Structural Engineering
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at UW-Madison
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at UW-Madison The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery located in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is a unique public/private initiative designed to facilitate interdisciplinary research. The two institutes share an atrium and other public spaces. The facility is LEED® Gold certified and is the first research facility on campus with…
Read MoreLakefront Gateway Plaza
Lakefront Gateway Plaza The GRAEF team was recently awarded the design of the Downtown Lakefront Gateway Plaza after a national design competition in which 24 firms vied for the opportunity to design a signature public plaza at the Milwaukee lakefront. There are three central themes that underpin the GRAEF team’s design. Reconnect. Reconnection of Milwaukee’s urban…
Read MoreLaacke & Joys Redevelopment, Bader Rutter Corporate Office
Laacke & Joys Redevelopment, Bader Rutter Corporate Office Wangard Partners unveiled a spectacular new five-story downtown Milwaukee development at the former Laacke & Joys manufacturing building. An 80,000-square-foot mixed-use building adjoins an existing 25,000-square-foot building originally constructed in 1926. Although extensive repairs were made, much of the original character was maintained by repurposing hardwood floors,…
Read MoreKalahari Family Resort Entertainment Center Addition
Kalahari Family Resort Entertainment Center Addition Kalahari brings “a world away” experience to travelers in the Midwest. The authentically African-themed Kalahari Resort includes spectacular indoor and outdoor waterparks, spas, extensive retail and shopping areas, multiple dining options, and convention centers. Built in 2000, the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin has expanded in several phases over…
Read MoreGreen Bay VA
Green Bay VA The new Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic dramatically increases services offered by the VA in the Green Bay area. The two-story clinic has 200,000 square feet and 1,200 parking spaces. It includes ambulatory surgery, a specialty clinic, women’s clinic, mental health department and diagnostic imaging. GRAEF provided structural engineering services for the clinic that…
Read MoreGE Healthcare Guardhouse
GE Healthcare Guardhouse The entrance to GE Healthcare’s West Milwaukee campus was in need of replacement and upgrades. This was due to Department of Homeland Security requirements, aging infrastructure that was failing, a less than optimal configuration, inadequate capacity to accommodate traffic, and sub-standard facilities for site security. The design of the new guardhouse and…
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Fountaindale Public Library The City of Bolingbrook was outgrowing its existing public library and sought public support for a replacement. Through a series of public meetings, a design was developed and approved by a community referendum vote. The replacement library is a 96,000-square-foot, three-story structure that blends into a beautiful natural setting and maximizes views…
Read MoreFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Terminal 3 Modernization
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Terminal 3 Modernization GRAEF provided structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and civil engineering services as part of a design-build team for the modernization of Terminal 3 for JetBlue Airways at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The modernization included the relocation of Gate F1 for JetBlue. The scope of work entailed utility, apron…
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Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Terminal 3 BHS/CBIS GRAEF was on a design-build team providing structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and civil engineering services for a new Checked Baggage Inspection System/Baggage Handling System (CBIS/BHS) in Terminal 3 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) which will service JetBlue Airways. The scope of the project…
Read MoreFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Terminal 1 BHS/CBIS
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Terminal 1 BHS/CBIS GRAEF performed engineering, architectural design and project management services for baggage and screening upgrades at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, Terminal 1. The project included the design of mezzanines and support facilities to accommodate new automated screening operations and conveyors within the existing baggage handling space. GRAEF also…
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