Written by Quality Control Manager, Brent Douglas 1. Inspect and maintain sealants. Sealants are often used around windows, doors, pipes and grilles to help prevent water and air infiltration. They are also used where exterior building materials change such as between a precast sill (ledge) and the abutting wall material. Depending on your climate, they are exposed to extreme temperatures and direct sunlight. They are subject to movement and drying.…
State Street to get 15,000 Square-Foot Under Armour store Article originally appeared in Wisconsin State Journal; written by, BARRY ADAMS badams@madison.com One of the few remaining empty parcels on State Street is being filled and in a big way. A 5,000-square-foot building is under construction on what had been a small vacant lot in the 600 block of State Street between City Bar and Urban Outfitters. The building is being…
In our organization, over the past several months, we’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching. We talk a lot about why we do what we do. Why we design. Why we engineer. Why we build. What we do for our clients that others can’t or don’t. That conversation has expanded to why our clients do what they do. What makes them tick. What drives them to offer the products or…
This article was written by MOM to appear in the Middleton Times-Tribune. Because of an urgent need to expand services for the people in Middleton, in March of 2013, Middleton Outreach Ministry, (MOM) moved into our new facilities. This quick move, followed by a Capital Campaign, meant that we only had time to make the most urgent improvements and that other important improvements still needed to be addressed. Our Wisconsin…
Iconica was pleased to participate in designing and building an ice shanty for auction as part of the Clean Lakes Alliance’s "Frozen Assets 2016" fundraising event held February 5th-7th at The Edgewater Hotel, located on the shore of Lake Mendota. The Clean Lakes Alliance (CLA), a not-for-profit organization, devoted to improving the water quality of the lakes, streams, and wetlands in the Yahara River watershed held the ice shanty design-build…
Matt Wellenkotter stepped into a highly challenging role requiring industry relations, technical knowledge, process change management, diplomacy, and psychology— and expertly executed it all on the fly! His work was so exceptional that it attracted media attention. Jess Stephen a writer for The Daily Reporter wrote this piece: Iconica’s Wellenkotter goes from playing in the dirt to managing it By: Jessica Stephen, Special to The Daily Reporter Matt Wellenkotter can’t…
Without a doubt, everyone on our team loves one or both: designing and building. The passion shows in how we speak, how we operate, and even in what we have sitting around on our desks. Some of us have legos, some little models, some have samples of interesting materials, and others keep small building parts. So, it wasn’t a big surprise when I got a tremendous response to the internal…
Awed, Honored, and Excited The National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded the Dental Associates Iron Block Building one of its four prestigious 2015 Driehaus Preservation Awards. Iconica was the co-recipient for outstanding construction work in restoring this magnificent building at the center of Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jim Pientka, President, accepted the award on November 4, on behalf of Iconica at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. during the opening plenary ceremony…
You may have heard the grumblings throughout the construction industry about the difficulty in finding skilled laborers – from design all the way through construction – and the issues that this shortage causes. Challenges that have dramatically increased following the recent recession such as missed deadlines, lower quality workmanship, and increased errors are now forcing us to reevaluate the approaches that we take in hiring our own talent, selecting subcontractors,…
Today we’re celebrating the completion of Zander Place, a beautiful 3-story, 45-unit residence at the west end of Main Street in Cross Plains. It may not sound unique at first blush, but it has a great story. The project site is loaded with local history and was previously home to Zander Creamery, a longtime pillar of the Cross Plains community. Unfortunately, the creamery closed over 10 years ago due…
