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Two GRAEF Projects Receive ACEC Wisconsin 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards
Two GRAEF Projects Receive 2026 ACEC Wisconsin Engineering Excellence Awards GRAEF is proud to announce that the Lapham Lodge at Lapham Peak and the Village of Germantown Department of Public Works Facility have been recognized by ACEC Wisconsin with Engineering Excellence Awards. These honors celebrate projects that demonstrate exceptional design, innovation, and problem‑solving while advancing…
Read MoreJackie Robinson Ballpark Redo Saves Baseball History
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Redo Saves Baseball History $30-million renovation of Daytona Beach minor-league ballpark delivers MLB-mandated upgrades, ensuring baseball history is safe at home In late 2020, Major League Baseball announced a change that put most of the approximately 160 minor league teams on notice that they would need to upgrade their ballpark facilities by…
Read MoreCounty D (Heritage Drive to N. State Street) Racine County
County D (Heritage Drive to N. State Street) Racine County This project encompassed the reconstruction of approximately 1.8 miles of County D spanning from Heritage Road to N. State Street within the Village of Rochester. Coordination was essential among three key entities: Racine County, the WisDOT Local Program Coordinator, and GRAEF. The project included reconstructing…
Read MoreSSM Health Outpatient Center in Sun Prairie
SSM Health Outpatient Center in Sun Prairie The SSM Health Outpatient Center in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was developed in response to the growing demand for accessible healthcare services in the expanding Madison metropolitan area. This new facility enhances the availability of specialty care, including surgical orthopedic and comprehensive eye care, while also relieving capacity constraints…
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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 MoreGRAEF Receives ACEC Illinois 2026 Engineering Excellence Honor Award for Kennedy Expressway Rehabilitation
GRAEF Receives ACEC Illinois 2026 Engineering Excellence Honor Award for Kennedy Expressway Rehabilitation GRAEF is proud to announce that the firm, in partnership with HBM and HNTB, has been honored with an Honor Award in the ACEC Illinois 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards for the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) Rehabilitation Project. Honor Awards recognize projects that demonstrate…
Read MoreBMO Tower
BMO Tower The BMO Tower at 320 South Canal Street in Chicago is a 51-story, 1.7 million square-foot building constructed on the site of a previous Amtrak parking lot. The modern tower has many unique features including a corrugated glass and metal façade, terraced setback and V-shaped structural frames. The building’s amenities include private terraces…
Read MoreRoosevelt University
Roosevelt University The Wabash Building on the Roosevelt University Campus in Chicago sits as the tallest educational building in Chicago, and the second tallest educational building in the country. The structure has a “zig-zagged” silhouette and is modeled after the sculpture “Endless Column” by Constantine Brancusi. Various shades of blue glass were used on the…
Read MoreApple Store
Apple Store The main design focus of the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago was to match the company’s look and feel of modern, artistic innovation. The building’s exterior walls are made of glass, giving it the appearance that the roof is floating. Carefully constructed to cascade down a public staircase, the Apple Store…
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