Oldsmobile and Fisher Body operations in Lansing. He also discusses the tragedy of owner Francis Cappaert raiding the REO worker's pension fund and the turmoil of the Lansing Labor Holiday and the labor confrontation known as the Battle of the Red Cedar. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
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- Larry Otis talks about his career at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc
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- Otis, Larry
- Date
- 2004-05-11
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description
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Larry Otis talks about his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1959 to 1975. Otis describes his youth and early jobs before coming to REO as a truck mechanic. He talks about REO facilities and products, explains the closing of the plant, the disposal of parts and equipment and the start of the Nuts & Bolts Store by former REO workers selling salvaged REO parts. Otis says that he considered REO a good place to work and recalls employee activities in...
Show moreLarry Otis talks about his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1959 to 1975. Otis describes his youth and early jobs before coming to REO as a truck mechanic. He talks about REO facilities and products, explains the closing of the plant, the disposal of parts and equipment and the start of the Nuts & Bolts Store by former REO workers selling salvaged REO parts. Otis says that he considered REO a good place to work and recalls employee activities in the plant and the REO Clubhouse and the sense of belonging that came with REO employment. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the commemoration of the REO Motor Car Company's 100th Anniversary.
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- Life cycle cost-based risk model for energy performance contracting retrofits
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- Berghorn, George H.
- Date
- 2014
- Collection
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Description
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Buildings account for 41% of the primary energy consumption in the United States, nearly half of which is accounted for by commercial buildings. Among the greatest energy users are those in the municipalities, universities, schools, and hospitals (MUSH) market. Correctional facilities are in the upper half of all commercial building types for energy intensity. Public agencies have experienced reduced capital budgets to fund retrofits; this has led to the increased use of energy performance...
Show moreBuildings account for 41% of the primary energy consumption in the United States, nearly half of which is accounted for by commercial buildings. Among the greatest energy users are those in the municipalities, universities, schools, and hospitals (MUSH) market. Correctional facilities are in the upper half of all commercial building types for energy intensity. Public agencies have experienced reduced capital budgets to fund retrofits; this has led to the increased use of energy performance contracts (EPC), which are implemented by energy services companies (ESCOs). These companies guarantee a minimum amount of energy savings resulting from the retrofit activities, which in essence transfers performance risk from the owner to the contractor.Building retrofits in the MUSH market, especially correctional facilities, are well-suited to EPC, yet despite this potential and their high energy intensities, efficiency improvements lag behind that of other public building types. Complexities in project execution, lack of support for data requests and sub-metering, and conflicting project objectives have been cited as reasons for this lag effect. As a result, project-level risks must be understood in order to support wider adoption of retrofits in the public market, in particular the correctional facility sub-market.The goal of this research is to understand risks related to the execution of energy efficiency retrofits delivered via EPC in the MUSH market. To achieve this goal, in-depth analysis and improved understanding was sought with regard to ESCO risks that are unique to EPC in this market. The proposed work contributes to this understanding by developing a life cycle cost-based risk model to improve project decision making with regard to risk control and reduction. The specific objectives of the research are: (1) to perform an exploratory analysis of the EPC retrofit process and identify key areas of performance risk requiring in-depth analysis; (2) to construct a framework describing the sources of and mitigation strategies employed for assessing key risks in EPC retrofits; (3) to develop a strategy for analyzing and evaluating risks for EPC retrofits focused on managing expected costs throughout the project life cycle, and use data collected through this strategy to develop and parameterize a risk model; and (4) to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed life cost-based risk model through a pilot application to a case study site.Five major contributions to the body of knowledge resulting from the research include: (1) a consensus-based assessment of ESCO risk management; (2) characterization of EPC retrofit risks borne by ESCOs; (3) an empirical evaluation of scenario failure mode and effects analysis and its application to this domain; (4) development and pilot application of a life cycle cost-based risk model; and (5) future expansion of the research approach to other domains.The researcher envisions that full implementation of the research will further encourage the growth of the energy services industry, and support focused retrofits in complex building types that typically can benefit the most from such work. Ultimately, this will reduce the energy consumption of public sector buildings to levels that are more fitting with the global principles of sustainability and responsible management of constrained resources.
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