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Miller Brewing Company

Description Engineering services, Site utilities, Plumbing, HVAC, Service and maintenance - Grunau Company has provided mechanical services to Miller Brewing Company for more than 30 years. This broad range of services includes all mechanical installations in six new breweries, as well as continuous service to Milwaukee breweries.
Owner Miller Brewing Company
What Our Customers Say "Grunau was involved in the construction of many of our buildings and their continued involvement in the day-to-day operations of the facility continues to benefit Miller. The relationship our companies have enjoyed over the years is a testimony to the trust factor we have established and the values we share. The personal involvement by Grunau's management ensures a very high level of customer satisfaction." Tom Blaedon, Corporate Facilities Manager - Miller Brewing Company
Date Completed Ongoing for 30 years

Photo Courtesy of Miller Brewing Company
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Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Description Design/Assist HVAC - Plumbing - Specialty Metal Fab
Owner Aurora Health Care / Hammes
General Contractor Mortenson
Architect Kahn
Engineer KJWW
Manhours 233,000.00
Date Completed December 2009

St. Luke's Hospital - Healing Garden

Description HVAC
Owner Aurora Health Care
General Contractor M. A. Mortenson Company
Architect Brubaker
Manhours 12,475.00
Date Completed June 2009

Baird Training Floor

Description HVAC, Fire Protection, Specialty Metal Fab
Owner US Bank / Baird Corp.
General Contractor Gilbane
Architect Gensler
Engineer Gosentini
Manhours 4,882.00
Date Completed April 2009

Advanced Healthcare - Grafton

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection
Owner Advanced Healthcare
General Contractor Midwest Design & Development
Architect Midwest Design & Development
Manhours 8,378.00
Date Completed December 2008

JohnsonDiversey Ware Wash

Description HVAC, Plumbing
Owner JohnsonDiversey
General Contractor M. A. Mortenson Company
Manhours 1,553.00
Date Completed December 2008

Wisvest Cooling Tower

Description HVAC-Cooling Tower Addition
Owner Wisvest LLC
Engineer Ring & DuChateau
Manhours 3,068.00
Date Completed December 2008

Marquette High School

Description Design/Build HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection
Owner Marquette
General Contractor C.G. Schmidt
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Manhours 20,477.00
Date Completed November 2008

Northwestern Mutual Phase II

Description Design/Assist HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Specialty Metal Fab
Owner Northwestern Mutual
General Contractor Opus
Architect Eppstein Uhen Architects
Engineer Affiliated Engineers
Manhours 55,766.00
Date Completed August 2008

Potawatomi Bingo Casino Expansion

Description HVAC, Site Utilities, Parking Deck, Specialty Metal Fab
Owner Forest County Potawatomi Community
General Contractor Gilbane Building Company
Architect Hnedak BoBo Group
Manhours 40,783.00
Date Completed August 2008

Mayfair Woods Business & Technology Center

Description Design/Build HVAC
Owner Irgens Development
General Contractor C.G. Schmidt, Inc.
Architect PRA
Engineer Grunau Company
Manhours 4,722.00
Date Completed May 2008

Jewish Home & Care Center

Description Design/Build HVAC & Plumbing - Plumbing Replacement
Owner Jewish Home & Care Center
General Contractor VJS Construction Services
Architect Zimmerman Design Group
Engineer Grunau Company
Manhours 20,672.00
Date Completed November 2007

Columbia St. Mary's - Ozaukee

Description HVAC, Temperature Controls
Owner Columbia St. Mary's
General Contractor M.A. Mortenson Company
Architect HOK
Engineer Ring & DuChateau
Manhours 30,349.00
Time Lost 1.00
Date Completed July 2007

Manpower Corporate Headquarters

Description Design/Build HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protetion - Site Utilities, Temperature Controls, Specialty Metal Fab
Owner Riverbend Place LLC
General Contractor Gilbane Building Co.
Architect Eppstein Uhen Architects
Engineer STS Consultants
Manhours 28,721.00
Date Completed May 2007

Advanced Health Care Corporate Headquarters

Description Design/Build HVAC, Temperature Controls
Owner Advanced Health Care
General Contractor Midwest Design & Development
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed April 2007

MCW/CRI Biomedical Research Facility

Description HVAC, Plumbing and Medical Gas for Laboratories and Vivarium
Owner MCW/CRI
General Contractor Gilbane Building Co.
Architect HGA
Engineer BR+A
Manhours 194,148.00
Date Completed January 2007

