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Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

Ground-coupled heat pumps, chilled beams and flexible utilities: documented laboratory design at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

Independent public project study. Gulfstream does not claim a client relationship, project involvement or recruiting outcome for this project.

Madison, WI · Sources reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a documented project reference, not a live construction-status report.

Documented mechanical work

Ground-coupled heat pumps

A ground-coupled heat-pump system uses 75 boreholes, each 300 feet deep.

Source: Affiliated Engineers, project source

Flexible laboratory utilities

Research areas include reconfigurable overhead utility drops and accommodations for hoods and chilled beams.

Source: Affiliated Engineers, project source

Heat recovery and chilled beams

The design incorporates heat recovery and chilled-beam technology.

Source: Affiliated Engineers, project source

Public-space ventilation

Public ground-floor and atrium zones incorporate natural ventilation.

Source: Affiliated Engineers, project source

Documented delivery challenge

The research-space design needed long-term flexibility, addressed with reconfigurable utility drops and plug-and-play hood and chilled-beam accommodations.

Source: Affiliated Engineers, project source

What the sources do not establish

  • No measured energy reduction or post-occupancy verification is supplied.
  • Utility-drop media, hood quantities, air-change rates, exhaust configuration and pressure setpoints are not established.
  • Natural ventilation is specifically attributed to public spaces, not lab rooms.

Project sources

  • Affiliated Engineers, project source

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