Glenview goes green, opens with new features
PLATTEVILLE - "Glenview is just the name of the building, but it's so much more than just a dining hall," Joie Schoonover, former director of dining services at UWP said. "We wanted to create a place where people would want to hang out."
Students and staff are celebrating the re-opening of Glenview to showcase the new additions within the building. New features within Glenview include the Greenwood Avenue Market, Platters Commons and an economically friendly green roof system. There are also flat screen televisions, Wii game consoles, and two pool tables. A foosball table and a dartboard are expected to be future additions and all are free for students to use according to Dave Ernst, food service manager, Greenwood Avenue Market.
"We've already had a steady stream of students using all the new stuff we have." Ernst said.
"The Greenwood Avenue Market has student food, grab-and-go options and fresh produce," Schoonover said.
"During the semester break, we plan on expanding the menu at the Greenwood Avenue Market Grill," Ernst said. "We want to have menu items that no one else has."
"The restoration of Glenview was designed to make things easier for students," Schoonover said. The building is now fully accessible to students with disabilities, the Greenwood Avenue Market is open until 2 a.m., and the Meal Access Office has been moved to the third floor. The seating area in the new Platters Commons will be wireless accessible and Glenview will have programming space for CPR events, space for wing functions for the dorms and study areas.
"The opportunities here are limitless," Ernst said.
"We really wanted to capitalize on unused space in the building," Schoonover said.
One of the major parts of the restoration, according to Schoonover, was ventilation and temperature regulation of the building.
The designers of the restoration employed a green roof system. Green roofs have been used on buildings in larger cities to combat what is called the urban heat island effect. The urban heat island effect is the heat that is radiated back into the atmosphere and in turn, causes further warming. Using air-conditioning and heating systems add to unnecessary exhaust fumes. The green roof system on Glenview is designed to reduce energy costs, limit harmful exhaust fumes and provide a natural air conditioning system.
The green roof system will also help reduce rainwater runoff which otherwise could end up in the water table and will also help filter carbon dioxide and pollutants out of the air and rainwater.
Other environmentally friendly methods have been employed at Glenview. Schoonover said that a pulper system that significantly reduces waste has been in use for over a decade, a recirculating dish washing machine has been installed to reduce water consumption and used fryer grease is being sold to a company that makes a biodiesel product.
"We are ahead of the sustainability curve," Schoonover said.
For more information about Glenview, contact Ernst at (608) 342-6129 or ernstd@uwplatt.edu.
Contact: Joie Schoonover, former Director, Dining Services, (608) 262-7487, joie.schoonover@housing.wisc.edu Written by: Jason McGraw, UWP Public Relations, (608) 342-1194, mcgrawj@uwplatt.edu
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