Prospect Medical Commons

Description Design/Assist HVAC Including Further Development of Current Design
Owner Irgens Development, LLC for Columbia St. Mary's
General Contractor C.G. Schmidt, Inc.
Architect HOK
Engineer Affiliated Engineers
Manhours 11,645.00
Date Completed December 2006

Fort Memorial Hospital

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Sitework for 116,000 sf Addition and 51,000 sf Remodel
Owner Fort Health Care
General Contractor JP Cullen & Sons
Architect Plunkett Raysich Architects
Engineer Affiliated Engineers
Date Completed August 2006

UWM - Kenilworth Building

Description HVAC for 400,000 sf Redevelopment of Existing Concrete Structure. Multi-use Housing, University Classrooms and Retail Space.
Owner Weas Development for the UW - Milwaukee
General Contractor KBS Construction
Architect HGA
Engineer Grunau Company
Manhours 28,991.00
Date Completed August 2006

Cenergy - Bucyrus International

Description HVAC System Upgrade
Owner Bucyrus International
Engineer CEnergy/Grunau
Manhours 12,505.50
Date Completed January 2006

Jones Island WWTP

Description Instrumentation and HVAC Upgrades
Owner MMSD
General Contractor Staff Electric
Engineer CDM
Date Completed January 2006

Aurora Medical Center - Hartford Hospital

Description HVAC and Plumbing for radiology addition and surgery suite remodel.
Owner Aurora Medical Center
General Contractor MAC
Architect Plunkett Raysich Architects
Engineer Ring & Duchateau
Date Completed June 2005

API Software - Hartford, WI

Description Design/Build HVAC, Plumbing, Site
Owner API Software
General Contractor KBS Construction
Architect Excel
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed May 2005

Aurora Health Care Computer Room Expansion

Description Computer room expansion projects at Aurora Health Care's corporate facility
Owner Aurora Health Care
Architect Grunau Company
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed May 2005

P&H Mining Upgrade

Description HVAC System Upgrade
Owner P&H Mining
General Contractor Cenergy Systems
Date Completed May 2005

St. Luke's Medical Center Histology

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection
Owner Aurora - St. Luke's
General Contractor Boldt Construction
Architect Brubaker
Engineer Ring & DuChateau
Date Completed May 2005

Thomson Beta

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Special Hazards
Owner Thomson Beta
General Contractor Opus Corporation
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Affiliated Engineers
Date Completed April 2005

Marquette University Memorial Library

Description HVAC Remodel of 50 Year Old Library
Owner Marquette University
General Contractor Opus North Corporation
Architect Opus & A&E
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed December 2004

VA ESPC

Description Decentralize Steam Plant
Owner VA Medical Center
General Contractor Johnson Controls
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed November 2004

Northwestern Mutual Franklin Campus

Description HVAC, Plumbing
Owner Northwestern Mutual
General Contractor Opus North Corporation
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Affiliated Engineers
Date Completed April 2004
Photo Courtesy of Opus North
Photo courtesy of Northwestern Mutual. Copyright 2004

St. Luke's Heart Care Center and Patient Tower

Description HVAC work for a new cardiac center and patient tower
Owner Aurora Health Care
General Contractor Boldt Construction
Architect Kahler Slater Architects
Engineer Ring & DuChateau
Date Completed March 2004

Advanced Health Care

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection
Owner Advanced Health Care
General Contractor C.G. Schmidt
Architect Welmann Architects
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed February 2004

E-Funds

Description Tenant HVAC Build-Out
Owner Liberty Property
General Contractor Berghammer Corporation
Architect Zimmerman Design Group
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed February 2004

Wisconsin Heart Hospital

Description HVAC and Plumbing
General Contractor Mortenson
Architect HDR
Engineer HDR
Date Completed January 2004

St. John's Cathedral

Description AHUs, Chillers
Owner Archdiocese of Milwaukee
General Contractor GPD|Gilbane
Architect Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
Engineer Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
Manhours 4,103.25
Date Completed 2003

Milwaukee Office - Medical MRI Suite

Description HVAC, Fire protection, Plumbing
Owner Advanced Healthcare
General Contractor CG Schmidt
Architect Welman Architects
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed August 2003

GE Medical Systems

Description HVAC, Plumbing
Owner GE Medical Systems
General Contractor Jansen Group
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed July 2003

Milwaukee Office - Stark Investments

Description Plumbing, HVAC, Fire protection
Owner Stark Investments
General Contractor Jansen Group
Engineer Grunau, Ring & DuChateau
Date Completed July 2003

Honeycreek IV Corporate Center

Description Plumbing, HVAC
Owner Opus North Corporation
General Contractor Opus North Corporation
Architect Opus North Architects
Engineer Gruanu Company
Date Completed May 2003

