Conservancy to assess historic Wisconsin building

The thrill is … diminished

Published: December 17, 2010
Tags: architect, Central Library, garden, library, Madison, renovation, roof, Urban Design Commission

Drawings of Madison’s downtown Central Library have lost some sparkle as the $29.5 million proposed renovation enters its next phase.

Compassionate constructors

Published: October 27, 2010
Tags: Cerda, charity, Gerise LaSpisa, giving back, House of Peace, Mike Dassow, Mike Long, Milwaukee, nonprofit, renovation, Teen Challenge International of Wisconsin Inc., Triad Construction Inc., Variety-The Children’s Charity of Wisconsin Inc., volunteer, Werner Holentunder

Humanitarian of the year Triad Construction Inc.

State’s lead law leaves contractors at loose ends

Published: September 15, 2010
Tags: Beiriger, Department of Health Services, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, lead, Megan Taylor, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Wisconsin Association, renovation, Samantha Dickman, Shelley Bruce, Testudo LLC, Wisconsin Builders Association

By Joe Lanane Industry groups still are confused over which contractors need lead paint renovation certification even though the Wisconsin regulation has been in place since April. The regulation requires home-renovation contractors be trained in lead paint cleanup before working on any house built before 1978, the year lead paint was made illegal. The law [...]

Wisconsin man renovates two-story houseboat  

Published: August 22, 2010
Tags: boat, houseboat, Ian Handley, renovation, St. Croix River
Comments: 1

By CHUCK RUPNOW The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Ian Handley is used to people stopping by, scaling the makeshift wooden stairs and touring the impressive two-story houseboat he’s developing in a driveway. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s fun,” said Handley, a financial consultant by trade and creative houseboat renovator [...]

Contractors wait for lead licenses

Published: June 16, 2010
Tags: abatement, Ausavich, Carl Krueger Construction, contractors, Department of Health Services, Ellarson, Ken Peterson, lead, license, Micech, renovation, Shelley Bruce, West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency

By Sean Ryan The state is simultaneously slogging through a backlog of applications for lead removal licenses and reassuring contractors they will not be penalized for violating the new rules. Wisconsin on April 22 enacted new rules requiring home-renovation contractors train workers in lead abatement to get a state license before working on houses built [...]

Water school project tests university budget

Published: June 11, 2010
Tags: addition, Great Lakes Research Facility, renovation, state Building Commission, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UW Board of Regents, UW System, UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, We Energies

Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee might not have enough money to renovate and expand the Great Lakes Research Facility. The state approved a $50 million budget for the university to build a 125,000-square-foot addition to the research building in Milwaukee. The addition would be the first half of a new UW-Milwaukee School of [...]

Milwaukee neighborhood tries to change city zoning law

Published: June 8, 2010
Tags: east side, historic, Michael Murphy, Milwaukee, neighborhood, Neighborhoods and Development Committee, Pietz, renovation, Robert Bauman, zoning
Comments: 1

By Sean Ryan Public policy and public opinion are going head to head over a disputed zoning law in an east side Milwaukee neighborhood. City aldermen are in the middle of the debate, weighing property owners’ complaints against a law designed to maintain the historic integrity of the neighborhood. The city created the special zoning [...]

Feds look to limit green-building costs

Published: June 1, 2010
Tags: Department of Energy, Dirk Mason, green building, Gupta, Leonardo Academy, Milwaukee Department of Public Works, renovation, Richard Walker, TransWestern

By Sean Ryan The federal government may lose money-saving opportunities by capping the expenses for green-building features in renovation projects, Wisconsin consultants warn. The U.S. Department of Energy is accepting public comments until July 27 on proposed green-building requirements for renovations to federal buildings, such as post offices and courthouses. The rules would apply to [...]

Doyle vetoes bill to promote green buildings (UPDATE)

Published: May 19, 2010
Tags: bill, Doyle, energy, green, green building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Legislature, Molepske, renovation, U.S. Green Building Council, veto
Comments: 2

Darryl Enriquez and Sean Ryan A bill that would have applied green building standards to public projects died Wednesday when Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the proposal. State Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point, chided members of Doyle’s administration for not raising concerns about the bill while the Legislature was in session this year. Molepske was [...]