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.

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.

Verona, WI – Engineered Construction is proud to announce the addition of Mike Murphy to our team as a Project Superintendent. In this new role Murphy will be responsible for overall project planning and scheduling, while ensuring compliance with Engineered Construction’s quality standards.

Murphy has an extensive background in construction including 24 years as a superintendent and 2 years owning his own construction company.  Mike is proud of his many years in the industry and is excited to be a part of the ECI team.

In his free time Murphy is active in local politics where he has served as a Representative Delegate Member of the State of Wisconsin Conservation Congress for Columbia County since 1991 and County Chairman since 2006.  In addition, he is active in multiple WCC committees in both Columbia and Bear Counties.  Murphy is an avid waterfowl hunter and is involved in many youth hunting activities.  He is also an upland game bird dog breeder and owns and operates a Non-GMO organic fruit, berry and vegetable operation with his wife.

Engineered Construction, Inc., headquartered in Verona, Wisconsin, is a design/build general contractor serving customers throughout the country since 1983.  Other satisfied partners include The University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Alexander Company, The Gialamas Company, Executive Management Inc., MG&E, Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin and Park Towne Development. For more information please visit Engineered Construction’s website, located at www.engineeredconstruction.com.

Swoop Search is taking over approximately 3500 square feet of office space in the 660 West Washington Building which is owned and managed by The Alexander Company. Engineered Construction will be handling the tenant improvements which will include reconfiguring walls, ceiling and adding new finishes. The work began the first week of September and is schedule for completion by mid-October.

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Executive Management, Inc. is a commercial real estate developer with over 40 years experience in the Madison market.  Engineered Construction is proud of the relationship they have with EMI and the many projects they have been involved in with them.  Most recently, Executive Management was interested in making some changes to their offices located at 2901 International Lane and Engineered Construction was happy to help.

Included in the remodel was the addition of an interior partition wall with a 6′ glass entry door along their reception area to create more public space for people coming off the elevator and access to the restroom that they share with another tenant.  Also in the building they added two interior windows, a kitchen sink to a break room with no plumbing and interior walls to create two private offices for MSA Professional Services who occupy the third floor and part of the second.