Category: Program Features
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Schematic Floor Plans Released
Level 1 Floor Plan Mid-Level Floor Plan (Mezzanine) Level 2 Floor Plan
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35% Design Review
During weeks following the submission of the 35% design drawings in mid-September, the University of Wisconsin Facilities Planning & Management (representing different trades including plumbing, refrigeration, electrical, landscape, etc.), meat lab…
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Learning How to Review 35% Design Phase Documents
Nothing compares to the time and effort put in by the Architecture & Engineering team and steering committee who helped create the plans up through the 35% design phase. However, learning how to comprehend these documents…
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A&E Team Selection
After numerous Architectural & Engineering teams sent in bids for the project, a selection process (organized and led by the State of Wisconsin Division of Facility Design) occurred to identify…
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Release of Bid Documents
In February, the Request for Architectural & Engineering Design Services (“Bid Documents”) were released by the State of Wisconsin Division of Facility Design (DFD) for the design and construction of…
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Meat Industry Exploration Tours
To begin preparing to work with the Architectural & Engineering design firm in 2014, a small group of people from the University of Wisconsin-Madison traveled across the state of Wisconsin…
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State Budget Funding Approval
During August of 2012, it was announced 22.8 million would be included in the 2013-2015 State of Wisconsin budget for the construction of a 42.8 million meat science laboratory.
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Fundraising Campaign Launch
A coordinated effort began to identify partners for the new meat science facility. A project document called “A Cut Above” and a project video called “Building for the Future”…
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Plans Put in Place
With tremendous help from the University of Wisconsin Meat Science Advisory Committee and the University of Wisconsin Foundation, a grassroots campaign was started to provide world-class, program changing meat science…
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Design Meetings: 35% Design Phase
After the initial program verification and establishing a design concept, the Architecture & Engineering firm, Potter Lawson, and the rest of the Design Team has been working hard to develop…