Engineered Construction Joins CATCH

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CATCH, which stands for Community around the Children’s Hospital, is a service based membership group of professionals, community members and advocates making a difference in the lives of hospitalized children from the region.  CATCH members dedicate their time, talents and energy to collaborate, engage and support UW Health’s American Family Children’s Hospital.

Members of CATCH are given volunteer opportunities within the hospital such as serving family meals or assisting with the annual holiday gift distribution to kids.  They are also invited to attend exclusive member only events that feature presentations from American Family Childrens Hospital physicians and researchers.  In addition to that, members make an impact with their annual membership fees going directly to benefit the patients and families at the hospital.

CATCH is a relatively new organization having just launched this past July.  Currently they have 80 members with a goal to reach 250 by the end of 2015.  Heidi Dunn, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Engineered Construction, is proud to  show her support as a representative of ECI through participation in the many events and volunteer opportunities.

To learn more about CATCH, become a member or make a donation to the American Family Children’s Hospital visit http://www.uwhealthkids.org/get-involved/community-around-the-childrens-hospital/43782.

Work Wraps Up At UW Platteville

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On June 16th, two tornado’s struck the city of Platteville running through the UW Platteville campus and causing damage to numerous buildings.  Since then, Engineered Construction has been working closely with UW Facilities to assist in the clean up and reconstruction of many of the damaged buildings.  ECI was involved in the repairs to Southwest Hall and Dobson Hall (both student housing buildings), the Engineering Hall, Memorial Park, numerous Greenhouses, Greenwood (a storage building) as well as approximately 12 acres of landscaping.

Southwest Hall, which is approximately 154,000 square feet, suffered significant damage both inside and out.  Approximately 25% of the roof, windows and screens had to be replaced and 100% of the roof metal and buildings decorative metal panels had to be replaced.  The common areas roof had been blown off requiring a new roof as well as the entire interior to be gutted and rebuilt.  Around 40 of the student rooms suffered water damage which required repairs to drywall, paint and carpet.  Early arrival for fall sports and RA’s required the building to be complete enough for occupancy by August 15th and the building opened up for the remainder of the students on August 29th.

The Engineering Hall, which is approximately 110,000 square feet, also had significant damage both inside and out.  Hundreds of holes in the roof allowed water into the classes and corridors which were full of equipment.  All the curtain walls were compromised as well as all of the glass on the West side of the building.  A vehicle had been picked up by the tornado and thrown into the SE corner of the building and  many walls were blown out.  The exterior brick and precast concrete were damaged by flying debris, a vehicle was thrown into the SE corner of the building and a heater from a nearby greenhouse was found on the roof.  The building officially opened on August 28th, though some work is still being completed in some areas of the building.

The additional buildings work varied from roofs, panels, fascia, trim and walls to building a new pavilion, bathroom and storage building.  Additionally, due to the amount of glass that was blown around, there was nearly 12 acres of landscaping that had to be replaced.  This included new grass, mulch, stone, shrubs and other plantings.

Engineered Construction’s Project Manager on the job was Brian Sharkey and the onsite Job Superintendent was TJ Scheff.  As of now, the majority of the work has been completed with just punch list items and final landscaping being completed.

Fire at Park Place Apartments

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On September 24th, a small grease fire took place at the new Park Place Apartments.  The building, owned and managed by Boardwalk Investments, is located at 210 N. Bassett St. and was just completed a few months ago.

The fire took place in a fourth floor unit and caused the fire protection sprinklers to go off.  Smoke and water damage was sustained in six different units, as well as associated hallways and laundry rooms.  Engineered Construction was immediately called and arrived onsite within one hour of the incident to help minimize the damage.

Engineered Construction will be handling the mitigation, demolition and drying of all affected areas as well as the reconstruction that will involve new insulation, drywall, painting, flooring, cabinetry, trim, lighting, as well as servicing and cleaning the mechanicals.  It will also be necessary to replace security cameras and get the fire protection system back in service.

Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of October.

Takara Japanese Restaurant To Open Third Location

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Takara Japanese Restaurant will open their third location in Middleton later this year. Currently they have two locations, one at 315 State Street which opened in 2001 and the other at 696 S. Whitney Way which opened in 2006.

The new Takara will open in the space at 1900 Cayuga St. which has housed numerous Italian Restaurants in the past. The space will undergo a major remodel which will be handled by Engineered Construction Inc. and Aro Eberle Architects doing the design/architecture. The look will be more modern than the current locations and the menu will be slightly different as well. The new menu will feature different appetizers and entrees as well as more salads, while the sushi menu will remain the same with most of the same fish.

Construction has begun with the demolition already completed and plans to open in early December. For more information on Takara, visit their website at www.takaramadison.com.