Category: Program Features
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Subcontractor Coordination
As mass excavation and the beginning of basement floor and wall pouring occurs, an array of busy-work is occurring to keep the project moving along. A huge amount of coordination…
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Johnsonville Plant Tour
Prior to starting construction, a group of key individuals representing the State, University, and the project’s construction company spent a day touring two Johnsonville Sausage plants in Watertown and Sheboygan…
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Pre-Construction Meeting
Hoyt Halverson (Construction Representative, Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Facilities Design) leads the kickoff construction meeting for the new Meat Science building. 27 people representing several entities anxiously engage…
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Meat Science Building Ceremony
Friday, October 14 was a day of great celebration for the new UW Meat Science Building project. This banquet event was a unique take on the traditional groundbreaking ceremony. In…
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100% Design Sets Arrive
Project team members have a great deal of work ahead of them as the new 100% design sets arrive for review. The month of June will be the final push…
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Introducing: Bray’s Meats
An important outreach effort of the UW Meat Science Program is the retail store, a student-run meat shop operating within the Meat Science Laboratory. The current shop is known as…
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100% Design Review
The month of June will be an eventful time for the project as faculty and staff from the Meat Science Program, Department of Animal Sciences, and Food Research institute, along…
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Floor Plan Drafts (Near Completion)
As architecture & engineering meetings progress and we draw nearer to breaking ground, floor plans and visual mock-ups begin to solidify.
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Wisconsin Building Commission Approves Project
On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved the design and construction of the UW-Madison Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory along with several other projects throughout the…
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Door Hardware
During a day-trip to Cuba City, WI, the A&E team learned about bollards and doors. Since there will be over 225 doors in the new meat lab, this was an…