When Northwestern Mutual built a new campus in the southern Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, Grunau was hired to install the plumbing and HVAC in the half-million sq ft office complex, including an underfloor system for high efficiency and cost effectiveness. Read the case study below for more details. Grunau also completed speciaty metals fabrication of handrails and stairs; see separate Grunau Metals Project entry to read that case study.
Grunau Location: Wisconsin Office
Owner: Northwestern Mutual
Contractor: Opus North Corporation
Architect: Eppstein Uhen
Engineer: Affiliated Engineers
Case Study: Northwestern Mutual: Mechanicals ~ Franklin Case Study
Completed: April 2004