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Mar 3, 2021

Groups file formal objection to Madison’s bird ordinance

A group of construction and development trade groups filed a formal objection on Wednesday to rules the city of Madison enacted last summer to require that new high-rise buildings have features to protect birds.

Jul 17, 2015

State budget thwarts Milwaukee’s efforts to shore up housing stock

A provision in the state budget signed by Gov. Scott Walker repeals a program meant to ensure the stability of housing stock and will encourage "slumlords" to keep properties in poor condition, Milwaukee officials say.

May 15, 2013

Building code uniformity raises local control questions

Advocates of a uniform code for commercial buildings are developing a compromise they concede would remove much of the uniformity from their proposal.

Mar 18, 2011

Earthquake aftershocks could affect local building codes

By Jack Zemlicka and Brian Johnson Though the state is thousands of miles from the epicenter of the 9.0-magnitude offshore quake that shook Japan on March 11, Wisconsin could see […]

Feb 8, 2011

State inches closer to international building code

By Marie Rohde Wisconsin is on the verge of adopting the 2009 international building code, leaving some to wonder why the state took so long to embrace the construction standards. […]

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