Civil Engineering
Drexel Town Square Wetland Park
Drexel Town Square Wetland Park Drexel Town Square is a new mixed-use town center on the 85-acre site of the former Delphi automotive parts factory in Oak Creek. Oak Creek is an auto-dependent suburb of Milwaukee that currently lacks a ‘downtown’ area. Drexel Town Square will house civic, retail, office, open space, and residential use,…
Read MoreRiver Trails School Urban Forest
River Trails School Urban Forest River Trail School of Agriculture and Science, a school within the Milwaukee Public School (MPS) system, caters to a diverse community of approximately 400 K-8 students located on the Northwest side of Milwaukee. Renowned for its commitment to fostering excellence in agricultural sciences education from kindergarten through eighth grade, River…
Read MoreMargaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort GRAEF provided engineering services for the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, which was constructed along both sides of North Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A) between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the Hollywood Beachwalk. The project included a 200-room full-service hotel with extensive resort activities that included a massive…
Read MoreSouth Milwaukee High School Field Redevelopment
South Milwaukee High School Field Redevelopment South Milwaukee High School made upgrades to revitalize its athletic fields, igniting excitement among the district and community. Due to inadequate drainage, suboptimal soil conditions, and the cumulative impact of regular use over the years, renovation efforts were completed on the natural grass fields dedicated to football, baseball, and…
Read MoreUnderwood Elementary
Underwood Elementary School The Wauwatosa School District constructed a new school facility at the Underwood Elementary School site. Development activities included construction of a new school building, sidewalk, playground areas, access drives, parking areas, landscaping, and utilities. Green infrastructure improvements were incorporated into the site design and included the following items: porous asphalt pavement with…
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Wilson Elementary School Native plants and stormwater management were key focal points in designing green infrastructure upgrades for Wilson Elementary School. Wilson Elementary was one of six schools within the Wauwatosa School District for which GRAEF completed green infrastructure improvements using MMSD GIPP funds. Integrated within the site design were several native-planted bio basins, a…
Read MoreCarl Sandburg High School Baseball Field
Carl Sandburg High School Baseball Field Tasked with developing the reconstruction plans for the varsity baseball field at a high school, the GRAEF design team went to work! The new field is surfaced with artificial turf and an underlying drainage layer to convey storm water flows, making it easier to take the field after adverse…
Read MorePublix at Sunny Isles Beach
Publix at Sunny Isles Beach Publix at Sunny Isles Beach is nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Dumfounding Bay. The $30 million dollar supermarket sits on a 3.5-acre parcel and offers first level shopping and two levels of garage parking above. GRAEF served as the civil engineer of record on the brand new facility, including…
Read MoreUrban Ecology Ephemeral Pond
Urban Ecology Ephemeral Pond The Urban Ecology Center wanted to create a learning experience for school-age and adult visitors to show the intricacies of a wetland micro-environment. The ephemeral pond is intended to be a wet pond with a maximum depth of about two feet, tapering down to zero, to provide habitat for frogs and…
Read MoreLambeau Field Renovations
Lambeau Field Renovations Lambeau Field is the third oldest facility in the National Football League and has been modified a number of times. GRAEF provided site/civil engineering and was the associate structural engineer for the $295 million renovation. The complex, phased project added 11,625 seats to the stadium, new luxury and press boxes, an upper…
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