Terrace trees find new life inside renovated Memorial Union

The Memorial Union Renovation (MUR) team has minimized the project’s environmental footprint through each phase of the process by staying true to a promise of sustainability. The team had hoped to avoid removing any Terrace trees, but found some were showing signs of deterioration. They sent the trees removed from the Terrace to The Wood Cycle, a custom woodworking business in Oregon, Wis., to be cut, dried, sanded and finished. Upon completion, the wood was shipped back to Memorial Union to be attached to the walls of the first floor.