Milwaukee Office - John P. Raynor, S.J. Library

Description Engineering services, HVAC, Plumbing, Fire protection, Specialty metal fabrication
Owner Marquette University
General Contractor Opus North Corporation
Architect Opus North Architects
Engineer Grunau Company
Manhours 16,941.74
Date Completed May 2003



School Sisters of St. Francis

Description Engineering services, HVAC
General Contractor Voss Jorgensen Schueler
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
What Our Customers Say "We are grateful for friends like you who support our mission." Christine Burke-Duecker, Director of Development - School Sisters of St. Francis
Date Completed February 2003


Waukesha Memorial Hospital

Description HVAC, Temperature controls
Owner Waukesha Memorial Hospital
General Contractor CG Schmidt
Architect Engberg Andersen
Engineer Engineering Concepts
Date Completed February 2003

Lakeland Medical Center

Description HVAC
Owner Aurora Health Care
General Contractor Grunau Company
Architect Arnold & O'Sheridan
Engineer Arnold & O'Sheridan
Date Completed January 2003

St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Expansion/Remodel

Description HVAC, Plumbing
Owner Columbia St. Mary's
General Contractor Mortenson
Architect Kahler Slater
Engineer Ring & DuChateau
Manhours 57,915.51
What Our Customers Say "I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the expertise and experience that you have brought to the project. Your ability, and the abilities of your team members, has been instrumental in identifying many conflicts and issues for construction." Cindy Finstad, Project Manager - Mortenson
Date Completed January 2003

Marquette University Dental School

Description Plumbing, HVAC, Medical gas system
Owner Marquette University
General Contractor Boldt Construction
Architect Kahler Slater
Engineer Arnold & O'Sheridan
Manhours 39,047.65
Date Completed August 2002

Milwaukee Office - Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Building

Description Engineering services, HVAC, Plumbing, Fire protection
Owner State of Wisconsin
General Contractor Findorff Construction
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Manhours 35,078.25
Date Completed August 2002

Boston Store Remodel

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Specialty metal fabrication, Parking and chiller plant upgrade for remodeled tenant building
Owner Wispark LLC
General Contractor GPD/Gilbane
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed June 2002

401 Woodland Prime

Description Engineering services, HVAC, Plumbing
Owner Weas Development
Date Completed 2001

Edison School

Description Installed high efficiency boilers
Owner Edison School
General Contractor GPD/Gilbane
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed October 2001

Runzheimer International Headquarters Building

Description Engineering services, HVAC
Owner Runzheimer International
General Contractor Berghammer Corporation
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed October 2001

Milwaukee Office - Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee

Description Plumbing, Site utilities, Fire protection, HVAC
Owner Milwaukee County
General Contractor Stevens Construction
Architect Adrian Guszkowski
Engineer RJ Miller, Adrian Guszkowski
Date Completed September 2001

Honeycreek III Corporate Center

Description Engineering services, HVAC
Owner Opus North Corporation
General Contractor Opus North Corporation
Architect Opus North Architects
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed June 2001

Milwaukee Office - Time Warner Cable Offices

Description Engineering services, HVAC, Plumbing, Fire protection
Owner Wisconsin Electric
General Contractor GPD/Gilbane
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed June 2001

Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic

Description HVAC
Owner Aurora, Hammes
General Contractor Mortenson
Engineer Albert Kahn Associates
Date Completed June 2001

Marquette University Todd Wehr Chemistry Building

Description New central supply air/exhaust systems, Plumbing to hoods, Fixtures and lab counter spaces
Owner Marquette University
General Contractor Jens Construction
Architect Holabird & Root
Engineer Affiliated Engineers
Date Completed April 2001

500 Woodland Prime

Description Engineering services, Plumbing, HVAC, Underground parking for a 3-story 120,000 sq.ft. office building
Owner Weas Development
General Contractor Jansen Company
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed December 2000

Milwaukee Office - Potawatomi Bingo Casino

Description Plumbing, Fire protection, HVAC, Specialty metal fabrication, Snow melt system
Owner Forest County Executive Council-Gaming Commission
General Contractor Sverdrup, CG Schmidt
Architect Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer
Engineer Ring & DuChateau
Date Completed December 2000



Milwaukee Office - St. Luke's Hospital Vertical Expansion

Description Fire protection, HVAC for four floor addition
Owner Aurora Health Care
General Contractor Oscar J. Boldt Construction
Architect Welman Architects
Engineer Ring & DuChateau
Date Completed December 2000

400 Woodland Prime

Description Engineering services, HVAC, Underground parking
Owner Weas Development
General Contractor Jansen Company
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed November 2000

Milwaukee Office - Marquette University East Hall Renovation

Description Plumbing, Fire protection, HVAC
Owner Marquette University
General Contractor Hunzinger Construction
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Gruanu Company
Date Completed September 2000

Wisconsin State Fair Park Renovations

Description Engineering services, Plumbing, HVAC
Owner State of Wisconsin
General Contractor Hunzinger Construction
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed September 2000

Honeycreek II Corporate Center

Description Engineering services, HVAC
Owner Opus North Corporation
General Contractor Opus North Corporation
Architect Opus North Architects
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed August 2000

Milwaukee Office - Edison School

Description Plumbing, Fire protection, HVAC for 95,000 sq. ft. remodeling
Owner Milwaukee County
General Contractor GPD/Gilbane
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed August 2000

Alternative Living Services Corporate Headquarters

Description Engineering services, Site utilities, Plumbing, HVAC
Owner ALS
General Contractor Hunzinger Construction
Architect Eppstein Uhen
Engineer Grunau Company
Date Completed January 2000

Milwaukee Office - Eppstein Uhen Architects

Description Engineering services, Plumbing, HVAC, Fire protection, Specialty metal fabrication, Structural steel, Stairs
Owner Eppstein Uhen Architects
General Contractor Berghammer Corporation
Date Completed December 1999



Whitewater Middle School Hot Water Boilers

Description Electrical, Control wiring, HVAC
Owner Whitewater Unified School District
General Contractor Johnson Controls
Date Completed November 1999

Medical College of Wisconsin Health Research Center

Description HVAC
Owner Medical College of Wisconsin
General Contractor Mortenson
Date Completed June 1999

Aurora Health Care Center - Kenosha

Description HVAC
Owner Aurora Health Care
General Contractor Mortenson
Date Completed February 1999

Downtown Milwaukee YMCA Branch Relocation

Description Engineering services, Plumbing, HVAC, AHU pipe/duct connection at track
Owner Trammell Crow
General Contractor CG Schmidt
What Our Customers Say "We are proud of the outcome and Grunau had a lot to do with its success!" Richard J. Nierzwicki, Vice President of Operations - CG Schmidt, Inc.
Date Completed February 1999


Alverno College Technology Center

Description Plumbing, HVAC, Specialty metal fabrication
Owner Alverno College
General Contractor GPD/Gilbane
Date Completed January 1999



Woodland Prime Phase One

Description HVAC
Owner Gilbane Properties
General Contractor Jansen Group
Date Completed September 1998

Howard Avenue Water Purification Plant

Description HVAC, Site plumbing, Process piping, Specialty metal fabrication, Control wiring, Large diameter underground piping
Owner City of Milwaukee
General Contractor BVCI, JSA
Date Completed July 1998

Linwood Water Purification Plant

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Process piping, Specialty metal fabrication, Control wiring, Large diameter underground piping
Owner City of Milwaukee
General Contractor BVCI, JSA
Date Completed July 1998

Milwaukee Office - Sinai Samaritan Medical Center Campus Consolidation

Description HVAC, Plumbing
Owner Sinai Samaritan Medical Center
General Contractor GPD/Gilbane
What Our Customers Say "Your field forces were some of the most competent individuals I've ever seen. [They] went way beyond the normal effort required to make a complex mechanical project successful." Gene Hult, General Superintendent - Gilbane
Date Completed July 1998

M&I Data Systems

Description HVAC, Specialty metal fabrication
Owner M&I Bank
General Contractor Oscar J. Boldt Construction
Date Completed June 1997

SC Johnson Worldwide Headquarters

Description HVAC
Owner SC Johnson Worldwide
General Contractor Mortenson, Riley Construction
Date Completed May 1997

Merisco Plant Expansion

Description HVAC
Date Completed 1996

School Sisters of Notre Dame

Description HVAC
Date Completed 1996

Spancrete Corporate Headquarters

Description HVAC
Date Completed 1996

Vilter Manufacturing

Description HVAC for 56,000 sq. ft. addition
Owner Vilter Manufacturing
General Contractor Klug & Smith Company
Date Completed April 1996

Monroe Clinic of Freeport, Ill.

Description HVAC and Plumbing
Date Completed 1995

Sinai Samaritan Medical Center

Description HVAC
Date Completed 1995

Milwaukee Office - Blue Cross Data Center

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Fire protection
Date Completed 1993

Milwaukee Office - Grand Avenue School

Description HVAC, Plumbing, Fire protection
Date Completed 1992