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Design team presents 30% design development for exhibition-hall expansion; geothermal and solar options prioritized

4784712 · June 16, 2025
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Design consultant Larry Barton briefed the Dane County committee on the 30% design-development package for the exhibition-hall expansion, covering staging to keep the facility operational, updated floor plans including a new third-floor rentable space, and sustainability systems such as staged geothermal, rooftop solar and on-site battery storage.

Larry Barton, a presenter for the project, told the committee the expansion of the exhibition hall is now at the 30% design-development stage and that the team is proceeding from schematic design into engineering and systems design. "We're actually about a third of the way through this design development phase," Barton said, noting the contracted six-month design-development window runs from April through October and that two months have already been completed.

Barton said the project will add south- and north-side additions, remove older portions of the building (including the former barn and administration building), and remodel parts of the existing hall while keeping the rest of the campus in operation through staged construction. He described the staging: the south-side work, including new meeting rooms, banquet and kitchen facilities, would be constructed first so the exhibition hall can remain open…

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