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Menomonee Valley
Promoting regional development in the Menomonee Valley that ensures business productivity while rebuilding the prosperity and environmental health of the Valley. See Sustainable Design Guidelines for the Menomonee River Valley. |
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City of Milwaukee Boulevard System
The City of Milwaukee has a world class system of "green infrastructure" including vegetation on 121 miles of boulevards, 57 tot lots, 59 green spaces, 20 designated municipal properties and 20 above ground planters in the downtown area. |
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Milwaukee County Parks System
Milwaukee has an extensive park system that integrates that natural world with Milwaukee's built environment. The Milwaukee County Park system offers trails, golf courses, botanical gardens, beaches, ice rinks, and many other amenities for residents and visitors to enjoy.
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Milwaukee Urban Water Trails
Rivers and streams flow throughout Milwaukee, ultimately emptying into Lake Michigan. These rivers provide beauty and recreational opportunities. The Milwaukee Urban Water Trail helps the citizens of Milwaukee gain safe and legal access to the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers.
Milwaukee Riverwalk Water Street |
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In the last decade, Milwaukee has come to embrace its rivers as an attractive downtown amenity. The Riverwalk gives citizens easy access to enjoy the Milwaukee River Citizens can dine at a cafe, or stroll for a break during a busy work day.
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Alterra Coffee Roasters 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr
The converted flushing station that now serves as a café along Lincoln Memorial Drive captures 100% of its stormwater on-site through the use of porous pavement in the parking lot, a rain garden and a grit separator that filters pollutants from runoff. |
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Urban Ecology Center 1500 E. Park Place
The Urban Ecology Center is a unique institution whose mission is to provide environmental education to neighborhood schools, raise awareness about environmental issues, and preserve natural resources. From the reused brick on the outside to the sustainably grown lumber on the inside, the Center is a perfect place to learn about "green" building materials, heating/cooling, water conservation and more. Visit the Center to see its gray water system that uses rain to flush toilets, rain gardens, storm water retention pond, 100 year old wood floor and a table made from a recycled bowling alley lane! The facility also has Wisconsin's largest solar panel array. |
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Department of Public Works Field Headquarters 3850 N. 35th St
The new DPW Field Headquarters, constructed in 2006, incorporates many green features in a modern facility that will allow the department to operate more efficiently. The facility recycles blighted land and adds beauty to the neighborhood in which it sits. Green features include on-site stormwater management, natural daylighting in the garage areas, and other energy efficient construction technologies. The facility was the first step in fulfilling Mayor Barrett's directive to reduce stormwater runoff on city properties by 15%. |
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Sigma Environmental Headquarters 1300 West Canal St.
A high-performance yet economical facility with a public riverwalk and native landscaping along the Menomonee River. Extensive daylighting decreases the need for artificial lighting by 12% as compared to former facility. |
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CG Schmidt Headquarters 11777 W. Lake Park Drive
Green features include extensive use of daylighting and light controls; natural prairie landscaping; energy conservation and improved indoor air quality. The initial cost premium was less than 3% and the life-cycle costs are expected to break even compared to the typical industry standard. |
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Harley-Davidson Motor Company – Willie G. Davidson Product Development Center Obtained LEED-Certification at no extra cost. Green features include recycled materials from carpeting to steel; indoor materials chosen for low emissions including low-VOC paints, carpets, sealants and adhesives; extensive use of daylighting; improved building "envelope" enough to reduce the size of heating and cooling systems. |
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Schlitz Audubon Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Rd
Green features include extensive use of natural ventilation and daylighting; 10 kilowatt photovoltaic solar system that generates 10%-20% of the building's electricity; use of recycled materials and geothermal heating and cooling system and low-flow plumbing. |
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Walnut Way Conservation Corps 2240 North 17th St
Uses landscaping and community gardening to enhance neighborhoods and create a sense of place and community. |
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Lloyd Street School Bioretention Project 1228 W. Lloyd St.
Bioswale on school playground with corresponding lessons to teach children about sustainability. |
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Miller Brewing Company Green Parking Lot 4251 W State St
A rain garden and bioswale were planted to improve water quality and reduce peak stormwater flow. The stormwater BMPs function to capture, slow and treat overland runoff from an industrial parking lot and storage yard located on the northeast corner of 46th and State Streets. Monitoring over summer 2005 showed that all stormwater runoff was retained on-site with no discharge of water or pollutants to the combined sewer system. |
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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District 260 W Seeboth St
A green roof consisting of 435 containers that cover one-third of the 11,000 square foot roof. The green roof is planted with native grasses and flowering plants and was designed to demonstrate how much stormwater and polluted runoff can be kept out of the sewer system and area rivers. Other benefits include reduced energy costs and aesthetics. |
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Highland Gardens Public Housing Facility 1818 W. Juneau Ave
The "first" green public housing facility that features include a 20,000 sq. ft. modular tray green roof – the largest residential green roof in the nation, a cistern for additional stormwater storage, rain gardens in courtyard and the use of recycled wood in common areas. |
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UW-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER Institute 600 E Greenfield Ave
A modular tray green roof used without any structural changes to existing roof. Temperature modulation in the building reduces energy usage. |
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Milwaukee Idea House 726 West Bruce Street
Green features include permeable concrete, a rain garden, and more. To learn more, visit the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance. |
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