Stories indexed under: Facilities

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• Student Services Tower moves complete Jan. 14, 2009 Student-life units and organizations are settling into new spaces in the Student Services Tower at 333 East Campus Mall. WSUM Radio was the final unit to move in.
• Changes accompany union closing Jan. 14, 2009 With the Dec. 22 closing of Union South, numerous campus services have relocated to temporary quarters until a new south campus union opens in spring 2011.
• Recent sightings: Air lift Jan. 7, 2009
• Tour UW-Madison with 'Walk Wisconsin' on Big Ten Network Dec. 10, 2008 Haven't had time to fully explore the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus? Only familiar with the Kohl Center or Camp Randall? Learn more without leaving the comfort of home, as the Big Ten Network (BTN) premieres an hour-long visual mosaic of campus life on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m. Central. The program will re-air Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m. Central.
• Kohl Center light sculptures to brighten arena’s plaza Nov. 24, 2008 Twelve high-tech light sculptures designed and built by University of Wisconsin-Madison art professors are being placed along the two Dayton Street promenades leading to the Kohl Center.
• UW-Madison braces for winter with snow removal plans, parking changes Nov. 18, 2008 On the heels of the snowiest winter in Madison's history, campus officials are making a variety of snow removal improvements designed to tame inclement weather and keep sidewalks, bus shelters and parking lots clear and safe.
• We Conserve accomplishments marked in a campuswide celebration Sept. 25, 2008 We Conserve - the campuswide program aimed at slashing energy consumption by 20 percent by 2010 and building an environmental ethic - will celebrate its achievements in a series of events beginning with a concert on Friday, Sept. 26.
• Town hall meeting set on study of state-owned heating and cooling plants June 9, 2008 A town hall meeting detailing the progress of a study on state-owned heating and cooling facilities in Madison will be held Tuesday, June 17, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Mechanical Engineering Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Busy summer ahead for construction projects May 23, 2008 The campus' pace may be slowing with the coming of summer, but the sounds of jackhammers, heavy equipment and busy construction crews show that University of Wisconsin-Madison improvements are going full-steam ahead.
• Mechanical Engineering Building project wins preservation award May 2, 2008 The addition to the 78-year-old Mechanical Engineering Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison won an award from the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation at its annual awards ceremony this week.
• ‘Mini conference’ on Wisconsin Union Initiative set for Feb. 25 Feb. 20, 2008 The Wisconsin Union announces a “mini conference” to formally kick off the start of the Wisconsin Union Initiative, a project to build a new “green” south campus union and restore and upgrade Memorial Union.
• Extra workers sought to fight snow on UW-Madison campus Feb. 20, 2008 Record-setting snowfalls could translate into extra cash for University of Wisconsin-Madison students and others hired to help clear campus sidewalks and stairs of snow and ice.
• Recent sightings: So much for privacy Feb. 18, 2008
• Town hall meeting set on state-owned heating, power plants in Madison Feb. 15, 2008 The state Department of Administration and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are holding a town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 21, to help develop the scope for a comprehensive feasibility study to analyze the way the state heats and cools state agency buildings and the UW-Madison campus.
• University addresses snow removal issues Feb. 13, 2008 Following is a letter from Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities, regarding the university’s work on snow removal around campus.
• Work begins on future site of Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Jan. 15, 2008 A major change will begin to take shape on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this month as construction begins at the future site of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
• Settlement prompts heating plant improvements Dec. 5, 2007 A legal settlement between the state and an environmental group will result in less coal being burned at the Charter Street Heating Plant and sets the stage for major improvements at the facility.
• Statement on federal court consent decree on Charter Street Heating Plant Nov. 26, 2007 Here is a statement from Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, regarding today's (Monday, Nov. 26) agreement regarding the Charter Street Heating Plant.
• New mechanical engineering building set for generations of innovation Oct. 19, 2007 When the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus opened its doors in 1930, sliding chalkboards and concrete floors were among its most innovative features.
• Public invited to see building plans at Chazen town hall meeting Oct. 17, 2007 The Chazen Museum of Art invites the community to a town hall meeting to view plans for the museum’s building expansion.