Wisconsin Energy Institute

The Wisconsin Energy Institute serves as the collaborative home of energy research and education for the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and greater Midwestern region, and houses the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, along with research space for the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

Located at 1550 University Avenue, the building is bordered by the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery to the east, the College of Engineering to the south, and the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences to the north.

Before construction, there was no single facility dedicated to energy research on the UW-Madison campus, though over 90 faculty worked in areas of clean energy research.

Construction began in December 2010, was substantially complete in November 2012, and the building gained occupancy in January 2013.

Size: 107,000 sq ft Cost: $57,153,600[2] Notable sustainable features include:[3]