Stories indexed under: Facilities

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• Kids at work: Contractor uses goats to clear hillside July 28, 2011 The School of Human Ecology building project on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus attracted numerous visitors this week, as contractor J.P. Cullen & Sons used goats to clear brush from a steep hillside. Thirty-two goats from The Green Goats, of Burlington, Wis., chomped tunnels through dense vegetation and walked up to the construction fence to check out the visitors.
• Statement regarding the death of electrician Brad Krause July 27, 2011 Here is a statement from Interim Chancellor David Ward regarding the death of University of Wisconsin-Madison electrician Brad Krause following an incident late Tuesday afternoon in the Humanities Building:
• Bascom Hill elm tree set for removal July 27, 2011 A large American Elm tree located on the south side of the Education Building has succumbed to Dutch elm disease after years of attempts to save it. Crews began to remove the tree, one of the largest on the campus, today.
• Update: UW-Madison electrician dies from injuries July 27, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison electrician involved in a suspected electrocution on Tuesday has died, according to authorities.
• Air conditioning reported at normal levels July 22, 2011 Campus facilities officials reported Thursday that they were able to meet the cooling needs of UW-Madison overnight and that the air-conditioning situation appears to have returned to near-normal conditions.
• Visitor & Information Programs office moves to Union South July 21, 2011 Visitor & Information Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has moved its administrative office to the new Union South.
• Campus utility reconstruction: Short-term hassle buys long-term benefit June 30, 2011 The construction site at the north end of Charter Street provides a graphic view of the complex upgrade of campus underground utilities that pedestrians and drivers have been dodging at various other campus locations for years.
• Work on North and South Halls preserves history, character June 24, 2011 The two oldest buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus have gotten a strong dose of tender loving care in recent months, with careful attention to preserving their historic status and character.
• Campus architects gather at UW-Madison June 6, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's 933 acres of campus will serve as both host and laboratory when university architects from across the U.S. and Canada descend on Wisconsin.
• New School of Nursing building, WIMR research tower included in budget March 23, 2011 “We are ... turning away three well-qualified applicants for every one we accept’”
• UW-Madison conservation goals heeded and exceeded Jan. 19, 2011 In a season traditionally devoted to reflection and new beginnings, a campus program is celebrating its successes and looking ahead to new goals.
• Willow Creek pedestrian bridge renamed Dec. 8, 2010 The pedestrian bridge that crosses Willow Creek near the Natatorium will soon be known as the Harman Bridge.
• Slide show: Entering a state of discovery Dec. 2, 2010
• Campus road construction winds down Nov. 1, 2010
• Ground broken for cleaner, coal-free Charter Street Heating Plant Oct. 26, 2010 The first shovels full of renewable fuel were symbolically hefted Monday in the transformation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Charter Street Heating Plant from coal to biomass.
• Linden Drive closure planned beginning Aug. 18 Aug. 13, 2010 Utility work for the School of Human Ecology’s renovation and expansion project will require the closing of Linden Drive in front of the Nutritional Sciences Building.
• UW-Madison uses green approach to Linden Drive paving project Aug. 12, 2010 On Friday morning, Aug. 13, weather permitting, a 900-foot long section of Linden Drive between Babcock Hall and the UW-Madison Horse Barn will be going green.
• Charter Street Heating Plant renovation focus of Aug. 11 public meeting Aug. 10, 2010 Plans to renovate the Charter Street Heating Plant and findings of the final environmental impact statement for the project will be the topics of a public hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• New School of Medicine and Public Health faculty office building to open June 8, 2010
• 59 businesses show an interest in providing biomass for Charter Street Heating Plant May 24, 2010