Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: Assembly Committee on Jobs, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, certification, David Miller, Doyle, energy-efficient, green, Kaufert, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Milton School District, Molepske Jr., Roehl, the Economy and Small Business, The Renschler Co., Truelove, U.S. Green Building Council, University of Wisconsin System
Comments: 3
By Paul Snyder
A state lawmaker wants to require public buildings be constructed to green standards despite fears by project owners that the law would bust their project budgets.
State Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point, has introduced a bill requiring new public buildings or major building additions of at least 10,000 gross square feet achieve Leadership [...]
Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: Division of State, Division of State Facilities, Hursh, Kaufert, Miller, nursing school, Potter Lawson, Robson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW System, UW System Board of Regents, Wisconsin Department of Administration
By Paul Snyder
There’s a catch to the state’s request for architectural/engineering firms interested in designing a university building: The project has not been approved.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Division of State Facilities is accepting consultant questionnaires through Feb. 9 for preliminary design work on an estimated $37.6 million nursing school for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
For [...]
Published: December 18, 2009
Tags: Bartell, Hintz, Kaufert, maintenance, Miller, new construction, state Building Commission, University of Wisconsin System, UW System Board of Regent
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
The pace of construction in the University of Wisconsin System is creating a growing to-do list of maintenance projects and nowhere near enough money to get the work done.
“We need to start thinking about this long term,” said state Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah. “And if we’re saving money on other projects, we should [...]
Published: December 18, 2009
Tags: budget, Building Commission, Carlson Hall, Kanavas, Kaufert, Miller, University of Wisconsin System, UW System, UW-Whitewater
By Paul Snyder
State lawmakers want to try cutting into a maintenance budget deficit that will never be balanced.
Four University of Wisconsin System projects this year produced lower-than-expected bids resulting in a combined savings of almost $20 million.
The state Building Commission cut $17 million of that money when it approved a renovation to Carlson Hall at [...]
Published: December 11, 2009
Tags: Classen, energy efficiency, Giroux, HVAC, Kaufert, Miller, new construction, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, upgrade, UW System, Wisconsin Building Commission
By Paul Snyder
Energy efficiency is a threatened ideal as bare-bones UW System school budgets force a face-off between building upgrades and new construction.
“It most definitely is a problem, and it’s a gut-wrenching one,” said Terry Classen, director of facilities management at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. “You have people that work in buildings that need [...]
Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, Decker, Kaufert, Kreitlow, membership, Mielke, Risser, Sheridan, state Building Commission
By Paul Snyder
A bill that would increase the number of state Building Commission members is facing criticism that more representation further frays the group’s commitment to checking politics at the door.
“Historically, the Building Commission has stayed out of politics and partisanship — until this year when (Democrats) have steamrolled us on every single issue,” said [...]
Published: November 30, 2009
Tags: Building Commission, Decker, Kaufert, Sheridan, Sweeney
By Paul Snyder
Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Schofield, and Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, have introduced a bill to add two more members to the state’s Building Commission.
According to Sheridan’s spokeswoman, Rebekah Sweeney, Sheridan said the bill is a result of both lawmakers deciding the commission needs more representation.
But state Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah, who [...]
Published: November 18, 2009
Tags: bill, deadline, development, extension, grants, green, Hubler, Kaufert, smart growth, Stadelman, Wisconsin Towns Association, WTA, Ziegelbauer
By Paul Snyder
A bill that would extend the Jan. 1 deadline for local smart growth plans defeats the purpose of setting deadlines, according to those who want the state to stick to its original schedule.
“It’s a little frustrating,” said state Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah. “I’ve seen it happen too many times. We put in a [...]
