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July 15, 2009
 
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Office Construction Project

 The Wisconsin EMS Association Board of Directors and staff members are pleased to announce the construction of a new office building to house the entire Wisconsin EMS Association operations. Watch right here as we chronicle the entire process from finalizing the plans, tearing down the existing structure, breaking ground, completing the shell, designing the interior; right up through move-in early in 2009
 
Current Activity
  • July 12, 2009 - Following the WEMSA Board of Directors meeting, the building project has been officially deemed completed. Minor items remain along with a "punch list" of items for the builder to address. However, the construction phase and budget are now closed. Future expenses will be posted to the general budget. This will be the final entry to the current activity log.
     
  • July 1, 2009 - Eleven months after the first piece of dirt was moved, the building is essentially completed. Everything on the exterior is done. A few odds and ends remain inside, but all are very minor in scope. The WEMSA staff has been working from the new building since early May. The project will be officially termed complete at the July 12, 2009 Board of Directors meeting.
     
  • June 16, 2009 - Security camera access has been configured on-line so staff can monitor the building and review camera recordings from any Internet connection. The electronic keypad has been installed on the front door. Various shelves and cabinets have been installed.
     
  • June 12, 2009 - Landscape lighting, a brick wall and additional plants and shrubs have been added to the area around the sign.
     
  • June 5, 2009 - The final pieces of networking, audio and video distribution and other IT equipment have been installed. The landscaping around the building has been completed.
     
  • May 29, 2009 - Work has been underway for over a week to complete the landscaping on all sides of the building.
     
  • May 16, 2009 - The open house is held at the new facility. About 75 people attended the event. Photos of the event are available here.
     
  • May 15, 2009 - A complete and thorough cleaning is underway in preparation of the open house taking place in less than 24-hours
     
  • May 12, 2009 - The monument sign has been set in place and the LED message board has been installed
     
  • May 11, 2009 - The entire parking lot has been paved. After nearly a two week delay, it took less than one day to complete.
     
  • May 4, 2009 - Staff has started working out of the building while the final items are completed. Unfortunately, Time-Werner, after promising a three day turn-around, is heading into their third week working to provide Internet service to the building.
     
  • May 1, 2009 - The building inspector has provided final inspection approval for the structure.
     
  • April 27, 2009 - Cement walkways and a drive to the overhead door has been poured. Stone has been brought in and grading is taking place to prepare for the parking lot.
     
  • April 22, 2009 - All of the wall connectors for telephone, Internet, audio, video and speakers has been installed and tested.
     
  • April 19, 2009 - Epoxy flooring is being placed into the media studio.
     
  • April 17, 2009 - A large number of final items have been worked on during the week including mounting and installing the conference table, large screen TV, media center cabinets, front reception area cabinets and counters, book cases, final electrical items and final trim items. A cleaning company will be in the building over the weekend starting to remove all of the dust and debris left over from the construction process.
     
  • April 15, 2009 - Final plumbing has been completed including toilets, sinks, drains and water treatment equipment.
     
  • April 13, 2009 - All of the remaining hardwood oak trim is being installed throughout the building.
     
  • April 10, 2009 - Kitchen appliances have been installed and connected.
     
  • April 8, 2009 - Sewer connections were made through the parking lot and into the building.
     
  • April 6, 2009 - Wood flooring is being laid in the remainder of the building.
     
  • March 29, 2009 - Work has started laying out the tile for the Walk of EMS
     
  • March 27, 2009 - The existing well has been connected to the building.
     
  • March 25, 2009 - All interior doors and interior window frames have been set in place. Work has started installing baseboard, door and window trim has
     
  • March 24, 2009 - The solid glass wall has been installed in the conference room. Doors, interior windows and trim has arrived.
     
  • March 19, 2009 - Work has started applying ceramic tile to the bathroom walls and floor, kitchen floor, and doorway areas.
     
