The state agency will move more than 60 occupations to its cloud-based online platform LicensE for people applying for licenses or renewing them.

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DSPS said initial and renewal fees for engineer and architect licenses will stay the same next fiscal year.

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Republican lawmakers were poised Tuesday to order an audit of a Wisconsin agency that has taken weeks to issue professional licenses, causing lengthy delays for thousands of workers across the state.

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Five state agencies made budget requests for construction-related projects in a Legislative Fiscal Bureau report.

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DSPS announced an online tool for project stakeholders to look up plan submissions and delays.

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Madison officials responded after four trades groups appealed a city ordinance to require bird safe glass in new large building projects.

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Construction professionals and renewables experts were among members appointed to the first Wisconsin Advisory Council on Building Sustainability meeting on Monday. 

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DSPS sent an email appearing to solicit concerns ahead of a legislative study council committee meeting to potentially decide whether to eliminate credential requirements for engineering systems designers. 

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Despite recent rounds of reform, complaints linger over how long it takes state officials to turn around reviews of commercial-building projects. Now a new legislative committee composed of lawmakers and representatives of the design and construction industries is taking a fresh look at the matter.

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The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services has formed a task force to examine the use of mass timber in commercial buildings.

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