Entries by Elefant

Dick DeBeliso Retires

Celebrating a career spanning 35 years, Dick quickly moved up the ranks to become Director of Mechanical Engineering in 1988 and was named Exec. Vice President and Director of Operations in 1990 until his retirement. Dick developed a strong list of clients across many markets: K12, higher education, healthcare and religious. Now he looks forward […]

IDS Supports We Care Children’s Holiday Event

Nearly 200 children joyfully crowded into the Boys & Girls Club in Detroit to create presents for friends and family at Herman Miller and the Boys & Girls Club’s annual event, We Care. The celebration focuses on craft stations where children make holiday gifts using their creative vision. The IDS team donated supplies for over […]

Schoolcraft Dedicates Jeffress Center

October 22, 2014: Schoolcraft College dedicated the new Jeffress Center. The center, located on the campus’ north end, is named after the school’s current President – Dr. Conway A. Jeffress, and will contain numerous classrooms, a student lounge, campus safety office and share resources with Toledo University and Wayne State University.

UM Nanomechanical Engineering Labs Dedicated

August 25, 2014: UM dedicated its new $46 million Center of Excellence in Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering. With a “breaker space,” ultra-low vibration chambers and tissue culture rooms, this world-class addition to the G.G. Brown Laboratories on North Campus will allow researchers study the forces at work at the smallest scales to advance nanotechnologies […]

U OF M- Nanomechanical Engineering Lab Dedication

In bold pursuit of research leadership, the Department of Mechanical Engineering begins a new era. A 60,000+ square foot, three story addition to the G.G. Brown Laboratories will birth transformative inquiry. Fundamental mechanical engineering core and emerging new technologies will intersect, producing discoveries to influence the future of energy, manufacturing, healthcare and biotechnology. This world-class […]

U OF M- Regents approve renovations to Intramural Sports Building

The Intramural Sports Building, a heritage structure on the U-M campus and the iconic heart of the Department of Recreational Sports, will undergo a comprehensive renovation. The architectural firm of Integrated Design Solutions, in association with the firm of RDG Planning and Design, will design the project. The construction schedule will be determined when the […]

Gearing Up for the 2014 AIA Celebration of Architecture

We can’t wait for the AIA Detroit’s Celebration of Architecture, part of the Detroit Design Festival. Join us and a host of other local design professionals and creatives this Thursday, September 25th in Eastern Market for a night of drinks, design and celebration! Specifically, we will be receiving a 2014 AIA Detroit Building Award for […]

Changing Lives Together at St. Irenaeus Parish in Rochester Hills

Changing Lives Together is a $135 million campaign to strengthen Catholic parishes in southeast Michigan and preserve Church ministries in Detroit. As a part of that program, the congregation at St. Irenaeus Parish in Rochester Hills has begun to see exciting new changes to the exterior of their 32 year-old church building. Nearly 600 parish […]