Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery explained
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is a public-private research and outreach partnership that is located in the Discovery Building on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. It consists of two institutions: the privately funded Morgridge Institute for Research, and the publicly funded Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Both institutes opened in 2010.[1] The publicly funded institute is headed by Jo Handelsman,[2] and the privately funded institute is led by chief executive officer Brad Schwartz.[3]
Both institutes are housed in the same facility, the ground floor of which serves as a "town center", providing several small and large meeting and collaboration areas and variety of dining options. This town center design is based on the philosophies presented in the Wisconsin Idea.[4] Above the town center on the ground floor, the building has three floors of modular, non-traditional research and lab space, designed to promote collaboration amongst researchers. The building is also designed using green techniques, and is expected to use 50% less energy and water than the next most recent research building on the UW–Madison campus.
Building Design Information
- Size: 330,000 square feet
- Cost: $213 million
- Architect, Design Architect, and Laboratory Planner: Ballinger, Philadelphia, PA
- Associate Architect/Interior Designer: Uihlein Wilson Architects, Milwaukee, WI
- MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers Inc., Madison, WI
- Landscape Architect: Olin Partnership, Philadelphia, PA
- Structural and Civil Engineer: Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Assoc. Inc., Madison, WI
- Construction Manager: J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc., Madison, WI, and M.A. Mortensen Co., Brookfield, WI
- Commissioning Engineer: Facility Dynamics Engineering, Columbia, MD and Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Stone Fabricator: Quarra Stone Company LLC, Madison WI
Awards
- Awarded 2012 Laboratory of the Year by R&D Magazine http://www.rdmag.com/articles/2012/06/laboratory-all
- Received the 2012 Innovation in Green Building Award http://www.usgbc.org/articles/university-wisconsin-%E2%80%93-madison-receives-2012-innovation-green-building-award
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Wiley takes interim post at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. The Business Journal of Milwaukee. American City Business Journals, Inc.. 23 June 2008. 11 December 2009.
- Web site: Jo Handelsman Named Director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. 2013. 27 August 2013.
- Web site: Leadership. 27 August 2013. 2013. Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
- Web site: Building - Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. 28 April 2009. Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. 11 December 2009.
