GRAEF is a private industry engineering and consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, servicing civil, construction management, environmental and landscape architecture, MEP/commissioning, operations consulting, planning, structural, survey, and transportation industries. GRAEF was founded in 1961 by Luther W. Graef, Leonard Anhalt and Robert Schloemer.
Based in Milwaukee, GRAEF also has offices located in Madison and Green Bay, Wisconsin; Chicago Loop and O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Orlando, and Miami, Florida.
Five individuals have served as President and CEO of GRAEF since 1961, including the three founders. John Kissinger currently holds the position as President and CEO of the Milwaukee headquarters. He was appointed January 1, 2012 and succeeded Richard (Rich) Bub, who held the position from 1995-2011. Bub is currently Chairman of the Board for the firm.
In Milwaukee, where GRAEF is headquartered, developments the firm has been involved in include the Milwaukee Art Museum, Harley Davidson Museum, Midwest Airlines Center, Intermodal Station, General Mitchell International, Grand Avenue Mall, Marcus Amphitheater, State Fair Exposition Center, Pettit National Ice Center, Bayshore Town Center, the Bradley Center, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Statewide, GRAEF has been involved in the Lambeau Field reconstruction, MadisonâÂÂs Hilton Hotel at Monona Terrace and the State Capitol Building, Lawrence UniversityâÂÂs student center, and buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including the ChildrenâÂÂs Hospital.
Projects in Chicago include the I-94/I-294 capacity expansion, Camp John Paul Jones Multiple Recruit Barracks, the McCormick Place West Expansion, Silver Cross Hospital, Palos Community Hospital and ISTHA Open Road Tolling.
In Orlando, projects include the Fannie Road Bridge over Dead Lake and Ed Smith Stadium.
GRAEF has worked on projects in the following development markets: