Category: Program Features

    • Schematic Floor Plans Released

      Level 1 Floor Plan   Mid-Level Floor Plan (Mezzanine)     Level 2 Floor Plan

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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.

    • 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”…

    • 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…

    • 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…