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An artist’s rendering shows how Grainger Hall will look after the addition is built on the facility’s east side.

Grainger addition to be eco-friendly, close to "green" certification

By Mike Westling

The designer of Grainger Hall’s new addition spoke about the incorporating “green” building features into the expansion’s design in an Earth Week lecture sponsored by the Business Action for Sustainable Enterprise (BASE) and the UW Earth Week Coalition at the existing Grainger Hall Tuesday evening. 

Kurt Zimmerman, vice president and senior design architect for the Zimmerman Design Group in Milwaukee, WI, explained the costs and benefits of green building design and their direct application to the Grainger Hall project, scheduled to begin construction this summer. According to Zimmerman, green buildings include money-saving features that conserve energy and cut down on pollution. Besides being eco-friendly, green buildings also contain aesthetic improvements inside and out to promote the health and productivity of people working in the building. 

The five-story, $40 million addition to the University of Wisconsin’s School of Business will house the school’s graduate program as well as provide additional classroom and study space for undergraduate students.

In attendance were students and faculty from the business school as well as representatives of the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) and other members of the campus community.

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