  • March 18, 2009 - Cultured stone has been applied around the fireplace.
     
  • March 17, 2009 - Kitchen cabinets have been installed. Work is being done on installing electrical outlets, switches and lights along with telephone, data, video, audio jacks and wall plates.
     
  • March 13, 2009 - The painters have completed their work. Security cameras were installed both inside and outside and connected to the digital recorder.
     
  • March 10, 2009 - With the drywall complete, painters began the job of painting the entire building, using a total of five different colors.
     
  • March 9, 2009 - Drywallers started spraying the knockdown finish to the sheetrock.
     
  • March 2, 2009 - With inside temperatures hovering around 70 degrees, mudding and taping of the drywall has gotten underway.
     
  • February 27, 2009 - After a week-long delay, the HVAC company installed both furnaces in order to provide heat to the entire building to allow for mudding and taping of the drywall.
     
  • February 20, 2009 - WE Energies connected electricity from the utility pole to the building, providing electrical power throughout the structure. The drywallers finished hanging sheetrock throughout the building.
     
  • February 16, 2009 - Today may have been the most productive since the project started. Gutters were hung on the entire building. Attic insulation was blown in. WE Energies crews completed electrical service on the east side of the building while another crew completed the gas line on the west. The drywall crew began taping the utility rooms in preparation of furnace installation.
     
  • February 13, 2009 - Electric, natural gas, and telephone has been trenched to the outside of the building. The gas and electrical meters have been installed.
     
  • February 12, 2009 - Drywallers have finished hanging all of the drywall and installing the rounded corners. They are now waiting for natural gas to be supplied to the building to heat the rooms for mudding and taping.
     
  • February 7, 2009 - Work has started on hanging the drywall. Even though it was a Saturday, workers took advantage of 50 degree temperatures to work. Most of the offices and portions of the hallway were hung on the first day.
     
  • February 5, 2009 - Fascia has been installed to the exterior of the building. All that remains on the outside is installation of the gutters along with trim work.
     
  • February 2, 2009 - Insulation is being installed into all of the walls and ceiling. The roof will have R-50 blown in while the outside walls receive R-21. To help with sound R-11 has been installed in all of the interior walls.
     
  • January 31, 2009 - Wiring for all of the telephones, computer data, speakers, audio feed, video feed and security cameras has been completed. All of the outside wall boxes and seams have received caulking.
     
  • January 26, 2009 - The fireplace has been installed in the center conference room.
     
  • January 20, 2009 - All electrical wiring has been completed and the building has passed the electrical inspection, clearing the way for insulation followed by drywall.
     
  • January 12, 2009 - Additional framing for a wall with a bookcase, a secondary utility room inside of the media studio/storage area, and the conference room fireplace has been completed.
     
  • January 9, 2009 - The front entrance unit has been installed allowing the building to be locked. The HVAC work has been completed. The building will have five heating zones complete with their own thermostat.
     
  • December 22, 2008 - The electricians have started to wire the building both inside and outside for all electrical connections. Three electrical services are planned: one for common areas and exterior lighting, one for the majority of the building, and one for the media studio and potential future expansion.
     
  • December 21, 2008 - Rough plumbing, the shower stall, natural gas lines and water lines have all been installed.
     
  • November 25, 2008 - The masons have finished with the outside brick work. Once the front entrance unit is installed the building will be secured. Much of the HVAC duct work has been installed.
     
  • November 21, 2008 - Due to several reasons, the portions of the building originally specified for hardy plank siding will now be brick. That means the entire exterior will be dressed in decorative block and brick with no portions done in wood siding.
     
  • November 10, 2008 - The masons are making significant progress on the outside brick work. Most of the building is full brick with only the rear portion using hardy plank siding.
     
  • November 7, 2008 - Duct work has started for the HVAC.
     
  • November 6, 2008 - Windows have been placed in most of the window locations. One window and one door have been back-ordered.
     
