The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building is a one-of-a-kind structure in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building is designed for elite research scientists to collaborate and work side-by-side in two interdisciplinary institutes under one roof: the private Morgridge Institute for Research and the public Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. 

The scope of the electrical work included a generator system, medium voltage distribution, bus duct, low voltage distribution; voice, data and fiber optic cabling; a cable tray system, a fire alarm system, AV infrastructure, a clock system, and access control. This project was unique in that Westphal & Company., Inc. performed this work in a variety of areas: offices, conference rooms, laboratories, food service areas, clean rooms, and indoor water features, a vivarium, and an arboretum. Successful completion of this project required constant, high-level collaboration between the owners, engineers, architects, and construction teams. Westphal & Co. aided in collaboration by providing precise BIM modeling and a talented workforce to execute the installations.

The project included replacement of over 1,000 metal halide light pole heads, ranging from 10 to 30 feet, with LED fixtures on the UW–Madison campus. The scope of work included verification of circuiting and installing controls for each light pole.

We completed a campus-wide energy improvement project for a multitude of buildings on the UW-Madison campus. Our scope of work included upgrading lighting controls, HVAC controls, fume hoods, and air handling units in lecture halls, dormitories and research facilities. Many existing light fixtures were replaced with new energy efficient lamps and ballasts.

This project provides new power and data outlets for added televisions, video monitors and video walls for the new Wi-Fi antenna locations throughout UW’s basketball and hockey arena. Our scope also included power connections to new mechanical cooling units and UPS units in the upgraded existing telecommunication rooms, as well as newly constructed telecommunication rooms. New normal and emergency power distribution equipment has been added throughout the facility to allow for the expanded capacity of the technology equipment being installed.

This project added new power and data outlets for the new IP TVs and Wi-Fi system in UW’s historic football stadium. We roughed in for video monitors and video walls throughout the facility. Additional scope included power connections to new mechanical cooling units and UPS units for both existing and new technology rooms. New normal and emergency power distribution equipment has been added throughout the facility to allow for the expanded capacity of the new technology equipment.