West Ridge Elementary School

West Ridge Elementary School GRAEF completed site/civil and structural engineering design for the new, 120,000-square-foot West Ridge Elementary School on a three-acre site. The building is three stories with steel frame and masonry construction. Site improvements include a new parking lot, access drives, permeable fire lane, and outdoor plaza, in addition to new utilities and…

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Latin School of Chicago

Latin School of Chicago GRAEF provided structural design when the Latin School of Chicago underwent a significant renovation. Lower School The Lower School, originally built in 1926, acquired 18,000 square feet of additional space and 14,000 square feet of renovated space. The renovation included updated classrooms, new offices, an expanded library and art facilities, and…

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Fincantieri Marinette Marine Plant Expansion

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Plant Expansion Headquartered in Italy, Fincantieri is one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world. One of the company’s US locations, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), was originally founded to meet America’s growing demand for naval construction in 1942. Now as a modern shipbuilding powerhouse, FMM is undergoing a major campus update…

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Nelson Family Heritage Crossing

Nelson Family Heritage Crossing The Nelson Family Heritage Crossing is a 1,131-foot bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Fox River between Heesakker Park in Little Chute and a new rail trail connection to downtown Kaukauna. The project broke ground in August 2020, and opened to the public in June 2021. The Crossing serves as a…

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Forest County Potawatomi Recreation Center

Forest County Potawatomi Community Center The GRAEF team provided a variety of engineering services for the Forest County Potawatomi’s Community Center. The 110,000 square foot facility has a unique eagle design, which is significant to the tribe’s culture as the eagle delivers prayers to the creator. Included in the facility are 3 basketball and 3…

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Diversey

Diversey Diversey Inc., a global leader in cleaning and personal care products is consolidating its North American operations to Elsmere, Kentucky. The chemical company will move into a completed 840,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility and is expected to fully transition operations to this location. The already existing 780,000-square-foot building on the site is currently undergoing…

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Hart Park Interpretive Playground

Hart Park Interpretive Playground

Hart Park Interpretive Playground Families of Wauwatosa and the surrounding Milwaukee suburbs are enjoying the  Interpretive playground, splashpad and bandshell at Hart Park. The theme of the playground and landscape elements at North 70th and West State Streets is pre-settlement Wauwatosa with tributes to the Menonomee River, Native Americans, and the Schoonmaker Reef. The ADA…

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Northbound US 51 to Westbound WIS 29 Flyover Bridge

Northbound US 51 to Westbound WIS 29 Flyover Bridge This 747-foot-long bridge on the west edge of Wausau, Wisconsin, facilitates westbound WIS 29 traffic over US 51, Sherman Street, and the CN Railroad. Notably, its central section features a curved steel trapezoidal tub girder, one of the longest of its kind in Wisconsin. The bridge’s…

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Peck Elementary School

Peck Elementary School GRAEF provided site/civil engineering services for an expansion at Peck Elementary School. A major design component for the addition focused on providing a LEED for Schools Silver rating with emphasis on innovative LEED/sustainable design concepts. The school expanded with a new three-story building addition and complete redevelopment of the 3.7-acre site. Site…

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