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Orlando International Airport Parking Garages Lighting Retrofit
Orlando International Airport Parking Garages Lighting Retrofit GRAEF provided electrical engineering services for a lighting retrofit project for 7,000,000 square feet of parking garages including the terminal top and landscape areas between Garages A and B at Orlando International Airport. Work included on-site analysis, data collection, field verification of existing electrical distribution and emergency lighting…
Read MoreOpenlands Lakeshore Trail
Openlands Lakeshore Trail GRAEF provided overall design and project management, as we led a team of consultants to protect and restore this unique 1-mile segment of Lake Michigan shoreline. The restoration activities are the first step in the eventual transformation of the property into one of the largest publicly accessible lakefront preserves in Illinois. Restoration included…
Read MoreNorthwestern Mutual Franklin Campus
Northwestern Mutual Franklin Campus Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company’s 84-acre campus in Franklin, Wisconsin contains over two million square feet of office space developed in two phases. GRAEF was the structural engineer for both office buildings and parking engineer for the second structures, including the design of multiple circulation paths and entry/exit lanes. Phase 1 was…
Read MoreMilwaukee Tool Corporate Headquarters
Milwaukee Tool Corporate Headquarters Milwaukee Tool expanded their corporate headquarters in Brookfield, WI. The new 205,000 square-foot, four-story building connects to their already existing facility allowing simple access throughout the entire building. Their new headquarters features structural and architectural elements that show off Milwaukee Tool and their values including exposed columns and beams with a…
Read MoreMilwaukee Park East Master Plan and Form Based Codes
Milwaukee Park East Master Plan and Form Based Codes The unprecedented removal of an elevated freeway spur in Downtown Milwaukee opened up an 85-block area for redevelopment. GRAEF Planners prepared a Master Plan and Form-Based Development Code to guide new mixed-use developments in this area. New development began shortly after the Code was adopted and has…
Read MoreMilwaukee Bucks 5th Street Parking Structure
Milwaukee Bucks 5th Street Parking Structure GRAEF led the design team for the Milwaukee Bucks 1,300-stall parking structure that is part of the new downtown arena district. GRAEF professionals provided structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering, landscape architecture, and project management for this multi-discipline project, in addition to leading the rest of the team, including…
Read MoreMilwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum The Milwaukee Art Museum’s expansion project is an important anchor of the City of Milwaukee’s current cultural renaissance. GRAEF provided structural and site/civil engineering as well as associate landscape architecture for this world-class art museum addition. GRAEF also performed initial environmental site studies and obtained permits in this unique, lakebed site. The…
Read MoreMartha Jefferson Hospital
Martha Jefferson Hospital Martha Jefferson Hospital is a nationally-recognized community hospital located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. To help set the standard for clinical quality and personal healthcare, they replaced their existing 100-year old facility with a new 84-acre campus near Thomas Jefferson’s world-renowned estate, Monticello. The campus plan was to create a hospital…
Read MoreLawrence University Warch Campus Center
Lawrence University Warch Campus Center Lawrence University completed a four-story, 107,000-square-foot campus center, the largest building project in the university’s 162-year history. The center features a 134-seat cinema, cafe, convenience store, student post office, and student dining. The $35 million center is built along the significantly sloped and wooded north bluff of the Fox River. GRAEF…
Read MoreWest Bend Mutual
West Bend Mutual West Bend Mutual Insurance’s headquarters is located on 160 acres of restored natural prairies and woodlands in West Bend, Wisconsin. GRAEF provided structural engineering, civil engineering, and landscape architecture for an addition which doubled the company’s amount of space. West Bend Mutual added 214,000 square feet, three stories and parking structure to its…
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