  • November 1, 2008 - The electrician has set the electrical service panels in preparation for connecting power to the building.
     
  • October 29, 2008 - Masons have started work on the outside brick and block.
     
  • October 29, 2008 - All of the roof work including shingles and vents has been completed. Windows are scheduled to be set during the first week of November followed by brick work.
     
  • October 21, 2008 - With the roof now ready for shingles, roofers have arrived to complete that job. At the same time, free fill is being delivered from several sources. The grade needs to be elevated by about one foot.
     
  • October 11, 2008 - With roof trusses now in place, most of the overhangs have been built. Much of the roof sheathing has also been installed. Preliminary HVAC, and electrical will start shortly as will window placement and skylight placement followed by the outside brick work.
     
  • October 1, 2008 - Work has started to set the roof trusses in place. The rather complex roof will take about a week to complete.
     
  • September 26, 2008 - Framing for the conference room has been set in place.
     
  • September 25, 2008 - Framing for the inside offices has been completed.
     
  • September 24, 2008 - Outside sheathing and foam board has been placed around the structure.
     
  • September 23, 2008 - The concrete floor has been poured.
     
  • September 16, 2008 - A maze of 3" PVC piping has been laid into the floor. This will allow for data, audio, video, cable TV, phone, and other wires to be pushed underneath the floor into the various offices.
     
  • September 9, 2008 - Framing for all of the outside walls has been completed. Roof trusts have been ordered. The steel beam for the front entrance has been placed.
     
  • August 29, 2008 - Lumber has been ordered and has started to arrive. Following the Labor Day weekend, labor is scheduled to start with the framing of exterior walls. This will be some of the most tangible evidence of progress.
     
  • August 28, 2008 - Sewer, drain and water lines have been set in place within and below the current stone flooring base. Having all of these items in place clears the way for the internal floor to be poured when all of the other items are ready.
     
  • August 27, 2008 - Water and electrical lines have been ran below the ground to the existing well on the far northwestern corner of the lot. They now enter the structure on the wall closest to the well and then to the utility room within the cement floor.
     
  • August 22, 2008 - Backfilling has been completed around the entire structure. Next up the crew will start framing the outside walls. At the same time, engineering for the trusts will be completed and trust construction will begin at the lumber yard.
     
  • August 14, 2008 - The concrete footings have cured for a full week. The forms for the poured walls are in place and the walls have been poured. Another seven days will be needed before backfilling takes place.
     
  • August 5, 2008 - With the necessary documents in hand, the initial excavation has been completed and the footings poured. Block and preliminary utility connections are the next items on the schedule.
     
  • July 21, 2008 - State, county and local approvals have all been obtained along with the necessary building permits. While original bids from the various sub contractors are now firmed up, the project is still moving forward starting with excavation for the foundation.
     
  • July 1, 2008 - The Wisconsin EMS Association has started to work on obtaining donations from anyone who is willing to provide goods or services in the spirit of supporting our non-profit organization. Michael Hood, Director of Sales and Customer Service, is the person to contact if you might be able to help. Examples of just a few of the items we are currently hoping to find donors for include a 12' garage door with opener; dumpster service; on-site toilet services; Silt fence with installation; Site survey for staking the building footprint; Phone, data, and video network installation. If you or someone you know can help to make the WEMSA offices a reality, please contact Michael Hood directly at 414-755-2774 or mikeh@wisconsinems.com. Recognition that could also include magazine advertising and conference sponsorships may also be available to those who donate.

 
FOLLOW ALONG FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION
With a final price tag expected to top three quarters of a million dollars, the Wisconsin EMS Association office project is the largest and most expensive that the organization has ever embarked on. Once completed it will provide the necessary infrastructure to catapult the Wisconsin EMS Association through the next 10 to 20 years of progress. Large enough to house over one dozen full-time workers and spacious enough to host meetings with 25 or more participants, the Wisconsin EMS Association offices will serve to play a significant role in the organization's success.