The Wisconsin Center District’s Baird Center Expansion 

The Wisconsin Center District’s Baird Center Expansion  The Baird Center, part of the Wisconsin Center District in downtown Milwaukee, is a key gathering place for conventions, exhibitions, and events. In May 2024, the center reopened its doors after a $456 million expansion that more than doubled its size to 1.3 million square feet. GRAEF is…

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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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M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Expansion

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Expansion M Health Fairview’s Southdale Hospital completed a vertical expansion of the 46,000-square-foot, existing two-story concrete framed hospital in order to accommodate 52 additional single-occupancy patient rooms. GRAEF provided structural engineering as well as fabrication modeling for the structural steel during the design phase of the project. We worked closely…

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Meritus Health Center RICU

Meritus Health Center RICU  Meritus Health Center submitted an emergency certificate of need to the State of Maryland’s Healthcare Commission, which one day later approved the hospital’s plan for its permanent 2 South Regional Infectious Containment Wing. While the facility originated as a response to COVID-19, it was designed and built to contain and treat…

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Brookfield Conference Center

Brookfield Conference Center  The Brookfield Conference Center is a 60,000-square-foot facility that anchors a large development anticipated to bring new visitors and entertainment offerings to the currently dismal south end of the Brookfield Square Mall. The conference center is expected to stimulate the economic activity throughout the region by providing a state-of-the-art facility that will…

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Resch Expo Center

Resch Expo Center  The design team for the Resch Expo Center faced one significant challenge: create a new structure worthy of standing next to the iconic and historic Lambeau Field. The state-of-the-art facility is a catalyst for economic development and tourist destination travel for the region. It is designed to meet the next generation of…

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