Most recent Campus Master Plan focuses less on building projects and more on proposals for infrastructure upgrades, landscape architecture improvements, and making outdoor spaces more usable. Read full article at: http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/on_campus/coming-attractions/
News
Witte Hall renovation inspired by CEE capstone students’ design
CEE students Jimmy Schumacher, Tyler Hietpas, Kyle Busch and Yafei Zhang proposed a simple, yet viable, solution for renovating Witte Residence Hall, a two-tower student dorm on the southeast side of the UW-Madison campus. Read …
‘Pretty Witte’ set to break ground in March 2017
After 53 years, Witte Residence Hall, located in the Southeast neighborhood of UW-Madison’s campus, is set to be renovated. Read full article at: http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2017/03/pretty-witte-set-to-break-ground-in-march-2017
Snow Removal
When winter pummels Madison, UW grounds department crews work long hours to clear pathways for faculty, staff, and students. Read full article at: https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/calculation/snow-removal/
Daniel Okoli leaves mark on university’s built landscape
Daniel Okoli, who was the university architect and director of capital planning and development in the Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M), left UW–Madison to assume the newly created position of vice president for capital planning …
UW Transportation Services switches from meter to mobile
The removal of 141 coin meters on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will be replaced with signs for a new mobile pay system called ‘Parkmobile.’ Read full article at: http://www.channel3000.com/news/UW-Transportation-Services-switches-from-meter-to-mobile/41040938
UW-Madison proposing nine-story chemistry building renovation
There is a $112 million nine-story renovation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Daniels Chemistry Building slated for opening in the fall of 2019. Read full article at: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/uw-madison-proposing-nine-story-chemistry-building-renovation/article_a082f4ac-3048-5448-9a24-8d616f956ff5.html
Fall 2016 Facility Manager Meeting
Materials from the November 1, 2016 meeting.
UW’s backlog of facility repairs totals nearly $750 million
With a non-existent state fund for repairs, the University of Wisconsin will have a harder time keeping campus functional in the coming years. Read full article at: https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/10/26/uws-backlog-of-facility-repairs-totals-nearly-750-million/
Rec Sports renovation plans will make SERF look less like ‘a dungeon’
Demolishing and rebuilding the SERF will increase the square footage by nearly 50,000. Read full article at: https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/09/27/rec-sports-renovation-plans-will-make-serf-look-less-like-a-dungeon/