The Forest County Potawatomi Community opened its $20 million renewable energy facility this morning near Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley. The FCPC Renewable Generation Digester will use anaerobic digestion to convert food and beverage waste into up to 2 megawatts of electricity. Sorry, […] Read more
Hamilton Scientific, a leading manufacturer of laboratory furniture and fume hoods for the education, healthcare and industrial markets, has moved its corporate headquarters from Two Rivers, WI to a new, contemporary, 20,000 SF building in De Pere. The new facility has earned a Silver LEED […] Read more
The backlight, uplight and glare (BUG) rating method in LEED’s light pollution reduction credit may sound strange to experienced LEED professionals, but it’s proving to be a winner for teams that are taking LEED v4 out for a spin. Even though this new option is […] Read more
Two years. Two of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh newest buildings. Two examples of architectural and engineering “Gold.” UW Oshkosh’s newest residence hall building — Horizon Village — has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Horizon Village’s distinction puts the […] Read more
It can be a long wait to get to the top of the Empire State Building. It’s also pretty pricey. But what’s a family road trip to New York City if you don’t play tourist? At least I know that the monstrous fee we paid […] Read more
Backed by almost $10 million in federal money, Dane County Regional Airport is building what could be the greenest garage in the state. The 58,800-square-foot Snow Removal Equipment Building will include a 100-kilowatt rooftop photovoltaic system, a geothermal heating and cooling system, and water-efficient plumbing […] Read more
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that nearly 100 building projects across the globe are already using LEED v4, the next version of the LEED green building program, by participating in the LEED v4 beta. The beta project teams are helping USGBC validate and […] Read more
Flambeau River Papers, one of North America’s “greenest” paper mills, completed installation of the new headbox on Paper Machine No. 3. The $2 million plus investment, which controls flow and distribution of fiber, will improve the mill’s current grades while allowing the manufacture of additional […] Read more
Nearly 600 tiny yellow hard hats swarmed a construction site Monday a ground was broken for Lake Mills’ new Prospect Elementary School. Students, teachers and community members attended the celebration to kick off the district’s $18.7 million construction project on the north side of the […] Read more
There’s a special feature at Plexus Corp.’s new $50 million, 473,000-square-foot, high-tech manufacturing plant now under construction in Neenah that many people may not know about or ever see unless you walked inside the facility. In the company’s effort to make the massive building as […] Read more