Mortenson, NBBJ set record with courthouse project

Vikings team opens project playbook

Published: May 14, 2013
Tags: ETFE, LEED, Mortenson Construction, Ryan Cos., Vikings

It was late in the process that the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and Vikings officials decided that $975 million was not enough to build a football stadium with both a retractable roof and the other amenities they wanted.

Tech college project earns LEED gold

Published: January 4, 2013
Tags: LEED, Market & Johnson, Millennium Architects & Designers, Western Technical College

Millennium Architects & Designers Ltd.’s addition and remodeling project on the Western Technical College campus in Sparta has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification, according to a press release.

Milwaukee neighborhood to get development help from Global Green

Published: December 27, 2012
Tags: EPA, Global Green USA, Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, LEED, Westlawn

Milwaukee’s Westlawn neighborhood will get free neighborhood design consultation from Global Green USA thanks to a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program.

ESI Group wins award for distribution facility

Published: December 13, 2012
Tags: ABC, ESI Group USA, LEED, USGBC

Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin has awarded ESI Group USA Inc., Hartland, its Gold Award for general construction in its category for industrial projects costing more than $3 million, according to a news release.

Vikings stadium builder to be chosen by Jan. 25

Published: December 10, 2012
Tags: Adolfson & Peterson, Knutson, LEED, Metrodome, Michele Kelm-Helgen, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, Mortenson Construction, Opus, PCL Construction, Ryan Cos., Vikings

The chase is on for the right to build the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, arguably the most coveted sports construction project up for grabs in the U.S.

Immel to build first LEED-certified Wal-Mart

Published: November 15, 2012
Tags: Immel Construction, LEED, USGBC, Wal-Mart

Green Bay-based Immel Construction will build the first Wal-Mart store expected to be certified through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, according to a news release from Immel.

Selzer-Ornst finishes PNC Bank branch in ‘Tosa

Published: November 8, 2012
Tags: LEED, PNC Bank, Selzer-Ornst

Selzer-Ornst Co., Wauwatosa, has completed construction of a new PNC bank branch facility on State Street in the village of Wauwatosa.

Recycling is top job for Ungerecht

Published: October 22, 2012
Tags: Amanda Schauer, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Potawatomi Business Development Corp., Tom Ungerecht, VJS Construction Services Inc., WasteCap Resource Solutions, Wunder Hall

Transforming an old dormitory into a modern office building was challenging enough, but doing so while recycling nearly 100 percent of generated waste required a leader with decades of experience.

Milwaukee County supervisors to consider hotel proposal for Park East

Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Economic and Community Development Committee, LEED, Milwaukee River Hotel, MRH West, Park East, USGBC, Willie Johnson

A committee of Milwaukee County supervisors will consider a proposal to negotiate with MRH West LLC, Milwaukee, to develop an extended-stay hotel on a Park East parcel across Old World Third Street from the Aloft Hotel.