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MILWAUKEE ECO TOUR
Tess Lacey, Justin Hageman, Emma Siegworth
MAP OF ROUTES
DOWNTOWN ROUTE
EASTSIDE ROUTE
WATER TECHNOLOGY ROUTE
WALKER’S POINT ROUTE
SIDE TRIPS
SUSTAINABILITY CATEGORIES
WATER GREEN
ROOFADAPTIVE
REUSESOCIAL ENERGY
DOWNTOWN ROUTE
CENTRAL
LIBRARY
MILWAUKEE
PUBLIC
MUSEUM
DISCOVERY
WORLD
MILWAUKEE
ART
MUSEUM
THE BREWERY
1. Milwaukee Art
Museum Green Roof (2016)
3,840 square foot green roof on
top of a newly renovated, world-
class art museum.
2. Discovery World Freshwater Sciences Lab (2015)
A science and technology center
featuring freshwater exhibits, the
Reiman Aquarium, and a scale model
of the Great Lakes. Also home to the
Dennis Sullivan, the state ship of
Wisconsin.
3. Central Library Green Roof + Solar Panels (2010)
Features a public 33,000 square foot
green roof and a photovoltaic solar
array that generates about 36,000
kilowatt hours per year.
5. The Brewery Development + Green Infrastructure (2006)
A mixed- use development that transformed the abandoned Pabst
Brewing complex into one of the most sustainable neighborhoods in the
country. Stormwater infrastructure now infiltrates over 75% of the
average annual rainfall and extracts over 85% of its pollutants.
4. Milwaukee Public Museum Green Roof (2011)+ Solar Wall (2014)
4,100 square foot green roof planted with1,000 biotrays of sedum. 234
solar panel wall linked to a kiosk that provides near-real-time data on
the energy generated by the panel.
EASTSIDE ROUTE
SAGE ON
JACKSON
BRADFORD
BEACH
UW-
MILWAUKEE
URBAN
ECOLOGY
CENTER: RIVERSIDE PARK
7. Bradford Beach(2008)
Transformed from a polluted beach, Bradford Beach is now
Milwaukee’s most popular beach with educational signage, native
plantings, and rain gardens to reduce bacterial pollution.
6. Sage on Jackson(2015)
As the first LEED Platinum apartment building in Wisconsin, the
building features rainwater collection infrastructure, a solar array,
geo-thermal, and electric vehicle stations.
9. Urban Ecology Center: Riverside Park(2004)
An educational center located in Riverside Park, the Urban Ecology
Center features rainwater restrooms, a green roof, and solar power.
Arboretum with 70 tree species native to Southeastern Wisconsin,
variety of native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and plant communities
on reclaimed post-industrial.
8. UW-Milwaukee
The University has educational signage and numerous sustainable
initiatives including green roofs, storm water management systems,
and vegetable gardens.- Golda Meir Library: Green Roof and Photovoltaic Array (2011)- Cambridge Commons: Green Roof (2010)- Sandburg Commons: Green Roof (2008), Vegetable Garden (2012)- Sabin Hall: Rainwater Garden (2006)- Parking Lot 18: Rainwater Spiral Garden (2009)
WATER TECHNOLOGY ROUTE
88NINE
MMSD
HEADQUARTERS
REED STREET
YARDSGLOBAL WATER
CENTER
11. MMSD HeadquartersGreen Roof (2004) + Blue Roof (2014)
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District’s Headquarters with a
traditional green roof that can hold up to 1,500 gallons of water and
experimental blue roof system that stores excess water can be
equipped to empty right before another storm.
10. 88Nine Green Roof (2013)
Headquarters of popular Milwaukee radio station with 2,500 square-
foot green roof that covers 40 percent of the rooftop.
13. Global Water CenterResearch Facility + Green Roof (2013)
LEED Silver building that holds over 40 water-centric
companies & university tenants, as well as the headquarters
for the Global Water Council. A unique roof showcases
thirteen unique options of vegetated roofs to mitigate
stormwater.
12. Reed Street Yards Green Infrastructure (2014)
A future eco-industrial development, the Reed Street Yards will
be home to over 1 million square feet of water research
space. Infrastructure includes a system of urban bio swales
and rain gardens, a “purple pipe” for grey water recapture,
demonstration and educational projects
WALKER’S POINT ROUTE
CLOCK
SHADOW
BUILDING
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
UWM SCHOOL
OF FRESHWATER
SCIENCES
15. Rockwell
Automation Green Roof (2010)
Milwaukee global headquarters
building with sedum and native
perennial green roof that uses
electro-vector mapping in its
leak-detection system
14. Clock Shadow
Building (2012)
Awarded by AIA as a Top Ten Green
Project among other awards, this
sustainable office building uses 50%
less energy and 60% less water than a
typical building with a green roof,
geothermal wells, and the nation’s
first regenerative elevator.
16. UWM School of
Freshwater Sciences (2015)
Focusing on freshwater research and
graduate education, the school is
home to the Great Lakes Water Institute
as well as the only school dedicated to
freshwater research.
SIDE
TRIPS PORT OF MILWAUKEE
6th STREET GREEN
CORRIDOR
URBAN ECOLOGY
CENTER: MENOMONEE VALLEY
MILLERCOORS
17. Port of MilwaukeeWind Turbine (2012)
Demonstration turbine that provides 100% of power used for the Port
of Milwaukee Administration Building, making it the first City of
Milwaukee municipal facility that is a "net zero" electric energy user.
18. Urban Ecology Center:
Menomonee Valley (2012)
An environmental educational center located in the Menomonee
Valley. Together with the Menomonee Valley Partners, the Urban
Ecology Center has helped transform 24 acres of wasteland into a
freshly planted outdoor learning area, doubled the Hank Aaron State
Trail with construction of a six-mile western extension, and vastly
improved pedestrian/ bike access into the valley.
19. MillerCoors Brewing CompanyRain Garden (2004) + Green Roof (2009)
Milwaukee Headquarters installed an 8,000 square foot green roof
and parking lot rain garden. Educates 100,000 visitors annually about
the importance of clean water to communities, stormwater runoff,
and pollutant reduction.
20. 6th Street Green Corridor(2011)
Located in Milwaukee’s Garden District, the “Green Corridor,” has a
community-organized and community-operated garden, a forum for
neighborhood sustainability in the Energy Exchange, and multiple
green infrastructure projects to reduce stormwater runoff, enhanced
landscaping and beautification, active and engaged neighborhood
and business associations displayed on a highly visible street to
demonstrate sustainability.
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